Eat Out London!Zayane
Zayane Moroccan Restaurant in Notting Hill on Golborne Road. Chef, Chris Bower's Moroccan cuisine, with modern culinary techniques and European influences.
Zayane Moroccan Restaurant Notting Hill - live music
Zayane is a modern Moroccan restaurant situated on Notting Hill’s iconic Golborne Road.
Zayane restaurant features a sophisticated menu that combines the vibrant flavours of authentic Moroccan cuisine, with modern culinary techniques and European influences.
The team use a mixture of British seasonal ingredients, and spices imported from Morocco, to create contemporary Moroccan cuisine.
Akin to authentic Moroccan cafes and souks, Zayane also serves a selection of Moroccan teas, fresh juices and smoothies.
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Zayane Moroccan Restaurant Notting Hill - live music
Zayane is a modern Moroccan restaurant situated on Notting Hill’s iconic Golborne Road.
Zayane restaurant features a sophisticated menu that combines the vibrant flavours of authentic Moroccan cuisine, with modern culinary techniques and European influences.
The team use a mixture of British seasonal ingredients, and spices imported from Morocco, to create contemporary Moroccan cuisine.
Akin to authentic Moroccan cafes and souks, Zayane also serves a selection of Moroccan teas, fresh juices and smoothies.
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At the Ladbroke Grove end of the road away from the North African and Portuguese cafés and delis that gives the area its character, sits Zayane, a Moroccan restaurant with a British twist.
Zayane owner, Casablanca-born Meryem Mortell, says “Zayane is the coming together of my Moroccan roots and London, my adopted home” and to create this fusion she has brought in Michelin starred British chef, Chris Bower, previously of Thackerays and The Ivy, whose mission is to blend British ingredients with Moroccan imported spices.
The irrepressible Meryem, who dances constantly to the sound of the in-house musician throughout my whole stay at the restaurant, has created an individual take on Moroccan Riad style.
A selection of dips with hot flatbread was a great introduction to the tastes and textures of Moroccan food-my favourite was a delicious smoked aubergine dip.
Zayane is an all-day kind of a place; a working lunch menu, served within 60-minutes, is available from Monday to Friday and on Sundays, a bottomless brunch is served from 11am to 5pm, and afternoon tea is available daily from 3pm to 5pm with mint tea, coffee, Moroccan biscuits and sandwiches.
Zayane, Notting Hill, London: Restaurant Review - olive magazine
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Moroccan restaurant Zayane is one of the latest openings there, occupying a cosy, elongated space a couple of doors down from the Danish restaurant Snaps + Rye – already an olive favourite.
Head chef at Zayane, Chris Bower – previously of Thackeray’s and The Ivy – uses a mixture of British seasonal ingredients and imported spices to bring modern Moroccan food to London.
Midway through our starters, we were surprised by a young man in the corner who started playing beautiful Moroccan guitar music – a nice, authentic touch that lasted all evening.
The Zayane platter was a collection of pretty Moroccan bowls filled with ‘chakchouka’ (otherwise known as shakshuka), beans in fresh tomato sauce, salmon terrine and zaalouk.
A trout dish, for example, is served with juicy cauliflower couscous (the best we’ve ever had at a restaurant); chermola marinated gurnard is paired with saffron-braised Belgian chicory; and a set cardamom cream, which matched the room’s aroma, came with a spicy black-pepper ice cream.
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In the shadow of the Trellick Tower, Golborne Road’s got form when it comes to food: Snaps & Rye and Lisboa Patisserie are notable locals.
But, sadly, the early signs are there’s still a lot of work to do; on a Friday night, we made up a total of three diners.
From a handful of mains, the lamb mechoui arrived in a tagine, with a hunk of belly and thinly sliced neck prettily presented on top of an aromatic aubergine stew.
Portions were generous, but the prices were puzzling: an unremarkable scallop starter was £12.95, and most mains cost £20-plus.
Even with the money you can save on booze and the promising food, Zayane’s got some work to do to justify its premium prices.