Having booked a table at this restaurant for my wifes birthday. I was a little disappointed with the service and the quality of the food. Not what I would have expected judging by some of the previous reviews although some of the reviews are mixed.

We were greeted with a glass of Prossecco and a small morsal of something and shown to our table which after a while we got quite cold as the door was open and a draft was coming in. Too late to move as as all of the other tables were occupied.

I just don't understand these reviews. The meal was no better than The Olive Garden. Staff was friendly and the ambiance was relaxing with a certain Marrekech feel...but the food and overall service was a B- at best. I would not go out of your way to go here and would set expectations a bit lower. How this was ranked the #2 restaurant on Trip Advisor I will never know.

An Italian in Marrakech! After a week you get a bit fed up of tagines. This was a good meal. Nicely presented in a lovely setting.

Maybe it tried too hard but some of the food was a bit boring, too many flavours that did not seem to gel together. For example my starter was a salmon flan, but it lacked flavour and I think there was fennel in there but it just tasted like soggy celery. The main thing about good Italian is the freshness of the ingredients this may be a problem for them.

Additionally we were here in December and temperature was below average but there was not heating. We both ended up freezing, eating with our jackets on.

It was by no means terrible, just a little bland for me.

What a great restaurant. Visted on the 30.11.12 and had a great meal. Finding the restaurant was abit of a chore. The taxi driver dropped us off a good 5 min walk from the restaurant and due to the lack of signage we begrudgingly had to follow the boys (that the taxi driver had hailed) and pay them for their help. Once inside the maitre d gave us a warm welcome and led us too our table. Although the food is itailian everything else about pepe nero is morrocan. The staff were warm and attentive and we were offered a free presecco and amuse bouche. Lovely filet steak and shoulder of lamb followed by the lemon cheese cake. Once we have finished and were ready to leave, Abdil dressed in traditional dress and a fez lead us back to the main square and safely into a taxi. Would def go back but must book as very busy