Blue Man North African Bistro

Second time I've had the misfortune of eating there, and I definitely wont be bothering again.

Against my better judgement I went this time, as it was a friend's birthday, however nothing had changed;

1. Poor food - completely devoid of any flavour, and very small portions at that

2. Staff that spoke little or no English. I understand it's a Moroccan restaurant, but when it takes nearly two minutes to convey to somebody that you want a vodka and lemonade it really is just taking the Michael.

3. Expensive - I refer to point one here. Not one of our eleven strong party came away happy, and for £250 that is a disgrace.

4. The basement was completely unventilated, and by the time we left at least a few of us were so hot that we were feeling sick.

Avoid this place like the plague, unless you have a particular penchant for being ripped off.
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Ray
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

After reading the good reviews on this site and after a trip to Marrakech in February I was looking forward to going for my birthday last night to the Blue Man with my wife and nine friends. Lovely venue but that is the only good thing I have to say I'm afraid. We were seated in the basement at a table which was far too small for eleven people and then the waiter made it clear as we were browsing the menu that we had better hurry up and order because once the group of sixteen he was expecting arrived we would have a long wait for our food! The merguez I had for my starter was ok but my lamb tagine was tasteless. The sauce/juice that it was cooked in was wishy washy, there was no salt in it at all and had none of the beautiful spice flavours that we tasted in every tagine we ate in Morocco. The best thing about tagines is the sweet/ spicey mix and it was neither! I have never tasted something as flavourless in my life.The portion was tiny and the very small bowl of accompanying cous cous was as dry as dust. At £11.50 it is criminally priced for a tiny, flavourless dish.I am afraid every single one of our party had the same opinion and we all left disappointed and still hungry! Very poor and we shall never be returning!
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Train Driver
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Had the best birthday party here last friday night. Fantastic selection of food and wine. The staff were brillant and the atmosphere couldn't have been any better. Truely a night to remember. All my guests had a fantastic time. Thank you all.
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Niamh
Tuesday, March 18, 2008

delcious food beautiful atmospheric place +lovely friendly service .a real gem .meant to come here for ages +will definitely be back .thank you!yummy !
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jo+lee
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

i a m sorry but i have to disagree with the last revieu ! i was there on the sam nit i had a fish tagine to and it was outsdanding the place is very authentic and the host was superb ! i would recomend it to anyone!
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tom and chris
Friday, March 07, 2008

After all the good reviews of this place I felt a little disappointed after eating there last night.

The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. I think had the prices been lower to reflect the food it would have been more acceptable.

The starters were nice but paying £13 for a fish tagine that lacked substance and £11.50 for a chicken tagine that whilst being tender didn't have the depth or aroma you would expect was far too expensive. Both dishes lacked interest.

The prices are on a par with NouNou in Kemp Town and given the choice between the two, NouNou wins hands down for the food quality, value and atmosphere.
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FV
Friday, March 07, 2008

Really enjoyed it here.. The food was amazing, atmosphere brilliant and relaxed, fast and happy service. We ate from the £20 per head menu and it was beautiful anf fabulous value for money.
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Emma
Monday, March 03, 2008

visiting brighton for the weekend from sheffield !we were recommended this place and glad we came!lovely food and beautiful decor .good luck for the future!
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sarah and charlie
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

my favourite restaurant in brighton!amazing food and excellent service ,the staff are efficient and professional ,i strongly recommend the goat tagine.can t wait to go again!
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kim and ashley
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

just great!
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rob
Tuesday, February 05, 2008