Côte Cardiff Central Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are honestly incredible, they are so attentive whilst not loitering over you every second."
• "Staff were really attentive, helped bring and take away food very quickly."
• "We were a party of 8 and had wonderful service. Nothing was too much trouble."
• "Every waiter/waitress who did anything for us did it well and was friendly."
• "Every waiter was spot on with service and we could not have asked for better service or recommendations."
• "Staff are attentive. Will be back again for lunch."
• "Staff were very helpful and friendly, service top notch."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately service staff very unexperienced or very new."
• "Lovely location sat outside. When asked by a senior member of staff how my meal was and I told him I was disappointed he just said I'm sorry about that and walked off."
• "Its such a shame as the place look beautiful and we all enjoyed our meals but we won't be back in a hurry due to the service issues."
• "One waiter knocked my drink over the table whilst collecting my plate."
• "However our waitress whilst taking the orders seemed to get a bit confused and unsure of the orders and how to take them down on her iPad."
• "The most negative thing about the restaurant was the waitress .. she was so rude with us and every time we ask her for something she rolls her eyes and never smiled."
• "Staff were not wearing masks...couldn't believe it!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Honestly couldn't fault anything food was absolutely delicious."
• "The fillet and sea bass were excellent."
• "Food beautiful lots of choice and very attentive staff."
• "Food is amazing and so tasty."
• "The food tasted fresh and well seasoned."
• "The food was absolutely outstanding."
• "The beef cheek bourguignon was absolutely outstanding. Best beef dish I've ever had."

Cons:

• "One of our friends also ordered ice cream for dessert and was very disappointed by the lack of ice cream."
• "Some elements like the mushroom and avocado were slightly bland."
• "Steak was overcooked and not massively tasty."
• "The onion soup was small in portion and watered down so lacking flavour."
• "Quality of steak poor, really hard to chew even though it was cooked medium to rare."
• "Food was good although there were key ingredients missing from my nicoise salad."
• "The beef tasteless and the sides microwaved."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Ambiance was fab we'll be back."
• "It was quiet when we went at about 2.30 on a wet mid week day but still had a good atmosphere."
• "Great relaxed atmosphere."
• "A chic experience with a super friendly service."
• "Nice cozy romantic place."
• "The ambience was amazing as always!"
• "A nice warm atmosphere on a cold day was very welcome and we will be back."

Cons:

• "Just feels like another chain spot without anything special about it."
• "Not as good as other branches I've eaten in..namely Clifton Bristol."
• "It was a very quiet day, pouring with rain so did lack a bit of an atmosphere."
• "The lamps on the tables are also full of dust! Not great when your food and drink are underneath them."
• "I will say very quiet, could've been the day or time of but still no atmosphere."
• "The restaurant lacked ambiance as the tables were crammed too closely together."
• "The music was way too loud and I couldn't hear half of what my wife was saying sitting right opposite me."

Value

Pros:

• "Their set meal before 7pm alongside a bottle of wine really cannot be beaten."
• "Very good value but the automatic inclusion of 8% service charge will annoy some."
• "Food was well presented, very tasty and there was a huge choice of drinks all at very reasonable prices."
• "The food was good, and surprisingly good value."
• "Always consistent. Friendly staff and a varied range of menus at reasonable prices."
• "Under £11 for a very high quality breakfast, cooked perfectly from quality ingredients."
• "The food was excellent, the wine was also of a superb standard, and reasonably priced for the type of establishment and location."

Cons:

• "The drinks, beers in our case, are overpriced."
• "Nice food, but a tad pricey. £16.50 for this dish, and a 12.5% service charge was automatically added to the bill."
• "Quite expensive and when the bill came there was a £90 service charge!!"
• "Price was slightly high, but we are students to be fair."
• "Biggest disappointment was they add 15% to your bill and call it optional gratuities."
• "The portion sizes were quite small."
• "The rib eye steak was plain as it only came with chips."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The sourdough bread we ordered was fresh and warm and the tomato salad side was also good."

Cons:

• "Came here for breakfast. Everything was dirty, from the table, chairs, lamp, out of shape cutlery and stained napkins."
• "Everything was dirty, from the table, chairs, lamp, out of shape cutlery and stained napkins."