Côte Chichester Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was vibrant and all staff were friendly and very well presented."
• "Great Atmosphere."
• "Really lovely atmosphere and amazing attentive staff."
• "The atmosphere is very relaxed."
• "Restaurant very busy, but had a good ambiance. Stylish, but comfy."
• "This restaurant has a lovely atmosphere."
• "The French Côte Brasserie is an amazing place with a lots of style, character and atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was poor and the staff clearly wanted to go home as there was only 1 other party there."
• "The atmosphere was a bit dead."
• "Can get unusually busy (and noisy) with the pre-theatre groups, and at the weekends."

Service

Pros:

• "The service definitely made it, all staff were really friendly and efficient."
• "Staff were really attentive."
• "The service is sublime."
• "Staff were friendly and attentive - warned us there would be a small wait for food."
• "The service was very good."
• "The service was EXCELLENT. Professional, warm, polite, prompt."
• "Lovely to be waited on by efficient and professional staff."

Cons:

• "There was absolutely no customer service provided it was just a sit you down, take your order and take your money with nothing in-between."
• "Pointed it out to staff and were told (quite rudely) that is the way it's supposed to be served."
• "Service was surly - stretched across my face to remove plates."
• "Staff were disorganised, and got our order wrong."
• "Service was initially prompt and efficient but after delivering my meal, there was no customer service at all."
• "The service was poor, no relations with the cm in terms of getting to know them, barely had the effort to serve."
• "They were understaffed due to train disruptions. The result was a stressful and slow service, at times rude."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The quality of the food was very high."
• "Delicious food."
• "The food was brilliant."
• "Food is always excellent absolutely no problems with the kitchen."
• "Delicious food. French onion soup, warm tiger prawns, tomato salad starters all exquisite."
• "The food is always good."
• "The food that we chose was fresh, well cooked and very tasty."

Cons:

• "At this branch the service was fine but the food less so: crab starter was watered down with far too much avocado, the red mullet overcooked and served with raw tomato, which did nothing for the dish."
• "I didn't enjoy the cassoulet much: it had a thick topping of croutons and a thin sauce that I personally enjoyed less than the more traditional thick sauce."
• "My croque monsieur was bland, dubious dark brown ham, just plonked on the plate with no presentation."
• "The dishes on the menu seemed fancy and unique, but all the items we had were re-heated meals that had clearly been pre-cooked."
• "Unfortunately the salade rachel didn't have any artichoke in it, and the steak frites was a little tough."
• "The mains were not hot enough."
• "The food was not good, minute steak broiled it should have been seared in an extremely hot frying pan or griddle flipped straight away & on the plate within seconds."