Menu - L'oriental Couscous Caen

What a great restaurant! We were staying at a hotel around the corner and were looking for a restaurant. We came across L'Oriental Couscous. As the name suggest... read more What a great restaurant! We were staying at a hotel around the corner and were looking for a restaurant. We came across L'Oriental Couscous. As the name suggests, that is what the restaurant specializes in--more than a dozen types of couscous. The food was superb....We stuck with the chicken couscous. The restaurant is spotless. The background music was terrific. Malika greets you, seats you and serves you--making you feel very much at home. We've been traveling in France for a month and this one of the very best restaurants we've eaten in--and the only review I've written!

We stopped there on an August Sunday when it seemed that every eatery in Caen Centre was closed for the August Holiday. Our host, speaking in French with my wif... read more We stopped there on an August Sunday when it seemed that every eatery in Caen Centre was closed for the August Holiday. Our host, speaking in French with my wife, was surprised that we were Americans and we actually were familiar with couscous. We eat...it more than we eat rice at home. We both ordered the couscous dinner and it was absolutely delicious. The meat was well cooked, the couscous and the “gravy” were to die for, and the sides were very tasty. In fact, my wife said that having been in Normandy for a week, it was the best meal we had on our trip! The restaurant is described as African, but menu is Algerian (which I guess technically makes it African). If we had stayed longer in Caen, we would have eaten there again. Super place!