Côte Canterbury

Very welcoming, goats cheese salad could have more goats cheese and less lettuce leaves and wide dish rather than deep bowl as dressing all at the bottom.

Water was off which is no ones fault. The hostess however chatted in full view to a waitress for 5 minutes before coming to tell us. We had been waiting by then 10 minutes

Very friendly service and good food. A smiley welcome, drinks order taken quickly. Helpful guidance through menu and wine recommendation. Food came in good time. Overall a very good experience.

Lovely lunch. Affordable lunch menu at good value. Nice atmosphere and staff are always attentive and pleasant. It's great that you change the menu every month. Look forward to visiting again.

Great staff and generally most enjoyable however at our last visit 2 steaks were very tough. The manageress did not charge us and offered an alternative. Excellent service.

All very good, booking, welcome, food and service. Will definitely return again for an evening experience. Menu choices were very good and all options being served looked appetisingly

Very good value tasty lunch and excellent service. The atmosphere is reminiscent of a French Brasserie without the need to travel as far! A la carte, specials and a set lunch which changes monthly offer a wide choice of options

The Quality of the food was not as good as we have had at other Cote establishments and the children's portions were too small. The service was very good.

The lunch menu offers the best value with a good choice of starters, main courses and desserts. The drinks are expensive, particularly the beers, and you need to remember that your bill is inflated by an 'optional' 12.5 % (which is really 15%, given that it placed on top of VAT). I had the squid rings, which were tasty, but very salty. My main course, the grilled chicken, was nicely cooked, but the accompanying saute potatoes were again too salty. My wife had the tuna rillettes followed by the hake, which were both well cooked and presented. Portion sizes are generous, and if you opt for a dessert (excellent) you will certainly know you have had a meal. Service is fast and friendly. Having been to Cote for about the last 10 years, we think it is generally very reliable. Unless you have deep pockets, it's best to stick to the tap water (freely provided) or make do with a single Kir, otherwise you can easily find yourself shelling out £30 per head.

Good service and excellent food, really good location in Canterbury and look forward to returning soon. Felt here was a very good choice of meals.

Have been to this branch of Cote Brasserie several time and not been disappointed on any occasion. The decor is modern and comfortable and the staff are very welcoming and friendly. We had an early reservation as we were going to the theatre and the early evening menu is good value at £12.95 for 3 courses, with plenty of choice. As a Friend of the Marlowe, we received a complimentary Kir Royale, although the waiter had to check if we could swap one for a (much cheaper) soft drink for a teetotal friend. The food was delicious and servings were a perfect size. I had the Steak frites and it was perfectly cooked and the frites were hot and crisp. My only reason for giving a rating one less than perfect is that the waiter included our free drinks on the bill, although this was quickly rectified when pointed out. I would certainly visit this branch, as well as others in this chain, again. It is always a pleasure at a reasonable price.

WE received excellent service from the members of staff, who were also very pleasant. situated in an ideal position in the centre of Canterbury. Menu very reasonably priced

We had a very enjoyable meal with helpful and friendly service and a good atmosphere. Although the restaurant was busy we did not feel rushed.

Can never complain about service or food at Cote Brassiere- only disappointment was they had sold out of Picpaul wine which was not good, especially on Good Friday with the rest of the weekend to go.

EXCELLENT SERVICE AND FOOD WHEN THE RESTAURANT WAS VERY BUSY, AND WE WERE SO GLAD WE PRE-BOOKED OUR TABLE. ALL ROUND AND EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE AT THIS VERY GOOD RESTAURANT.

The staff very welcoming, service happy and attentive, good, ..food excellent..very good choice on the menu...do use cote allot with my " ladies that lunch " too.

As usual, we enjoyed excellent service and food at the most reasonable cost as did the many other diners by the look of it - many even more regular guests than ourselves.

Good service, great food and a lively ambience helped to give two of my siblings and husband a memorable evening, including great fougasse. Hurrah for Cote.

Three of our party chose the haddock fillet main course, only to be told that this was not available. We were offered cod gougons instead which we accepted; however, when they were served, they appeared to have been frozen, rather hurriedly thawed, but were barely cooked, quite tasteless and wet inside. Also portion size was very modest - even having ordered a side. One of my guests commented that the green beans were hard and barely cooked. The piquant chicken dish was well cooked and the portion size was good. The langoustine starters were very nice. Three of use chose the peach crumble pudding. This was OK although unexceptional but when I reached the bottom of the dish I could see previous spoon marks in the brown deposit in the bottom of the dish revealing a paler colour underneath. The dish had obviously not been properly cleaned, but had simply been dishwashed and not scoured. Although safe through cooking, I found these traces of the previous users rather off-putting. Dark chocolate pudding was good. On the plus side, table service was excellent - 10/10 to our waitress. Although our lunch was acceptable it was by no means up to the previously excellent standard we have come to expect from Cote Brasserie. My guests, who have also used Cote Brasserie previously also commented on their disappointment with this particular meal. Music being played outside was loud and intrusive at first although this was corrected later. Come on guys - you can do better than this - I know you can.

Excellent choice for a family meal out. Food is always of an excellent standard and service is always great. Would definitely return in the future.

Attentive and smiling staff, good music and very tasty food. The seats are comfortable and there is never a rush to get you out of the restaurant.

Food was excellent. Service wasn't. My friends and myself had to rush our desert as we were going to Marlowe Theatre. I asked if we could order our desert and still had to wait. We paid the bill after asking the manager for bill. Wasn't happy with service. It was very slow. I have eaten here before and also several of the London branches and this was the worst for service

As always, excellent standard of service, quality of food and value for money. Would highly recommend Cote restaurant.Now the summer is approaching its nice to have the option of outside dining.

Wonderful, I don't think you get my review because when I press 'Post Review@ nothing happens. I also sent a Review from my visit to Sevenoaks on Monday; that too was super. Can't wait to go again.

Very nice food and friendly staff. The only criticism we had was the pork belly was a little over cooked, but otherwise we were pleased with the food. Also delighted with the complimentary bottle of wine! We will certainly be returning.

Our visit today was very enjoyable, good food and we sat upstairs. our waiter could not have been more pleasant, he was a really unobtrusive waiter but put a lot in to the job, not just with us but other diners too.

Great tasting food that is top quality and well presented. The service is very prompt and the food is always served impeccably. The staff are very accommodating and nothing is too much trouble. It is a pleasure to eat there.

We had a lovely dinner with friends. The food was delicious, the wine (KIR!) was delicious and the service was great! We will be back.

My husband and I met two friends for lunch today. The menu was more than sufficient to make a choice and the food was cooked to perfection. I cannot eat gluten and the food I chose was adapted perfectly so that I could eat it. The service was also excellent. We will certainly eat there again.

This was our second time to the restaurant, the food was lovely and brought out in a reasonable amount of time. The staff were also really friendly and attentive, they even made the effort to talk to and make my baby son laugh. I would return again.

Lovely meal, great service - accommodated teenage children including one with allergies with no problem. Great evening thank you, we will come again as several things on the menu we wanted to try!

Always a pleasure eating here. The staff are lovely and always polite. The food is great and always well presented. I'm looking forward to my next visit.

We had a good meal friendly and attentive staff made an enjoyable evening. The ambience was really good. The duck was cooked really well as was the belly pork.

Welcoming and polite staff. Enjoyable and tasty food. Disappointed that they had run out of haddock and replaced it with mussels. Other than that a good experience.

Most of staff very charming and attentive. Perfect table away from noise (as requested). Food good. Kir was delicious but unfortunate that our particular waiter didn't know it was complimentary! Soon corrected.

Lovely friendly service. Staff have lots of charisma and happy to help. Great food and a good choice on menu. Definitely the best creme caramel in town!

So bad I will never go back. Main courses awful, Leathery fish skin laid over a tin of unseasoned beans mixed with raw chopped tomato. Risotto undercooked (but flavourful). This was a terrible meal in contrast to the one we had in Sloane Square. I won't go to cote again. Despite a virtually empty restaurant a couple was then sat uncomfortably close to us in the window and made a terrible atmosphere for eating it could t have been more awkward as they were hardly speaking and could hear every word of our conversation . I could not wait to leave. I felt nauseous for some time after and stil do when I think about it a day later. Music awful and too loud.

Very busy branch of Cote. It's in a university city with two universities so plenty of students. But also mums and dads. The food was first class. It was served hot and plentiful. Too much for me so I had to leave a large proportion. The wine was very good and I particularly recommend the the house Claret.

Enjoyed our meal. The Staff were so friendly and helpful. It was a lovely Birthday treat. Will certainly return. Well Done to all. Could not ask for more.

The welcome was friendly and the food very good. How does Côte manage to be so impressive wherever it is? We took a granddaughter who was delighted with everything. It is also a beautiful building!

Arrived early, but asked to take a seat upstairs. Which turned out to be quiet and boring. But we were there to celebrate our sons graduation. You served a side dish with alcohol. Creamed spinach and it did not state the Pernod on menu. I have s heart condition and not allowed alcohol. Overall a disappointing visit

The food, atmosphere and cleanliness of everything were very good. It was disappointing that the service was so slow and the staff were not as friendly or attentive as we would have wished. In particular we had to wait what I considered to be far to long for our food orders to be taken and for the desert menus to be given to us.

Enjoyed a relaxing lunch with my family. We were served well and efficiently by our server and we felt we could take our time over each course.

Booked our table, was seated quickly and enjoyed our meal.

The food is always good at Cote. The waiting staff were friendly but could do with a little more training on the wine list! But overall a very enjoyable and good quality meal.

lovely thanks such a nice starter and also main course. The service was exra special with a lovely smile. Great value for money. Thank you all so much indeed.

The best meal I have ever eaten. The steak I had was excellent and one of the best things I have ever tasted. The waitresses were superb and the Creme Caramel was lovely.

Cote restaurants seem reliable and Canterbury was no exception. Good and service both excellent

we had a little celebration lunch at Canterbury it wasn't a huge meal but very filling. Although very busy when we arrived we didn't have to wait at all the service was very good.

Good food as usual but careless attention to detail as table not set by two different waiting staff. We had to ask for cutlery and never got any serviettes.