Côte St Christopher's Place Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious, and it was moderately priced."
• "Food wise, quality always the top notch no complaints at all."
• "For the dinner we had the lobster as a main course also we had The roasted duck and the chicken breast all of them was really really nice."
• "Absolutely gorgeous food, very good prices for London."
• "The Steak Tartare was amazing, especially with the different ingredients bringing a fresh and tangy flavour which keeps you wanting more."
• "Food was exquisite as expected from Cote."
• "The food itself was beautiful- tasty, big portions, great wine selection as well, affordable prices."

Cons:

• "The food was below the average, quality has dropped massively."
• "The burger was a bit tad dry."
• "We are gutted with the poor standard and whilst we understand the problems covid has caused cold food for such a simple dish is not acceptable."
• "Pretty disappointed with the food."
• "The soufflé starter was scrambled eggs and my fish stew had no depth or much taste."
• "The sausage was overcooked and chewy and the bacon tasted like it was cooked left out and reheated again because it went cold."
• "Simple bistro food but all over cooked. The Chicken was dry, the Dauphinois was like mush and there was gloomy mushroom sauce."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was quick and basic."
• "The staff is professional and friendly, food is of good quality and comes without delays."
• "They were so attentive and also so happy and smiling no matter how busy they are!"
• "Service was great for 9pm on a Saturday night so close to Xmas with no booking!!!!"
• "Service was excellent and friendly and the price reasonable for the location."
• "Every member of staff that interacted with us made us feel welcome and well looked after."
• "Service exceeds expectations, with Dom being an excellent waiter."

Cons:

• "Took a seat outside and waited 15 minutes until a young man came outside to clear a table didn't even acknowledge us."
• "Service was very slow."
• "Busy Brasserie, on our visit mid week evening it was very noisy so our order was not always understood."
• "We did feel that the time it took inbetween our mains and our starters did take a bit longer than we would have liked."
• "However the waiter didn’t ask if food was ok after serving the table."
• "The supervisor was incredibly rude to some of the staff members."
• "Very slow service. We waited patiently to order but no one came to serve us."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lively French restaurant with all the usual French classics represented."
• "They breakfast and brunch menu are great and very reasonably priced."
• "Great location and a nice selection of friendly meals, whether light portions, keto/low carb friendly, or comfort food."
• "The food and ambience of this restaurant was lovely."
• "A great restaurant with a really nice airy main room and a small outdoor eating area as well."
• "The decor and ambiance was lovely, the location of the restaurant was great."
• "The food was delicious and the service and ambiance at Côte St Christopher's Place were great."

Cons:

• "Bit of a farce."
• "The place was so loud I couldn’t speak to my friend properly."
• "The restaurant was insufferably noisy, to the extent that it ruined the evening."
• "The restaurant is very loud. You can hear everyone’s conversation."
• "Love Cote, but this branch is so noisy....the ceiling is quite low, but I really struggled to hear what my friends were saying."
• "The seating is so tight you feel like you're on top of each other."
• "There is a building site next to it, but early in the morning, it beats sitting next to the traffic."

Hygiene

Pros:

• "The service and cleanliness was amazing as well."
• "The place was clean, well decorated and designed. The outside spots are a nice bonus and people all seemed like they were having a good time."

Cons:

• "One of the workers was using the toilet before me he went out and did not wash his hands, few minutes I saw him serving food to the table next to me."
• "Dirty cups, Dirty table, I had to clean the table myself because nobody came to clean it for 5 mins."
• "Hygiene wise, toilets can be improved. It is just a bit of smells but it could place some diffuser."
• "They literally have no idea how to cook a breakfast with burnt sausage overdone mushrooms and inedible eggs."

Value

Pros:

• "Awesome breakfast, super nice waitress !!! The price is nice too, I recommend this Formule £10.95 ! It's great !"
• "We ate here for breakfast and ordered two champagne breakfasts, which we found excellent value for money."
• "Absolutely outstanding value and food was delicious!"
• "It was very good value for the quality of food served."
• "A gem of a restaurant, excellent value in the city centre early dining menu lovely."
• "Great food for what I would consider a very reasonable price for the area."
• "Delicious reasonably priced food."

Cons:

• "Drinks were overpriced and they were slow with the bill."
• "The only not particularly happy surprise was the bill. Paid around 40£ each."
• "We paid £200 bill for 4people and 2weeks later I'm still thinking how disappointed I was."
• "I enjoy the restaurant and food but the £80 bill was a bit steep considering we drank a large bottle of water and shared a portion of bread while waiting for mains."
• "We asked for a small cup of “Babycino” for our little one here... However this shop charged us £2.6, almost as expensive as a normal cup of coffee for adult."
• "Food quality is ok but most staff members are under qualified for the job. Cheap Sainsburys wines. I have asked for wine swap which appeared double charge on the bill."