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Tajine Alami
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
2 reviews for Tajine Alami
Mr Alami is as gracious a host as he is a magnificent cook. Prepare yourself for a warm, relaxed evening of cushions, tapestries, low lights and delicious, authentic Moroccan food. The menu is extensive, and I have yet to find a dish that I wasn't glad I ordered. An evening at Tajine Alami will be a long one, but with friends sitting around your table and a bottle of wine from their large offering, a more pleasant evening I have difficulty imagining.
Great for groups and couples.
Everything from the food to the portions to the service to the cost is bad here. The owner seems truly apathetic towards his job. Our group had hoped for a a fun night with friends at Tajine Alami, but we ended up quite disappointed. Much of the meal is family style, so with 7 people at our table, you would think the portions would be slightly kicked up from tables that only had 2 people in their party, but that is not the case. The 6-course meal also counts a piece of bread as a course, so that is a little off-putting. I could have gotten over all of that though if the food had been good. The shared phyllo dish was absolutely hideous - completely dried out, hard chicken under a rubbery egg with dry phyllo pastry. My main dish was the $32 "rack of lamb." I asked if I could have that with cous cous since that did not normally come with the dish, and I am thankful for that because the whole entree consisted of 3 small, little pieces of meat thrown on the plate. They told me it was lamb and that is important here because it could not be differentiated from dried out pot roast - no rack in site. Others in my party paid $27 for an artichoke and some vegetables that looked bland and way overcooked.
I am seriously batting my head against a wall, trying to figure out how anyone could give this place a good rating. Maybe they don't eat good food that often? Maybe they don't have much experience with ethnic cuisines so they just assume the Tajine Alami staff know what they are doing? Or...maybe they drank too much and got caught up in the moment. I eat quite a bit of ethnic food and there are so many places you could better spend your money and appetite! I am smacking myself for not taking a picture of my meal to post for my fellow yelpers, because that would surely turn everyone away and save your evening and your pocketbooks.
Avoid this place like the plague - it is bad-bad-bad all around!
