Casbah Restaurant
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The Casbah Restaurant offers authentic Moroccan dinner in Calgary, Alberta. Social distancing is followed and you can relax and appreciate our morrocan interiors. Reserve your place!

The Casbah Restaurant is voted the best and the most authentic Moroccan restaurant in Calgary. We offer an authentic Moroccan dining experience with rich ambience and dishes cooked according to Moroccan traditions. Opening schedules for each day are different. We offer services for special events and private parties at our place. We have a capacity of 60 seats. Call us to reserve your seat! more... See more text

Restaurant type

  • Moroccan Restuarant,

Cuisine type

  • Andalusian,

Atmosphere

  • Intimate Sections & Group Settings,
  • Theme Restaurant Transports You To Morocco,
  • Sheer Draped Sections,
  • Exotic Moroccan Fabric Booths,
  • Romantic Intimate Dining,
  • Dim Lighting / Candle Light,
    • Imported Moorish Architecture Elements Create This Serene True Replica Of A Berber Dwelling Called The Casbah,
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Products and Services

  • Most Memorable Experience,
  • Most Romatic And Most Exotic,
  • Best Overall For Groups,
  • Sit Down Restaurant / Dinner Menu,
  • Wine Corkage,
  • Drink Menu,
    • Take Out,
    • Exclusive Wines And Beer,
    • Entertainment,
    • By Reservation / Lunch Available For Groups 10+,
    • Authentic Moroccan Food,
    • Private Intimate Sections,
    • Catering,
    • Private Group Parties,
    • Belly Dancer Available Upon Request,
    • Calgary Moroccan,
    • Couscous And Tajines,
    • Vegetarian Options,
    • Lamb Shanks,
    • Atmosphere,
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Brands Carried

  • Wine / Beer And Champagne,
  • Moroccan,
  • Spanish,
  • Turkish,
  • French,
  • German,
    • Australian,
    • Californian,
    • Canadian,
    • South American,
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Specialties

  • Daily Baked Breads And Pastries,
  • Imported Moroccan Tea & Coffee,
  • Authentic Moroccan Cuisine,
  • Vegetarian / Vegan / Gluten Free,
  • Imported Moroccan Wine And Beer,
  • Merguez / Lamb / Chicken / Beef,
    • Seafood / Kebabs / Game Hen,
    • Preserved Lemon And Saffron Dishes,
    • Couscous / Tajines / Halal,
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Languages Spoken

  • English,
  • French,
  • Arabic,

Getting There

  • Lower Level Of The Building Bloc,
  • On 11th Avenue Between 6 & 7th Street SW. Across From The Canadian Danish Club,
Useful Information

Opening Hours *Holiday hours

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Rates:

  • $11 To $25,

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Meet the owner

Making The Casbah Restaurant the oasis it is today was no easy task. Owner Rani Drissi spent over seven years collecting the right furniture and looking for the right space. All the pieces of the puzzle came together when he found a place on 11th Avenue Southwest that would make the perfect escape from the world outside. Living up to its name, which means “palace” in Arabic, it’s easy to forget you’re still in Calgary while sipping mint tea in the Moroccan restaurant.

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Menu & Prices

SOUP/SALADS/DIPS MENU - Casbah Restaurant

HARIRRA SOUP

CHICK PEAS AND LENTILS IN AN AROMATIC SAFFRON AND GINGER TOMATO BROTH

$6.00

ZALOUK DIP

ROASTED EGGPLANT DIP SERVED WITH WEDGES OF FRESHLY BAKED MOROCCAN BREAD

$9.50

JABAN DIP

FETA SPICED WITH HARISSA (HOT SAUCE) SERVED WITH WEDGES OF FRESHLY BAKED MOROCCAN BREAD

$9.50

KHOUDRA SALAD

TRADITIONAL TRIO SALAD OF CARROTS, CORN AND BEETS EACH DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL VINAIGRETTES

$9.50

LEMOUN SALAD

CARROTS, RAISINS, MOROCCAN NAVELS AND ROASTED ALMONDS DRIZZLED WITH A GINGER VINAIGRETTE

$9.50

APPETIZERS MENU - Casbah Restaurant

All appetizers are served in phyllo

KHOUBIZA

TENDER SPINACH, PRESERVED LEMON, BELL PEPPERS, FRESH HERBS AND MILD FETA CHEESE

$9.00

BASTELLA

MOORISH-ANDALUSIAN PREP OF ALMONDS, CARAMELIZED ONIONS, CHICKEN WITH SAFFRON, HERBS AND DUSTED WITH ICING SUGAR AND CINNAMON

$9.50

MERGUEZ

AUTHENTIC SPICY MOROCCAN HOUSE MADE LEAN BEEF SAUSAGE

$9.50

CREVETTE

CERMOULA(FRESH PUREED TOMATOES, HERBS AND GARLIC) MARINATED PRAWNS AND SAFFRON RICE

$9.00

DINJAL

ROASTED EGGPLANT AND TOMATOES BLENDED WITH PRESERVED LEMON AND MOROCCAN SPICES

SAMPLER PLATTER

YOUR CHOICE OF ANY THREE OF THE ABOVE LISTED APPETIZERS

$21.00

COUSCOUS/SAFFRON RICE MENU - Casbah Restaurant

COUSCOUS FASSI

TENDER STEAMED COUSCOUS TOPPED WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, CHICK PEAS AND RAISINS

$19.00

COUSCOUS FASSI

TENDER STEAMED COUSCOUS TOPPED WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, CHICK PEAS AND RAISINS

$19.00

ROUS KHOUDRA

SAFFRON RICE TOPPED WITH VEGETABLES

$18.00

COUSCOUS CHERMOULA

AN AROMATIC SAUCE OF TOMATOES, GARLIC, SAFFRON AND CHICK PEAS

$18.00

COUSCOUS SAHARA

TENDER STEAMED COUSCOUS TOPPED WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, FIGS AND PECANS

$19.00

ROUS CHERMOULA

TOPPED WITH AROMATIC CHERMOULA SAUCE OF TOMATOES, GARLIC, HERBS AND CHICK PEAS

$18.00

MEAT ADD ONS

CHICKEN THIGHS

MOIST THIGHS INFUSED WITH FRAGRANT SPICES AND SIMMERED

$7.00

LAMB KEBAB

MARINATED AND GRILLED NEW ZEALAND SPRING LAMB

$8.00

PRAWNS

MARINATED AND SAUTEED TIGER PRAWNS

$9.00

CHICKEN BREAST

SEASONED IN TRADITIONAL MOROCCAN SPICES AND GRILLED KEBAB

$8.00

BEEF KEBAB

MARINATED AND GRILLED ALBERTA BEEF

$8.00

MEAT SAMPLER

GRILLED CHICKEN, LAMB, MERGUEZ AND PRAWNS

$10.00

LAMB MEDALLIONS

.TENDER MEDALLIONS OF NEW ZEALAND SPRING LAMB

$8.00

MERGUEZ

GRILLED AUTHENTIC SPICY MOROCCAN LEAN BEEF SAUSAGE

$8.00

CHICKEN BREAST

SEASONED IN TRADITIONAL MOROCCAN SPICES AND GRILLED KEBAB

$8.00

CHICKEN THIGHS

MOIST THIGHS INFUSED WITH FRAGRANT SPICES AND SIMMERED

$7.00

CORNISH GAME HEN

SUCCULENT ROTISSERIE HENS

HEN $9.00 (1/2) WHOLE HEN $13.00

LAMB

TENDER MEDALLIONS OF NEW ZEALAND SPRING LAMB

$8.00

SEAFOOD MEDLEY

SCALLOP, PRAWNS AND SALMON

$13.00

SAVORY/SWEET TAJINES

KHOUDRA TAJINE

SAVORY SQUASH, VEGETABLES, CHICK PEAS AND OLIVES IN A RICH SAFFRON REDUCTION

$17.00

BARKOUK TAJINE

TENDER SWEET VEGETABLES, CHICKPEAS, PRUNES AND ALMONDS IN A HONEY REDUCTION

$18.00

TMAR TAJINE

STEW OF TENDER VEGETABLES AND CHICK PEAS TOPPED WITH PECAN STUFFED MEDJOOL DATES

$19.00

JILBANA TAJINE

PEAS, BELL PEPPER, POTATOES, PRESERVED LEMON AND OLIVES

$18.00

SIDE DISHES

A GRATUITY OF 15% IS ADDED TO GROUPS OF 8 OR MORE

COUSCOUS

TENDER STEAMED

$7.00

SAFFRON RICE

FRAGRANT STEAMED

$6.00

MOROCCAN BREAD

HOUSE MADE DAILY, A TRADITIONAL ADDITION TO ANY TAJINE

$5.00

ROBUST TAJINES

DINJAL TAJINE

ROBUST STEW OF ROOT VEGETABLES SIMMERED TO PERFECTION IN AN EGGPLANT REDUCTION

$18.00

CHERMOULA TAJINE

ZESTY STEW OF TOMATOES, ROOT VEGETABLES, CHICK PEAS, OLIVES AND PRESERVED LEMON

$18.00

DESSERTS MENU - Casbah Restaurant

ALMOND CRESCENT

SOFT ALMOND FILLED PASTRY SERVED WITH ICE CREAM AND DRIZZLED WITH HONEY

$8.50

MOROCCAN NUT

BROWNIE ROASTED NUTS BOUND WITH HONEY SERVED WITH ICE CREAM AND CHOCOLATE SAUCEC

$8.50

LEMOUN SORBET

RASPBERRY SORBET AND MOROCCAN NAVEL ORANGES DRIZZLED WITH HONEY

$8.00

DESSERT SAMPLER

YOUR CHOICE OF ANY THREE OF THE ABOVE DESSERTS

$21.00

PISTACHIO ROSE

ROASTED PISTACHIOS FILL A CRUNCHY PHYLLO PASTRY SERVED OVER ICE CREAM AND STRAWBERRY COMPOTE

$8.00

BEVERAGES MENU - Casbah Restaurant

Drinks

MOROCCAN TEA, MOROCCAN COFFEE, POP / JUICE /SPARKLING, WATERWINE/ BEER/ SPIRITS

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Anybody looking for a unique experience has to try this restaurant . The food was amazing Mediterranean cuisine with an exotic twist to it , if you like flavour and if you like to try something different this place is for sure to be tried . I think it is the only restaurant in Calgary with A real original atmosphere .If you like something different and exotic you will really enjoy this place highly recommend .Service was right on the money , The staff helped with great recommendations .

Atmosphere: 5/5
Food: 5/5
Service: 5/5
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jenn8111
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Zero stars. Booked my brithday here. The waiter (probably the manger also) was so rude!!! Wanted to charge us extra money because we had a big group of people. Which was odd since the place was very slow for a saturday. Don't go here. My birthday was ruined due to this arrogant waiter!!!! I'm so sad ? and feel so bad for my friends ???

Atmosphere: 1/5
Food: 3/5
Service: 1/5
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If you plan to visit make sure you have a...

If you plan to visit make sure you have a reservation on weekends! I had a reservation was still made to wait for a table over 1 hour! I was set on trying this place out so I stayed and waited. The atmosphere is wonderful. You feel you've been transported into Morroco. Its very well decorative. There are curtains to sort of close off areas where you sit so you have privacy..very romantic place. The food was wonderful. It took some time to get service and noticed by the server to order. On saturday nights I guess they have a belly dancer that comes around very entertaining to watch. Overall experience was nice and I now like Morrocan food!

Atmosphere: 4/5
Food: 4/5
Service: 3/5
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This Beltline Moroccan restaurant easily features the city’s most sumptuous setting in which to enjoy vegetarian dishes. Though there’s plenty of meat and seafood on the menu here, its meat-free dishes are many. These include couscous Sahara prepared with caramelized onions, figs and pecans, khoudra tajine prepared with mixed veggies, chick peas and olives in saffron reduction as well as dinjal tajine, a stewed root vegetable dish simmered in eggplant reduction.

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