Côte Quakers Friars Reviews Summary

Location and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely location and an enjoyable experience."
• "The restaurant has a great location in the heart of the smart Cabot Circus shopping district."
• "Beautiful place to go for brunch and coffee."
• "Location is perfect, staff were friendly and it's reasonably priced."
• "Elegant restaurant. Located in reasonably quiet but nice corner of Bristol."

Cons:

• "Astonishingly noisy; there are no soft furnishings or anything else to absorb any noise."
• "It's ok. Service ok, food good, and environment is non descript as only an identikit mid 90s would be french brasserie can be."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Karl and the team were very friendly ! Food was excellent quick but also very hot which is great!"
• "The service is impeccable."
• "Service was attentive without feeling rushed."
• "Very knowledgeable but also very personable."
• "Alex's service was excellent! Very polite and warm!"

Cons:

• "Sadly the waiter got a main course wrong, brought duck instead of pork."
• "The waiter had blonde hair, glasses & slightly overweight. I was horrified to hear what had happened."
• "Service in general was slow even though the restaurant was not very busy."
• "The waiter was a little bit too pushy and my filet was overcooked."
• "Like other Cotes bistro French.food.but too much salt.sprinkled over everything."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Sublime! Had an absolutely fantastic meal here and wouldn't hesitate to go back."
• "As two vegans, we were able to choose from so many innovative and extremely delicious meals."
• "The food was delicately made and everything was delicious. The Hollandaise sauce was particularly tasty."
• "The food quality was up to scratch and I enjoyed all my courses."
• "Absolutely amazing service all the staff were incredibly attentive and polite. Food was absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "Poulet Breton was not cooked properly and was bloody in parts and quite rubber like."
• "Ordered full English breakfast at £11.50 and vegetarian breakfast at £10.95. Portion size is very small for the price."
• "The Jerusalem risotto with artichoke and mushrooms caused me nausea and diarrhoea soon after we left."
• "The only thing I'd like is veg with the meal. You have to pay extra, vegetables should Always come with a meal."
• "TERRIBLE experience was very bad. The fish was not fresh and the taste was terrible and rotten."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Visited a couple days ago with my friend and had a lovely late lunch - we picked the 3 course menu and were really surprised by how affordable it was!"
• "Lunch set menu great value so didn't use main menu and couldn't get the free cocktail."
• "Prix Fixe menu was good value and the soup was especially good."
• "Great food for a great price. Mon - Fri 12pm -7pm, £11.50 for 2 courses, £13.50 for 3 courses."
• "We had booked Cote for my birthday and really enjoyed the complimentary Cremant and the food was excellent."

Cons:

• "Monkfish nicely cooked, would have liked a little more for the price and to fill up the dish."
• "Main course could have been a bit more generous, though."
• "Fish pie excellent but felt menu was misleading choice of Gins and desert felt limted,wine good but pricey."
• "Ordered a 'beer' which was bottled over 600ml but nearly £9 in service."
• "Everything was fine apart from the fact that a 'special' offer on the mains menu was among dishes for around £12. We took a platter for 2 to share which was supposed to be £19.95 but in the end was £40!!"