Moroccan dining room — Arfoud
350 covers
Gastronomy
A cuisine of the south — rooted, generous, open to the world.
From a 12-hour-cooked mechoui to a mountain-trout fillet served beside the lake, Grup Xaluca's kitchens speak Moroccan first — and then welcome every guest in their own language.
Pillar 01
Authentic local Moroccan cuisine
Our kitchens are anchored in the south of Morocco. Recipes come from the families of Tafilalet, the Atlas valleys and the kasbah villages — and they are cooked the way they have always been cooked: slowly, generously, and with respect for the season.
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Mechoui cooked for 12 hours
Whole lamb, rubbed with cumin and saffron, sealed in a clay oven and slow-roasted overnight — served on copper trays at the heart of the Moroccan dining room.
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Tagines & couscous of the families
Lamb with prunes, chicken with preserved lemon and olives, kefta with eggs, vegetable couscous on Friday — recipes carried by our cooks from their own grandmothers.
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Pastilla, harira & street-soul classics
Pigeon pastilla dusted with cinnamon and icing sugar; harira simmered with lentils, lamb and tomato; warm khobz from the wood oven, drizzled with our own olive oil.
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Mint-tea ritual at every table
Poured from height in three rounds — life, love and death — by a tea-master in white djellaba. The ritual closes every meal.
Pillar 02
Thoughtful adaptation for international guests
Travellers come to us from forty countries. We never disguise our food — but we listen. Salt is dialled, spice can be tamed, and our chefs trained in Marrakech, Paris and Madrid weave Mediterranean and continental moments into every dinner.
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Mediterranean tasting menu
A nightly four-course menu in the International dining room — grilled sea bream from Agadir, lamb cutlets with rosemary, saffron risotto, citrus panna cotta.
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Vegetarian, vegan & gluten-free
Every menu carries clearly marked vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes — and our chef will design a custom plate within minutes if your dietary need is more specific.
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Children's table
Mild tagines, hand-cut pasta, grilled chicken, fruit skewers — and a kitchen door always open to a curious young palate.
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Halal, kosher & allergy-aware kitchen
All our kitchens are 100 % halal. Kosher meals are arranged on request with 48 hours of notice. Allergen information is held by every head waiter.
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A diverse culinary experience — buffet, à la carte and signature dinners
Every evening at a Xaluca property unfolds in a different way. A long buffet under brass lanterns. A quiet à-la-carte dinner on a private terrace. A nomad feast inside the dunes. The choice — and the rhythm — is yours.
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The grand buffet
Live cooking stations every evening — tagines, grilled meats, pasta of the day, salad island, pâtissier corner. The Moroccan and International dining rooms each seat 350.
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À la carte by the chef
Reserved tables for an intimate dinner — a curated card of six starters, eight mains and four desserts, refreshed every season, paired with Moroccan and European wines.
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Poolside lunch & terrace breakfast
Light lunches by the lagoon pool — grilled fish, salads, juices and ice-cold mocktails. A slow buffet breakfast on the open terrace, from 06:30 until late.
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Bivouac dinners under the stars
At our desert camps — Erg Chebbi, Merdani, La Belle Étoile — dinner is served on woven mats: tanjia of lamb cooked in the embers, vegetable couscous, mint tea and Berber music around the fire.
“Hospitality, for us, begins at the table. We cook the food of our grandmothers — and we set it down in front of every guest as if they were our own.”
— Chef Hassan El Aouad, Executive Chef · Grup Xaluca
Tables of the group
Six ways to dine across the south
International dining room — Arfoud
350 covers
Bar Tataoui & Bar Bab Sahra
Open until 01:00
Lakeside restaurant — Sidi Ali
120 covers · trout & cedar wood
Bivouac fire-circle dinner
Erg Chebbi · Merdani
Poolside terrace lunch
All Xaluca hotels
Service hours
From the first coffee to the last poured tea.
Indicative timings — each Xaluca hotel adapts its rhythm to the season, the property and your stay. Our concierge is happy to plan a private dinner outside these hours.
Breakfast
06:30 – 10:30
Lunch / Poolside
12:30 – 15:00
Dinner buffet
19:30 – 22:30
À la carte
On reservation · 19:30 – 22:00
Bars
11:00 – 01:00
By property
Every table, every bar — across every Xaluca address.
From a 06:30 ksar breakfast to a fire-circle dinner under the dune — here are the exact hours we keep at every hotel, camp and refuge in the south.
Kasbah & hotel
Kasbah Hotel Xaluca · Arfoud
Arfoud · Tafilalet
Breakfast
Sijilmassa Restaurant
06:30 – 10:30Lunch · Poolside
Pool deck · Bladi
12:30 – 15:30Dinner buffet
Tizimi · Moroccan dining room
19:30 – 22:30À la carte dinner
Mabroka · on reservation
19:30 – 22:00Bars
Tataoui Bar · Sahara Bar
11:00 – 01:00
Mabroka private dining room (120 covers) bookable for groups and weddings.
Kasbah & hotel
Kasbah Hotel Tombouctou
Merzouga · Erg Chebbi
Breakfast
06:30 – 10:30Lunch · Poolside
12:30 – 15:00Dinner buffet
Caravane dining room
19:30 – 22:30À la carte dinner
Rooftop · sunset menu
Best 30 min before sunset
20:00 – 22:00Bars
11:00 – 00:30
Kasbah & hotel
Hotel Xaluca Dades
Boumalne Dades · Atlas foothills
Breakfast
07:00 – 10:30Lunch · Poolside
Garden terrace
12:30 – 15:00Dinner buffet
19:30 – 22:30À la carte dinner
Gorge-view dining room
19:30 – 22:00Bars
Panorama Bar
11:00 – 00:30
Kasbah & hotel
Hotel Riad Xaluca · Merzouga
Merzouga · doorstep of the dunes
Breakfast
Riad courtyard
06:30 – 10:30Lunch · Poolside
Infinity pool deck
12:30 – 15:30À la carte dinner
Panoramic restaurant
19:30 – 22:30Bars
Rooftop bar · over the dunes
11:00 – 01:00
Sunrise breakfast served on the rooftop on request.
Kasbah & hotel
Hotel Xaluca Spa Aguelmame Sidi Ali
Lake Sidi Ali · 2 100 m
Breakfast
Lakeside dining room
07:30 – 10:30Lunch · Lakeside
Trout & cedar · 120 covers
12:30 – 15:30À la carte dinner
Cedar dining room
19:30 – 22:00Bars
Fireplace bar
11:00 – 00:00Tea time · Atlas
Lobby fireplace
Cedar-smoked tea + honey cakes
16:00 – 18:00
Kasbah & hotel
Xaluca Aït Ben Haddou Maison d'Hôte
Aït Ben Haddou · UNESCO ksar
Breakfast
Inner courtyard
07:00 – 10:30Lunch
Ksar terrace
13:00 – 15:00À la carte dinner
Family table · 14 covers
Single seating · on reservation
19:30 – 22:00
Kasbah & hotel
Hotel Xaluca Midelt
Midelt · Cirque de Jaffar
Breakfast
07:00 – 10:00Lunch
Orchard pavilion
12:30 – 15:00Dinner buffet
Mountain dining room
19:30 – 22:00Bars
11:00 – 23:30
Opening 2026 — provisional hours, subject to refinement.
Bivouac & camp
Auberge La Belle Étoile
Foot of Erg Chebbi · Merzouga
Breakfast
Terrace facing the dunes
06:30 – 10:00Lunch
Garden under the tamarisks
12:30 – 15:00À la carte dinner
Berber dining room
Music nights · Thu / Sat 21:00
19:30 – 22:00
Bivouac & camp
La Belle Étoile Luxury Desert Camp
Heart of Erg Chebbi
Breakfast
Sunrise table on the dune
07:00 – 10:00Trail picnic
Sandboarding · quad routes
On request · 24h priorFire-circle dinner
5-course tasting · sommelier
Smart-casual · stargazing follows
19:30 – 22:30Bars
Open bar in the lounge tent
17:00 – 01:00
Bivouac & camp
Kamkamia Luxury Desert Camp
South dunes · Merzouga
Breakfast
Communal tent
07:00 – 10:00Fire-circle dinner
Berber tagine · 3 services
19:30 – 22:00Bars
18:00 – 00:30
Bivouac & camp
Merdani Bivouac
North-east dunes · Erg Chebbi
Breakfast
06:45 – 09:30Fire-circle dinner
Candle-lit haima
Gnawa music on Saturdays
20:00 – 22:00
Mountain refuge
Xaluca Ifess Fess Refuge de Montagne
M'Goun Massif · Atlas
Breakfast
Wood-fire room
06:30 – 09:00Trail picnic
Bread · cheese · olives · dates
Packed at 06:30Tea time · Atlas
By the cedar fire
17:00 – 18:30À la carte dinner
Amazigh table · 14 covers
Single seating · communal
19:30 – 21:30
Hours shown in Moroccan local time · Subject to seasonal variation · Private dining available on request.
Reserve a table — or design a private dinner with our chef.
From a lakeside lunch in Sidi Ali to a bivouac feast in the Erg Chebbi dunes, our concierge tailors the moment to you.