Côte Restaurant Exeter

Starter was lovely, the chicken Breton not so good, dauphinois potatoes delicious. My dessert arrived cold - crepes with banana. Staff were lovely. Would like to know your policy on allocating tables. When we arrived we wanted to sit by the window but it was a table for 4 and were told no. Within 10 minutes another couple arrived who had not booked and were allocated this table???

Really impressed with the food and value for money, however the mains came just before we finished the starter and had to rush to finish it, would’ve appreciated a gap. Other than that I couldn’t recommend it enough, listened to the request put on the booking and was very accommodating. Will be back.

Excellent lunch as always, lovely server. We will be back soon.

We had a wonderful meal in pleasant surroundings. The service was excellent and we both loved every course. The atmosphere was lively as it was very busy. I’m glad we had booked our table.

Wonderful food, service and atmosphere-as always. The best ever chocolate fondant, Breton fish stew, Filet steak and devine Creme caramel! Would thoroughly recommend Cotes for a special dinner!

Lovely meal, service spot on! The duck was gorgeous and my husband said the pork belly was delicious! Our waitress was lovely, attentive but not intrusive. Never had a bad evening here! Always a pleasure!

Excellent as always never been disappointed lovely staff and service, definitely recommend the French onion soup well worth the 40 mile train ride to Exeter from Barnstaple

It was lovely, I come once a month with a friend and we always enjoy it.

Our visit to Coté brasserie was a good one. We will definitely return in the future. Great food and great menu. And a lovely atmosphere.Many thanks.

A Lovely restaurant with a great view of Exeter. Good food and service, nice staff, lovely atmosphere. A really nice place to have lunch or dinner

Love this place - quick effortless meal before the theatre - we sat downstairs on Sunday May 5th 6.30ish . Although we had to get to the theatre in an hour ...it never seemed rushed - excellent food, awesome service and love this rhubarb cocktails - thank you

Perfect place to meet with friends. Relaxed atmosphere, great food and a very charming waiter.

Superb lunch, food was delicious served with a glass of your favourite tipple life couldn’t be better, fabulous atmosphere, great staff, what more could you want.

We are regulars at Cote in EXETER and it never lets us down. Super service and delightful atmosphere and great staff. Five stars all the way

Excellent service as always and delicious food overlooking the Cathedral - wonderful evening - thank you!

We had a lovely brunch overlooking the cathedral. The food was delicious and the service fantastic. It was a pleasure to spend time in such a lovely place.

The food was very good. The staff were also good at the atmosphere was perfectly reasonable. Overall, very good.

Arrived on time, sat down promptly but then left for about 20 minutes till even acknowledged. Then ordered food and drinks, food came out quick, but took over 15 mins to clear started after we had finished, never asked for another drinks option either! Main came quickly after being cleared! Then left completely after mains, no offer of dessert, nearly walked out! Even had the waiters arguing stood next to our table.

Excellent meal, wine and great service, as always over many years. Welcoming atmosphere as if arriving at friend's home. Above all, reliable. Thank you for many pleasant meals.

Had a lovely evening it was our anniversary and the food and atmosphere was amazing.

Great food, friendly service, I would definitely recommend. a lovely setting across from the cathedral the perfect place to relax and have a leisurely lunch

Totally up to excellent service. Good service from Bret who always gives 100 Percent in anticipation when we are ready for the next course. Thanks for the birthday treat.

excellent service and menu well done. thanks for a good memorable evening will definitely be back again in the near future. one of the best so far

Service was very slow, drinks order was forgotten and had to be chased up. Each step had to be chased. We had to ask for the dessert menu then again chase for the bill Too slow, we were not in a hurry but the service was bad The food was good

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Noise levels make it hard to hear some conversations but overall a great place. Food was exemplary and well worth a visit. Thank you.

An outstanding meal, but then it almost always is. We go several times a month. Must be the best Côte in the country. The upstairs room with its view over the cathedral is as good as it gets. Food, wine and coffee were all brilliant. I particularly like the monthly specials, like the excellent crab bisque today. The service was good, though the waiter was new and not yet up to speed with the menu.

It is always delicious and the staff so helpful, polite, friendly and attentive. It's a great experience and delicious food warm and relaxed atmosphere and beautiful surroundings. Thank you all very much

Great food and great service. Lovely night. Thank you !

Good service, tasty food and a pleasant laid back atmosphere, booked a table online so we received free Blood Orange Martini's which were very much enjoyed.

I enjoyed a delicious lunch and coffee with a friend in Exeter, including the bonus of a complimentary Kir Royale for my birthday.

Felt very rushed, squeezed into a table next to a table of 6 and a wall. Some of my duck wasn’t cooked at all, didn’t mention it because we wanted to leave. My girlfriends pork belly was really good though

As always excellent food, with a fabulous view and super friendly service. We had the early bird menu which is really good value for money.

Super lunch in lovely surroundings . Staff couldn't have been more helpful, food was delicious and good value. Happy to recommend and hope to visit again soon!

Lovely service as usual from efficient, friendly staff. Food delicious and cooked to the usual high standard. Good atmosphere even though it was a quiet Sunday night.

My husband and I always enjoy our Cote experience in Exeter. We visit just once a year and the high standard is always upheld. The food is always of the best quality, delicious, well presented and the set menu before 7pm is extremely good value. Cote always provides just the right authentic “French” atmosphere, well done Cote! The staff are also very attentive, friendly & very welcoming.

Consistently good service. The staff are an absolute joy. Beautifully located. The food and wine are both excellent. We have been twice in a week and were not disappointed. Very good value.

regular but infrequent diner whenever we come to Exeter. we always choose Cote upstairs. Service always good and my wife is Coeliac and they can always provide suitable glutenfree food choices.

Love Cote, Exeter. Lovely venue, overlooking Catherdral Green. Wonderful service, good food at reasonable prices. What’s not to like?

Had a lovely lunch at cote today good pear salad for starters cod for mains &ice cream very tasty and good value for money friends were pleased with their food as well Nice red &white house wine Staff were efficient and friendly lovely position overlooking the cathedral

We were greeted by delightful friendly staff on entering . The service and food were both excellent. This restaurant is just wonderful for its food and ambiance.

Great Food and Services. Like the chocolate mousse. Thank you.

Absolutely fabulous meal, beautifully presented, right amount, delicious. Helpful staff, friendly. We’ve been to Cotes before and I would recommend it to friends every time.

Nice food and friendly service Location next to cathedral is great and lovely to sit outside on a sunny day. We had lunch but breakfasts looked yummy too.

Wonderful staff, wonderful experience, wonderful food, beautiful setting. Thank you.

We had a lovely Father’s Day brunch. Lovely food and very attentive staff and super view of the cathedral while we ate.

Overall a lovely evening. A great meal, especially the Breton chicken. However we only gave five stars due to the chaotic start. We had booked a table for seven pm and had not expected to have to queue up for ten minutes to get a table. We mentioned that we had booked in advance and were told that all the people in the queue had also booked tables. However a group of people in front of us told the member of staff that they had not booked and were taken straight to a table! A very strange way of doing things! That said, the rest of the evening was lovely.

The food was absolutely delicious and perfectly cooked, great choice of wine and very attentive and professional service from every member of the team - we will be back soon.

As usual great interior very good staff and of course last but not least great food , we do enjoy going there for great choice of menu we recommend a visit but advisable to book

Lovely food kind and friend environment really good service friendly staff food was absolutely lovely highly recommend cheap and cheerful worth every penny would definitely go again

We eat here several times a month because it is consistently good. Tonight was an anomaly. There were issues with the food, specifically barely cooked fries, but mostly there were not enough staff present to cope with the required levels of service. This is no criticism of them, who were doing their very best with simply too much to keep on top of. There is clearly a management issue to look at here. The staff were not supported nor sufficient in number to maintain the usual standards.