Unless this place changes managership and chef, we will never eat here again.
I love Moroccan / North African cuisine: the spices and flavours used - cumin, coriander, cinnamon, honey, lemon - and the slow cooking appeal to me. I was therefore quite excited to see there was a Moroccan restaurant in Southampton, and its decor was quite pleasing as well: cushions scattered about the place, lamps here and there, dark wood tables.
Four of us went to Mamora to dine on a rainy Sunday evening. Initially, we were the only ones in the restaurant. I and my co-diner were the last two to arrive. The first two of our party had beers in front of them. We sat and chatted, and were ignored by the one waitress who kept disappearing into the kitchen to chat with whoever was back there. I kept trying to get the waitress' attention so that we, too, could have a beverage in front of us while catching up and perusing the menu.
After about 15-20 minutes, the waitress wandered over and asked if we were ready to order. I said "Not yet, but we would like to order drinks." Before I got to the "but" the waitress walked off. We had to raise our voices to call her back. And she did not even apologise.
Our drinks then took another 15-20 minutes to arrive, making us wonder how long it takes to grab a beer from the fridge, and pour a coke into a glass. (Well, 15-20 minutes at Mamora).
The menu was decidedly disappointing. There were the usual selection of entrees: pita bread and dips (hommous, an eggplant and capsicum/pepper dip etc). The mains were divided into kebabs, tajines and run-of-the-mill mains (baked chicken / roast lamb / steak). Under each category there were three or four dishes, which mostly sounded the same. I had the lamb kebab with couscous; each of my fellow diners had a different tajine.
All of our meals were fine - but were not worth the price we paid for them.
Service was practically non-existent. If there was more service, I would be able to elaborate on why and how it was so appalling. And if I were a generous person, I would call the service lackadaisical. Another guest of the restaurant left and called out: "Thanks for the worst dinner, ever." The waitress, and a young man who had come out of the kitchen and was loafing about beside the bar with the waitress, just laughed.
Exceptionally disappointing.
*****
Mamora
4A Bedford Pl
I love Moroccan / North African cuisine: the spices and flavours used - cumin, coriander, cinnamon, honey, lemon - and the slow cooking appeal to me. I was therefore quite excited to see there was a Moroccan restaurant in Southampton, and its decor was quite pleasing as well: cushions scattered about the place, lamps here and there, dark wood tables.
Four of us went to Mamora to dine on a rainy Sunday evening. Initially, we were the only ones in the restaurant. I and my co-diner were the last two to arrive. The first two of our party had beers in front of them. We sat and chatted, and were ignored by the one waitress who kept disappearing into the kitchen to chat with whoever was back there. I kept trying to get the waitress' attention so that we, too, could have a beverage in front of us while catching up and perusing the menu.
After about 15-20 minutes, the waitress wandered over and asked if we were ready to order. I said "Not yet, but we would like to order drinks." Before I got to the "but" the waitress walked off. We had to raise our voices to call her back. And she did not even apologise.
Our drinks then took another 15-20 minutes to arrive, making us wonder how long it takes to grab a beer from the fridge, and pour a coke into a glass. (Well, 15-20 minutes at Mamora).
The menu was decidedly disappointing. There were the usual selection of entrees: pita bread and dips (hommous, an eggplant and capsicum/pepper dip etc). The mains were divided into kebabs, tajines and run-of-the-mill mains (baked chicken / roast lamb / steak). Under each category there were three or four dishes, which mostly sounded the same. I had the lamb kebab with couscous; each of my fellow diners had a different tajine.
All of our meals were fine - but were not worth the price we paid for them.
Service was practically non-existent. If there was more service, I would be able to elaborate on why and how it was so appalling. And if I were a generous person, I would call the service lackadaisical. Another guest of the restaurant left and called out: "Thanks for the worst dinner, ever." The waitress, and a young man who had come out of the kitchen and was loafing about beside the bar with the waitress, just laughed.
Exceptionally disappointing.
*****
Mamora
4A Bedford Pl
Southampton,
SO15 2BY
SO15 2BY
023 80333363
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