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Menara Moroccan

41 East Gish Road
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 453-1983
Fax: (408) 998-0604
Price:
$$
Cross Street:
North First Street
Best of Citysearch:
Mediterranean Food 2005
Hours:
Daily 6pm-10pm

Message from Menara Moroccan

Menara Moroccan

A Moroccan Oasis in San Jose

Menara blends Moroccan elegance with warm hospitality. Our award-winning menu offers authentic multi-course feasts for all senses, prepared with only the finest spices and herbs.

Try something different by having your own romantic adventure in Casablanca. Relax on pillowed couches, sip a Moroccan Magic, dine on delicious Moroccan food and be mesmerized by the traditional belly dancers.

Our award winning menu--featuring lamb with honey, orange roughy in Shermula sauce and vegetable couscous--offers authentic multi-course feasts for all senses, prepared with only the finest spices and herbs.

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Editorial Review for Menara Moroccan – by Matt McKillop

The Food
The menu at Menara is what you'd expect at a Moroccan restaurant--lots of chicken and lamb dishes and plenty of couscous--with only a few Mediterranean diversions like baklava and a phyllo dough chicken pastry. The catch at Menara is that they offer four different multi-course dinners, including a vegetarian meal, and everyone at the table eats the same thing. This means that if your mouth waters for rabbit, you'll have to talk your date into it, too.

The Scene
Like all traditional Moroccan restaurants, diners at Menara lounge on pillows around low tables using their hands as utensils, which gives the place a very relaxed, laid-back vibe. If you get there at 8:00pm, you can catch the Menara's stable of belly dancers in action--an interesting sight indeed.

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User Reviews for Menara Moroccan

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2 Star Rating: Below Average

09/27/2008 Posted by lisahazarika

We had a birthday gathering with more than 10 people at this morrocan place. The place, the belly dancer as well as the menu seemed very moroccan and similar to most other moroccan places in the bay area. However I did not find the food very appealing. Specially for the price that was charged. It is a very expensive place and the food is not really worth it... I'll rather go to other places for moroccan food.

Pros: Belly dancing

Cons: Very expensive

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

06/16/2007 Posted by moroccan

There is nothing authentic about the food served at Menara ! I am a Moroccan, so I know what I am talking about. The food is rediculously expensive for both the quality and the quantity you get. The couscous was the worse I ve had in my life and had nothing moroccan about it but the name, the lemon chicken was swimming in a watery sauce ( definitely not moroccan), and the bastilla was just dry and inedible. AVOID !!

Pros: NONE !

Cons: FOOD, PRICE, SERVICE...

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You haven't really lived until you've eaten lamb kababs while watching belly dancers.  See the full editorial review.

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Restaurant Information

Parking

  • Street

Hours

  • Daily 6pm-10pm

Cuisines

  • Mediterranean
  • Moroccan

Payment Types

  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • Discover

Meal Price

  • $$

Amenities

  • Family Style
  • Prix Fixe Menus
  • Romantic Dining
  • Open 7 Days

Recognition for Menara Moroccan

2005 Audience Winner - Mediterranean Food

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