Top Couscous restaurants in Montreal, Canada

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Love this place. Great staff!

One of the best dining experiences in Montreal. Flavourful dishes and tenderly cooked lamb. The sauce of the couscous is sooo delicious, I wish I knew their recipe. The couscous paella is unique and tasty. In my opinion, it is better than the traditional rice paella. Service was friendly and as if they are hosting you at their home. Everything there is authentic and made to perfection. Music background selection is amazing.

Went there upon recommendation of a friend and it was really worth it. They use high quality ingredients and vegetables, they put effort in preparing real food homemade style. The green mint tea at the end with their desserts sampler plate was amazing. Will be back for sure and recommend them

A homie place. Food is a delight, as much as the owners heart. We were 10 guests and we had plenty of food, tastes are authentic. It's been in my address book for a while now. Never did they disappoint, as well good on delivery.

amazing food and service. Lamb and chicken was tender and flavourful. Large portion sizes. the Chef's laugh was so wonderfully joyous. The mint tea and sweets instantly transport you to Morocco. To top it off the chef was from Chefchaouen, one of my favourite places in the world. definitely a Montreal must!

Went there for dinner a few weeks ago and it was a miss for us unfortunately. We did like the terrace, but this restaurant is extremely overpriced for what it is. I paid 25$ for a garden + chicken salad which was barely an appetizer. The food tasted good, but for the price we paid for it, it was nothing extraordinary. The service is very slow and not very welcoming - our waitress (who I think may be the owner) wore earphones the whole time which is super unprofessional. Cherry on top, there was a hair in my salad so they had to redo it. But because it's so slow, by the time they brought a new salad, everyone else had finished their food. Also, there was a lot of opened sugar packets and the teaspoon was dirty for tea.

We had a great experience at menthe & couscous. We reserved for a belly dance show included with the pre fixe menu. The show was entertaining and the dancer had a lot of energy and it probably lasted for 4 or 5 songs. Food was really good and I really enjoyed the tea, salad and tajine. The place was smaller and less crowded than we expected and the clientele tends to be more on the matured side.

My dad used to eat there in 1989. We decided to go together so we could bring memories back and so he could share them with me. Im SO glad we shared this special moment at this AMAZING restaurant ! The owner is amazing and the staff is also always smiling. Im young and dont have the most experience, but of my 26 years of living, this was the best food I ever ate ! The tea was amazing and the couscous royal was delicious. Don’t question it. Just go

This is now my new favorite restaurant in Montreal. Probably its best feature is the talented and gracious chef/host. The food was amazing, with generous portions lovingly presented. The lamb tender & succulent, the Pastilla classic and delicious, and even the "sides" like couscous with braised veggies, superb. You could see that the chef's pride as he presented each course, you'll want to shout BRAVO at the end!

Nice Tajine dishes. We had the lamb Tajine. It came as stewed lamb in a sauce served over rice. It was tasty but I would have appreciated a load of chunky vegetables stewed in the tajine served with the meat.

The restaurant is tiny inside and a bit claustrophobic to me. ( Everyone will have a different take on it. ). It’s cosy, I’ll leave it at that. We sat on the outside patio and it was very pleasant. We had two lamb tajine and a moussaka appetizer. The moussaka was actually a dip with some lovely pita bread but I wish they would have said it was a dip. Even the server could not describe it properly other than saying it a small appy.

One of the best parts of the experience though is that guests are encouraged to BYOB. So bring your own wine and beer and there is no corkage fee. It was very nice to be able to save money on our beer and wine tab. In fact the sign in front of the restaurant advertises BYOB even before the name of the restaurant.

A couscous order here, priced around $30 CAD, is more than sufficient for two dinners, especially the house special Tarot which included Merguez sausage links and a lamb shank, along with a full bowl of broth and vegetables that the meats were stewed in.

Potatoes and carrots were so absolutely tender and nourishing; it's summer time now, but one can only imagine how satisfying this dish might be in colder weather when the benefits would be felt in your bones.

A side of a hot sauce not unlike schrug came with stewed apricots for an addition of earthy heat and balancing sweetness. Let both dissolve into your couscous on the plate, seasoning per serving, rather than adding to the main broth dish.

One of the authentic moroccan restaurants. We really enjoyed the food so much. I ordered the Morrocan Tajine of lamb with vegetables and dried apricot and prunes. Its taste was mouthwatering. It reminded me with my stay in Morroco. The only thing that I missed, and it could add a lot, is to make the authentic Morrocan bread "Khobz" which will add a lot to the authenticity and the taste.

Besides that my wife tried the "Couscous Baheya" with chicken. She enjoyed it. For the desserts, we tried the "Omali", but it took so much time to be prepared and it look burnt ( as if it was kept in the oven more than needed ). Its tatse was not that good.

The place is nice and cozy. It is little bit small. But there is a nice patio outside where you can sit in when the weather is nice.

The couscous restaurant offers authentic traditional dishes that cater to Vegan eaters. The food is flavorful, and the ambiance creates a pleasant dining experience. However, it is important to note that the kitchen and service can be quite slow, which may impact overall satisfaction.

I am so glad we chose this restaurant for a relaxing family lunch. The owner Noureddine was kind and welcoming. We enjoyed a large, filling meal with cucumber & tomato salad, assorted olives, pastilla au poule, vegetable soup, lamb tagine, kofta meatballs, couscous, chicken over rice, and then topped it off with tea, coffee & dates. Wow! Each dish was better than the last. All the meat was tender, the vegetables were fresh & well-cooked, and everything was seasoned perfectly. The environment is warm and relaxed. I wish we lived in the area so we could come again and again.

Excellent choice to go, good warm food

I have been wanting couscous for the past couple of days so after a Google search, we settled on Au Tarot. It was quiet, the owner was really nice, friendly and welcoming.
My husband and I ordered the lamb couscous and it was amazing.
The portions are generous and we even took the leftover home. The owner added a little more couscous for us to take home.
Nice discovery 👌 👍 Definitely,we'll go back.

Waiting over 20 minutes in the restaurant for a pick in the that was ordered online 1 hour earlier. No excuses.

Great discovery in plateau Montreal. I recommend the royal degustation menu . The owner is charming and the portions are huge. The flavors are out of this world. A great place for sharing with friends bring your own wine. A 5 stars!

I'll start by saying that the food here was amazing and delicious and if I were to solely rate the food it would be 5 stars. The service however really needs some improvement. After being seated and having our orders taken, we received the wrong appetizers by the same server who took our order. Then instead of receiving our correct appetizers we got our Main Course. I corrected that with the server and they took our food back and brought out the appetizers we ordered except they were clearly made in a rush as one of them was missing the lamb that was supposed to come with it. Finally after all that we thought we would have some dessert and asked for a dessert menu only for them to have completely forgotten about it and after waiting 15 min we just asked for the bill and left. Not once did anyone come to check if the food was good or if we need anything.

Let me reiterate this though. The food was excellent and if you want to try Moroccan food, I highly recommend it. But be prepared for the possibility that the service may not be up to par.

This place has ok food at good value. The one item that brings it from a 3 star to a 4 star is their fries. I've tried several things on their menu, but I keep coming back only for the fries.

Delicious pizzas, couscous, chicken meals
Convinient hours
Friendly service
Good variety
Fair price
Keep up the good work!

Great food for the price. Vegetable couscous is tasty and so is all their pizza!

Very friendly service but so-so food. Couscous tasted old, chicken overcooked. Vegetables were good though. OK food to order if you really don't feel like cooking, but not exceptional.