al liwan - marjan island resort & spa

we were in house guest and took breakfast and dinner buffet. i will give 4 out of 5 to breakfast. variety ofdisheswith good taste. staff was very helpful specially a lady name roomi. she was very helpful.
i will give 2 out of 5 to dinner buffet. taste wasnt good at all. need lots of improvement. salads and main course options were limited and taste wsnt good. i am giving 2 rating only because staff were helpful. i have been to different buffet restaurants and charm is always live stations, grills and salad options. no live stations, bad taste of grill items not juciy and chicken was very hard, and very limited salad options. i hope management read this and take appropriate step. in marjan island there are not many options for food so guest had to take in house restaurants..

amazing lunch and breakfast buffet there with the family. a special thanks to chef hamza who ensured all our needs were fulfilled. very professional chef and team and deliciousdishesespecially the fish and the semit turkish bread. thumbs up!

we took buffet lunch at al liwan. we were 3 persons who were all vegetarian. the chef made 1-2dishesespecially for us because there were lack of options in vegetarian menu. the food was good. and the staff was friendly too.

this was my first ever visit to the marjan island resort & spa located on marjan island to attend a corporate dinner gathering at the liwan restaurant.

dinner was at 8pm on a weekday but the restaurant wasn't that full so it served our purpose. initially we were seated outside but the elements (strong winds) forced us to go back indoors although the outdoor seating had a nice view of the pool.

seating area was spacious but i can imagine the restaurant being a bit difficult to negotiate on a busy breakfast service when the hotel is at a decent capacity.

dinner was the usual buffet. salad bar was ok with some decent raw and cooked salads. nice range of dips and breads. main course was limited to a fewdishesbut well prepared ones. loved the fishdishesand there was also a live pasta cooking counter.

desserts were ok, wish they had more options. the waiting staff were excellent and very prompt. overall it was a decent experience and i enjoyed it more than a similar dinner at the hilton garden inn.

first day of buffet bfast was really not good. super crowded,most of the fooddishesare empty,no coffee cups,no staff to clean the tables,the manager seems clueless on what was happening,until one guest complained.
though the varieties are acceptable.
for dinner buffet, less choices and varieties of food. they said it was continental but they focused more on middle eastern and indian cuisine.
i guess the problem is the choices of food and the readiness during busy times.

i purchased a buffet package for this restaurant during our stay at marjan resort. on a weekend, the restaurant can be quite full at dinner time and plan some waiting time before you can get a table. the ambience is not particularly special, but the place is neat and seating is spread out with some spacing allowing for some level of privacy.

the food variety was good ranging from starters (fresh raw vegetables to variety of salads) to desserts (fresh fruits and cakes). the maindisheshad a good balance of arabic and asiandishesbut lacked authentic taste. beware- the buffet lunch and dinner packages usually does not include any beverages (including water).

the breakfast spread was quite impressive and even has good choices for vegetarians. the live egg station is a bonus. the service was just average. rating - 3.0

during our stay at al marjan resort, we had both dinner and breakfast from this restaurant. i wasn't huge fan of the dinner they served but the breakfast was just one of the best i have had so far and hence the rating. the penne pasta was the best to mention at the dinner and for the breakfast i loved their variety breakfastdisheson eggs. desserts served are more on the arabic morrocan side and had nothing with chocolate (depressing) customer service is just average. overall 3.5 stars!