The View from Morocco: Fez restaurants

Once in a while even the most dedicated Medina dweller craves a change and heads into the Ville Nouvelle for a meal. According to our foodie friends the choice is usually between Zagora, Vesuvio, The Majestic, Trois Source and Zen Garden.

Here at The View from Fez we have always favoured Trois Source for the fish and the ambiance especially as they now run a free taxi service to and from the restaurant. Recently however we have been straying to to the relatively new Zen Garden.

Our first encounter was a delightful lunch of what is probably the best pizza on offer in Fez. We tested the vegetarian - superb with a wide range of fresh vegetables and good cheese - and the Zen Garden Pizza which was equally good. The souffle with Grand Marnier was excellent.

Yesterday the pizza craving struck and we returned only to find that the pizza oven was being repaired. So, we tried the fish. The dorade was beautifully cooked, simply presented and with a small portion of vegetables cooked to perfection.

The wine list is fine, the service quick and efficient and there is a small but pleasant outdoor area which is great for nighttimes in summer.