Enjoyed another delicious Moroccan dinner where the chefs added some new dishes. Lawrence joined me and we started off with a couple of their mocktails, I had the Apricot and Lawrence had the Pomegranate Lemonade. The drinks paired perfectly with the Hummus and fluffy semolina bread, along with the flavourful Beef kofta with chickpea.

We then had our favourite Beet and orange salad with pistachio and the house favourite Chicken pastilla.

We had the Flambé Rack of Lamb, and we love the house specialty experience at the table. It is their signature dish – Tender halal rack in a fragrant Dijon crust, grilled to a perfect char and finished flambé — served over pomegranate-tossed spinach with roasted vegetables.

The Wild Coho Salmon Tagine is a new addition that features Ocean Wise wild coho salmon marinated in harissa, grilled to perfection, served with Moroccan potato salad.

Mderbel Eggplant and vegetable tagine is another new addition and we had with Couscous.

Lastly we indulged in these house-made desserts; most of the desserts were new to the menu with the exception of the Snake Cake.

Johara—a layered, crunchy specialty with caramel

Chocolate cake which was very rich, almost like a silky cheesecake

Snake cake — made with phyllo, stuffed with almond and orange blossom

Moltaqa Moroccan Restaurant is located at 1002 Mainland in Vancouver. You can follow them on instagram @moltaqa.moroccan.yaletown

By: Richard Wolak