Restaurant Fes El Bali
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Your requirements
1 of 3 requirements- Located in Leiden
- Henna allowed
- Own sound system allowed
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About the venue
Restaurant Fes El Bali is named after the old medina of Fez and carries that inspiration in stone: the patio behind the hall is fully tiled in hand-cut zellige that owner Nadia Bensaid had specially imported when she took over the business. On wedding nights, dinner moves from the hall out to the patio as the lanterns come on.
The hall and patio together seat 70 to 160 guests, with a mechoui pit for a whole roasted lamb as the centrepiece dish. Nadia speaks Arabic, French and Dutch, can arrange a neggafa with matching kaftans for the amariya moments on request, and usually replies within two days. No alcohol is served, but fresh mint tea flows all evening, and the all-female crew is standard for the bridal suite.
Highlights
Venue type
- Restaurant
Outdoor areas
- Terrace on site
Indoor spaces
- Bridal suite on site
Food
- In-house catering
Recommendations
4 recommendations“The patio with hand-cut zellige tiles is genuinely breathtaking once the lanterns come on. Dinner moved from the hall outside at exactly that moment, just as Nadia had promised.”
“The mechoui pit with the whole roasted lamb as the centrepiece dish was, for my father, proof that this was a real Moroccan wedding. Nadia spoke Arabic with him and French with my in-laws.”
“The neggafa Nadia arranged with matching kaftans made the amariya moments exactly as special as I had hoped. Fresh mint tea all evening, no alcohol needed.”
“A beautiful evening, though the patio felt just a bit tight with 155 guests when it started to drizzle. Ask about a rain plan beforehand if you're booking in high season.”
Location
Haarlemmerstraat 150 · Leiden