We really loved Moro. The food was excellent and the service superb and professional. We liked sitting outside--the street and Exmouth Market has outstanding energy!--and the inside looked inviting too. read more

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Amazing food. Lovely people. One of the most interesting menus I've read in a long while. And every dish astounding. This place is incredible. You will love it so much you'll be thinking of your meal for days. Weeks. And you'll just want to go back as soon as you can. read more

An absolutely fantastic restaurant in a lovely location. We popped into this wonderful neighborhood gem before the ballet down the street. We told the waitstaff that we had to watch the time and she had no problem with expediting our drinks, appetizers, and main entrées. Everything we ordered was beautifully presented, and delicious. Portions were extremely generous. We only lament that we did not have enough time for dessert there. Five Spanish Basque stars!! read more

When we visited for lunch, we were not impressed by the flavors and quality of the food - while the service was good, we didn't particularly love any of our orders. Looking at their menu now, I'm wondering if we simply didn't order their best, but overall this was an unmemorable meal. Dined: August 23, 2021 read more

Moro Restaurant - Spanish Near Me - London, XGL

This place came highly recommended. But after an experience with their current Christmas menu, I was less than amazed. The flavors are fused together, and just wasn't quite for me.... I did love their sister restaurant next door, Morito which was tapas style. I would give this place one more chance before writing off as their service is amazing! read more

Phenomenal food, atmosphere, and service. Whilst more details could easily be added, these simple points sum it up well. Moro is a must.

Moro is a simple yet elegant delight. On a stand-out pedestrian street in Clerkenwell, Moro focuses on Spanish/Morocco food to good success. On a weekday night, there was plenty of space to go around so we were seated quickly and service was generally solid. Broccoli - enjoyed this taste far more than I expected. The texture was unique and on point - the heads were mushy but the stem had some strength to them, but the flavor and consistency of what could be near mashed broccoli were good Lamb - moist, well-cooked (slightly pink), and tasty. While sadly there are only 3-4 slices, each bite is delicious especially when combined with the two sauces. Yogurt Pie - Definitely worth getting. Just enough sweetness and a mix of flavors with the pop of pomegranate seeds in each bite. read more

Fantastic meal! I had the beetroot and black cumin soup; the chargrilled lamb with warm potato and feta salad, roasted beet root with hot mint sauce and for dessert the rose and cardamon ice cream. The lamb was cooked to perfection! The service is as top notch. I would definitely come back to eat here again the next time I am in London read more

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I wanted to like Moro more -- the wine I was served was really delicious (it had been recommended by the waiter), and the bread was plentiful, chewy and delicious, with excellent olive oil to accompany it. The service was friendly and efficient. I might have ordered badly, but my dishes were not that exciting for the price. I had a watermelon salad with feta, which was fine, but there was nothing special about it. I have made better ones at home. I also had the grilled sardines, and they were pretty tasteless. Not enough flavor in either dish. I loved the ambiance (though it was a little loud), but I don't know if I liked it enough to try it again. read more

Really enjoyed this dining experience, the food and service fantastic - a choice I was very happy to make. Ok so the restaurant was a bit more formal than I was expecting, I was hoping that with it being Basque with a hint of North African it would be more authentic and chilled out, but this wasn't a problem, just not what I was expecting! The wild boar pork bely was fantastic, perfectly cooked and the potatoes that went alongside it were some that I wish I could eat every day - so so nice! They had a good selection of craft beers and wine, I was tempted by the sherry flights they also do but couldn't really pair it up with my choice of dessert so decided to hold on for a beer at the next bar. And on the note of pudding - yoghurt cake FTW - so good! read more

Moro Restaurant - Wild boar with Seville oranges - Spanish Near Me - London, XGL

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I was first introduced to Moro when I worked nearby in Clerkenwell. Lucky it was payday Friday when went we for a long lunch because it's not cheap. The tapas were amazing and the staff even recommended which wine compliment our food. Probably not a good idea when we had to return to the office but it would have been rude to not try the barman's suggestions. Just over an hour we left Moro's trying to decide when we'd be back. I was the first to return a week later for dinner with my boyfriend. He's a real foodie and was very impressed with how good the food was. We both had thechargrilled lamb with chickpea puree and it was so good nothing was left on my plate. Not something I usually do! Everyone I've told about Moro's has loved it and you're crazy if you don't. read more

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This review is of the Moro stall setup during weekday lunch at Exmouth Market. I think it only serves 1 dish a day. I had the chicken kebab and it was fantastic. I wasn't expecting the couscous but it definitely added a nice texture to the meal. £5 for a very generous lunch portion. read more

Moro Restaurant - Moro's stall - chicken kebab - Spanish Near Me - London, XGL

The first time I tried to book a table at Moro, I underestimated how popular it is. I called on the Monday hoping for a Friday night slot. Nope, none left. How about the Saturday? No, that's full too. This process went on for a while and eventually I found myself booking a table for two weeks in the future. When the day finally came round I wasn't sure if I was in the mood for Mediterranean/ North African fare, maybe I'd just like a bag of chips from the shop instead? How stupid I was. This was one of the best meals I've ever had and I would wait months if that was what it took to get another table here. To start we shared a Harissa Squid Salad. This was no chewy calamari affair rather a sweet, smokey delicious piece of well cooked seafood. I loved it. Our mains were equally delicious especially my Lamb with Chickpea puree. As these dishes demonstrate the menu is very creative and applies spices and techniques more readily associated with Morocco to ingredients from the Med. Cooking this clever doesn't come cheap and our meal for two cost around £70. However, everything from the service to the wine was so perfect I have nothing to fault Moro for. If you're on a tighter budget I've heard that their bar tapas menu is also great. Highly recommended! read more

Moro Restaurant - Spanish Near Me - London, XGL

Came here for a late lunch on a Monday. Apparently they only sell the tapas menu if you sit at the bar, but it was so not crowded that they let us order tapas from a table. The waiter recommended around 3-5 tapas per person, but we ended up getting 5 total for both of us: chicken wings, patatas bravas, baba ganoush, grilled chorizos, and mojama with peppers. They were all good! The patatas had the most generous portion, with a (small) plate overflowing with potato cubes. The grilled chicken wings turned out to be 2 wings and 2 drumsticks, which was perfect. The cardamom ice cream and the raisin ice cream we ordered for dessert were both very exotic, in a good way. Ended up being around £22 per person for lunch - a bit too pricey for me to frequent, so maybe I'll try their stall in the market next time :) read more

Moro Restaurant - Ice cream for dessert! - Spanish Near Me - London, XGL

I absolutely love this place. I came here on a week evening with a friend and we had some delectable wine and tapas at the bar. The lady serving us was so sweet and friendly. I decided to try a few different things which is the joy of ordering tapas, so I had white asparagus, habas Fritas, grilled chorizo and some roast almonds with paprika all absolutely delicious. The evening was a memorable one for many reasons, the company, the food, the wine, the warm welcome. I cant wait to find an excuse to go back here. read more

Moro Restaurant - Spanish Near Me - London, XGL

Returned with my wife for dinner there last night for the first time in ten years. Moro was in essence unchanged but still an absolute delight. The staff were warm, welcoming and did everything to accommodate us despite it being very busy (even on a Wednesday) and sitting down to dinner late (our fault not theirs). The food and wine were delicious and still keeping to the style, flavours and high standards I remember. I really like the fairly short menu that still feels more than enough choice. The tasty pudding selection was virtually unchanged since my first visit years ago and so I was able to nostalgically indulge myself with their chocolate and apricot tart which I highly recommend. If you can't make it, check out the Moro cook book which includes the chocolate tart recipe. Great service and fantastic food - thank you! read more

Really disappointing dinner - food was nothing to go back for. Service was poor; albeit the waitress was polite, they gave us wrong wines twice (which they charged us double for) and did not know the english translation of the dishes on the menu. Not just overpriced but down right bad. Surprised by how others rated this place - only explanation has to be the menu varying per season. I would advise to go only if you have to but do not initiate it yourself. Bread - probably the best part of the meal. The bread was fresh and of good quality. Served with decent olive oil and salt/pepper seasoning Kale salad (starter) - tiny portion of weirdly seasoned kale, served with a fresh but odd tasting cheese (avoid) Chicharrón with hummus (starter) - nothing special. Taste was plain, deep fried tiny portion served on a bed of humus (edible but not good) Plaice (main) - this was good. Vegetables accompanying the fish were very tasty (mainly tomato, parsley and cucumber) and the fish seemed fresh (be careful of the bones but otherwise order) read more

A disappointment. Wine was delicious, and the room was warm and inviting, but the food was really just... okay. The hot dishes weren't hot enough in temperature, oddly, and the flavors were muted and sort of dull. Had high hopes but was let down. Seems like a once great restaurant that has slipped. read more

I want to take this hummus and rub my face in it. Rub my face in it so my eyes sting, but I tell you, I'll still be smiling. For this is the hummus of kings, well Duchesses according to my brand spanking new iPhone app. After over a year of hankering I finally made it. I was a little suprised to see that this wasn't just tapas, actually, for me it was a little more Turkish than anything else. This was however, damn tasty. It was tittering on a 5 star experience. I mean, the poor waitress had to put up with a barrage of questions about the menu from me so you can see why she was a little surly. The food, was wonderful. And if you are a wine fun, then this is a must in London. Their wine list is longer than the last Harry Potter book and you can even get a selection of dessert wines to sample. The crowd here are older though, not really with families but well established couples and older groups of friends. It all adds to the mature grown-up vibe I get from this place. It also has a nice selection of out door seats. Just perfect for dinner on a warm summers day. read more

Sometimes London gives you a day packed with sunshine and puffy clouds. When this happens it's necessary to spend every second possible outside. Saturday was brimming with summer so I went on a quest for tapas and ended up grazing at one of Moro's outdoor tables during lunchtime. And it was perfect. The first thing on the table was hummus and I didn't want it to end. I don't know what they put in it to make it taste so smokey and earthy. It was probably magic dust. While flipping through the weekend newspaper I nibbled on frutos secos (expensive corn nuts), pimentos de padron (oh, sea salt, I love you so), manchego with membrillo, and some of the best gazpatcho I've ever put in my mouth. I believe there were hard bits of ham floating on top. I'm hungry just thinking about it. Dessert was a cheese plate that came with a flaky tortilla. I have to give it five stars because I wouldn't have changed a single thing. read more

I know I've given Moro 5 stars , but I have to be honest with you when I write that I was not in a 5-star place when the bf and I went here on Saturday. I'm coming down with the lurgy and he's just getting over it, so the bottle of wine and heaps of tapas that I envisioned us consuming did not happen. Instead we had a quiet, somewhat leisurely but mostly sober Saturday afternoon lunch. I had a whole sea bream with cauliflower and chick pea side which was fantastic and the bf had lamb. My starter of salt cod with roasted red peppers was fantastic and my one glass of dry but fruity white was easy to drink. I would go back in a heartbeat when I am feeling better and I'm picking up one of their cookbooks soon - if that's any indication of how I feel about the place. read more

I've read. I've pined. I've attempted. I've craved. I've done the walk-by more times than I'd like to admit. And last night, on London's most warm and glorious evening of the year, I finally sampled what all the Moro fuss is about. The Fuss: The ambiance helps... the food is as beautiful as the venue is as beautiful as the servers is as beautiful as the sun setting on Exmouth Market, revealing almost a Greek-like pleasure-filled, bustling alleyway. Not a bad way to dine, eh? The fresh bread immediately comes chunky, fluffy and freshly floured. The vegetarian mezze was a colourful splattering of various Spanish bits, and the fish and lamb were both perfectly charred outside and pink in the middle. All very very good things. But it's the wine that really stood out to me. The menu was so robust that it even came with training wheels - a numbering system for those who don't know much about the grape escape. I ended the evening with a dessert flight that blew me away. Sure it's pricey. Sure it's been a buzzing hot spot for 12 years. Sure it's busy and sometimes that 'we're the shizz and we know it' attitude can come through the phone reservation people. (I tried to reserve and dine three previous dates before getting seated tonight.) But there is certainly a rational reason behind all of those things. Don't go for a humble bargain - go for an experience of opulent deliciousness. So without any shame in my pun, gimme some Moro! read more

Apart from a smaller-than-expected appetiser (the Sea Urchin was perhaps the most absurdly tiny dish that I've ever ordered in a restaurant) and a few pieces of half-baked bread, Moro exceeded expectations for food, atmosphere, and service. With a long "tapas" bar stretching from the door, funky music, and an audible buzz - Moro feels trendy from the get-go; the kitchen, however, also seems to put considerable emphasis on fresh ingredients and delicious pairings. Loin of Lamb, served with an Okra/Chickpea Ratatouille was fantastic - and I heard similar exclamations/nods of approval from those around me, who were devouring everything from deep fried snails, to pork belly, to a sumptuous looking crab ragout on toast. Service was quick and friendly... no complaints here. Moro boasts a deep, Iberian-concentrated wine list - and a huge selection of sweet and dry sherries. If just looking for a nibble, there are a dozen smaller dishes available to eat at the bar. read more

£350 dinner, dry rabbit, jamon claiming to be pata negra but absolutely wasn't, watermelon salad with the large seeds (just lazy), mains that were over complicated, rude service and best of all A MOUSE RUNNING ACROSS THW FLOOR FOR DESSERT!! The best part were the espresso martinis and the pork belly. Wayyy too many amazing Spanish restaurants in this city to waste your time and money here!! read more

Quite simply, fabulous in every way. 10 reasons for said fabulosity: 1. Called Monday morning, got a table for 9:15pm that night. 2. Arrived early, were sat right away. 3. Great wine list, mostly Spanish. Big range of prices, helpful descriptive numbering system and very good wine for reasonable prices. 4. Fantastic dense, chewy sourdough bread and olive oil for every table. 5. Friendly, funny, easygoing server who helped us wade through the menu and gave helpful, sincere suggestions on how to maximize menu enjoyment while still saving room for dessert. 6. The aubergine and yogurt salad/dip/plate of amazing with crispy lamb and little pita cracker bites of crunch. Smooth, velvety, toasty, wow. 7. The pork with green churrasco sauce. Fatty melt-in-your-mouth perfection. 8. The lamb. Pink and phenomenal. 9. The dessert. This famous yogurt cake looks like baby vomit on a plate. It is also one of the best desserts I have ever had. Apparently ours was the 'last of the cake' so it didn't quite have the form that the others have, and so they gave it to us on the house. My friend licked the plate clean. I'm not even kidding. 10. We bought two cookbooks. That should tell you how good the food was and how much we wanted the experience to continue. A week later and I've already made three dishes from it. Slam dunk five stars for Moro. Go go go. read more

A Spanish restaurant with hints of North African influence. If you are looking for tapas or small plates, then do not go here. The tapas are only available at the bar. For the tapas, small plates thing, go next door. Our dishes were generally flavorful, but nothing that would make me run back. We (2 of us) had the following: Starters: Snail salad with sausage -- okay, but not served warm enough. Sardines -- grilled sardines served with salad and harisa. It was okay, but drenched in oil. Mains: Lamb -- a large plate that was less lamb and more sides. The lamb was nicely served pink and flavorful Sea bream -- a nice piece of white-meat fish served in a fino sauce (sherry based). While the fish was good, the purple broccoli with better. But my side should not be better than the main. Dessert: Yogurt cake. This is not a pleasant dessert to look at. In fact, you may think something went terribly wrong. But it was very good. The yogurt was tangy and the cake parts underneath provided the right contrast in texture. read more

I really can't make up my mind about this place. I keep returning (a good thing) but I often leave slightly disappointed (like tonight). There are lots of plus points - a lively atmosphere, good Spanish focused wine list and engaging knowledgeable staff. However, I feel a little too crammed in, to the point that navigating through the tables means knocking into other diners. The food is also a bit hit and miss. From the starters we chose baby onions on toast with cecina and gamba y patatas alinadas. The former was delicious with caramelised onions and tender beef (albeit on slightly burnt toast). The later was something of a disappointment with the predominant flavour being slightly vinegary onions. Not good! From the main courses, we ordered from the wood oven. The lamb (ordered medium and served, at best, medium to well done) was tasty although some of the accompanying vegetables got slightly lost. For example, a date and parsnip salad seemed conspicuously absent of date. The wood pigeon was better - partially deboned which made it easy to eat and pleasant on the eye with excellent crispy skin. To finish, we enjoyed the Malaga raisin ice cream featuring giant raisins and a lovely silky texture and Moro's stellar Chocolate and Apricot Tart never fails to deliver. The pastry is super thin and crunchy. The apricot gives a good glug of flavour and the chocolate is a soft, almost souffle like topping. It almost makes me forget all that went before. However, weaving your way through the crowd brings it all back. Just far too annoying for a restaurant with these prices. I am sure I will be back, perhaps sitting outside at lunch on a Summer's day. However moving forwards I expect it's little neighbour, Morito, will get more of its business - more fun, better value and no need to make reservations. read more

I have been avoiding writing a review of Moro because it can't say what I want it to say. I want to say the food was thrilling. I want to say it was inventive, brilliant, complex. I want to revel in its neighbourhood vibe and its relaxed ambiance. Unfortunately it turned out to be another over hyped restaurant. I have wanted to go to Moro forever. I have never been organised enough to book. I will ring up on a Monday and ask for a table for two that night, they will say how about next week. This has been going on for years and is a testament to their popularity. I finally went the other week for a big meet the parents meal. The vibe is nice, buzzy and interested. The waiters were, given how stuffed the restaurant was, understandably busy. The forgetfulness was fine, the edge of rudeness or just get on with it was not. What I was excited about was the food. This is what Moro is about. Unfortunately what it was was pairings which didn't work, or where one sauce overpowered another. For instance my fish was completely overpowered by an aioli which I spent the first couple of minutes removing like a contagion. The other dishes were fine, not quite there, with an ingredient or taste that normally didn't quite fit. I wouldn't say the meal was bad and the bread for a starter was great. It was just distinctly underwhelming and the thing about Moro is that for all its friendly chummy neighbourhood vibe it is charging premium prices. For that it should be better. read more

Moro is one of those places I've wanted to eat at for ages but haven't because I don't like having to reserve ages in advance so fortunately we were able to get a table for 9pm on a Friday evening with only a few days notice. It was great. Inside it's buzzing with a simple, open layout and open kitchen at the end. A long bar extends the entire length of the restaurant (taps menu only available at the bar). Ordered the mushrooms on toast for starter which was excellent. Simple and with balanced flavours. They could have given the dish a fancy name with some unfamiliar funghi name on char grilled crispy sourdough bread with olive oil from some single estate in Spain (which it all may well have been) but credit to them that they just called it 'mushrooms on toast'. Sometimes pretentious menu descriptions fail to deliver when the actual dish shows up but in this case it was the other way round. For mains I ordered chargrilled lamb with rice and some beetroot based sauce. That wasn't the actual menu description but just my memory of what I ate. The waitress mentioned the lamb would be served pink and was that OK. Yes, no problem. This dish was just delicious. A generous serving of yes, very pink lamb slices on a bed of rice and some other grains which had been slow cooked with spices and something else which just made it great and a cold beetroot based sauce over the top. Back to the lamb. It wasn't rare in the normal sense yet tender and flavourful. Perhaps it was cooked sous vide and then finished on the chargrill....However they did it, it was just excellent. For desert I opted for the Malaga raisin ice cream. So simple again and so good. What made it was the glass of sherry poured over with some giant raisins which may also have been sherry soaked. Yum. Service was efficient and food arrived pronto, yet no feeling of time pressure at all even though tables were turning around us with only minutes between the next diners being seated. I'm looking forward to going back. read more

Having just read Thomas W's review of Moro I feel much the same. I had been looking forward to dining here for some time, having enjoyed reading Nigel Slater's review in the Oberver Food Monthly. The whole experience however, was underwhelming, and very disappointing. I asked myself: How could such a restaurant garner such incredible reviews? The restaurant was pretty full and there are a lot of tables so I felt a little cramped, especially with the large coat stand towering over me, which seems to swamp the dining room. Starters of Braised chard and Jamon and Artichoke Soup were ok, but actually getting someone to serve us was proving to be difficult. Main courses of Chicken and Lamb were reasonably tasty, but my aubergine was incredibly over seasoned. At which point a table towards the bar was becoming increasingly rowdy, men were arguing, and when a member of staff asked them to quieten down, they looked prepared for a fight! Perhaps my expectations were too high, but I left with a feeling that this restaurant is horribly overhyped. I've had better food in local pubs, let alone other restaurants in similar price bracket to Moro. Why is it that Guardian reading Islington types love it so much? Can someone please tell me? read more

I've been cooking from Sam & Sam Clark's cook books (Moro, Casa Moro, and Moro East) for more than a year now and I've grown slightly obsessed with their techniques, recipes, and tastes. When I recently planned a trip to London, I knew the highlight of my experience would be a long awaited trip to Moro. I googled the location and my friend, who lives in South Kensington, was like - where the f--'s that?! Moro isn't necessarily in the poshest part of London, but the trip was well worth it. We had to take the tube across town and walk a few blocks to get to the place. When we got in - we stupidly hadn't made reservations, and the Maitre d' (his name was Hugo) was a total ass. If fate hadn't intervened, we may not have ate at Moro that night. Hugo told us he had a table for us immediately but we would have to finish within an hour, or we could sit at the bar and wait until after 9:30 pm (we had arrived around 7pm). Incensed, my friend tried to start a fight with Hugo while I played the "I'm so sorry this man is acting this way" card. Hugo wasn't having it, and we sat at the bar for about an hour and a half. In that time we finished two bottles of champagne on empty stomachs and made friends with every other waiter, patron, and bar tender around us. After my friend and Hugo engaged in some nasty staring contests, and after I pleaded with Hugo for a fourth or fifth time, he gave in. During the entire time there were definitely tables that sat empty for long periods of time until Hugo filled them - I think he was just a jerk. The food was well worth it. I was excited to see food that was completely reminiscent of the cookbooks, as was the atmosphere of the restaurant. The design is very "marrakesh meets barcelona" with hard wood, bright blues, tiles, gem tones, you name it. The bathrooms are exceptionally cute. I don't remember exactly what we ate - something that had pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, couscous, and meat. But it was delicious. We had an olive oil cake for dinner - not sweet at all, but I loved it. I couldn't have been happier finally eating at Moro. If I do move to London in the future I will make it out to Moro at least once every month or so. read more

Finally tried Moro last night, on one of London's warmest days! It was great to sit outside and enjoy the scene of Exmouth market, whilst trying to avoid the betting centre across the way and the accompanying crazies. We actually just had a bevy of tapas (even though technically you have to order a main per person if you're not sitting at the bar but they let it slide). The mains around us looked FAB and I wish we tried some...next time. I loved the paquillo peppers, patatas bravas, babaganoush, pickled peppers (a foot long each, no joke) and the tortillas! The manchengo cheese with chutney wasn't great (not their fault?) nor was the chocolate and apricot tart that was served with something similar to sour cream... The sherry and wine list was extensive, and they also have a couple good token beers and cocktails. I will definitely go back, but I think Exmouth market it self needs to be cleaned up a bit- it can get a bit grimy. Moro succeeds here, and would do very well in better parts of town. Well done. Looking forward to trying out the more casual version next door--looks just like a place you would find in New York! read more

Sadly disappointing, went there this evening for my birthday, 12.5% service charge is now on the menu, service should be factored into the price, gratuities to go to staff, sorry but no thanks Our first time going there for a few years and when we left the staff attitude was ' like we give a sh*t, there are plenty of mug punters who'll pay these prices' read more

Not sure what the fuss is all about at Moro. Sure, I'm glad its in my neighbourhood as it has made Exmouth Market a serious foody destination. I've also bought the books and made some wonderful food but the core product, the restaurant, always disappoints. Firstly, whats with the menu? With all those exciting recipes in their three cookbooks the menu barely changes especially the main courses which heavily rely on the wood fired oven which tends to be a bit like russian roulette with the doneness of the meat. I have had overdone chicken and underdone pork. The more interesting tapas menu is only available if you eat at the bar which seems crazy even if you're spend is the same. Staff are a mixed back of eager and helpful with laid back and inattentive. Morito next door is more interesting and has a more varied menu. read more

Consistently excellent with a great changing menu makes it a great place to visit as often as possible as you're never going top be bored with the unusual flavours. The wine list is always keeps me coming back for more with full of unusual offerings at decent prices and the atmosphere is very buzzy...which is what I ALWAYS love. I would go her for all occasions. read more

My friend organized her birthday dinner here last weekend, and while I have been to its little sister Morito next door, I have never made it to the original, legendary Moro. I'd always thought of it as posh fine dining, but I think I was quite wrong - it's not even white tablecloth. We had a table off to the back and shared the room with just one other group, which was a very nice touch for a special occasion dinner. The vibe feels similar to that of Social Eating House - it's happening, it's busy, it's not over the top posh or formal, but the food is incredible. I ordered the seared venison as a starter and the charcoal grilled lamb as a main. Normally I would have thought the two would be a bit heavy in combination, but they were by far the ones that called to me. The meat was incredibly flavourful without being too rich. I especially liked the dried pepper salsa that came with the lamb, and it was a great pairing that differentiated the meat from a roast that you can get anywhere else. I'd definitely come again for a solid, hearty meal that looks great and doesn't break the bank. read more

I first learned about Moro while working at a retreat center in Mallorca. The chef made a lot of beautiful dishes from one of their cookbooks-- the leek yoghurt soup, the turla turla . . . that cookbook is the kind of book that makes you excited about cooking. I would read it until WAY too late at night, and then go to sleep super pumped about green beans with yoghurt, garlic, and cinnamon. So when I went back to London, I had to eat at Moro. The tube station nearest to the restaurant was closed, so I got off at Liverpool Street Station and wandered around Smithfields for a while . . . long story. But after a very long walk in the humid heat of that unseasonably warm spring, I arrived at Moro hungry and thirsty. The meal was impeccable. The service, even though it was super crowded, was quick, efficient, friendly, and expert. I have posted pictures of my food to my blog: www.foodsexlit.com read more

Very good but I don't think Moro lives up to the hype. I prefer eating tapas at the bar to Moro's full-on sit down experience. I always have to admit that I love their roast lamb lunches served on Exmouth Market for five quid!!! from Wednesday-Friday (maybe more days in the summer?). So, what's not to love? I don't know. It's pricey and service is kinda snooty. It's ridiculously difficult to even make a reservation for this place too! But I have to say, if I were just reviewing a leisurely lunch at the bar or grabbing the roast lamb lunch on the street, I'd give 5 stars. read more

Everything I'd say about Moro has been said before; the food can be fantastic (although my roasted mackerel and koshary, which was heavenly, sat heavily on my stomach until midday. And at £17.50 it was extraordinarily overpriced, following a single scallop that cost £8.50. What makes it so isn't that the raw ingredients cost so little, but the 'extras' that add the value - great service, ambience, something 'special'- simply aren't always there. We ate at the bar - and the barman was polite enough, although dispensed drink and food with all the charm and warmth of a mortician; ie someone who's not too bothered about customer experience. The best, best thing about Moro is the yoghurt cake, which is delicious; chips of pistachio nuts, pomegranate seeds; wonderful. So go for that, and have a chop around the corner first at the Quality Chop House. read more

Wonderful flavours! Have wanted to try Moro for a while just not had the chance. But a client recently picked Moro from a list of three restaurants I sent him. We both enjoyed every one of the three courses we had. Each was unusual full of flavour. Favourite dish: village soup. And service was great - attentive but unobtrusive. Can't wait to go back. read more