Dar Attajalli - Fes

The people in Dar attajalli were very nice. They came to pick us up at our riad and took us to the restaurant/study house. We came straight to the meal but were asked to continue paying. The meal was very expensive to start considering Moroccan prices and we were also charged more than three times what a bottle of water costs. Oh good. We thought we would just enjoy dinner. The food was really good. Very well prepared and tasty. However, I feel that we would have gotten more food for what we paid, or we would have charged a lot less. We ate at other establishments while here where the food was just as good, including vegetarian and vegan, but the prices were a lot less. I probably wouldn't go back to Dar attajalli unfortunately, but still nice to know that there is a vegetarian only option in town.

The food was beautifully prepared and presented with a delicate balance of spices and fresh herbs. This was exquisite vegan cooking at its best. All products were fresh and so tasty. The set menu was quite expensive but prepared it with flare and passion in terms of new vegan dishes. The only downside was that I ate alone as there is only food prepared by nice booking.

The owner did a great job restoring the guesthouse beautifully and there were some highlights to the experience. Our meal started with some salads that were ok. There were two small soups served in juice glasses. They were very tasty but the portions were small. The main course, an artichoke tangine was delicious. Then dessert was fine but small as well. This meal costs more than other restaurants in Morocco.

A lovely surprise in Fez. We arranged for dinner at Dar Attajalli through our Riad the day before and were expertly guided/welcomed to Dar Attajalli via their friendly staff (they walked us back through the medina as well). A varied, impressive 4 course dinner with fantastic flavors and a healthy spin on Moroccan regional classics. The artichoke and pea tagine was a highlight. Our favorite meal in Fez, highly recommended.

Note that this is a bed and breakfast, not a restaurant! Breakfast is included for all guests and isn't available to non-guests, while dinner is optional and is a separate charge. It's possible to eat dinner at Dar Attajalli without staying there, but this requires a prior reservation; you can't just drop in. There may also be limits to how few or how many people can book dinner on a given day, so do ask in advance. I think lunch can be arranged occasionally but isn't served routinely. Dar Attajalli is one of the most wonderful places I've ever stayed. If you're looking for a bed and breakfast in Fez that will take great care of you and feed you fabulous vegetarian or vegan food, this is an excellent choice. It's lavishly restored by a fabulously multilingual vegetarian owner who can help with all kinds of advice, translations, and arrangements. She's spent years thinking about every detail of the experience she wanted to create for her guests, and loves sharing her affection for Fez with new visitors. If I were staying somewhere else, I would still want to come by for tea or dinner on the roof (but then I would end up pretty jealous of people who were spending the night)! Some people have complained that the food was more expensive than is typical for Morocco, even for places that cater to foreigners, which is true, but I thought it was worth it: it was a great selection of fresh, creative food, slightly different every day, beautifully presented in a wonderful environment and accommodating of specific dietary requirements. I think the owner pointed out that you never really know what's behind a given door in the medina.