Moorish

Moorish Brighton is one of my favourite go-to’s when I’m staying at my friend’s house who lives just moments away, especially after a night of abusing my kidneys and senses. There’s a lot on Moor-​inspired dishes here and the owner specialises in preparing cuisine for those with allergies, avoiding the use of too much wheat, and ensuring that some items are nut-​free, dairy-​free and gluten-​free. The last time I was there I tried a Tagine with lamb that was full of flavour and unlike unlucky Jack, had lashings of meat.

The rich pinky-​purple and Gold décor of Moorish from the outside immediately attracts the eye and suggests the independent and
original nature of this little delicatessen and take away in the Seven Dials.
Moorish’s name of course is a clever play on the North African Islamic food which heavily inspires its menu, as well as the suggestion that one is likely to want more and more due to its general greatness. I would not question then, the thought processes which made its independent owner and chef to name it as such. However completely in my own opinion, and possibly due to the general salt, fat and sugar intake of my average meal which I may have unknowingly become addicted to, I found my own meal to have been actually only quite moorish. But to name a restaurant ‘Quite Moorish’ would be a huge PR gamble and likely a huge failure, and one simply I don’t blame the friendly owner and ever present owner to have taken.
I had a Tunisian sausage stew with cous-​cous, which I ate across the road at the Rat and Trumpet*. The dish was tasty and warming and obviously incredibly beneficial to my body compared to most delicatessen, but I also found that the meat content was pretty thin, and that the sauce also was a little too watery for my own tastes. But again, the reader should be aware I’m probably a bit of a salt munching phillistine to appreciate the subtlety of the food here.
So if you like a healthy mix of stews and soups inspired by the middle east and an ever changing menu freshly prepared I would recommend trying this place. If your on the run you can even take away a Chinese style takeaway box with you full of taginey goodness.