Merguez Restaurant

Highlights:& Far more authentic than Epcot's Morocco& Delicious! My favorite meal from my whole trip to Orlando& Mint tea is the low key star pairing to the delicious foodFood:- Kefta Tagine- Merguez Tagine - Lamb Tagine (w/rice)- Seafood Bastilla- Yero Platter (mixed chicken and gyro)- Side : 5 piece falafel- Side: HummusMerguez Tagine. As a Tagine, it's a tomato (sauce) base with egg. The merguez is sausage. Unsurprisingly it had more oil than the Kefta and the sauce wasnt as thick. Came with Moroccan bread which we loved on its own and to stop up the Tagine sauce. Th sausage was as lean as sausage can be; not too much fat in the sausage that I could tell.Kefta Tagine. Between the tagines, we liked this one slightly better (since it was less oil).Mint tea - it's not often I rave about the tea, but the mint was the perfect pairing to the food! A must-get to help with any oils. Also the employee served it by doing a "long pour" which added to the authenticity of how this delicious cuisine should be eaten.ServiceWe arrived around 6:30 for dinner on a weeknight. There was one employee at the counter and because we dined in, he also was the "server", of sorts. With a party of 6, there was an automatic 15% service charge (eg gratuity), which was fine since he also poured the tea. It wasnt clear if we were supposed to bus our own tables. We bussed most of it. In this case, I thought it was fair given the party size and because he was attentive and he did the tea pour. All in all, it seemed like we were able to experience the Moroccan culture as though someone invited us to their home. Ambiance Others weren't fans of the brown/tan decor though my opinion is that it's part of the "old world" charm. It's like going to someone's house and the decor is dated but they're so excited to be hospitable and share their cooking. It had that vibe. Look outside the plaza and you see statues in the ancient Greco Roman style.

Service & food were excellent!! This is definite repeat for us! We did takeout & the portions were huge & filling!

Tried to have Vietnamese pho nearby in the same strip mall, but too crowded. We walked the plaza and found Merguez, which was a good, if not better choice for the family of four. We all wanted some salad. Took some photos, but I don't remember which dish was which dish now a few weeks later. All was good and we will be back.

We have been coming to Merguez Restaurant for years. Listen, the decor is not the best - there are a lot of browns, pretty old fashioned. Service is fast casual, order at the counter. The food is consistently great. The Merguez Tagine is lovely. Highly recommend.

After a relaxing appointment at the Moroccan hammam next door, its only right that we kept the Moroccan experience by going to Merguez restaurant and getting a Merguez sandwich. A Merguez is a sausage made from beef or lamb, along with North African spices. The sandwich was quality! Really enjoyed it and it was very filling as well! Service and ambiance were both great too! All around great place!

Fast service. Quiet area. Reasonable prices. Good food, the salad portion was large and the kefta sandwich was delicious.

I selected this restaurant using Yelp when I was staying nearby. I like to try dishes from other countries. The restaurant is housed in a shopping center along Idrive that has seen better days. The restaurant is not fancy. Guests order at a counter. Eatin customers receive a stanchion to put on the their table. Orders are then brought to the table. The tables are plain. Customers get their eating implements and condiments at the end of the counter. Eating implements are disposable. I ordered a house specialty, Merguez Tagine.It consisted of Merguez Sausage, Tomato-Garlic Sauce, two Eggs,served with Moroccan Bread. I enjoyed the dish; it was different that anything I had before. I ate it all. I recommend this restaurant for those who either like or are willing to try Moroccan dishes.

Holy $@!# did I have a great meal here! As a native New Yorker I'm always amazed when weird little strip malls have legit restaurants, it's one of those inter-American cultural differences. And the location of Merguez is even more bizarre due to it being located in somebody's idea of a 'beautiful' Tuscan-themed strip mall with numerous Roman columns and statues planted all over as if for a minute you'd forget you were standing in an Orlando parking lot. But location aside, Merguez is easily one of the best meals I've had to Orlando. Homemade food, friendly family-owned joint, with an eye-popping menu and entirely reasonable prices. We ordered the chicken bastilla and the seafood bastilla and omg. Let me set the scene: the chicken bastilla is a flakey philo dough stuffed with shredded chicken and egg and almond stuffing, that's cooked and then drizzled with honey and almonds. I coulda died and gone to heaven, Yelp. Amazing amazing meal! And my partner similarly loved his seafood version, which is decidedly more savory, but we both did back flips for the chicken one. Ahhh, I wish I could have it right now but alas I'm back in NY. Will absolutely come back here next time I'm in town.

Take out was in order for tonight. Since I do like middle eastern and Mediterranean cuisines, I chose this spot as it's only a mile or two away from our resort. Besides, pizza, Chinese and burgers can only take one so far.Anyhoo: I made a great choice! Queen Bee didn't want anything too heavy, so she opted for the "bowl" with chicken. I meantime opted for the combo platter which is basically gyro meat, that same chicken shawarma piled atop rice pilaf and a "Greek salad" on the side. With her bowl, she added a few of the free add-ons: feta, olives, corn and harissa. Pickles are also available as one more add on. So basically it became a chicken shawarma platter but with the salad piled on top of the rice rather than apart from it. At just less than $10 it was a genuine bargain! She couldn't finish it!My meal added gyro meat alongside the aforementioned chicken shawarma. Now since this is a Moroccan restaurant I expected it to taste a bit different than the more ubiquitous Greek version, and indeed it did. Fantastic!!! The salad came with a lovely lemon vinaigrette and there was also a small cup of white sauce for the meats. They sat atop the same rice featured in the bowl...also fantastic!The restaurant features charming but modest decor and a huge flat screen in the corner broadcasting soccer. Apparently the owner is a soccer aficionado because I'm not the only reviewer who mentioned it. He was a polite and soft spoken gentleman who also answered the phone and guided me with the menu just a wee bit. They also have a small counter display with Moroccan sweets if you like exotic desserts.I'd definitely return here anytime I come back to the area. At just a bit over $24, we got a helluva filling fresh and delicious meal. I'm so happy I stumbled across this little hidden gem. I wish the owner much success in keeping this place going for many years to come! Definitely a small local family business that deserves all the support that this area can muster! Do yourself a favor and try 'em NOW!

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