Côte Watford Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "French onion soup, cheese soufflé always delicious, and the desserts!! Salted caramel tart was outstanding."
• "Soup and salad were excellent, sea bass was one of the best I had in a long time and truffle chips were just the way I liked them."
• "The beef Bourguignon tasted amazing."
• "Superb quality ingredients and delicious food."
• "The food was great."
• "Had a spectacular dinner at Côte Brasserie! The moist and flavorful Half Chargrilled Poulet ‘Breton’ with Garlic Butter."
• "The Chicken Liver Parfait was wonderfully smooth and served with toasted brioche."
• "The Duck Breast was tender and the cherry and veal jus was a rich accompaniment."
• "We ordered Salmon and Mushroom Risotto. The fish was perfectly cooked."

Cons:

• "The food is average and below my expectations for the Cote."
• "Unfortunately dessert was a bit of a let down, the top of the crème brûlée didn’t have the beautiful crack when you hit it with the spoon."
• "Average European cuisine. Disappointing tomato tartlet. Quite insubstantial and lacking in any excitement."
• "I’m a vegetarian and ordered the risotto. It was really not very nice."
• "The cheese smelt so unpleasant to the point where I was concerned it may have been off and the patty was lukewarm by the time it was served."
• "The steak was very thin... it was very very very chewy though not really edible parts of it."
• "Quiet Sunday evening max 3/4 tables used and at one point we were the only table there, but long waits to get food and then dessert, and when it arrived 50% of the dishes were overcooked, tough or burnt."
• "Steak was fully grey inside once cut... It was very overdone and flavourless."

Service

Pros:

• "Service friendly but a bit slow."
• "Very attentive and friendly service."
• "Customer service is perfect."
• "Service was great and the food was fantastic."
• "Service is amazing, the staff are so lovely and happy to help whenever."
• "Very good here. Never fails to disappoint in Cote. Staff very nice, quick service."
• "Staff were very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed."
• "Staff here were very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed."

Cons:

• "Service is a bit slow, and they made a small mistake."
• "Service was poor, waited quite a while for simple things like water, ended up getting up leave to force payment."
• "The service was disappointing, quiet Sunday evening max 3/4 tables used and at one point we were the only table there, but long waits to get food and then dessert."
• "The staff was very friendly, the food unfortunately took a long time to get to us."
• "Service was terrible at the start. We arrived at 7.30pm and after taking our drink order we were forgotten."
• "Service was really very poor. The drink that my wife ordered after clarifying with the staff was having aniseed which she clearly asked if it didn’t have it."
• "Service rather slow and disappointing, not bothered really."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The staff and ambience is great."
• "Love all the pictures on the walls and the different wooden chairs and tables."
• "The soft lighting and music provides the perfect ambiance for a couples night out."
• "The place is romantically and stylishly decorated with a faint light that makes the restaurant quite cosy and comfortable."
• "A really nice and calm atmosphere."
• "The ambience in the restaurant is very nice. The decor is modern and fresh."

Cons:

• "The restaurant was very noisy due to the acoustics (e.g. wooden floors) which made it hard to chat easily."
• "The tables are a bit too close and you may feel heard by people next to you."
• "It's friendly, relaxed, staff are amazing, food delicious, prompt consistent food. However, the last couple of times, the food has come cold."