Couscousserie De l'Horloge - Avignon

I was a bit weary as this small couscous and tajines restaurant is on the main street of Avignon. Usually not a good sign for quality food.Well, I was wrong. I had a Merguez couscous, with some extra lamm skillets. All was good and tasty. Usually, if a couscous place wants to save money, you get bad quality meat. It was not the case here, everything was good.So if you want a decent quality couscous, at a reasonnable price, this place is not a bad contender.

Love this place! Great food, friendly staff. We had a very enjoyable dinner with a table overlooking Place de l'Horloge. Tiny, but charming. Up a flight of narrow stairs so perhaps not for the infirm or elderly.

Situated right not he place de l'Horloge in the centre of Avignon, one might easily think this to be another tourist trap. But then you have to climb up the narrow, steep staircase in order to arrive at this place - with nothing but a sign and a small menu indicating it from the outside. When we visited, quite some of the other guests were greeted in a way that indicated them to be frequent guests and as usual, a faithful, local clientele tells you a lot about the place.The menu is simple - three different salads, a choice of different couscous compositions, traditional tajine with either vegetables, chicken or lamb and a few other, typical dishes, such as brick à l'oeuf. We both went for a chicken tajine, me with almonds, my daughter with lemons, and loved the rich taste of the dish as well as the crispy skin and tender flesh of the chicken. A traditional mint tea perfectly terminated this dinner.The waiter was very friendly and we left paying just about 30 € for the both of us - very good value for money, considering you're in the bubbling centre of Avignon! To be repeated!!!

Strolling along the streets of Avignon old town the traveler is faced with a multitude of choices when it comes to food. We already had had some French food during our trip, so we decided to be "adventurous" and eat something different - and this is when we came across La Couscousserie de L'Horloge. The menu includes some vegetarian options but also dishes with chicken and lamb. I had initially decided to go with a chicken tagine, but our waiter recommended the lamb tagine - and right he was. The prunes, apricots and oranges mingled nicely with the flavors of cinnamon and cumin, The portions were good sized. The wine recommended - a Moroccan rose - was OK and worked well with our meal, but was nothing special.Service was friendly and professional, and as we were very early for dinner, we were the only customers when we arrived. As a result, we were served very promptly. Definitely an adventure worth repeating.

This is the best couscous I have tasted outside of paris. The taste is superb and the setting with the hotel de ville in the background wonderful. Service may be a little slow but sit back and enjoy the experience. The Tunisian staff are very pleasant and I would recommend it.