Restaurant Assyl review: our verdict
The dinner at Assyl unfolds on two stages. Outside, the horses and dancers of the Selman enliven the evening; inside, on the plate, a Moroccan cuisine faithful to the classics yet refined, prepared by an entirely female brigade. On the menu, there is lobster in tajine enhanced with argan oil, a m'hancha garnished with prawns and leeks, chicken and almond pastilla, vegetable couscous, and for dessert, poached pear with chocolate and ras el hanout.
The dining room evokes a palace, with painted woods, gilding, and paintings on the walls, overlooking the 80-meter long basin of the estate. Musicians and artists take turns without overpowering conversations, in a hushed atmosphere, and the service knows each dish well enough to guide you. This is the table for a birthday, visiting parents, or a tête-à-tête you wish to mark. An improvised or rushed dinner has no place here: you come for the entire evening, and it costs.
The trap: taking the road on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Sunday, when the venue is closed; Assyl serves only on Mondays and from Thursdays to Saturdays, from 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm. Plan for a taxi, as the Selman has left the city, on the road to Amizmiz.
