Couscousbar Amsterdam in Indische Buurt West

I really love Moroccan cuisine. In Morocco, the food is always super tasty and fresh. The same goes for the chicken couscous. I ordered this today at the Couscousbar, but the taste was a huge disappointment. It was bland, dry, and completely lacking in those authentic Moroccan flavors. The portion, however, was fresh, large, and nice and hot.

Had a chicken sandwich .. was great!! Well-filled and delicious..

A real treat! We stumbled upon this place for lunch while strolling through the neighborhood, and what a pleasant surprise! We ordered the basic couscous (chicken and sweet potato) for €15, and it was absolutely worth it. The portion was very generous, the ingredients were fresh, and the dish was delicious! I highly recommend it if you're hungry ;)

Super delicious authentic Moroccan food. Definitely recommend!!

Incredible food, incredible vegan options, really surprised at the amazing unique flavours here. Good prices too. Will 💯 be coming back

Freshly made couscous around the clock

Had a delicious Moroccan sandwich. Super tasty. Friendly service. Had also eaten couscous here two years ago and that was very good too.

Delicious, homemade, healthy, and fair prices. Dishes are cooked perfectly and bursting with flavor, especially the soups and salads.

I wonder if the 1-star reviews are from competing businesses. Because I just ate a delicious msemmen with chicken (sweet). Great fresh subtle flavors for a great price. Nicely decorated. The filling could have been a bit warmer but otherwise it was top-notch :) will definitely be back.

I recently ordered from Couscousbar and was very pleased with it. The food was truly delicious: flavorful and fresh. For anyone wanting to discover authentic Moroccan cuisine, this is definitely highly recommended! Additionally, I would like to mention the staff. Even though it was quite busy, they remained friendly and welcoming. That made the experience complete.

Unfortunately, the food here was a disappointment. The Mama Nadia tagine did not meet expectations; the dish consisted of some merguez and a few olives. Even though we had ordered extra vegetables, it remained a letdown. The cold salad was also disappointing and simply not tasty. The price for such a small container (15 euros) is also a downside. The service, on the other hand, was good; the staff member was friendly and helpful.

I had a soup and enjoyed it. Good filling vegan bean soup. Next time I will try the warm couscous or tajine.

Update: they turned it around in a serious way. I love these people. I’m not even gonna say “ignore what I wrote before” because I just deleted it.

Way too much chicken and almost no vegetables

A truly wonderful experience at the restaurant “Bar Couscous” in Amsterdam, which serves the famous couscous dish in all its variations: with meat, chicken, or vegetables, together with harira soup and lentils. And of course, the meal is completed with a glass of Moroccan tea with sweets. Thank you for the excellent hospitality. A truly wonderful experience at the “Bar Couscous” restaurant in Amsterdam, which serves the famous dish “couscous” in all its variations: with meat, chicken, or vegetables, along with harira and lentil soups. And let's not forget to complete this experience with a glass of Moroccan tea and sweets. Thank you for the excellent hospitality.

When you walk in, order Nah Nah tea, and are asked with or without sugar, you pretty much know what time it is. And sure enough... Nah Nah tea with sugar was bland and bitter, and therefore not as it should be. It is cold in this place. Hard chairs.

I ordered an Uber Eats from them, generous portions, great packaging, and it was fast and delicious, I recommend it!!

Authentic stuff here. Friendly staff.

It used to taste good. Now it doesn't.

Soo delicious and lovely atmosphere

The bisara was mushy, the couscous was tasteless and not ripe yet...a shame; I might as well have ordered pizza. The delivery driver was the only positive one; he was on time and friendly...certainly no experience with Moroccan cuisine as it should be.

Subject: Order not received – very disappointed Today I placed an order with Couscousbar Amsterdam Oost through Thuisbezorgd. Unfortunately, the order didn't arrive, even though I did receive an email stating it had been delivered. This is therefore incorrect. My address and phone number were entered correctly, so it's unclear what went wrong. What makes it even more frustrating is that Couscousbar is unreachable by phone – they simply don't answer. This means I can't report the problem personally. I have since filed a complaint through Thuisbezorgd, but I also want to express my disappointment here. I regularly order food, and these kinds of experiences are very frustrating. In short: very disappointed with the service.

Can't ask for any more authentic couscous made by the awesome team! The vegetable stew with chicken on top of couscous mmmmhmmm!

DO NOT EAT HERE!!!! I got food poisoning. I took one bite of the couscous and there was a nasty long hair in it. I went to report it and got a new one, but it was cold.

Went here for dinner last week with a colleague. I didn't enjoy it at all. Sorry, but this doesn't even come close to the Moroccan couscous I'm used to. Dry, tasteless, and definitely not worth the money. Worthless! If you're going to open a couscous bar and represent Moroccan cuisine, do it right, with love and flavor, and not just offer some vegetable poke bowl in the shape and name of COUSCOUS. What a shame!

I absolutely love the Kippendij couscous bowl with Moroccan vegetables and topped with olives. I do not get an upset stomach from it, I take the food out so I don't know what the atmosphere is like but the service ordering could be better / friendlier.

Very good food. Portions could be bigger

What a great place this is!! Went here for dinner with a group of friends and the service and food was really great. Super nice owner and also a very nice cat!!

Way too little chicken in the portion (10%), I called them and was told these are the new rules. I had ordered more often and apparently the quality is different these days. I also had to wait more than an hour for my food.

I rarely leave negative reviews, but this experience with Couscous Bar was genuinely disappointing. I received the wrong order and one of the meals I paid for was missing. Instead of calling to clarify or offer an alternative, they put cookies in the bag as an apology…? We don’t eat cookies, and they’re definitely not a replacement for dinner. One of the missing items was soup — which was specifically for my girlfriend — and instead of helping, the person I spoke to on the phone told me it was my fault for ordering too late. She then suggested I could come back tomorrow to fix it — on King’s Day, no less? 🤨🤨 When I tried to explain calmly that the issue was on their side, she raised her voice and then hung up on me, and ignored the phone when I called her back. No responsibility, no proper solution, just blame and poor customer service. Really disappointing, especially considering how much I was looking forward to trying their food.

The couscous dishes are really tasty en good portion. There is free water to grab. The owner is also very friendly.

Got food poisoning after ordering food here, we only ate this in the evening and became deathly ill during the night. Then we haven't even mentioned how small the portion was, 2 mini pieces of chicken, hardly any vegetables + 95% couscous. And that for about €40.- While we have also ordered here in the past and the portions were much better in proportion. There was just far too little this time, the container was far from full, which in retrospect is fortunate - because food poisoning is no fun, we will never eat here again!

So you pay €7.50 for 4 date cookies without dates. We ordered 12. For 12 pieces you pay €22.50 excluding delivery costs. You just get dry cookies with a very thin layer of date paste. You can hardly taste the dates. What a scam. This was not the case before. So this is doubly disappointing. Never again. An official complaint has now also been filed with Ubereats. What a shame for Moroccan cuisine.

The food wasn't as, hmm, as expected. The young lady seemed overwhelmed, but was very friendly. and since we were the only guests, it didn't feel comfortable. It's certainly very nice there when it's busy.

We paid 12 euros for some peas with pepper (Tangine mama Nadia). Does not look at all like the picture in the app we ordered through. Portion size also ridiculously small for the price (there is nothing taken out of the box yet this is exactly how it came). Taste was okay.

Best couscous I have ever eaten in NL

I ordered the tfaya chicken on Ubereats and the food was ok but lacking flavor. I felt the dish to be overpriced as they gave me mostly couscous and onions with a small amount of chicken.

Ordered the Tagine with chicken thigh fillet via Thuisbezorgd. There was a 1+1 free promotion at that time. I ordered it at the end of the morning for delivery at 6:00 PM The food arrived on time. The portions were generous and it tasted delicious. The chicken was tender, the vegetables had a light bite and it was wonderfully seasoned and deliciously spicy. I will definitely order here more often. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture, it looked so delicious that I completely forgot 😂

Nice decorations, but small area for dine in ,The stuff is friendly thank to ayani and her friend They both good and perfect service with delicious food service.I visit it for first time but its impressive me . For more tourists information and tour Instagram mehsenn Snapchat dr.mehsen WhatsApp/ 0031642387041 We have bus and tourist tours and best price also Arabian translator guides.

What a meager meal! Few vegetables (in the vegan couscous) and not very tasty. And that for 17.50 euros…

I was on the street by chance. I got a fairly large bowl of couscous with warm vegetables, chicken and parsley on top. For 16.50 euros it was plenty. A little broth to soak it all up. I also appreciated the service, fast, efficient and friendly. Definitely my new favorite place to eat in the East.

The food is bad and I don't think it represents pure Moroccan couscous. My stomach hurt right after eating there. The Dutch employee's treatment was unfriendly and while paying, they took an additional amount from us for the onions!! I don't recommend it!

Gosh, stingy actually! The ratio is wrong! When I ask for some extra gravy, because the couscous would otherwise be too dry, the answer I get is: chicken has melted in the gravy, which means I have to pay extra for it, € 3.50 because they see it as extra chicken! Tssss!!!

Gosh, stingy actually! The ratio is wrong! When I ask for some extra gravy, because the couscous would otherwise be too dry, the answer I get is: chicken has melted in the gravy, which means I have to pay extra for it, € 3.50 because they see it as extra chicken! Tssss!!!

This place instantly transports me to Morocco! 🇲🇦 The food was not only healthy but also incredibly delicious 🤤, and the portion sizes were just perfect! 😊

I LOVED this place for a long time, the food is delish. However, I recently ordered online, the vegan option i chose had 20% discount and i only got halve the meal and halve the toppings, honestly the box was literally halve empty...I ordered the same thing a week before and picked it up, i had to eat that amount of food in two stages..Sadly it seems they only try to keep customers happy that come to pick up food and rip of the ones that order online, very very shameful to have paid Euro 14,- for a few bites of couscous with hardly any toppings.

The food was absolutely delicious! Will definitely be back.

I ordered couscous with chicken thigh via home delivery. Received a little chicken, a few slices of carrot and two serving spoons of couscous. Really too little. Not a meal for an adult, and I'm not the biggest. I actually just feel robbed. I won't order from here again.

The food is very good and gives large portions

Delicious food, large portions and fresh vegetables. A tip if you want to eat healthy, fresh and good.

After visiting this establishment I am seriously considering reporting the theft€23 for a portion of couscous that left both my wallet and my stomach in disarray. Where the price flew high, the portion size and quality plummeted. A 'composite' couscous, they say? More of a mish-mash of profit margins, if you ask me. Prospective visitors, be warned: the only filling you'll find here will be the emptiness of your wallet.

We passed by by chance And finally took a “harira” break. Very good Moroccan soup (the real flavor, I'm Moroccan 😉), served with real traditional bread, Restaurant decorated with great taste. I really liked it 🥰

1 star is really too much, every time you pay different prices. Hygiene in the kitchen is not acceptable. I won't come here anymore

Top food made with love. Always friendly and once again the food wowwwwwww.

Veel en veel te duur geworden, smaak ik ook niet meer wat het is.. vooral heel veel couscous weinig groente en weinig kip.. de smaak van traditionele couscous is ver te zoeken (als Marokkaan weet ik wel hoe die moet smaken). Helaas want ze beginnen ooit echt goed. Maar misschien is dit couscous voor de niet Marokkaan.

really super tasty and also healthy and if something goes wrong with the order they immediately make it right 👍 ​​top service

Extremely cozy and calm atmosphere. The employee was very friendly and so accommodating for poor Dutch speakers (Thanks a lot). The food is absolutely delicious!! I will definitely try my best to come back here!

Nice ambiance, looks neat and tidy. The couscous chicken, which costs almost €17, has about 70 grams of meat, few vegetables, a large portion of couscous and sufficient sauce (markah). The “richly” filled harira tasted OK, but not richly filled. Afterwards I saw that it should contain chickpeas, but unfortunately I didn't have any. I indicated this but received the answer that I did not cook it. With the €7.50 soup you get 2 bites of bread. My son and I were really hungry for Moroccan food, but there are much better and cheaper restaurants in Amsterdam. I would advise those who know Moroccan cuisine not to go here. It will be very disappointing to an expert. If you are not familiar with Moroccan cuisine, it is fun to try.

Also become too expensive. Lots of couscous, okay vegetables and little meat. The proportions are wrong. At 16 euros (32 guilders) it seemed expensive. Went again after a long time, but it was disappointing. The taste is also not what it used to be.

Goed behandeling en lekker eten

Very good food!! ⭐️👍👍👍fresh, super quality and big portions!

Veel te weinig groente en vlees, 80% van m’n maaltijd bestond uit couscous.

Medewerkers zijn niet klantvriendelijk en eten is niet vers! Medewerker gaf toe dat de couscous en het lamsvlees niet vers waren en als compensatie mocht ik een nieuw gerecht uitzoeken, dit aanbod heb ik afgeslagen. Ik heb hier dagenlang diarree aan overgehouden. Mocht je op zoek zijn naar verse en lekkere couscous dan ben je hier zeker aan het verkeerde adres!

Mama's that sell all kind of combinations of couscous. Take away. It was delicious.

Getting more and more disappointed. While the portions are generous, its way too dry and not so tasty

While the food is quite tasty, the balance is a little off as you get a lot of couscous with too little topping. I would say that at the end you have more dry carbs than tasty toppings. Also, considering that you have to pay extra for some toppings, you get very little of them.

Nice and cozy place, with very delicious food.

Best couscous in Amsterdam! Erg vriendelijk Staff

1 van de beste couscouswinkeltjes in Amsterdam.

Definitely not what I was to consider a good couscous. And also way too expensive for the poor quality of all that I ordered. It just tasted as if it came from a factory. To me, nothing from my order tasted anywhere near like a proper home-cooked couscous.

Net voor het eerst gehaald en de dame die mij helpte vroeg ik om advies wat zij zou kiezen en ze heeft de beste combinatie gemaakt! Was verrukkelijk, ik zal zeker vaker terug komen. Super vriendelijk en een super leuke schone zaak!

Afgelopen woensdag erg goed geholpen door Laila!! Top service.. couscous op bestelling en wij waren tevreden met het resultaat.

Super lekkere harira en super goeie service

Quien busca platós caseros más que turísticos... allí están.. claro de marruecos

Heerlijkkkkkk de couscous met vlees massallah.

Delicious food and friendly staff, left the place happy & well-fed

Heerlijk, alleen had ik graag een extra merguez gehad.

Ik had per ongeluk de verkeerde maaltijd besteld, maar dit was geen probleem. Ik werd vriendelijk geholpen en kreeg zonder gedoe de maaltijd naar wens mee. Ik had de vegetarische couscous met kikkererwten. Het was ontzettend lekker! Veel groenten, lekker gekruid en niet duur! Ik was ook dankbaar voor de goede service😊

Best couscous i had in Amsterdam. Yumm😊

Top! Zo lekker gegeten, heerlijk. Veel smaken geweldig goed gecombineerd👍

Looks Like A Great Place and the soep Tasted good But instant couscous is like french fries from the microwave it doesn't matter how good they are

Incredibly deliscious and very friendly and helpful service. Would definitely go again!

It’s rear really delicious, and the lady was so nice

Het was zo onwijs lekker. Zoals altijd. De couscous is op traditionele wijze gestoomd en ernaast kun je kiezen uit verschillende opties/soorten couscous gerechten, zoals lamsvlees, kip, merqyez of vega. Ook heb je verschillende groenten en kan je ernaast kiezen voor extra’s toppings (zie foto) . De couscous smaakt werkelijk fantastisch en ik kom graag mijn gezonde en zeer voedzame maaltijd bij hen halen. Heerlijk genoten samen met vrienden. Je kan er namelijk ook gezellig zitten! Een aanrader mocht je heerlijk willen genieten van een Marokkaans traditioneel gerecht.

Couscous bar Amsterdam is DE perfecte plek om een stukje Marokkaanse cultuur en een explosie van smaak beleving, bij iedere hap die je binnen krijgt. Ik ben van Marokkaanse komaf en kan je garanderen dat je op geen andere plek een betere couscous zult krijgen dan hier. Het wordt tenslotte altijd geserveerd door mamma’s in de keuken en laten we nou eerlijk zijn, wie kunnen er nou beter koken dan zij doen?!

I love going to this simple couscous restaurant at weekends for lunch. Expect absolutely outstanding couscous prepared to your preferences. A really cordial service tries very hard to ensure that it really tastes good. The portions are quite generous. The atmosphere Javastraat usual bohemian.

Door mama's gemaakt? Of door Suzanne gemaakt? Waar waren die kruiden? Oh ja, die porties deden me ook niet denken aan mama..

Amazing couscous and everything around it (not sure on the specific i just asked thr girl here to put her favorite things. I ate a lot of couscous and really enjoyed this one as well

Ik dacht een TV kok die een restaurantje heeft. Gespecialiseerd in couscous. Mwaghh....dat viel tegen. We gingen ter plaatse eten. We kregen het ten in papieren bakjes. Tijdens het eten ging de muziek opeens hard aan. Nederlands rap muziek. Couscous was erg nat. Jammer ..