Le Rif

Reviews

• John Z.

  star star star star star 9 September 2026

  Can't say enough good about this experience.
  Been to Tangiers and made me wander to north Africa for a bit. Interesting interior and relaxing environment. The food was well presented, spiced and tasted delicious.
  The owner/operator was very nice. Inviting, friendly and courteous.
  To say it is a value is to downplay the simple quality of the food and experience. Well done!

• Ed T.

  star star star star star 8 September 2026

  Hidden away near Finsbury Park, Le Rif looks completely unassuming from the outside. It's a bit run down looking, not very modern and doesn't look like it's got much to offer.
  
  But in reality, Le Rif is actually incredible, for a number of reasons. Firstly, the owners are fantasically nice and friendly. They welcomed us in, sat us down and discussed the menu with some suggestions and were quick to bring us our drinks.
  
  Secondly, the food is SO good. Tagines galore, and while they may be precooked then heated up, if anything, this just adds to the flavour. They're all incredibly well spiced, seasoned and with a balance of the sweet fruits with the chilli and savoury spices. HUGE portions as well, I could barely finish my tagine and my girlfriend's vegetarian version was even bigger.
  
  Thirdly, the price. It's cheap here. As in, the most expensive food item is a lamb tagine and it's only £6. They didn't have it here unfortunately when I came, which actually resassures me that they don't just have loads of frozen portions/crappy quality meat they use. Instead I had a beef one that was melt in the mouth tender and beautiful.
  
  All in all, come here! During matches they put the game on the TV and locals come in to chat, relax and watch the game. But they're a friendly bunch so don't be put off!

• Alexis M.

  star star star star star_border 2 September 2026

  Chicken was a little bit dry, other than that everything was super flavourful. The mint tea is fab and the sweet chilli sauce was perfect.
  
  I'd give it 4.5 if I could. Would def come again.

• Uli B.

  star star star star star_border 29 August 2026

  I'm impressed...by the friendliness of the owner, the tastiness of the food and by the overall down-to-earthness of this Moroccan restaurant.
  
  I'd bookmarked Le Rif a while back and when I was riding the bus along Seven Sisters Road towards Finsbury Park, I dimly remembered that there was this place that I've been meaning to check out. I quickly researched the whereabouts of this place and just a few minutes later I entered mini-Morocco.
  
  I had only a ten-quid note and so I made a deal with the owner to put together a nice selection for this money. And what a great selection that was: I had a meaty samoso as a starter, which was delicious, but lacked a little in crispiness. (I suspect it had been nuked.) As a main, I had a tagine of all sorts of delicious things: the owner said that since this was my first visit, he would put together a nice selection for me...the lamb was delightful and so tender it fell of the bone. The meatballs in a tomatoey sauce were also quite tasty and all the vegetable sides were spiced in that sweet-cinammony note.
  
  All in all, I really enjoyed my meal and would definitely recommend coming by here!

• Raphael E.

  star star star star star 24 August 2026

  Had a wonderful late lunch here. The owner made us feel welcome and introduced us to Moroccan food with a wide range of dishes.
  
  From Lamb Tagine to beautifully-cooked fish with fresh bread (perfect for dipping) - every taste was a delight. And to top it all off, we both left stuffed and happy.
  
  Would recommend!