Côte Bath Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was fantastic."
• "Each dish was exceptional in taste and presentation."
• "Steak tartare was superb, Sea bass excellent."
• "We all had different starters and different mains, each was well prepared and very tasty."
• "The food was really lovely and a good red wine selection."
• "Every dish was delicious, I loved the meat with fruit, especially the crispy duck with orange and the pork belly with apple and grapes."
• "The smoked Toulouse sausages with lentils are delicious as are all the others choices we've tried."

Cons:

• "The steak seasoning was too salty for me."
• "The food had no flavour whatsoever. The celery steak was inedible, full of marinated garlic."
• "The chicken liver parfait smelled and tasted like wet dog."
• "When I got my steak & chips, I found the chips disappear quickly & along with my steak, it says on the menu that it is 'pink' on the inside from my experience it was a very cooked light brown."
• "The crab starter, not convinced it was crab as it was mushed tasteless slop."
• "Food arrived eventually burnt all round edges and top."
• "Both main courses would have been lovely if they weren't desperately over salted."

Service

Pros:

• "We love Cote but Jack really completed our evening. 🤗👏"
• "Thankyou to Izzy & Vicky for a truly gorgeous meal today with first class customer service."
• "Staff was helpful and friendly especially our waiter Florin!"
• "Lovely atmosphere, really attentive staff."
• "The lady who served us was brilliant and we got a glass of champagne on the manager."
• "Our waiter Harry Payne was brilliant! Very friendly with outstanding service."
• "Our waitress was so fun and extremely accommodating."

Cons:

• "The staff were stomping up and down the stairs with wild abandon."
• "I don’t know why the staffs ignored me and they didn’t show me any tables."
• "The staff is not wearing face masks, they should advertise this so customers can decide in advance!"
• "Poor service, Sat waiting to be served only to see two more lots of customers arrive sit and be served."
• "No respect to the customers we have been waiting for more than 10 minutes then once we have seated the waiter came to us and asked us to leave to seat other customers."
• "Service was slow waited for drinks top ups."
• "I ordered a bottle of Perrier and I had to remind the staff to bring it."

Value

Pros:

• "The Prix Fixe menu is terrific value, and although it wasn't available on Sunday when we visited, the staff were very happy to offer items off of it."
• "But £22.50 for a fillet steak means it’s great value, my favourite chain restaurant."
• "Always feel that you get good quality food and a variety of good wines at Cote at a fair price."
• "Great choices and superb value for money on the prix fixe menu."
• "Pricing is very fair."
• "Good value for money although not cheap the quality of the food was worth it."
• "Especially if you eat before 7pm on a weekday because their three courses for £12 is amazing value for such good quality food."

Cons:

• "It's a restaurant that isn't inexpensive to start and then a 12.5% service charge is added which can bump up your bill."
• "We were charged for fries that didn’t arrive so asked for them to be taken off the bill as well as the added service charge."
• "Food was flavoursome, but portions were small, and I was expecting something more from a restaurant that charged me £90 for two starters, two mains, two sides, and two non alcoholic drinks."
• "Cheapish mains lure you in before stinging for all the really expensive add ons."
• "Watch out for the added service charge at the end."
• "Stay clear of this overpriced restaurant better off going to Mac Donald’s."
• "Didn't like the fact they add 12.5% (optional) service charge on."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Like all restaurants these days it can get very noisy so if you are deaf like me it's best to book in advance and ask for a reasonably quiet table."
• "Relaxing atmosphere and chateau vibe."
• "Cote brasserie bath has always been fortunate to be in the milsom place setting which makes outside dining exceptional."
• "Lovely place to eat and is good for Coeliacs (gluten free) as they prepare everything separately."
• "This is a very nice branch, right in the centre of town. Nice ambiance on 2 floors and also outside seating for a nice day."
• "Pleasant place to sit outside and enjoy the sun when it shines."
• "Lovely outside area perfect for the sunny days and nice and quiet which is a nice change to the busy town centre."

Cons:

• "It was a shame as it could be such a great venue, but I think we found why it wasn't busy."
• "Though the restaurant boasts a good selection of meals, the tables are really packed in so there's almost no room for the waiting staff to do their work."
• "The restaurant is very hot and very loud."
• "The smashing of cutlery and plates by staff at the upper cutlery and bar section was inexcusable."
• "It seemed very packed and in on top of each other."
• "Only slight let down was the lack of music outside which would have added to the ambience."
• "The decor is light and modern, and despite being a compact-size restaurant it didn't feel cramped at all."