Côte Kingston upon Thames Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were attentive."
• "Good value and service."
• "As always staff are very friendly, helpful, professional, they ensure you a excellent dining experience."
• "Friendly staff and quick service."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Service very attentive and friendly."
• "Great reception, service and hospitality!"

Cons:

• "Service was extremely slow."
• "It was very difficult to get any service sitting outside opposite the Bishop."
• "very disappointing, booked a table in advance and was given rude and abrupt service, kept waiting over an hour to see the desert menu."
• "Once seated we waited for around 15 minutes before a waiter attended us even for a drinks order, the starter actually came before the drinks."
• "Service...looks like most of the staff were new and looked bit lost and disorientated."
• "Service was short and impatient."
• "Slow service with lack of attention towards our table."

Location & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It’s on the water, and has beautiful atmosphere."
• "Perfect evening by the river!"
• "Great location and we had a nice outside table."
• "First visit, location by the river perfect for relaxing and people watching, drinks were good, staff pleasant and helpful."
• "Nice location on the river. Outside tables available."
• "The setting was lovely overlooking the river."
• "It’s enjoyable to be seated by the window and have a nice river view."

Cons:

• "The social distancing could have been better as some of the tables were still quite close together."
• "Air conditioning need to be turned down at one point I though that the main doors were opened up."
• "The food was good but it was so noisy that it spolit my dinning experience."
• "But another problem was they wouldn’t take cash which was bizarre, so couldn’t simply pay!"
• "The food was delicious, but our special New Year's Eve dinner (with wine pairings) was served with indecent haste."
• "All three - just average, in fact forgettable...."
• "The ambiance added to the overall dining experience."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was good. We ordered mains and dessert and they were all amazing."
• "The dessert was fondant with vanilla ice cream. It is the best restaurant I’ve been to so far."
• "Steak was perfectly cooked and I also really enjoyed my Bernaise sauce."
• "Everything was really tasty and enjoyable."
• "The quality of the food was very good and staff friendly and attentive."
• "The food was excellent and good value."
• "The food is also top notch and they add a new menu monthly."

Cons:

• "However, the onion soup was spilled on our bowl and had to wait a bit because it was way too hot."
• "The fish was quite bland and underseasoned."
• "Mediocre food, poor menu options."
• "My steak was undersized, thin and without any sauce or gravy, unlike what I had expected of a steak in French style."
• "Cote's Boeuf bourguignon lacks the taste of wine and bacon."
• "Both started and main (steak) was decent but the dessert was again one for the worst desserts I had, there was no balance, just sickly sweet meringue with over whipped creams."
• "The burger was tasty however the beef was quite dry."