Côte Kensington Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staffs were kind and polite, they took away the charges for burger that were burnt and bacon for the burger that never arrived."
• "The server with the red short hair was especially good making sure I had everything perfect especially with my coeliac."
• "All of the staff are so kind, professional, and really look after you."
• "Our waiter was very good and really took the time to look after us and make sure we were happy."
• "The waiter/waitress were lovely, however they did seem very rushed off their feet - but we didn’t mind to wait."
• "The staff went above and beyond."
• "Staff were all so friendly!"

Cons:

• "It's the worst experience ever... NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO BAD SERVICE."
• "Took us an absolute age to get served."
• "It took nearly an hour just to talk again to our server after we ordered and we waited 20 minutes just to get the bill."
• "I give 1 star because I can't give less... given that the service was absolutely awful."
• "Really struggling to talk to someone about our reservation for 20 next weekend."
• "But service was hit and miss."
• "The staff were inconsiderate, messed up our breakfast and even forgot to serve certain dishes ordered."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great place, delicious food for a great price tag."
• "Cote has been a consistently good value, good food venue for years and remains so."
• "The crispy pork belly was really delicious."
• "The food was absolutely delicious, we were all really impressed."
• "Their poulet dishes are so good. They cook a pretty mean chicken with crispy skin."
• "The pan roasted belly pork and half Breton spring chicken are delicious with the fresh gratin potatoes stunning too."
• "Loved the food."

Cons:

• "Mediocre calamari."
• "Low quality of food."
• "Terrible meat preparation!!"
• "Poached eggs tasted like rubber and water."
• "When the food finally was served it was cold, the steak was raw."
• "Food was undercooked and slow."
• "The chicken was dry and tasteless!"

Value

Pros:

• "All opted for the breakfast meal deal which is great value."
• "You can get a 3 course meal for under 20 quid here."
• "A fabulous experience at a very reasonable price."
• "The early evening deals are fantastic value."
• "Prices are as good as the food."
• "For a 2 course meal each, came under £100. Such good value! Highly recommended."
• "Good quality and great price for the set menu available until 7pm."

Cons:

• "Bit disappointed they no longer do the early breakfast deal which was such good value."
• "Value for money = zero."
• "The price is too high and it does not worth it!!!!"
• "Serving sizes are significantly less, with prices visibly higher."
• "The food was horrible, cold and took almost 2 hours to be ready."
• "Most disappointed with how slow everything was and charged for our second drink."
• "The prices were very reasonable."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The restaurant always nails the ambience with a mixture of vibrant, but intimate."
• "The whole decoration is very beautiful and comfortable."
• "This place has a real great vibe."
• "Amazing meal and cocktails, great company and atmosphere."
• "Atmosphere is casual. No dress code."
• "The outstanding thing about this place is the separate gluten free menu."
• "The space had a hood atmosphere with tables well spaced and lamp lighting to create atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The noise was awful. Couldn't talk in normal voices."
• "Unfortunately the restaurant was much much too warm."
• "Went for breakfast as soon as we sat down there seemed to be a constant argument between the male and female waiter throughout our meal that made for quite a tense atmosphere."
• "The place was so noisy at 6pm we had problems hearing each other across the table."
• "In addition, the place was very cold."
• "No vegan options."
• "Food poisoning from children’s menu!!!"