Côte Bishop's Stortford

Service was ridiculously slow!! For all courses the wait was just too long had to wait over 40 mins for lemon tart and cream brûlée

Great food and service and a lovely free bottle of wine. Our food was with us in no time as was any extras we asked for. Really pleasant atmosphere. The toilets are freezing though!

A lovely meal, well presented and served by attentive staff. A very pleasant pre-Birthday lunch. Kir Royales weren't bad either!

Cote has an authentic French bistro feel, form the excellent plate of charcuterie enjoyed as a starter through the main of grilled swordfish with beans and a side of tartiflette everything was perfectly prepared and served at a relaxed pace with no fuss. The good value bottle of Chinon with which we washed it all down was also deliceous and very French. Finished off with an excellent crème brulle it all made for a very enjoyable evening.

As always, very reliable food, tasty well cooked. Staff were cheerful and attentive with a warm welcome on a cold night. Prestige set menu very good value.

An 80th Birthday lunch for six at Bishop's Stortford Cote. Complementary gin cocktails got us started, with a smile. Everybody had a different dish to start from the wide range of menus including ala carte options and gluten-free. Waiting was quietly efficient and very attentive. For mains, we had classics such as French onion soup and beef bourguignon, with delicious desserts including another Cote classic; Creme Brule and a brilliantly simple, yet satisfying apple crumble. A round table made for easy conversation and we were delighted by the 'Happy Birthday' message, thoughtfully penned in chocolate on the birthday boy's plate! All-in-all it's a full 10/10 for the complete experience; staff, food, and venue were all perfect. We'll be back.

Great food, great atmosphere, friendly staff and excellent value for money - particularly if you are early enough to order from the fixed lunch/early evening menu which ALWAYS has a good selection of choices

What a fantastic evening. Food was wonderful. Staff amazing. Alanis was brilliant a real credit to your restaurant. Would highly recommend. Looking forward to coming back later in the month.

Great decor and atmosphere albeit a little crowded. We both booked for Valentine’s Day and the service was attentive and professional, however the food wasn’t as adventurous as I would have hoped in terms of flavour. Overall a good night and will be back again.

Another lovely meal in very pleasant surroundings. Staff very attentive and professional as always. Good start to the Easter break. Will be back again soon.

Great Management and staff, been coming for many years and never disappointed with service and there knowledge of their business and products. A long with this it is good to have some friendly banter before the meal. I would like to thank all the staff lead by Pavel, Marlene, Telmo. These are some of the many reasons why we return week after week. You come away with a good will factor which you take away with you and talk all the way home.

Terrible service, one in our group got her starter when we'd all finished, another got her main course when we'd all finished, it was also wrong but by this stage we were thoroughly fed up! Repeated complaints by us and eventually the manager came over and offered the starter's for free, also bottle of wine. This was before the debacle of the main courses! Second manager came over near the end of the meal, pretty stroppy and very defensive. Waiter was awful, no apologies. Sort this restaurant out! Despite the awful service the food was good, but we'll never go back. It really spoilt my birthday celebration.

My son booked to take my mother and I for mother’s day brunch. We are a tricky bunch, a vegetarian, an eccentric grandma and a super fussy child with add. The wonderful staff could not have been more accommodating or polite. Everyone’s little demands were met with charm and humour and a delicious relaxed brunch. Full credit to the team

Having Dined at Cote on a regular basis , its always a pleasure to enjoy the range of differing foods and wines on offer, in a relaxed environment and decor .

The meal was delightful and the food delicious. The evening was somewhat spoiled, sadly, by the concentration of staff given to a large party in another room. Our main course was served piecemeal; those with meat dishes being served a full 10 minutes before those who chose fish, so the vegetable side dishes became cold and had to be reheated and the meat eaters had almost finished by the time the fish arrived. The greatest bugbear was not having any waiting staff to sort it out. We were deserted. However, we were compensated with a reasonable redemption on our drinks bill which we accepted. Next time though, should there be a similar situation, I hope the logistics of service are planned more successfully so that no one is left without somebody to attend to them. It will result in a 5 star review!

I would recommend the vegetarian breakfast. It tastes really healthy and fresh. The staff are friendly. My friend was impressed and said she wants to comes again. Soon.

Excellent service as always, it was very busy as Fathers Day but very well organised as to be expected

We frequently have an excellent early evening dinner at Cote, usually on a Friday. Last Saturday was not so great. The olives were mushy, as though they had been recycled. The boudin was very good. The French onion soup was sort of OK. My duck confit seemed stale. The chicken was not as fresh as usual. Its gratinee was excellent.

The food was good , except the steaks . Most of the wine was out of stock . Service was incredibly slow , Probably would only go there for breakfast As they do a nice fry up

We normally enjoy the Cote experience, but in this case it was spoiled by: - the restaurant was uncomfortably cold, even sitting at the back. The front door needs proper draught protection - the waiter was pushing to sell extras, served me before my wife and generally made eye contact with me rather than both of us. His attitude could have been better - we came early at 6.15, but the main course took so long to arrive that we had to leave in a hurry without having a desert as we had to get to a concert - staff were friendly otherwise and food good quality and value

Booked a table for two for 20:00 on arrival asked to wait as table wasn't ready although plenty of empty tables on view, waited 15 minutes at the door feeling a little bit awkward. Log time before waitress finally came to our table. Asked if we would like any bread and olives and took food order, started came after around 25 minutes wait - no olives or bread - asked for them to be taken off of the bill. Main order took a long time to be served, relatively simple Rib eye steak and frites! Small side orders. Dessert again took a very long time to be served. Didn't finish meal until around 11:00. We had just been away to Madrid for a long weekend all of the restaurants visited were much quicker food better and value for money better. To top it all there was a 12.5% service charge!!!! which I asked to be removed and did not leave a tip, which is very unlike me. Apologies to give negative feedback but its a shame, the Bishops Stortford restaurant is in a prime position and is decorated quite nicely and usually a good atmosphere.

Super meal, super staff,lovely atmosphere. Cotes is real asset to Bishops Stortford

A wonderful anniversary meal. Juts the right atmosphere and, of course, excellent food. The lamb chops were cooked to perfection and the Cornish new potatoes were sweet and succulent. We will be back!

Very disappointed. I have been to Cote many times with friends and loved it. Today I brought my family for Easter Sunday and was really upset with the service. I had my Grandchildren aged 1 and 3 and they had to sit for ages. The service was awful. The waitress more or less asked me why I was complaining. We spent over £300 for bad service, cold starters but good main courses. Also we shouldn’t have had to wait 30 minutes for a drink. I will not recommend to friends now. I know I booked the table for 4pm but I still expected good service, polite staff and hot food. You should not accept a booking if you cannot offer the goods.

A bit noisy - as usual, Went eafrly last night and thought it woulde be quitter because of the westher - it wasn't.

Had a nice evening as usual at our favourite restaurant. The waiters were extra busy as it appeared to be short staffed, and we had to wait longer than usual before we gave our order in, but our meal came quite quickly afterwards.

Overall a pleasant dining experience in comfortable surroundings and seating. Staff attentive and good service despite being busy. The food was hot, well cooked and off good standard.Free Gin cocktails an added bonus!

Food was very nice and the staff were very polite and curtious, price was very reasonable for the experience we had and would definitely go again.

The food was lovely but the service was very poor. We were left far too long after arriving then the drinks and the food were very slow. Felt completely invisible

Slow service didn’t take into consideration my special request and food wasn’t that great

I have booked several times with my friends and always found the staff to be friendly and helpful. There is always a nice selection of dishes on the menus and the overall atmosphere is good. A bit noisy at times.

Noon, Bank holiday Monday I booked a table for 4 persons for the family as we were going on Holiday. We had to leave at 1.50pm to catch the flight. The restaurant was not busy and yet it took one hour to get the starters. We did not have time for a dessert or Coffee and our relaxed meal turned out to be an anxious wait. Although they took off quite a portion of the bill, all we wanted was to be served.

Good food, great service, lovely atmosphere what more could one want!

I was welcomed and given top class attention .mya was outstanding and professional , the young man who waited was very professional and I was incredibly impressed by the way he walked myself and my guest to the taxi at the end of the evening . The food was the best it has ever been , my steak was perfection and my guest enjoyed her salmon and starter . It makes a massive difference having a floor manager aware and vigilant of the restaurant room . Please congratulate the bishops Stortford team .

Wonderful staff good food and good location. pavel and staff very attentive

We used to visit Cote regularly but then our last couple of visits were disappointing with food and service. However we went back last and everything was perfect!!! Food, service, atmosphere the lot. Can't wait to go back

The menu offered an array of choice. The complimentary cocktail was very nice and the wine we chose was liked by all. The staff were friendly and attentive without being over baring.

Wow!!!!!! What a friendly and warm welcome....we signed up to the newsletter and you guys gave us a free bottle of wine because of it..excellent staff, nothing was to much trouble. Clean restaurant and lavatories as well....we'll be going back.

As always excellent and the staff were amazing. I had some Dutch family members over for the Easter weekend and they had such a good time we came back for breakfast on Easter Monday before they returned home. Great times thank you.

Very slow service, waited nearly an hour for food to arrive. Eggs were over cooked.

Always good food and service and excellent choice options

This was the worst meal I’ve had at Côte and I will NEVER return. Bad service. My severe nut allergy was forgotten about and I was served a dish that ‘may contain nuts’ My salad was dead and I wouldn’t have served it to my worst enemy My steak was full of fat and was inedible. I am very disappointed and will never return.

The service has got really slow recently and it never used to be like this. We had to wait ages for our food to come out and it was only when it was about to come out that they told us how long it would be. This has happened a few times now, we used to go there every Saturday but it wouldn't be my first choice now due to the poor service. The staff are very friendly it is just the waiting time

Used our £100 voucher following our bad experience on news years eve. Very happy with experience last night. Many thanks. We will return. Restaurant is a little draughty when the front door is opening and when the rear fire exit door is opened. Could you fit a warm air curtain?

The food was excellent as was the service we recieved Thankyou very much We would most definetly recomend Cote to our friends ane will be returning agin in the very near future

Service was very very slow in spite of restaurant not being full and others receiving their food more quickly we had to ask where ours were. My sister had the minute steak which was over cooked and tough. There was no garnish either. When she ordered a salad this was wilted and past it’s sell by date!

Food ok but lacking in drink selection unless you like wine. Main meal selection limited and getting unjustifiably more expensive each time we go. Had requested nice romantic table for special meal when booked but was offered a selection of 3 ‘anything but romantic ‘tables after it became clear they didn’t have our booking. Service was ok.

Excellent service, it was my birthday and we were given complimentary kir, our food was lovely & well presented, great ambience & attentive staff, thank you, will definitely recommend

There was too great a feeling of urgency from staffed to complete courses. It does not provide for a more social or private dining experience.

Had an enjoyable celebratory meal with my wife. We had asked for a quiet table and we were accommodated very nicely. Our order was a variation of the one on the menu, and again this caused no problem. The service was attentive. We were told how long the meal would take to prepare, so we ordered more drinks, and these came promptly. Our fillet steaks were cooked and rested perfectly. I thought the pepper sauce had a little to much acidity (probably from lemon juice). My wife thought her gratin potatoes had a little too much garlic. But neither was too much to spoil the meal.