Côte Restaurant Exeter

Excellent first visit - better than St Katherines Dock London

We went for lunch today 2 of us we had a first class meal and wonderful service from Claudio good wine and coffee to finish off

Great service, and staff. Lovely breakfast and great choice of options for everyone to choose from. Thank you again Côte will be back for next birthday!

Lovely experience Staff friendly and service was ok, but obviously a very busy time. Will definitely want to return again soon. Set menus very good value.

Food was really good - we had the April special - and very friendly staff. Atmosphere was great but very busy so was quite noisy at times.

Service and food both excellent. We both particularly liked the Creme Caramel.

I am a starch free diner for medical reasons which I made the restaurant aware of beforehand. Bread arrived with my starter and I was given no option of an alternative. We then waited an hour for our main course after our starter with no explanation. The food and atmosphere was really good when it arrived. It’s not the first time I’ve had issues with Cote delivering me food that has starch in it.

Having visited this branch several times it has never disappointed however on this occasion the wait for a main course for our table of five was unduly long - almost an hour - with no real apology and no offer of a deduction off our bill. When it arrived, it was very good. Everyone refers to the manager resulting in many of the staff not being ‘empowered’ eg only the manager could sit people at tables. Service could definitely be improved.

Fab lunch to celebrate my daughter's 21st. Lovely touch with card, kir & chocolates on arrival. Delicious meals all round - the usual Cote quality - we'll be back!

Waited AN HOUR for the food. The Salt Cod Croquettes, Breton Stew, and Roasted Cod are way too salty to the point where you need to drink water every 2 bites. Seafood quality was okay, but the amount of salt in each dish is just ridiculous. Had to wait another 15 minutes just to PAY for the food due to some software issue. Worst meal and service I've had in Exeter, not planning to go back ever again.

Absolutely top notch food, full of flavour. First class service from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. Also, a full and varied Gluten Free menu to choose from. Cannot recommend highly enough.

There were five of us in our group. We each had a starter and a main, but you'd never knew it if you'd seen our plates at the end. Delicious! Too good to leave anything behind. The view, atmosphere and staff were all brilliant. Can't wait to go again.

Great location, great food, great value for money. I have been on a number of occasions and always have a good experience. I would definitely recommend Côte in Exeter.

Love the food & excellent service. Can’t resist the cod coujons! Lovely setting looking out at the cathedral. Requested a seat by the window on first floor so we could look at the view.

Our waitress and others were most helpful in seating six of us as a table for four. We had a lovely meal and shall be back!

We really like the service at this restaurant, never lets us down , always so friendly , march menu was great especially the St Germain gin and tonic ( really nice)

We had a lovely time, staff at Cote are attentive and friendly, nice window table overlooking cathedral. Food was good as always, would have given more stars and a decent tip but not keen on the service charge being automatically taken.

It’s always a delight to eat at Cote - great food, excellent value and fantastic service. And the second floor provides excellent views of the Cathedral

The service was excellent and the staff did not hesitate in discounting my meal from the bill. The problem was the food. My medium rare fillet steak was grey and overcooked, the meat was close grained and bland suggesting it may have been previously frozen. The replacement was only marginally better. My partners boeuf bourguignon was made with very small pieces of cheap cut beef. All this suggests that the chain is trying to protect its margins at the expense of the customer. As I say, service excellent - food very poor indeed.

We had a wonderful evening and an equally wonderful meal.

Great food and service best place to eat in Exeter

We went in at 6 and did the set menu which was 19.99 for 3 courses. Food was lovely!! Was busy but the service was still spot on.

Welcoming and very friendly staff, quick & smooth food/drinks service. There was also no waiting time from arriving to then be seated (although we had booked).

Requested a window seat and got one! Very busy and, as a consequence, the noise level was very high. Service was good when considering how busy the staff were. Staff were friendly, efficient and obviously enjoying their busy evening. Oh, and the food was excellent if just a tad pricey.

Great food staff lovely we all enjoyed it thank you thank you for the chocs you gave to my husband for his birthday that was a lovely touch

Arranged for a quiet evening meal don't go upstairs if that's what you want its very noisy up there. We asked to move downstairs much better ambiance down there. Apart from that very good service, accommodated dairy free diet well, food good.

The menu is varied and attractive, the prices are highly competitive, the food is good quality and the staff are exceptionlly friendly and welcoming. Overall, a great place to eat.

This is a great restaurant at any time of the day. I really like their premium set menu which I think is good value for money

Charming cote in a great position. We visited twice, breakfast each time. Had different choices each day, both were good. Friendly and efficient staff. Was our granddaughters first visit and she certainly intends to visit again with her university friends.

Great food and services. Really enjoyed the moules frites and steak frites and the ambience in general. Waiter very friendly. Lovely evening had by all. Thanks

Another good night out with excellent food and service as normal.

This was the prefect location for starting the evenings hen party, good food, 18 of us to cater for. The hen says it was the prefect hen party she had hoped for Many Thanks

Awesome staff, awesome food, awesome views (including my rather attractive wife) and awesome beer. Would definitely come back again. You guys would do well to remove all of the other starters and just leave the calamari on there because i was mega jealous of my wifes calamari. Great night for us overall. Cheers!

Lovely food but ordered a rare steak and it was medium at best. Couldn’t be bothered to return it etc. It was good but basic error for a twenty pound steak

Very noisy today.. we couldn’t hear each other because of a large noisy table behind us..spoilt the meal today . Service was slower because of the large table too.Will ask for downstairs next month.

Great as always. Efficient service. Food really tasty. Good range of courses including specials. Good ambience. Still one of my favourite places in Exeter. Like the offers.

Excellent staff & good atmosphere. Very friendly & efficient waiter. We really enjoyed our food & perfectly cooked & good wine choice. We will always return.

We visited to celebrate my daughter in law's Birthday . We had a very good meal from the set menu which we all thought was extremely good value. We were delighted with the unexpected glasses of fizz to toast the Birthday Girl. Well done Cote. a lovely evening had by all.

Lovely spot in Cathedral Close, especially when seated by the window. Only criticism, the noise level was only just tolerable so conversation at times was difficult

We loved this place! We thought the prices were quite reasonable and the food was delicious! We enjoyed the atmosphere and plan to return as soon as we can!

A lovely relaxed evening - service was excellent, if a little slow - but only one person serving the whole top floor. Food very good - had the salmon May special. And very much enjoyed the rhubarb martini! And it was much quieter than last time we were there so could talk without shouting.

We will definitely come again! Had the most delightful lunch.

Excellent food with very fair prices for the prestige menu. Service ok We asked to be upstairs in the online reservation and we were placed downstairs.

Had a lovely birthday celebration meal. Food was cooked perfectly, waiting staff very attentive but not in your face. We requested a particular table which was reserved for us. Looking forward to our next visit.

Very easy to book online. Excellent table with superb view of the Cathedral. Attentive staff and prompt service. Superb food. Definitely the highlight of our weekend.

We discovered the Exeter Cote a few days soon after it opened and we have been fans ever since. Starting with the team, they are always warm, welcoming but extremely efficient. And the food is first class too, with plenty of choice and the menu changing often enough. Stay as perfect as you are.

Wonderful experience. Perfect for my friend who has a severe nut allergy. Great service.

Good meal but think bread should be provided with soup complimentary. Also in previous years have had complimentary drink for my birthday but no email received this year.

Amazing service. Excellent attention yo detail, I was eating gluten free and great care was paid to ensure I had a good meal. Amazing food, cannot fault the experience in anyway, we had a voucher for a free bottle of wine and it was a lovely wine, thank you!!

Another lovely meal and great service as always frown all the staff :-)