The last time I ate Moroccan food I was ten years old and in Epcot Center. All I remember is the rich, nutty, honey drenched dessert. This nostalgia, coupled with a favorite St. Louis food magazine promoting Baida as a new “hit list” restaurant, likely increased my disappointment when a friend and I ate there last night. There were no other dinner guests when we arrived at 7:30pm and were ushered into the second of two rooms. They have not yet begun serving off of their menu and instead have a buffet set up. To be fair, one may want to try Baida once their menu items become available. However, I’m always up for a good buffet – why not? Their food did not taste bad, but, like the décor, it was boring. With an overall lack of spice and flavor, everything from the chicken to the couscous tasted bland. And – no dessert! They have desserts listed on their menu, but none were present at their buffet. Fortunately, a trip to the next door Gelateria Del Leone rounded out my evening nicely.
Post-bucket: Maybe Baida has a few kinks to work out since
they just opened. I would like to say I’ll
go back to sample their full menu, but their buffet is representative of the
food they prepare. With so many
delicious restaurants on South Grand left to try, I would recommend going
somewhere else first. Also, if the
opportunity arises, go find those desserts in Disney World’s Morocco! I trust my ten year old self on that
one.
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