Jour et Nuit
Astoria, NY 11103
Phone: (718) 204-2511
- Hours:
- Sun-Mon 12pm-11pm, Tues-Thurs 12pm-5pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-2am
Message from Jour et Nuit
The Best Kept Secret for Moroccan Food in New York City is in Astoria.
- Morrocan
- Seafood
- Steinway
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User Reviews for Jour et Nuit
06/01/2008 Posted by anntrulove
My husband and I absolutely loved this restaurant. We have many Moroccan friends and are no strangers to Moroccan food. We brought our family including our 2 year old niece. so there were 7 of us. We thought the food and service were great. Don't let the bland entryway fool you.. The decor inside was artsy and authentic. We'll definitely go back often.
Cons: from the outside ..it doesn't look like anything special.
05/31/2008 Posted by mortmain
O, where to begin? Tried on basis of good reviews, should have followed instinct and left before the food arrived.... We were shown to table in nearly empty room around 8:30 on a Fri evening. Friendly waiter had difficulty understanding our requests whether given in English or French -- it could have been the loud Arabic pop music -- pointing at the menu seemed to help. Despite this, he brought a bottle of wine instead of the single glass we wanted, it took three requests of two different waiters to get water, our waiter finally brought bottles of Poland Springs (for which we were charged) although the table opposite had glasses, took still another request to get glasses to put it in. Same waiter seemed to have difficulties negotiating the furniture: he struggled twice with an empty chair at a neighboring table before banishing it to the edge of the room. Also dropped water bottle in transit. Despite lack of custom, food took some time to arrive. My daughter had half portions of the beet and cucumber salad, and I had Pastilla/eggrolls with chicken, neither distinguished. But the tajines we ordered, fish and lamb, were nearly inedible. The lamb was gristley, served in a bland, thin sauce with canned peas and chunks of potatoes. My husband took two bites of his fish tajine before setting it aside. Oddly, the staff, including the chef (owner?), was very solicitous, visiting the table to report being out of the soup, and asking how we liked the food. They should have had a clue when they saw our barely touched plates....my husband did not hold back his opinion when the chef asked again about the food as he was settling the bill at the front of the restaurant, to the great amusement of the waiters. A visit to the restaurant website posts "If you are not completely satisfied with our Couscous or Tajin, you don’t pay." No mention of this policy as we shelled out $43 for our 'meal'.... My advice: AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!
Pros: Friendly if inefficient waitstaff
Cons: Everything else
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