Nomad Restaurant

02/10/09

Exotic Gourmet at a Reasonable Price

by EastVillagePrincess

I marvel at the fact I can get delicious, beautifully presented food for the price of an average meal. It was pleasant to walk into Nomad and basically escape into the North African world -- light tan walls decorated with lacy metal-worked and stained glass lights. I started with the chicken briwats which are flaky pastries filled with a sweet chicken and almond mixture. They were light, crispy and by the time I was done, I still wanted more. Also, portions are quite generous. I ordered the savory herbed calamari salad and found that it could've been a full meal if I wished. Since it was cold out, I decided to have a mint tea with the meal. It's served in a brass teapot which gets rather hot to the touch but the attentive waitress or manager was always kind enough to pick it up and refill my tea glass. I liked how they made me feel like a welcomed guess. The ambiance is relaxing too with the seductive beats of middle-eastern music in the background. Since I love cous-cous, I ordered the Cous Cous Royale for my entree. It came served in a traditional clay tangine. When the waiter took off the coned cover, I got a huge portion of cous cous with chicken, lamb and merguez sausage. The Cous Cous Royale also comes with a savory spiced red broth that you pour over the cous cous. It makes for an absolutely tasty combination. And of course, no meal is complete without wine. I saw that the wine list had Algerian, Spanish and French wines. I tried the wines and found myself to be partial to the Chateau Tellagh, an Algerian red wine from the Medea region. All in all, I was really pleased with the food and the pricing.

• Pros: Food, service

02/10/09

Best Ethnic place in East Village

by AnaSob

I went there for my friend's birthday party. The food was amazing, some of their meat dishes are prepared on the sweet side, like chicken briwats with almonds, sugar and cinnamon or lamb with prunes, sooo delicious. I am definately coming back for more and recommending it to anyone I know. Beautifully designed interior, moroccan lamps, cave drawings on the walls, perfect fot a romantic date. Waiting stuff was a little slow but compensated it with huge smile. I loved it, loved it, loved it.

• Pros: Food, ambiance, pricing
• Cons: Loud music

06/06/08

very verry good

by kolokol

this place is a very very good place h recommend this place is a very very good place h recommend

this place is a very very good place h recommend