Villa Mandarine is a refined garden restaurant in the Souissi district of Rabat, set inside a boutique hotel surrounded by an orange grove. The chef serves French and Mediterranean cuisine alongside a Moroccan menu, with a card that changes with the market and the seasons. Guests dine on a terrace among flowers and fruit trees, or in bright dining rooms whose large bay windows open onto the gardens. The dining room is open every day from 12:15 to 22:30.
Why eat here
Villa Mandarine is one of Rabat's best-known garden restaurants, set inside a boutique hotel ringed by an orange grove in Souissi.
The chef's menu changes with the market and the seasons, pairing French and Mediterranean dishes with a Moroccan card.
You can dine on the flower-filled terrace among fruit trees or in bright dining rooms whose bay windows open onto the gardens.
It is a long-standing fine-dining address in the residential Souissi quarter, popular for a tranquil lunch or dinner.
Cuisine
French
Mediterranean
Moroccan
Price range
À la carte dining; on the published card, main courses run roughly 140-240 MAD.
Opening hours
Dining room open every day, 12:15 to 22:30.
In-room service available from 11:00 to 22:00 for hotel guests.
Best time
Lunch on the garden terrace among the fruit trees is a highlight in fair weather.
Dinner in the bay-windowed dining rooms suits cooler evenings.
Reservations are advised, as it is a popular fine-dining address.
How to combine
Villa Mandarine sits in the leafy Souissi district, in the residential and diplomatic quarter south of central Rabat.
Pair a meal with a visit to central Rabat sights such as the Kasbah of the Udayas and the Hassan Tower, a short drive away.
Menu
Soufflé au Grand Marnier (or orange, alcohol-free) is the restaurant's signature dessert.
French and Mediterranean plates such as Caesar salad, burrata, red-tuna tataki and open lobster raviole.
A Moroccan card with signature tagines, including lamb tagine with caramelised quince and beldi chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemon.
A weekly slow-cooked French dish (les mijotés du chef) rounds out the seasonal menu.
Location
Rabat
FAQs
Menu highlights at Villa Mandarine include Soufflé au Grand Marnier (or orange, alcohol-free) is the restaurant's signature dessert, French and Mediterranean plates such as Caesar salad, burrata, red-tuna tataki and open lobster raviole, A Moroccan card with signature tagines, including lamb tagine with caramelised quince and beldi chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemon, and A weekly slow-cooked French dish (les mijotés du chef) rounds out the seasonal menu.