Côte Basingstoke Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was fantastic. We could tell the ingredients were fresh and high quality."
• "Two chicken dishes, one beef and one fish pie. All very tasty."
• "The food was perfect."
• "Food was delicious, it always feels like a special meal out."
• "Starter, main course and dessert all are delicious."
• "The food was absolutely delicious (food was 10/10)."
• "The food was really good and the wine we had was pleasant."

Cons:

• "The food, while more interesting than your standard corner pub, was not as exceptional as it wanted to be."
• "My fish parmentier was bland and had fish bones in it."
• "For dessert, my other half had hazelnut praline crepes, but it only tasted like it was crepes with Nutella."
• "The calamari greasy and overly garlic flavoured."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff was very friendly & accommodating."
• "Very good service and food that was also good."
• "The best customer service we’ve had in recent history."
• "The service and staff were so friendly, accommodating and attentive."
• "The service was excellent and super! Very professional and friendly staff."

Cons:

• "When we said we wanted to pay, we had to wait a very long time till the lady came back to take our payment."
• "The service could be a bit better for the type of dining set up."
• "We waited over an hour and a half between our appetizer and mains."
• "Had to ask many times to be served drinks, the waiters seem to be forgetful or more interested with talking with each other."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It’s not fine dining but a great place for a fairly quick dinner."
• "We actually feel like we're on holiday rather than having a meal in our local town."
• "I’m glad they kept the classic Côté interior here and haven’t changed it."
• "Nice place to eat for a 'posh fine dining' feel."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was not authentic."
• "Moms at a nearby table had too much to drink and their children were flinging french fries at each other."
• "The frites look like the ones dished up in fast food places."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The price of foods and drinks overall not too expensive for what we get and quality of food is fab."
• "Prices were reasonable, choice was huge."
• "Very good value."

Cons:

• "As you would expect at such a place the prices seem quite expensive for the amount/quality of the food."
• "Really nice light evening meal on our way home from London but nearly three times as expensive as a very nice lunch we had right by Trafalgar Square."
• "The food was very nice but I felt it was expensive for the amount of food provided."