Côte Bishop's Stortford

A very enjoyable evening, good food and good service. We will come again although a little more expensive than Cafe Rouge the wine is better!

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!

Food delicious as usual that’s the main reason for going plus free cocktails. Pleasant surroundings, A clean and tidy restaurant plus staff polite and professional.

Another very pleasant lunch at cote. Consistently good, in all respects!

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.

A lovely Saturday evening dinner at Cote yesterday. Really enjoyed the food and a nice bottle of wine after dry January 😊. A very cold evening and what is usually a pretty window table was a bit chilly but not much the restaurant can do. A nice buzzy vibe.

The food was delicious and the service was excellent. There was some confusion with the bill and we were charged incorrectly for two items. They rectified the issue quickly once we pointed it out and that’s the only reason we deducted one star.

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.

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

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!

We usually eat at your Bury St Edmunds Branch so it was nice to have a change at Bishop’s Stortford. The staff were courteous and helpful. We enjoyed the Kir Royales beforehand and the food was good.

Quick faultless service , polite staff , yummy food !

Great food and friendly staff Service was good Will certainly be going back Heard the breakfast is good so must try for myself. Good variety on menu

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

Lovely meal as always, great service, friendly staff. Will visit again Thanks

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

All five of us really enjoyed out meal and time spent in the Bishops Stortford Cote yesterday. The restaurant was very busy but the service as always was very good.

Good service and great food. Will keep coming back. John

Excellent as usual. Great service and great food. Friendly staff.

It is always a treat to have a meal at Cote Brasserie. We wanted to celebrate a birthday and also to enjoy the Chateaubriand which was on for a special. Everything from the booking, the welcome and the meal itself worked very well and although the restaurant was busy for a Tuesday night, the friendly and efficient staff produced a 100% satisfactory experience. And although we felt we dined like royalty with a bottle of big name red wine, the bill was very modest. We shall certainly hope to be repeating the experience soon. Highly recommended!

Beautiful meal courteous service! We always like visiting Cote in Bishop’s Stortford.. Our family party all enjoyed themselves and agree with my comments.

Really good food. Great night. Service was slow, due to large parties, but it did not dent the evening. Will be back again soon. Thanks.

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

It was our first time we couldn’t have what we wanted on the lunch time set menu, as they had run out of that choice. So a bit disappointed, however we did enjoy what we had instead.

Lovely location. Good food with wide food selection, great service. Thank you for accommodating our group.

Good value for money, nice food and attentive service. We eat at Cote a lot, particularly Bishops Stortford and it’s always a nice experience with friendly staff. If it’s a birthday celebration they always make it special.

Lovely lunch as always and great drinks and service too. Lovely lunch as always and great drinks and service too. Lovely lunch as always and great drinks and service too.

Food was very good but overall far too rushed. We felt like we were on a timer throughout. My husband picked at my plate and was asked if they could take the plate away when I went to the bathroom. Staff need to chill!

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.

A lovely evening. A friendly welcome with the requested table waiting for us, with an unexpected birthday treat waiting for me from the staff, who made the evening extra special. A big thank you to them!

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.

Lovely food , the service was very good very friendly. Would definitely recommended this Restaurant and will be going back soon. Christina

We enjoyed our meal and the care all of the staff took of my niece in a wheelchair was impressive you made everything very simple thank you.

Normally this is our favourite restaurant. We haven’t been for a while and all the staff had changed again and not for the good. It was a very busy evening but the wait for our starters was far too long, we were compensated with free drinks though. Our main course was also a long wait and to top it all my husbands dessert was cold after another long wait (and the restaurant was a lot quieter by then). In the past we have found the service to be really good and friendly, this time service was very disappointing with a somewhat grumpy waiter. We like the layout of this restaurant with all its quirky corners which is why we return (and the food which is normally good) but the service in Bluewater and London (off Oxford St) is far superior in speed of service and friendliness.

service and food was very good. My husband and I enjoyed our mussels and desserts and our friends enjoyed their special meals for starters and mains.

Great food, good wine, great service as always! Be back again soon!

Fabulous food as always. Great staff attentive but not intrusive . Great service and relaxing atmosphere

Great meal and and staff outstanding. A special meal for us at Easter and not disappointed. It is our special place and shall return very soon, Pav a great manager.

A regular venue for pre-theatre dinners. All works well. Thank you

celebrating 3 family birthdays on a Sunday lunch Everything splendid. Menu to suit everyone well prepared food and really sparkling friendly helpful service made the icing on the cake Never a bad experience when you come to Cote

Lovely - very accommodating ! Staff were very helpful and friendly. Atmosphere was lovely and food was very tasty. When adjustments were asked for due to dietary needs they were able to accommodate.

The welcome drink was nice. Salmon starter was good as was the prawn starter from the regular meu. The sea bass was enjoyable but the duck was the standout dish as ever. We were disappointed that the monkfish was finished though. The house white wine was also pretty nice.Service was ok, staff seem to have changed and whilst ok a bit less attentative than previously. This remains a good dining option at a reasonable price for Boshop’s Stortford. The duck alone is worth it!!!!

Great food and service every time. That's why we keep coming back.

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?

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.

Have visited several time’s but not been for quite a while.Our adult son chose Côte in Bishops Stortford for his Birthday family meal. Booking online was so easy and when we arrived to find it fairly busy(which was surprising for a Monday evening),we were glad we had booked. Can not fault any part of the evening,it was so lovely.Charming staff(waitress and manager,both very personable)and the food was delicious and excellent quality. The 5 of us had starters and mains,from the set menu,à la carte and the March specials plus sides,and all plates and dishes went back empty! We were too full for puddings but as I had written on the booking form that it was our sons birthday,the lovely waitress brought out a chocolate mousse with a message on the plate and a lit candle so we could sing ‘Happy Birthday’.A really thoughtful touch which was ‘on the house’. So thank you Bishops Stortford Côte so much for a truly wonderful evening and we shall be returning very soon and definitely coming more regularly again.

Service excellent as usual, waiting staff are just charming. Food very good, never had a bad meal in Cote! Altogether a very pleasant Sunday afternoon.