Côte St Katharine Docks Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The manager was great and very accommodating as we had an extra person."
• "The staff that works there is just the cherry on top of the cake."
• "Our waiter Kayhan was very professional and took time out to explain the menu and constantly kept refreshing our wine glasses."
• "Narek, who I believe is the manager, was absolutely wonderful in his attention to making our evening great."
• "Many thanks to the staff including Julia."
• "Instantly welcomed by polite staff, drink orders taken very quickly."
• "Julia the manager and the whole team provided a top quality service."

Cons:

• "The service was so poor I should've just go to McDonald's."
• "We also needed to follow the waitress to get bill and be charged."
• "Restaurant half empty but staff so in rush to get rid of you?"
• "The staff were not attentive."
• "Waitress not interested in enquiring how things were etc."
• "Our waiter was a little annoying in that he kept trying to be helpful but just wouldn’t leave us alone or know what to do."
• "Staff are nice, just came over a little too often asking if you want more drinks when we hadn't even finished our 1st."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Very tasty food."
• "The food is amazing and so is the service."
• "Impressive food, succulent and moist meat."
• "The food was very good through all the 3 courses together with the wine."
• "Excellent food."
• "The filling is actually good."
• "The food was great too. We had some very nice dishes even for our picky taste (vegan/vegetarian)."

Cons:

• "The steak was overcooked and burnt, very hard."
• "Our starters arrived just a few minutes after ordering and my calamari was overcooked and tasteless."
• "The roast cod with peas and braised lettuce... the cod is badly overcooked and the whole dish is swamped in a deadly thick cream sauce."
• "Their steak offerings are just disappointing."
• "Didn't enjoy the food. Felt like the fish was not fresh, had probably been frozen, it was very chewy."
• "The poached eggs were cold."
• "Aubergine in ratatouille with smell, stale."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The restaurant is in a great location with the option of outside seating on a deck overlooking the water."
• "Good atmosphere."
• "Nice view of the docks and perfect outside seating to catch the sun."
• "The atmosphere was quiet but still warm."
• "The balcony overlooking the docks, a favourite."
• "Absolutely wonderful place, romantic, nice views, River Thames, Tower Bridge, and the city in the night are breathtaking."
• "Amazing location at the harbour."

Cons:

• "A little windy so might not be everyone's first choice under certain conditions."
• "The restaurant is so dark, felt like it should be going for like a romantic direction? But it was too noisy for that."
• "The sound inside is like a rock concert. A lot of noise."
• "It gets very noisy after 7 as conversation echos a lot."
• "Only downside tonight - that brand new £ multi million 'houseboat' moored alongside obstructing the view."
• "The Tart au Citron - arrives cold in the middle with soggy pastry."
• "Ummmm...not sure about the restaurant. Ahh, thats it, it does not have a heart beat❤ it's a lovely space and the location is great."

Value

Pros:

• "Service was top-notch and very reasonable pricing."
• "Service was attentive, and the prix fixe menu was excellent value compared to usual London restaurant prices."
• "The weekend lunch menu is great value."
• "For London dining and the location, the prices for the quality of food; so good."
• "Prices are very decent and quality is good!"
• "Good value for money especially in London."
• "Prices for reasonable for the location."

Cons:

• "Not good value for money given the price."
• "Had a vegetarian tart of puff pastry with salad (a few green leaves) and a tiny portion of fries - not very good value for the price."
• "Very disappointed and hungry at the end of the meal."
• "Prices are good but the food is not spectacular."
• "Quite expensive place but service really not the best."
• "Quality of food was okay but not good value for money given the price."
• "Soft drinks are extremely expensive."