Côte Edinburgh Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "Inside is nicely decorated and it is split over 2 floors."
• "The atmosphere is quiet, warm, and nice."
• "This gave us a wonderful and warming ambiance throughout the dinner."
• "I love the atmosphere, menu, and food at Cote, and not feeling too great in myself, this lifted my spirit."
• "It felt like I was back in Paris due to the design."
• "The atmosphere was lovely and relaxed."
• "The ambiance was fantastic, with a private dining room table for our party of 7."
• "Cozy ambience, attentive service, really good food and fair price."

Cons:

• "Upstairs lacked atmosphere even though there were few empty tables, lighting too bright perhaps."
• "The menus were confusing - too many."
• "The food was OK, but there wasn't much Christmas atmosphere."
• "The ambiance was nice but unfortunately the food was disappointing."
• "The "light menu" is anything but light with the food laced with cheese."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "When we were served it was all carried out in a very orderly fashion and we all had our food at the same time."
• "The staff looked after us well making sure our wine glasses were topped up."
• "Staff were great. Cheese soufflé from starters is highly recommended!"
• "The staff was able to book a lovely table for two people next to the Christmas tree."
• "I entered into a friendly welcome and was seated and served very quickly."
• "Service was outstanding today."
• "We enjoyed the Baked Camembert for a starter, and for our mains we had the Sea Bream Nantais, the Squash Taboule and the Beef Bourguignon."
• "The service and food are great. I love the pork belly and the baguette with the crab; so delicious!"

Cons:

• "The service wasn't very attentive. Noone checked on us during the meal, no offer for further drinks, desserts."
• "We were seated and noticed that service was taking a while however it wasn’t too busy."
• "We were there few days ago and had a bad experience with the service, the waiter with glasses had very bad attitude."
• "Some dishes are tiny. My friend ordered a salad and she got a few leaves."
• "There's really very little anyone should complain about this chain. In Edinburgh, the food was exceptional and the service none other than professional."
• "Staff’s attitude was pure garbage and unprofessional for showing up late."
• "We were left to sit for 35 mins before our food order was taken."
• "The food was good, but the service wasn't very attentive."

Food Quality and Selection

Pros:

• "The food was excellent with no complaints from any of the 26 and it was still being talked about a few weeks later!"
• "The egg Benedict is probably the best one that I had."
• "I don’t know where to begin, everything we tried was delicious."
• "Steak was cooked to perfection, still juicy and tender while the fries were crunchy."
• "The boeuf bourguignon was mouthwatering, with the tender beef and the mashed potatoes that immediately melts in your mouth."
• "Confit duck, tender and full of flavour and the praline profiteroles with raspberry were a delicious light dessert to share."
• "Great choice of food in the menu, a healthy food."
• "The steak was very flavorful and didn’t need any sauce."

Cons:

• "The food was good but perhaps could have had a little more of it."
• "Was excited to eat here and was seated at a cozy table. The ambience of the restaurant was nice but unfortunately the food was disappointing."
• "The chicken breast was super dry and there were no veggies included, just potatoes, minus a little pile of rocket."
• "Fish stew was great. Being asked if we wanted ketchup or mayo with our meal, just plain weird."
• "Some dishes are tiny. My friend ordered a salad and she got a few leaves."
• "The saddest eggs benedict I've ever had, one bit of gritty ham split across oversized muffin halves topped with tiny eggs presented on a vast and empty plate with no sniff of a garnish."
• "Poached eggs were not runny on the benedict. Hollandaise was not good. Croque monsiueur had too much bechamel."
• "Had breakfast here the service and food were outstanding we walked in off the street 5 of us and were treated to a true taste of French hospitality and served a delicious Scottish Breakfast."