Marakesh Cafe & Grill
(512) 476-7735
906 Congress Ave
Austin,
TX
78701
30.271
-97.7418
Neighborhood: Downtown
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In Short
This renovated space is in the 1876 Jacob Larmour block, with lofty windows, hardwood floors and Middle Eastern decor. Soothing, authentic music plays in the background. The lunch menu consists of inexpensive salads, plates, sandwiches and American-style po'boys. The dinner menu includes a variety of appetizers, kabobs and other grilled dishes. Several vegetarian and vegan options are also available. There are five desserts, including bird's nest with pistachios and the ever-popular baklava with walnuts.
User Reviews
AFMOHMD
March 25, 2009
I and my husband were there yesterday , and we were coming from college station,Texas and was looking for Mediterranean restaurant and we just found this, we waste our time in waiting and were so surprised from the quality of food, I really regret the time and the money we spent there..furthermore the restaurant was not clean and the restroom are not in convenient place and not clean too.. we said that "it seems that the one who cooks this food has no experience in cooking"... the food was not tasty at all. I will never go back to this restaurant neither advice any one to go there. I can't imagine that a chef can cook this badly.. it is awfully bad...and you have to give a tip for the unpleasant experience!!!!! don't go there.
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JoeMcBurden
February 01, 2009
Great for quick lunch, and awesome dinner dine in. Authentic setting with great food and arabic music. BELLY DANCING is great on saturday nights. Valentine's day of 2009 will be great. Can't wait for that event.
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schlaumfi
January 13, 2009
The food at Marakesh is consistently average, not worth the long wait, lack-luster service or the elevated prices. Today, I spent 25 minutes waiting for a take-out sandwich. Chips were not listed on the menu, were not included with the sandwich and the person taking my order didn't ask if I wanted any. I only found out later from observing the order window during my long wait that chips were available. When my sandwich was ready, the server just pointed to the order window where the sandwich was. He did even attempt to hand it to me. I paid $6.50 and added a tip for this? For just an average sandwich with no chips or drink that I had to wait almost half an hour to receive and finally no service either? I won't be back. There are plenty of other places downtown to get a tastier, faster and/or less expensive lunch. This place comes in low on all three counts.
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