Côte Newbury Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great and tasty."
• "The food was excellent, a very reasonable set price two course lunchtime menu, with a really good choice of dishes."
• "Food was delicious with good sized portions."
• "Food piping hot and tasty."
• "All the dishes look really good, moreover they are delicious."
• "The food was amazing, we chose the valentines menu, to mark the occasion and it did not disappoint."
• "Really tasty food, nicely cooked and presented."

Cons:

• "The chicken salad is the driest chicken to date."
• "Food was cold and boy... burger for them is a dry bun with a piece of meat no sauce no nothing..."
• "However, my soup was not great and the ribeye my husband and I ordered was not up to standard at all."
• "Also one of us pre-order chicken and they brought it row."
• "The stake was very thin and the taste Just black peper."
• "French fries were overcooked, l'entrecote was bland and one of our party's was luke warm at best."
• "So so food which was tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were 1st rate & friendly."
• "Excellent friendly service."
• "Absolutely fab service, fab food and lovely staff."
• "Service was attentive, if a little confused as two waiters seemed to want to serve our table."
• "We had a exceptionally warm and friendly welcome from the staff, with very good service."
• "The staff and manager are always welcoming, pleasant and accommodating."
• "The service was great."

Cons:

• "Service was good to start but went slowly down hill, there was an issue with drinks availability and the manager wasn't very helpful in resolving it."
• "We had to remind them to get our drinks and the plates stayed on the table way too long between meals."
• "After no one even speaking to us for 15 minutes I decided to leave."
• "Our online booking was not registered, we had to prompt the staff to take our order."
• "A few things did go wrong for our table throughout the evening: long weight for food. Forgot our drinks order."
• "The waiter and the ‘assistant manager’ argued with me!!!"
• "They served us bigger drinks, we ordered small ones and They added up 12.5% 'optional' gratuity to our bills without asking or anything!"

Value

Pros:

• "Great Value for money will definitely return."
• "It is fairly priced, maybe a tiny bit expensive."
• "Value wasn't the first thing that came to mind when I decided to eat here, but when I compared the fantastic food to the surprisingly reasonable prices I realised I'd let my assumptions misguide me."
• "Food from the two-course set menu was very nice, good value for around £12.00."
• "We were pleasantly surprised with the bill."
• "In my view, excellent value."
• "Good menu choices, reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Not properly equipped to deal with customer payments... I was forced to pay £30 cash for a £23 meal because they dont carry change."
• "Removed the price of one meal but 12.5% service charge defeats the purpose and rewards poor service."
• "Also felt that they were pushing diners out quickly."
• "A bit on the pricier side, but for that you get a really lovely meal."
• "It is surprising to be charged for bread - not very French!"
• "So, £8 for one shandy seemed steep to us."
• "The 'Fathers' Day' deal for two was £100, comprising an expensive steak dish."

Ambience

Pros:

• "AN UNEXPECTED GEM IN CENTRAL NEWBURY."
• "Lovely aesthetic to the interior of the restaurant."
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "Friendly and relaxed atmosphere."
• "The setting of the place was lovely. Very relaxing and calm with a beautiful yet peaceful ambience."
• "The restaurants atmosphere was quite busy but that's what you expect from a good restaurant!"
• "This restaurant has got a very relaxed ambience."

Cons:

• "Also felt that they were pushing diners out quickly."
• "Given the date, it was a bit of a squeeze to fit us in."
• "Waiting around for half an hour once finished, no one bothered to come."
• "I have often found this place noisy."
• "We were left sitting waiting be served to the point we nearly walked back out."
• "Forgotten about at the end of the evening with most staff left for the night."
• "Not a place that I will return to."