Côte Bishop's Stortford

I know you are a French restaurant but perhaps the portions could be a little more generous - especially for children. This is my only negative comment otherwise our experience was excellent.

Our favourite restaurant- Good atmosphere, Great service, and Delicious food.

Enjoyed a very pleasant meal for 3 people on a quiet Sunday afternoon. Service was efficient and friendly. Food was well presented and well cooked - my particular favourite is the sea bass- we all had desserts and they were all good - especially the chocolate fondant. Nice bottle of sauvignan blanc. Slightly on the pricy side for a chain restaurant but the quality of the food is consistently above that offered at other chains. Have been to Cote Brasserie in Cambridge and St. Albans and Bishop's Stortford compares favourably.

Friendly staff greeted us. Great food and service will come back

Professional and excellent service, delicious food and wonderful ambiance. Would highly recommend!

Excellent food, great service, lovely house wine, great value for money.

Overall I would give 5* the only reason I put 4* for service was that once our main course arrived they went away without asking if if we wanted anymore drinks and as we were towards the back section, and at this point the only ones there, no one came round for us to ask. It nearly got to the point that I was going to get up to go and find someone but luckily I did see someone in the bar area and managed to get her attention. Other than that the staff were lovely and meal superb so overall still 5*!

Service was friendly but we had to wait long time for main course. I felt it was a little expensive but otherwise the food was good

We had a lovely evening friends at Cotes. Food was delicious and the prices are very reasonable. The staff were all very friendly and didn’t rush. Can’t wait to visit again.

We turned up on time. Took to long to get drinks....... My wife’s Tomato side dish arrived Then, had to wait for my starter. Had to wait far to long for our mains. Nothing at all wrong with the food, I fact it was very good ! We then decided not to have desserts or Coffee as we suspected we would have to wait to long. We don’t think the issues were to do with our waiting staff as they were very polite and friendly even though they were new recruits.More likely a slow Kitchen.

We had a lovely welcome, unfortunately I was given a different meal than I asked for, but it was replaced with no problem , and the food was good as usual.

Good value but really noisy staff pleasant will return probably mid week

Brilliant - as always We are regulars - because the food and service are consistently good.

This is usually our favourite place to go locally but tonight the food was not great (which is the 2nd time we have been disappointed)and it all felt quite stressed. For example the fish was very over cooked and dry. 3 out of the 6 of us had ice cream which was very runny when it arrived which resulted more in creamy soup. Sadly very disappointing but the staff were their usual happy selves, although sadly we will Have to find somewhere else to go in the future which is a great shame as it had been a firm favourite but after a couple of not so good meals it’s time for a change.

Lovely evening, the staff were accomodating and found me a lovely table. I had a tuna nicsoise, girl friend butterfly chicken. Tuna was overdone (cooked medium rare suggested on the menu, which is just how I like it) but otherwise food was reasonable. Coffee and dessert lovely - tarte lemon tarte was good - chocolate souffle enjoyed by my pal. Welcoming place - good fun. Thanks.

Always lovely. The menu is varied the creme caramel is sublime!

Excellent food, excellent service. Great atmosphere with very professional, efficient staff.

Lovely food but had to wait over an hour for our meal.

All the staff here are exceptional , especially the manger!

Very friendly helpful staff, great food and atmosphere and very reasonably priced, I will definitely be going back and would highly recommend it to family and friends.

Great tidy atmosphere, child friendly with a lovely outdoor area.

Love food and service. Great outdoor area and excellent place for kids as well.

We really enjoyed our experience. Lovely meal, beautifully cooked and presented. The staff were all lovely. Many thanks, Pauline.

Food was great, service was hampered by too few staff at opening.

Had 2 o’clock booking - perfect! Staff, food and drinks - fabulous.

WAITER WAS EXCELLENT. SERVICE IN GENERAL VERY GOOD. SOME MEALS WERE VERY GOOD. OTHERS A BIT BELOW PAR.

Lovely meal and excellent friendly service, all very happy. Thank you

Staff were very attentive and food and drink were spot on ! Couldn’t fault it! We had a lovely night with friends x

Yet again, everyone in our party had fabulous food with great service. Thank you

Lovely mid week meal in very pleasant surroundings with attentive staff

The service was good but the restaurant was covered in flies. When I say there was about 20 or more. It really put us off our meal. We came before about a year ago and had the same problem but thought it might have been ok. We won’t be returning because of this.

Very tasty food. Great and friendly service. Really enjoyed our visit

Really friendly and helpful staff. Very patient while we chatted and took our time over ordering.

The ambience was relaxed. The staff were friendly but not too pushy. The food was very delicious.

The service was very slow last night and things were missed from the order, I had ordered a beer. Also one order of peas was missing from our food order and the person had to wait for them. We were told they were understaffed, not what you would expect to hear from Cote.

Lovely meal and good service will be back soon Looking forward to it.

The staff were so welcoming friendly and attentive- put together with the delicious food - made it an absolutely lovely evening out. Thank you

My husband and I went recently for an anniversary meal and we were well pleased. I had the Tuna carpaccio followed by a fillet steak, deliciously tender. My husband had the charcuterie board followed by The Bretton chicken. A nice bottle of white wine was offered to us for signing up to a regular email. The service was good and as it was a Monday evening it was quiet, which suited us. A very nice evening

Lovely lunch sitting in the garden. Great good and service.

The food was lovely but the service is terrible. It is so slow. The table was never cleared next to us and we were there two hours. We waited 30 mins to pay the bill.

Really enjoyed our evening, a nice atmosphere, attentive staff. Very surprised at our bill, considering what we had eaten and drunk. We will definitely be back.

Highly recommend this restaurant. Great food, helpful staff & good atmosphere.

Tasty and well cooked food and varied choice on the menu.

Superb food although had to wait a while but staff kept us advised.

A lovely lunch with friends. Food good as usual, and friendly attentive staff.

Excellent service, as always, and personalised with the free Kir Royal to mark my wife's birthday, which I'd mentioned when booking. They didn't have to do that, but it was a nice touch, and made the evening that much more special. As for the food, probably the best chateaubriand I've had, cooked to perfection. We've never had a bad experience at this restaurant. Looking forward to the next visit!

Another enjoyable breakfast at Cote backed up with good food and attentive service.

Menu and food was excellent but service was really slow

Menu was excellent, food was delicious, but the service was poor

Service was slow, not sure if they had a staff shortage, the meal was OK not up to the high standard of our last visit hence the 3 stars