Côte Bournemouth

Service was good, friendly and attentive but not overly so. Food was OK. Atmosphere and cleanliness was good. Only negative thing I have to say is that no one took our personal details, and I believe at the moment this should be done for contact tracing.

We were delighted (a) to have been able to reserve a table for dinner and (b) to enter the restaurant and find that it was the delightful Cote experience of old. Friendly service, candles on the tables and a menu bursting with lots of choice - such a contrast with the puritan efforts of so many other lesser establishments. Our only criticism? Why did it take you so long to come back to us? Peter & Paula Baillie, Bournemouth

Very noisy environment. It was busy, but busy restaurants don't have to be noisy. Perhaps something to do with 'white noise' or acoustics. The meals are expensive for what they are. They seemed like mass-cooked and reheat-to-order meals for the price of a cook-to-order meal. One meal in particular had to be sent back. The potato was totally cold - I don't mean not warm enough for my liking but physically cold. I don't like the addition of 12.5% service charge to the bill. A service charge should be discretionary. It says discretionary on the bill, but the starting point is that it is included so if you don't want to pay it you have to have it removed. When looking at the menu - add 12.5% to get the price you will end up paying.

Amazing food and really friendly staff. Have a really enjoyable evening

A good meal. Well presented and really tasty. It’s good to get out again.

Great experience, friendly and very professional staff. Food was outstanding as usual especially the gluten free choices.

So glad when we heard Cotes was reopening in Bournemouth. We went on the first day & it was just as good as before lockdown. The food & service was excellent & we are looking forward to another visit soon.

Great food, service and atmosphere. Really enjoyed ourselves will come back

Service was very good. The food is well presented and tasty.

Amazing afternoon! Thank you!! Was a little thrown off by how busy it was so the wait at the door was a little nerving as no social distancing possible. But other than that it was superb. Our waiter was nothing short of excellent and all the staff acted professionally and all wearing the correct face shields. Everyone enjoyed their food and it felt good to be back! Perfect x

Lovely food & great service. Staff wore Visors and cleaned down tables and chairs when people left, which was very reassuring unlike other Restaurants we visited.

Always an enjoyable experience with great food, in a classy setting, with friendly staff

Tables too close together. I had an upset tummy after beef bourgenone. Service was slow and as a solo diner I received less favourable attention. I don't agree with the way the additional service charge was included in the bill. It was very difficult to object to it. However, the chocolate mousse was superb.

All good. A couple of favourites missing from the menu but great food, service and atmosphere. Glad Cote is back open!

Food was lovely and the service was excellent, very friendly staff and attentive.

We visited Cote Brasserie after a 5 month absence due to lockdown and found everything almost the same as before. Good food, excellent service and a £20 discount! Couldn't be better.

Excellent food, great choices, friendly staff. Reminded me and the wife of Paris

Having eaten at 3 other establishments in the area since they re-opened, I found Cote the most comfortable - good spacing between tables, waiting staff wearing visors and lots of sanitation stations. I also liked the fact the menu was not too restricted (unlike the others). The quality of the food and service was as good as always.

We had a lovely meal. The food was excellent (steak, grilled chicken and chocolate fondant) and we were impressed by the service. The staff were friendly, welcoming and on top of all Covid arrangements.

Great to be back pleased to see that only those with booked table were allowed in.

So good to be back - same friendly welcome. Excellent food Excellent Service WHAT MORE COULD ANYONE ASK FOR

Very polite and helpful staff, would go back. Food was lovely too

Brilliant customer service and delicious food. Lovely experience, would highly recommend

As always food and wine was superb and staff were lovely- polite and attentive. Highly recommend 😊

The food was absolutely amazing! The service was great! Will deffo be coming back when I visit Bournemouth.

Very good food, service and ambience with the added bonus of eat out to help out! Great

Fantastic visit and made a birthday very special, the service was fantastic and the food a delight. Would highly recommend to all and this isn't to be missed

Visited on Sunday for breakfast and had the Set Menu option, which was very good value. The drinks and food arrived quickly, was hot and very tasty. Staff were friendly and efficient. Left full and happy. Would like to return for lunch or dinner.

Venue, staff , company and menu choice was pleasant. Thank you. Great for a Plat vite (or a la carte) pre theatre. Will return for a complete evening experience.

Mixed review...The butternut squash and crispy sage risotto tasted wonderful but was ruined by the fact that it had been microwaved to within an inch of its life and was therefore completely dry. The waitress was fierce and a little intimidating and I certainly didn't feel like challenging her. She needs to be more sincere and smile. She spoilt our lunch. The Confit of Duck was excellent but February's special side dish of potatoes was underwhelming. We will be back as Cote is one of our favourite lunch spots but will hope for a more friendly waitress.

The menu had a range of dishes available at reasonable prices. We had asked for an accessible table and all our needs were catered for. Staff were very attentive and courteous. The food was delicious, service was excellent. Perhaps the only gripe: in Grance bread is put on the table without exception, why in a French restaurant did this not happen? We had to pay for bread, a pity.

Our waiter (should have got his name) was excellent - one of the best we've had in a long time. Food and coffees were also very good.

Good service Very polite and thoughtful waitress Really enjoyed the food For my friends it was there first visit So I was pleased they enjoyed it .

Great service, great food and great atmosphere Look forward to returning

As usual very good food and excellent service and to top it all a free cocktail was included. My wife really enjoyed the boeuf bourgignon and I had the roasted haddock which was very tasty. We will certainly be going again.

Excellent service, lovely food and great atmosphere. They gluten free options really help with my dietary requirements. We love coming here and we are already looking forward to our next visit.

Lovely food, pleasant atmosphere, quiet ambience ( I hate loud music) and helpful attendents. Thank you -good experience!

Very good dining experience without the need to take a ferry to France - our monthly visit was not disappointing and the crepe Suzette was excellent

Lovely presentation and delicious food. Staff were excellent, helpful and friendly throughout. Very happy with all our meals, drinks and the price paid. Would happily recommend Cote to others.

Food and service were both excellent..always a nice atmosphere. The only thing i dont like is the 12% gratuity.i dont think any restaurant should do this.i know i can refuse this and pay what i want but its not a nice feeling and should be scrapped and let the customer just pay a tip.

Good value, excellent quality and impeccable service in pleasant surroundings. They had heeded our special request for the positioning of our table due to a hearing impediment - and the service was top notch, even after a coffee spillage.

My latest visit to Bournemouth on Saturday 20th April 2019 was at 1pm lunch to celebrate my Mothers Birthday. I had praised the restaurant to my Mother as I previously visited in March with my sister in law and gave a 5 star review. This time the service was no where near as good. We were not offered complimentary drinks upon arrival and there was no mention of my Mothers Birthday. The waiter refused to offer us an exchange of the free dessert as advertised as we were made to feel inferior as not ordering from the a la carte menu, the waiter actually refused to offer us a complimentary drink instead! So not like my visit previously! We wishes to order from the Premium Lunch Menu which is £18.95 a head for 3 courses. We ordered a large glass of Rose wine and a G & T, olives garlic twist as an appetizer, the starters then arrived at the same time! french onion soup and goats cheese with Apple and walnut salad for starters, quickly followed by the main courses rib eye steak with garlic butter with French fries it came with no vegetables so we ordered beans and buttered whole carrots, there was no red wine gravy or sauce, we ordered another round of drinks and then the dessert arrived chocolate mousse. The service was too fast we felt rushed and it was extremely expensive as advertised at £18.95 for 3 courses but including the additional veg and drinks it came to £85 with a £10 service charge! £95 and no mention of my Mothers Birthday or attention to her at all. I was bitterly disappointed. Considering it was Easter Saturday I thought this was extremely poor.

As always a wonderful Cote experience. Exceptional food and exceptional service! The manager is outstanding and so are all the staff. A lovely atmosphere, friendly and vibrant.

Although the food was absolutely delicious, my wife found cling film stuck to the pate on her starter which we had a chuckle about. But as the meal proceeded I had the duck main which I was absolutely enjoying but to my disgust I found a huge dark hair in my cherry sauce. Although the waiting staff reacted quickly and apologiesd I didn't want a replacement main. It was mother's day & the main thing is my my mum had a lovely time with her family. We have been to cote about 6 times now & it's always been good value for money & good quality food, so this one off experience will not deter us. By the way we did get a small discount.

My meal for my girlfriend's 22nd birthday was unreal and couldn't have asked for somewhere better to go. Thank you for your hospitality. Look forward to coming back.

Fantastic food and great atmosphere. Thourghly enjoyable evening with great service. Good value too.

Some staff were very good - both of our waiters. 'Manager' not marvellous. Bill was incorrect, overcharged but quickly amended. Muzak ok at first but should have been adjusted to a lower level later when there were fewer diners.

We all really enjoyed are food which was all cooked very well apart from the pork which was over cooked . But all in all we all enjoyed the afternoon and will definitely be coming back .

The food and service were first class but the prices are astronomical, especially for the wine. The cheapest special menu is the best option price-wise for food although the choices are somewhat limited and the portions small. We had the next one up but my friend found there were insufficient vegetables with her salmon.

Lovely restaurant in the centre of Bournemouth with both A la Carte and two reasonably priced lunchtime menus. Food is excellent. Service is excellent. This has become one of our favourite places for meeting friends.