Reviews of Côte Dorchester (1,917)
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Some tables felt too close together, ie the round ones and there was no one way system. I meal wasn’t good, fatty rib eye, it was spotted by the manager who dealt with it well.
Lovely friendly service, great food, relaxing and pleasant environment. This is our third visit to Cote Dorchester and it's still lovely. Shame about the building works next door making so much noise, but Cote has no control over that. And we could have moved inside!
Lovely evening . Food was excellent and service was fast and efficient
Pleasant staff good food what more can you want value for money
Lovely food and excellent service. We will be back again.✋
We have never had an unsatisfactory meal in any Côte restaurant, and - having recently reopened following the Covid hiatus - our local Dorchester establishment is as good as ever. Thank you to all the staff!
Very good food and attentive staff but paying separately for sauces bumped the bill up rather a lot.
Really lovely meal my husband said the Pork Belly was the best he had ever had
Seemed to have very good staff team. Enjoyed our visit.
Enjoyed a lovely evening with great staff. Superb calamari and the mains were good except personal choice, would prefer chunky chips rather than tiny French Fries. Pudding poor, would have preferred the cheese had it been accompanied with crackers rather than bread.
An excellent meal as always with attentive and pleasant staff.
Very efficient service from start to finish, food was delicious and the staff were delightful
Amazing brunch with the family. Efficient, safe service. Only disappointment was not having the Formula brunch offer they have always had. So our bill was a lot more than expected :(
Great to come back. Missed the food and great service
Lovely food as always Great atmosphere and staff as always friendly and helpful
Too many tables and people for the whole time we were there, it seemed as busy as in pre COVID times. The staff were charming as always
Really Excellent, great meal, service, ambience and looking forward to the next visit.
The food was delicious however, the portion sizes leave a lot to be desired! A steak for £22 and skinny fries?!Not even a Solitary grilled tomato or mushroom In sight. However, you can ‘buy’ a salad to go with it.... My salmon & ratatouille was lovely but again, I would say only3 mouthfuls of said ratatouille at the most. Such a shame as the staff are lovely & what you get is delicious- the mark up on the sale price must be absolutely huge....
Excellent. We will be back! A carpet would reduce overall noise levels. I do enjoy a casual chat with waiting staff, but of course Covid and visors are a great hindrance, and I guess face to face conversation has to be minimal for everyone's safety. It's hard to fault you!!
Excellent totally . Every time we visit we are never disappointed . Thank you
Very welcoming, whole experience good from precautions observed, well presented food and polite staff.
Welcoming friendly felt Covid safe in the restaurant lovely atmosphere and did not feel rushed to eat and leave
We stayed in a hotel near by, so we decided to give Cote a try as we'd only had Cote at Home previously. As soon as we walked in we were greeted by a lovely woman called Sarah, and she looked after us so well, we ate in your restaurant every evening of our stay in Dorchester. A very charming, kind person, she made our evenings very enjoyable.
It was so good to be able to be back at Cote after the reopening. The standard was as high as ever and the welcome from the familiar staff was great. There appeared to be good social distancing and care taken to ensure that all hygiene precautions were taken. Thank you very much.
My wife and I were very happy with the experience. We had evening meals at the Dorchester Cote Brasserie on 5 consecutive evenings. I have coeliac disease and the gluten free menu gave me more than enough choice to have a different meal every evening. The staff handled the spacing of customers, needed to reduce the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus, well. We are in our 70s and on most evenings they were able to give us a table for 2 away from the more crowded area of the restaurant.
Lovely meal. Food good. However waiter at the end asked for his tip. Not impressed.
Perfect food as always. Great ambience. Attentive staff. Would definitely recommend.
Really great service, meals served very promptly and staff friendly and engaging
Great service, very friendly and welcoming plus helpful on every issue
Very good to see the team back in action! A tasty lunch and good service- excellent!
Excellent food and service. Great social distancing and sanitising. Looking forward to when The early evening specials are back again.
Really enjoyed our evening at Cote Brasserie on Saturday 5th September.Nothing to complain about.
Lovely to be back enjoying the meal after 6 months away lovely to see staff from before lockdown still here and promoted very well deserved
Lovely meal with my son. Attentive service and delicious food
Very efficient management of tables and orders. Delicious brunch, thank you.
Great service great food good value at very resable prices
Overall a good experience and good to see the restaurant reopened. Staff were friendly and service was good. Only a couple of points that concerned me; the menu does not appear to have changed in any way since our visit last year. While there is a good choice some variation would be welcome (perhaps the menu changes during the winter period?) as we would be unlikely to visit again soon if the menu stays the same. While the food was good my other niggle is the description of the butter and roquefort accompaniment to the steak as a "sauce"; it is merely a chilled butter patty with roquefort flavour. A more accurate description on the menu would have been appreciated especially given the "premium" pricing this item attracts. Finally I dislike the "optional" service charge automatically added to the bill; lots of places do this I know, but I would prefer complete control over this without risking embarrassment to your staff or ourselves if we disagreed with your arbitrary valuation of service. In this case we would have left a small amount more but didn't wish to get involved in the potential confusion this may have caused. Overall good food and friendly staff and I'm sure we will be back sometime.
Excellent. We come here around three times per year and it's perfect every time. We seem to have the same servers who I think are the managers. Our booth was reserved, the food delicious and the service attentive but not too attentive. So glad to see your Dorchester branch open again.
We were delighted that Côte in Dorchester is open for business again. We were impressed with the efforts they have made to keep everyone safe, and we enjoyed our meal as much as we always have in the past. The staff were all friendly and attentive. We shall be back!
An amazing meal, fabulous food, drink & service could not make any criticism at all. We even had free kir royales as it was my birthday. Love this restaurant highly recommended.
It was our First time at cote’s and we were definitely no disappointed, the food was amazing the staff were so friendly 10/10 for service. We can’t wait to return thank you 😊
Amazing food as always and staff always so friendly. My favourite restaurant in dorchester!
So nice to go back to Cotes, first time since the Lockdown
Nice meeting place for lunch. Easy to find in Brewery Square Easy nearby parking. Bonus of a large window out onto the square area. Food & service was the usual great Cotes experience of reliability. Staff wore visors & tables were well spaced. We didn’t feel uncomfortable at any time regarding precautions for Covid19. It’s a shame there is currently no optional lunch Set Menu but that is understandable in the current climate with reduced guest capacity.
Excellent service, despite technical problems which the staff dealt with valiantly.
Fantastic service, great atmosphere, great to see the new cleaning protocols that have been put into place.
Our first evening out in six months was a pleasure. The staff were attentive food excellent
I eat at Cote Brasserie often. Socially, my wife and i enjoy the atmosphere of the establishment and always find that the staff take their time to exchange pleasantries, making you feel like a friend rather than a customer. I also use the premise for business lunches/dinners - I can always rely on Cote to acknowledge the difference and seem to instinctively understand when to give a little space.
Really tasty well cooked meal. The Pork belly is thoroughly recommended. The friendly staff have managed the covid regulations well making us feel safe and comfortable eating out after so long.
Lovely to go out for a meal and feel normal again!! The atmosphere was great and, as always, the food was excellent. One of the only restaurants we go to where we are tempted each time to have a dessert!!!!