Restaurant The House - الحوش — Restaurant in Tunis

I spent 5 days in Tunisia and I have to say that although the food was ok in this restaurant, it felt in the end a more touristic and expensive choice after evaluating the entire trip. It was my first meal in the place La Goulette (we chose this restaurant because it appeared as a safe option as it had many reviews) but we ate more authentic food to other places of this area and with half price. This is maybe why when we arrived it was mainly tourists there although in other places were many locals (that could be accidental though, I cannot be sure). The atmosphere was very good, place was clean and staff was polite. Alcohol is not served (as in many...

The service in the restaurant was very nice and efficient. The food focuses on local cuisine, and I expected it to be a bit spicier. I ordered a sandwich with egg and prawns for starters. It was quite good. The egg was perhaps a little too loose. For the main course I had lamb with couscous. There was a lot of food and I couldn't eat it all. There was a lot of fat in the lamb. I don't know if that's the intention, but I felt that there was little actual meat compared to the couscous. The bread served as an appetizer was...

I first visited The House with my family and loved it—great food, friendly service, and everything looked just like the photos. But after going back twice, things have changed. The entrée is still the best part, but the rest of the food was disappointing. As a Djerbian, I can say their Djerbian dishes don’t come close to the real thing. Service is still good, but it gets messy when the place is crowded. Hope they get...