Côte Bishop's Stortford

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

Had salads and both were very nice, service was good and free rhubarb martini was very tasty so all good

a couple of comments which slightly detracted from the usual excellence - food too salty, especially the courgettes in breadcrumbs - the service was excellent quality but a bit stretched maybe because you were short of staff

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!

Staff very friendly helpful and curteous, although the starters were late , we had an apology and an adjustment to the bill without asking. thank you Cotes Stortford Paul Sexton

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

Had the basic set meal, ratatouille and goats cheese followed by the chicken, both so tasty. Côte beat competitors hands down for set menu price and quality

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!

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!

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.

Friendly service, efficient service, all round good experience and good food

Food excellent as always but a distinct reticence to offer the lower priced set menu. I particularly wanted the salad starter and cod main, neither of which was on the Prestige set menu, which was the only one presented. I queried this and the waiter seemed to say that the lower priced menu had finished. We’d booked for 6.45 to ensure that we could access this menu. Eventually a new set menu was retrieved with Prestige on one side and the lower priced one on the other. A rather odd start to the evening. Thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Enjoyable experience. Unfortunately every time you go some dishes have run out, however always able to find an alternative. Free birthday kir royale was added to bill and we had to wait for manager to come down and take it off!

Welcome good, initially service was good, but had to ask for coffee and dessert. However, we enjoyed the lunch which was a birthday celebration and would be happy to visit again in the future. Staff very friendly.

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.

First time eating at Cote. Food was very good and service excellent. Definitely recommend

Despite a slight problem with a mushroom allergy the staff coped very well. Teresa in particular was exceptional. A very pleasant evening. We really enjoyed our outing.

Because of a big party it took 2 hours to feed 3 adults and two children with two course meals. The Manageress apologised and credited bottle of wine.

Beautiful food, beautiful wine. Usually 5 stars. Never had any problems before but my partners steak looked half the size of the rest of the table's but they told us that the steaks are weighed. They offered to take back the steak and do another one but everyone's food was already on the table.

I had booked early menu for three , nice welcome , we were celebrating a fiftieth , ordered champagne , which was warm Not chilled , waiter spilt champagne on Opening which we all ignored but were not impressed by . Food came in time and was good , we were not attended to through our meal , and as weak times had to get up To get more drinks . All ok not as good as it had been in past , feel lack of managerial presence seems to be reason for poorer customer experience . The kitchen waiter dejuvwfinv the food orders seems to have more floor control than head waiter ? Not sure what is going on

Have been to Côte in other locations before, but first time in Stortford. Long waiting time. They forgot to bring my main meal, and they were really awkward about it. Made me feel a bit uncomfortable. Probably won't be returning to this one.

This is the second time we have dined here and again were not at all disappointed. From the minute we walked in the staff were really friendly and efficient. As it was my friend’s birthday we were given a glass of bubbly each which was delicious as was the food. The ambience is just lovely and noise levels low so a perfect venue for a nice relaxing meal. We feel it’s the best restaurant in Bishop’s Stortford. Will definitely be returning!

I have to say every time we have gone to Cote in Bishops Stortford we have a great time the food is excellent value we took our friends this time and they said they will definitely come again because the value for money was outstanding. I also have to mention your Manager Marlene she always greets us with a warm welcome makeing us welcome fantastic service thank you Marlene and your team

All very nice - food, service, ambiance, comfort, etc. Cote is one of our favourite restaurants. It isn't cheap but good value. Thank you very much!

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

Always good food and service and excellent choice options

Service and food quality is getting worse at this branch. You do not seem to be able to keep a team together. Last night's meal was marked by poor service, a lack of attention to detail and improper presentation of main course dishes. The new service staff seemed to be lacking in training. I will be looking for another quality venue.

Always good quality food and a nice atmosphere for a very reasonable price. Service polite if a little bit slow on this particular evening when awaiting main course, hence only 5 out of 6. But overall very good value.

The staff gave us a very pleasant welcome. The food was excellent and very good value for money Atmosphere very comfortable and staff were obliging we look forward to another visit

Tasty French style food and reasonably priced. Attentive and pleasant staff. We Will definitely be returning. Easy to book a table online as well. Well done Côte!

Table for 6 on Mother’s Day. Two of our party are in the 80s. Requested a booth and did get a very nice table but it was up approx 6 steps and right beside the door to the outside space. I had to get up from my seat 3 times to close the door as it was very cold and guests and staff didn’t always close it behind them. We did ask about moving but it was very busy. By the time our food arrived we had settled in and very few people went outside so we stayed where we were. Took a long time to get service but did have a lovely waitress who confirmed our order back so we didn’t anticipate problems. However one starter was wrong and by the time the correct one came the rest of the party had almost finished. Then half of the mains came out followed by a large gap where we had to chase up the rest. We had to get the people who had food to start and not wait or it would have been cold. The sides did get cold and had to be replaced. Finally more of the mains turned up apart from one. Apparently the order for the last main didn’t make it to the kitchen! Thankfully it was mine so I just ate quickly when it did finally arrive. We decided not to chance having dessert as we had been in the restaurant for 2 hours at this point. We received many apologies and money off the bill but it didn’t quite make up for a ruined Mother’s Day special dinner.

First time visit and certainly won’t be my last, food delicious, service very good, waiting staff polite but friendly. Good value for money, can’t wait for next visit.

always good, food, service, atmosphere . . . . .

We went for dinner and a girlie catch up the service was great. Our cocktails were lovely and we had a really nice evening. The restaurant was busy and buzzy.

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

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!

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

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

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.

Very average Had to wait a while to be seated even though an empty restaurant Staff pleasant No obvious sign of restaurant manager Which just shows I had a willing but nervous waiter Boudin noir and mussels not available mwhivb was a shame We had a lovely cocktail to Start but confusion with our wine order The atmosphere was not familiar . I'm a local and that familiarity and welcoming feel is no longer there The wait was not long to be served dinner from point of order but it was a pretty average dining experience I'm sorry to say this and I say it with a lot of regret .

Our first time at Cote Brasserie in Bishops Stortford (normally go to St Albans) and we weren't disappointed. I had booked a table for 4 at 3:00pm on Mothers day. On our arrival we were informed by a person that I believe to be the manager, that our table was not ready. He apologised, gave us a complimentary bottle of Champagne and asked us if we would mind sitting in the garden until our table was ready, This was not a problem as the patio heating was on full blast and it was a pleasant afternoon. No sooner had we sat down, a waitress appeared with the Champagne and glasses, popped the cork and we settled in for the afternoon. Within minutes we were then told that our table was ready and we transferred back into the restaurant and had a wonderful meal. The customer service comfortably met our expectations and more. Well done to all the staff at Bishops 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!