Côte Bristol Clifton Village

We had a lunch there with good friends, the atmosphere and seating is good, staff are attentive but the food is not what I expected. Vegetarian only have one option and it is not a tasty meal. Mine beef was ok but again nothing special. Shame! Cause we expected more. Desserts were also boring. Sadly to say we won't come back. The 12% "optional" tips was added, I do resent paying it. The whole meal is not worth the extra but of course it's too awkward to ask for it to be taken off. Guess that's how your company work otherwise you probably won't get any tips. Overall feel very disappointed, potentially a nice restaurant but perhaps need to change your chef and your tipping policy.

Excellent food, very busy for a Sunday evening so they must be doing things right. Only criticism is the 12.5 pc service charge on everything, about time this was stamped out.

As always a lovely meal , made more enjoyable by excellent service. A nice baby friendly area near the entrance (we had our newborn granddaughter with us for a family meal). Thank you for our free May cocktails. The Elliott family 👍

We had a reasonably pleasant dining experience at Cote in Clifton Village. The ambiance and atmosphere was good and the quality of the food was generally good. However, my mum ordered the lamb rump and found it to be rather chewy and tough which was disappointing. Despite this, my meal of demi poulet and my brother's meal of boeuf bourginon were of a good quality. The waiter and waitress dealt with this well though, as they offered my mum a complimentary pudding which was a nice touch for Mothers Day. We shall be back again soon hopefully.

As usual Côte was very busy but we were greeted by a smiling face. The food, wine and service was excellent. When we asked for the bill it came promptly and we were on our way. This Côte is consistently good. Well done to everybody concerned.

Professional friendly staff, lovely breakfast and excellent value. Everything served with a smile!

Excellent service lovely food great atmosphere, our waitress was lovely too! The only complaint I would have is I don't like the added 12.5% service charge. i would rather pay a tip of my own choosing not have this automatically added to the bill. Thanks for a great evening we will come back!

The brunch could have been served hotter. The formule breakfast is good value. Staff were friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was welcoming and lively. The noise level is high due to the lack of floor covering.

Restaurant was seriously busy, but service was excellent and food and wine as reliable as always. Gets quite hot and very noisy when full but everyone we saw seemed to be having a good time. Always good value for money and you can be sure of an enjoyable experience.

Great service and delicious food. Always a pleasure.Thank you to all.

We had the set menu and it was very good food at reasonable price and the service was excellent . I would definitely recommend this chain of restaurants to everyone.

We dined at Cote Clifton on Fri 5th Apr at 5.30. My wife and I ordered Boef en Croute from the Prix Fixe menu. When my wife looked under the pastry, she found one piece of meat the size of a marble. We showed the waiter who took it away and returned with a replacement which had an adequate amount meat and a replacement side of French beans. As compensation we were not charged for one of our glasses of wine. So the staff responded appropriately to the situation. The dish itself was satisfactory but the amount of beef was not generous. We have had much larger portions of blade of beef in pubs at a much lower cost. This is the first time we have eaten from the Prix Fixe menu and probably won't do so again. However, my creme caramel was excellent. We have always enjoyed eating from the A La Carte menu at Cote in Clifton and Quakers Friars and regarded it as superior to Cafe Rouge which we also enjoyed when they were in Bristol, but I think that now the standard is similar to Cafe Rouge.

Excellent food, also service was good, wine we had was also excellent.

Was a most excellent choice for a quiet Wednesday lunch on a visit back to Clifton. The food and the service was exemplary.

We've been to 6 or 7 different Cote's. This was the worst experience by a county mile. Service incredibly slow and by the time our food arrived the white wine had warmed up. Only one starter turned up initially. Both main courses luke warm. Lamb badly overcooked with somewhat unusual crispy olives. Jerusalem artichokes under-cooked and tasteless, could easily have been potato. Were offered replacements but by this time we couldn't wait any longer. The wrong pudding for one of us turned up. The bill was reduced slightly but I would much rather have had a reasonable meal. The tables were so close together that a woman on the adjacent table managed to knock some of our glasses over when trying to get between the tables to sit down. Why should there be such a variation between restaurants?

Staff brilliant, food good, but very chaotic! Very busy, staff changes, orders missed, because of shortages. We still like Cote Clifton. Better next time, we are hoping!

Excellent service, every course superb, lovely free cocktail, all under £50 for 2. Would particularly commend French Onion soup and Belly of Pork.

We were a party of four who booked at the last minute. The service was excellent and our waitreess remembered remarkably exactly what we had all eaten when it came to splitting the bill. The Boudin Noir, Duck Confrit, Eggs Benedict, and Sea Bream were excellent and the complimentary Martini Blood Orange was nice surprise. The only problem was the noise level, as it is in many restaurants. We are regular customers and we will be back.

No complaint about the food - it was very good. I would suggest, however, that your Front of House need some further training as they sat my friend and me next to a party of 20+. We had to ask to be moved half way through our meal as we couldn’t hear each other - and even at the far end of the restaurant we could still hear the large party. With any thought we could have been seated there in the first place.

Thursday night, very pleasant staff and fairly good service although we had to wait about 10 minutes before we were asked about drinks. The spinach and mushroom crepes were disappointing. The food tasted as though it had been made some time before and then heated up. The crepes were tasteless.

We had a very enjoyable evening and we could not fault the food, staff and ambiance. We had a large party booked and the service was spot on. We will most definitely recommend your restaurant to friends and family and we will definitely come back again. Excellent value for money.

Lovely staff as always but main course disappointing. A great veal chop ruined with a heavy sprinkling of dried tarragon and no sauce. Your a brasserie, do justice to the meat,! Whats wrong with oil, butter, dusting of flour, sage white wine and seasoning? It is quick, tasty and gives a proper sauce.

We were well looked after and had some great food. Lovely way to spend my wife’s birthday Special drinks and desert were a nice touch. Will be returning soon

A lovely meal with delicious food, excellent service and great staff. We really enjoyed the evening and the meal was definitely one of the nicest we have eaten at Cote

Staff we're fab, food Was fab. Really nice evening thanks x

Food was excellent, although there could have been more cheese on the apple and Roquefort starter salad. The staff are always very pleasant and courteous.

As always at Cote great food good service reasonable price. This is the 20th Cote visited and all are consistently good. We will be back soon

We went along for the early evening meal deal. One of our party is a vegan. She was given the vegan menu, but when she asked if this was on the offer was told, no, it's more expensive. So a) she is being penalised for being vegan and b) vegan food has no meat or dairy so we are really struggling to understand how that could end up being more expensive. It took two members of staff and much discussion around whether or not she could have the deal. It was so confusing we just gave up and think she ended up paying full price. The service was hit and miss for most of the evening - really under staffed with only a couple of waiting staff running around trying to do everything. The food is nice but the rest could do with some work.

Calamari was very crispy and felt like it had been lying around for a while Risotto vert was not great unfortunately. I could taste the basil but not a lot more. I think it needed more seasoning and or some Parmesan cheese to give some depth to it Not the best meal that I’ve eaten in your restaurants. Normally better than this

Great Staff .Great Food. Served in a nice friendly atmosphere what could be better. Thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Long may you continue with serving good at good value.

Always good. Food great, service great. Whole experience excellent Would recommend to friends. Have visited many times. Would recommend most dishes but really enjoy the fish parmienter. Delicious desserts also. Will be back again siib.

Clifton Cote very good service and excellent food as always. However unfortunately my group of three were put between two very noisy tables which spoilt the evening a little. Will try another branch next time.....

Excellent service. Delicious food and good value. We arrived 10 minutes early and were sat straight away. Our waitress was brilliant. We had food from the prestige set menu and it was excellent value; I recommend the pork belly.

Good attentive service. Interesting menu choice.Excellent well cooked food. Reasonable price. Pity that 'crème brulee' was unavailable (wasn't set). Well worth another visit. Looking forward to Summer menu.

Mothering Sunday lunch - Well Done to all the Staff. A very busy day for them all and the restaurant was packed. But everything ran like clockwork. Food as always 1st class. Thank you

Great atmosphere and excellent service despite the restaurant being very busy. The specials on the menu were excellent!

We had a very pleasant lunch time. The menu was very good value for money and the staff very attentive. We will visit Cote Brasserie again.

Excellent food and a very friendly service, one of the best places to eat in Bristol. The mid week set menu is good value and delicious.

Good food good service would it be possible to ban mobile phones from the restaurant . I’ve been many times and enjoy each time with you

The pork belly was delicious !Great service. The tables are rather close together.

Had 3 course meal for £13.50. Everything we had was lovely, the service was excellent and we were seated as we had requested. It was my mother's 87th birthday and she really enjoyed her lunch experience. Would recommend and we will be back.

A very friendly restaurant with quick, efficient service. We thoroughly enjoyed our complementary seasonal drink. The waitress was attentive but didn’t keep interrupting our conversation. All in all it was a very pleasant dining experience.

We had an excellent meal and received first class service. We had a lovely evening.

Excellent Food&Service,Drinks NOT Cheap!!! Food very good value.Will go again but cut down on the alcohol!!!

It was a great atmosphere and the staff were very attentive. Food was really nice, from starter through to our sweet. Isaac one of our waiters was a pleasure to have looking after us. Will return again soon.

Lovely meal. A great place to pop in for a quick meal or to spend a longer time & to make an evening of it. Thank you.

Food, service and atmosphere always nice. Staff very attentive. Thank You!

Lovely food one dish wasn’t quite up to scratch but the service was fantastic and everything was sorted out perfectly in the end, very enjoyable lunch

Very good meal on Sunday afternoon,service was good and great value for money.Would recommend giving a try. Staff were very helpful and we arrived at a busy time but were seated within 5 minutes.

Staff and food are amazing. I can highly recommend. There is a lovely buzz about the place that makes you feel very relaxed and content. Very happy.