Al Fassia

Al Fassia

Moroccan

0.5 miles
27 St Leonards Road, Windsor, SL4 3BP

With a long-established reputation and well-forged client base, the family-run Al Fassia restaurant, situated in the heart of Windsor, serves classic, home-cooked Moroccan dishes, both rich and diverse in flavour. The dining room draws on Moroccan design with handcrafted wooden furnishings contrasting with the contemporary black and white images of Berber women adorning the walls. Candlelit tables generate an inviting atmosphere that is further enhanced by the Andalusian music playing softly in the background. Upstairs, Amina Lounge offers a more authentic setting and seats up to 40. Strewn with cushions, ornate rugs and a deep red carpet, regular belly dancing demonstrations further add to the sultry allure of the space.

With a hotel and restaurant chain in Marrakesh, the family that runs Al Fassia has garnered an undeniable wealth of experience and an impeccable understanding of Moroccan hospitality and gastronomy. The result are menus that enable diners to chart paths through Morocco by way of its varied flavours, aromas and textures. Delicate savoury pastries, sweet tagines and fine-grain couscous are all showcased on the Al Fassia bill of fare.

Starters of tiger king prawns with a spicy tomato and garlic sauce served on a bed of saffron rice, and the more traditional homemade filo pastry – or bastilla – filled with chicken and almonds introduces a melange of fresh ingredients and complex flavours. Main courses present a real taste of the Med, suffused with spices and tender meats. The lamb tagine was mouth-wateringly good, with succulent stewed lamb in a tagine sweetened by prunes and apricots and accompanied by fluffy couscous. The brochettes d’agneau were equally delicious. The skewered lamb coated in traditional herbs and spices offered a roundness of flavour – as good to eat as it was to look at.

The feast was rounded off with a delicate, yet sumptuous dessert of bastilla à la glace comprising layers of handmade filo pastry coated with almonds and cinnamon and accompanied by a scoop of ice cream. If the food alone is not enough to entice you inside, the family reputation, welcoming staff and soothing ambience surely will.


+3Al Fassia
Opening Hours:
Mon: 6pm-10pm
Tues: 6pm-10pm
Weds: 6pm-10pm
Thurs: 6pm-10pm
Fri: 6pm-10.30pm
Sat: noon-10.30pm
Sun: noon-9pm

Similar restaurants nearby

X

Recommend a Restaurant

Mon, 07/23/2018 - 14:07 -- Administrator
Body: 

We are always on the lookout for excellent eateries to feature on our website, our app and in our printed guides. If you think you know a restaurant that we really should review then tell us about it here.

Enter the postcode below to look up the restaurant address. If you don’t know the postcode just enter the address manually

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

We found several matches for places called "". Which one were you looking for?