My trip to Europe: Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France | I just want 2 eat

Thursday, June 12, 2014

My trip to Europe: Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

image of Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

We went to Le Marrakech, a Moroccan restaurant, two years ago and were still talking about it, wanting to go back to eat some of their couscous or tagines. And we did come back this time, with my Dad, brother Hervé, sister in law Rosa and nephew Valentin. 
image of Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

This place is spectacular, not only because of the Moroccan cuisine, but also because of the fabulous decor that transports you to Morocco as soon as you enter the restaurant. 
image of Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

I went to Morocco 15 years ago, in a trip through the desert, with stops in Marrakech, with its crowded soukh, and Ouarzazatte, sleeping and eating under a tent, in the middle of the dunes. There, I discovered the Moroccan mint tea that is more flavorful than the packets you can buy in stores, and deliciously sweet, perfect to help with digestion. We in fact started and finished our meal with it. 
image of mint tea at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, Francemint tea at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

If you are not into tea, they also have some local wine bottles. 
image of boulaouane wine at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

I got to try some appetizers that were delicious, such as the brick kefta, a phyllo like sheet rolled like a cigar, filled with ground meat:
image of brick kefta at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

Or the salad mechouiah, made with red peppers and tomatoes. 
image of salad Mechouiah at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

For the entrées, we picked the tagine kefta et oeuf, a tagine made with beef meatballs, cooked in a tomato sauce, with an egg in the middle. 
image of egg and kefta tagine at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

image of egg and kefta tagine at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

image of egg and kefta tagine at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

As well as the couscous merguez, composed of semolina and vegetables (mainly carrots, with few chickpeas unfortunately):
image of vegetarian couscous at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

image of vegetarian couscous at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

And merguez, that are lamb sausages. 
image of merguez sausages at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

With it, you can add golden raisins or Harissa.
image of golden raisins at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

Both dishes were delicious and very flavorful. Very different, I cannot even pick one or the other. 

To finish our meal, we decided to try an assortment of oriental pastries. 
image of desserts at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

There was:

Ariba (made with almonds):
image of Ariba dessert at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

Makroudh (made with semolina and stuffed with dates):
image of Makroudh dessert at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

Baklava:
image of Baklava dessert at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

Loukhoum (with a coconut layer that Jodi loved):
image of Loukhoum at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

This was a nice way to end a wonderful evening. Le Marrakech is definitely a place to know if you are in Grenoble and want to experience Moroccan cuisine. 
image of mint tea at Le Marrakech, Moroccan restaurant in Grenoble, France

Le Marrakech
13 Avenue Général Champon
38000 Grenoble, France
www.lemarrakech-grenoble.com

Enjoy (I did)!


If you like this post or the photos, feel free to share it using the toolbar below or to write a comment! 

And Remember: I Just Want To Eat!

No comments:

Post a Comment