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About this place
At La Baraka, the tajine is a good place to start: a slow-cooked dish that brings out the flavour of its vegetables and meat. The beef tajine is described as combining beef with potatoes, carrots and chickpeas, among other ingredients, and cooking them without added water. Diners who have tried it say the meat is tender enough to fall apart, the vegetables are plentiful, and the ingredients’ own flavours stand out more than the spices. The set comes with hobbs, Moroccan bread that’s handy for soaking up every last bit of sauce.
Couscous is another mainstay: steamed grains of pasta topped with stewed chicken and vegetables. Diners who ordered both the tajine set and the chicken couscous set enjoyed the texture of the couscous grains and the generous vegetables in the tajine. Choose between a slow-cooked dish at the centre of the meal or couscous as the main event.
Harira, described on the menu as a popular Moroccan soup, is an option to begin with. For after the meal, there’s Moroccan tea. Some diners have been surprised by its sweetness, while others enjoyed it as a dessert-like finish, bringing another distinctive flavour to the end of the meal.
La Baraka accepts cash only, so come prepared to pay that way.
