Soulful Sunday - a totally different experience

Have you ever been to a Moroccan Restaurant?  Did you find it difficult sitting on pillows with your legs crossed? Last night we went with our friends Gil and Jean.  Since it has been awhile since we got together for dinner, we decided to try this one as per their suggestion.  We chose the Le Menara dinner which is a six course meal.  We were told that it's best to wear very comfortable clothing and I am so glad I did.  The restaurant was busy and the lighting was a bit subdued.  Their lobby was very spacious - then I realized that it was also part of their bar. We were seated shortly after our arrival.  Once we placed our order, it was not long after that one of the waiter arrived with 4 towels and a big sort of basin and a big tea pot filled with warm water.  He asked all of us to put our hands in the middle of the basin while he poured water and we all washed our hands.  Then he comes back with the first dish and a basket of bread.  By the way there were no cutlery at the table which means we used our hands to eat everything.

Inside this were warm bread slices

Moroccan salad

The next course is like a chicken pie but it had lots of almonds and a cinnamon sugar topping.

This one came with a knife in order to divide for each person at the table.

The three meals that came after this, Jeff forgot to take photos as we got busy eating.  There was a chicken dish (sort of half cornish hen), a lamb dish and a vegetable couscous.

Baklava served with mint tea

Before the above desert arrived, the belly dancer performed for about 45 minutes and Jeff was one of the lucky guys that was asked to join the belly dancing group.  Unfortunately I did not bring my camera and did not know how to use his phone to take a video.  Overall experience was good and fun and we were all stuffed.