Côte Restaurant Exeter

Great food, waitress a little hard to understand but she was very pleasant. Atmosphere was lacking. Overall a very good food experience however it wasn't very busy!

Great place and friendly staff - we will come again

A difficult review! As booked for our wedding anniversary, looking forward to a really special meal and vouchers from friends to visit for the first time! Unfortunately the restaurant had a major water leak from the toilets soaking parts of the restaurant, with thankfully clean looking water! Our waiter and staff were most apologetic and we didn't have to pay! Most kind and supportive. Prior to the leak my wife had the French onion soup, great, although the bread was cut marginally to thick, and I had a warm goats cheese salad slightly not warm enough. However the wine was great and superbly chilled. The greeting at the door was a little cold, however we will book again soon to hopefully have the full experience. All in all a difficult review as unforseen circumstances dictated. The staff did well though and our waiter was great! I'd definitely recommend.

Unfortunately we only had a starter as there was a problem in the kitchen with flooding so had to leave without our family lunch! Hoping Cote will offer us a free meal to make up for the disappointment!

Really need to do something about the acoustics upstairs. It was so noisy that we couldn't hear each other across the table.

Our Romanian Waitress was absolutely delightful! Charming and very attentive

Very loud, slow and mussels weren't cooked properly. Rib eye tasted like a wetherspoons steak. Monkfish was overpowered by garlic. Not a good experience at all

We enjoyed an excellent meal and the service was outstanding. I shall be returning again .

Very fast and friendly service and the food was superb. Thank you!

Service was good, friendly and efficient without being pushy. Good value lunch specials AND good food! Atmosphere great, a buzzy background indicating overall enjoyment- just as we had expected, having visited at least three other Cotes. Thank you.

Cote, as always, did not fail to disappoint. The added bonus of eating at Cote Exeter is the beautiful view of the cathedral!

Service very poor my wife is allergic to halzlenut and asked for no dressing and it came with dressing. The incorrect starter was brought. The crumble was cold even though the dish was hot. We ordered liquor coffees and they turned up 15 mins before we had received the desert. The bill was incorrect twice . Food was lovely though just the waitress a liability did not understand enough English only Spanish . Such a shame as it was a treat for my wife

Good atmosphere and helpful staff. Salad Nicoise - tuna overdone and almost no potatoes. Chicken salad - no walnuts, 2 French beans, 2 small chunks of avocado. So not that impressed. Previous experiences have been better. Maybe avoid Sunday evening?

Lovely vibrant atmosphere. Very busy but still excellent service - efficient and attentive. Excellent food and wine. Would definitely recommend!

Great waiters and settings lovely food great lunch time meal thankyou

Another very good meal at Cote, Exeter. My gluten free partner was also full of praise for the choice and quality of the food and wine and the service. The Exeter Cote is probably my favourite because of the excellent upstairs dining room, in my experience the food and service offering has been very good at all the outlets I have tried. I would recommend Cote.

I had a full English breakfast which was nice but it was only luke warm. My husband had poached egg on toast and that was the same. Also when we got there at 10am we had to wait 10 minutes before WE asked if we could order a drink.

As always, excellent food and great service at very competitive prices. We are always pleased with the consistency of the services from Cote. We have visited Cote restaurants in various cities in England and have enjoyed the experience in every one of them.

Another amazing lunch 👍 at Cotê Exeter. We were greeted by several very friendly staff and the food was wonderful. Salmon rilette for starter and the most amazing seafood linguine for our main course. It was yummy 😋 👍 We’ll be back soon 🤗

Chicken and walnut salad was very poor, only 2 walnuts and mostly leaves. Only lemonade was Schweppes, Table next to us went back the fish they had. Was busy today, shame really.

Good meals, pleasant service just right for mother's day.Got a nice window table.Coffee ina cafftiere as per the menu would have been better but not available.

A very pleasant lunchtime meal with your excellent staff and delicious food once again! Your blood orange Martini should be given an award🤗🤗 I wish I had taken the name of our waitress, because she was really top of her league.

Because it was my partner Susan's birthday I had asked Côte to do what they could to assist our celebration and earlier I dropped off an aromatic candle for our table. As we arrived Susan was surprised and delighted to see 2 glasses of Champagne on the table next to the Molton Brown candle that had already been lit for us. All the waiting staff were "on message" and our food arrived promptly and tasted delicious. Thank you to Daniel and his team for making us so welcome.

Great choice for food in Exeter, one of the best. Great good, wine, service and excellent service. Have tried several things and the food is always excellent. Consistently good.

There is always a relaxed atmosphere, and the staff are very friendly and welcoming. The various menus mean a choice of food at different price levels...something for everyone! We look forward to our next visit.

Always love our time at Cote but unfortunately on this occasion our chicken was very dry even though we were seated early. We had to send back the meal

We loved the food and the atmosphere and would go back again. I just feel We were rushed to hurry up so they could use our table for the next customer. We barely finished our starter when we had asked if we had finished and the main came out. The table was full as wasn’t cleared. Loved it just don’t want to be rushed when I’m paying for a nice dinning experience which I rarely treat myself to

We enjoyed a particularly lovely Sunday breakfast. The staff were attentive and efficient as usual! Looking forward to our next visit to Cote Exeter for breakfast or dinner.

Ok food small portions nice staff nice venue wine to expensive could do with some complimentary bread on the table but over all a nice place to eat

We had a really bad experience today. If it was just my husband and l fair enough Our friends paid for the meal which was even more embarrassing!

Good welcome, good atmosphere with candles on every table. Gorgeous French style food and good choice on the menu. Had the lamb rump two days running as it was so good. Only disappointment was the burnt olives that came with it the second time. The meat and everything else was cooked to perfection.

We had the most enjoyable Lunch here today. The service was great, very friendly and helpful and even a birthday card for my friend and free cocktails when the staff realised it was her birthday. Our food was terrific, all courses, especially my Roast Sea Bass!

Lovely food, great staff, excellent service and an all around brilliant evening. Can not fault one bit!

Very good staff. Excellent meal, good value for money. We use Côte regularly and it always maintains a good standard. Best place we know in Exeter.

A lively, pleasant atmosphere. Staff welcoming and attentive. Courses generous and well-presented: the three of us had Boeuf en Croute, Haddock and Poulet as our main courses and we were full of praise for them. Overall, an agreeable experience.

A lovely location, great food and service all adding to a very enjoyable evening with my friends and we enjoyed the complimentary bottle of wine, thank you!

Excellent customer from start to finish . Waiting staff not intrusive and very helpful with menu recommendations. All staff very professional. Meals were hot and as stated on the menu . Could not fault anything. Highly recommend.

Good, friendly service. Good food good atmosphere. Enjoyed our visit today

Booked a table ( 8 people ) for my sons birthday. Had a lovely evening until paying the bill, they decided to include the tip without asking me which left me feeling very awkward and embarrassed. I would have been happy to give something but felt it was too much as I was paying for everyone in the party.

We great a great early evening meal for my birthday. They put some thought into the pudding to make it special.

Food was excellent , felt looked after, but sides were too late

Always one of my favorite places for lunch in Exeter. Set menu was good (had tomato soup & couscous with peppers & creme caramel) for friends birthday. Excellent service & good value.

We are never disappointed. The setting is superb. This lunchtime we had a special birthday celebration and the staff could not have been more attentive. Even on our 'ordinary' visits we have great and consistently high service. Well done to all! Dr Gray

Exceptional service. So welcoming and accommodating of food allergies and the two children who accompanied us. It was my birthday today and the staff made a fuss of us when we arrived, offering us a complimentary Kir Royal and drinks for the children. Lovely ambience in the room overlooking Exeter Cathedral and attentive thoughtful staff throughout. The food, as always in every Cote, was delicious. We live in Reigate in Surrey and eat in Cote there and at other Cote’s across London. This restaurant maintains the high standards of customer service of the chain. Highly recommended.

A wonderful lunch food great lovely atmosphere staff great thanks

Not quite as good as usual, but satisfactory..Waiter seemed a bit stressed...my goujons were over cooked and full of bones.

What a great evening spent at cote. Lovely outside table. Delicious food as always. We had steak frite and the haddock/lentil special. Scenes. Friendly staff. Well done

Lovely lunch , great service very enjoyable 😊 The set menus are great value the food was delicious we will definitely be back very soon .

Excellent as always Breton fish stew is wonderful. Please please please could you open a cote brasserie in Taunton. Eating places in TauntonEnter on are rubbish.

Excellent service and good fresh food plus extensive gluten free menu. There were five of us and everyone’s food came out of the kitchen together and no dishes were overcooked by keeping warm- as have experienced in some other restaurants. The ambience upstairs at Cotes Exeter is particularly good - spacious and comfortable with well placed seating. Our waiter was attentive, but unobtrusive.