Côte Covent Garden Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Côte food is reliably good, with plenty of variety."
• "Every dish is well executed."
• "The Creme Brulee was divine."
• "Food and drinks where very good."
• "The food was lovely and service was quick."
• "The food was great and we left with enough time to go to the theatre even though we had a full three course meal."
• "The food was excellent, offering a good variety of flavors."

Cons:

• "The avocado anyway was not nice. No seasoning Or flavour so didn't even eat it."
• "The food that did arrive did not taste good and did not seem worth the money charged for them."
• "However the last few times we have gone to the Tavistock street restaurant in Covent Garden the food has been terrible."
• "The second time I've been to this cote, the food has been awful both times."
• "The Fried Calamari was greasy and the tartare sauce could do with improvement."
• "Beef was dry and tasteless."
• "Sharing plates bland as was mushroom bourguignon that was tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "Arie was our server and she was fantastic, very attentive and friendly."
• "Many thanks to chef and their team for the excellent food. We couldn't have been happier."
• "Our waiter Domenico, was very professional and gave us good recommendations."
• "The service was good too."
• "Staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble."
• "Always fabulous service and food."
• "The staff waiting have always been welcoming and provide a good service."

Cons:

• "Service? Slow. I had to wait a while to get their attention."
• "Waiter did not speak much English and we had a few misunderstandings."
• "Very disappointed with the service!"
• "This place is DISGUSTING, there’s a nice infestation but when this was bought up to the managers, they laughed & implied that this was normal."
• "We had a terrible experience on arrival with an utterly useless host ignoring my elderly father and I."
• "Service was really poor. Waited for over half an hour to order."
• "Service was poor. Reserved a table at 19:00 and was able to order my main at 19:50."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The interior is cozy."
• "It was so beautiful sitting by the Christmas tree!"
• "Very crowded on weekends and customers seem to enjoy the atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere - amazing. It really felt like a bit of Paris in London and I loved it."
• "The restaurant was atmospheric and buzzy."
• "The atmosphere was cozy and inviting, perfect for the holiday season."
• "Nice atmosphere, not too noisy on a busy Friday evening so you can have a proper conversation."

Cons:

• "We were seated in a downstairs room which had a large family in it. Not for us."
• "The service not the best; not very cosy."
• "This place is DISGUSTING, there’s a nice infestation but when this was bought up to the managers, they laughed & implied that this was normal."
• "The atmosfphere was lovely."
• "Overall, it was nothing special and I won't be returning."
• "They don't have an elevator to the bathroom below so unfortunately my family friend was unable to use the toilet which was devastating."
• "The toilet are disgusting dirty. The bins were overflowing and the floor need a good mopping."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "There may be a disabled entrance available if a member of staff is asked."

Cons:

• "First of all, we had breakfast here. There was no ramp at all when we came in, there were just steps hence not accommodative towards people with buggies/prams."
• "Booked a table and got the table between cashier and Toilet."
• "Then to get to the breakfast area had more steps. Again, no help was handed out."
• "They don't have an elevator to the bathroom below so unfortunately my family friend was unable to use the toilet which was devastating."
• "There were steps up into the venue."