A Nottingham city centre restaurant has been seized by the landlords. A forfeiture notice from Parkinson Bailiff Services has gone up in the window of Amora Express in Long Row.
The eatery has been closed for some months and the windows are covered with sheets of newspaper which are now falling off. The sign warns that any attempt to enter the premises by the leaseholder would result in criminal or civil proceedings.
Amora Express specialised in Pakistani and Lebanese food, and had a huge vegan offering. According to one reviewer it served the best Lebanese shawarma in town, with another saying it was the best Lebanese restaurant in the UK.
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The menu included platters, mezze of hummus, falafel and soujok, a spicy lamb sausage. Main courses included marinated lamb cutlets, skewers of marinated meat and a dish called bammieh b'zeit, which is slow-cooked okra with tomato, onion and garlic.
Besides the restaurant it also offered corporate catering. Four months ago a reviewer said: "Unresponsive!!! I am trying to get in touch with this restaurant to make a corporate food order for next month, but the phone number online is incorrect and they don’t answer the email address or form on their website. Disappointed as I remember the food is good."
The restaurant was originally called Marrakesh Express and was an offshoot of the Middle Eastern restaurant Marrakesh, a few doors down in Chapel Bar, which closed in 2020.
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