The good: My date and I got there early and had some drinks before dinner. The drinks were excellent, the decor/ambience in the bar area as great. (So far so good.)
The bad: Dinner. Period. We went to Koutoubia because we wanted try something "exotic" and hadn't had Moroccan before. When I'm paying for a quality meal, I look for something I can't prepare. We ordered the Couscous "Feast" for 2, which we were told was their best dish. It came with a salad to share which was 5 samplings on one SMALL plate, then the entree was one dinner plate of food, consisting of plain, unseasoned couscous, lots of steamed veggies, and exactly 9 small pieces of meat. I can prepare this myself for $25 max....but the bill with NO appetizers, NO dessert, and 2 glasses of wine....$112. I'm not cheap, (I try all the top restaurants in LA as soon as the opening frenzy ends), and this was HORRIBLE food.
Summary: Good place for drinks, AWFUL for dinner
Pros: the bar, good cocktails
Cons: food was awful and way overpriced
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