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St Albans
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Côte St Albans
Côte St Albans Reviews

Côte St Albans

French, European

Dishes priced around£19

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Reviews of Côte St Albans (2,079)

Read what people think about Côte St Albans. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about Côte St Albans before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about Côte St Albans and book a table with confidence!

5.2/6

2,079 reviews

5.2/6

2,079 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Pleasant
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Good value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Very good"
5/6
Malcolm R.5 years ago · 1 review

Cote is by far the best restaurant chain. Never had a bad meal.

"Very good"
5/6
Malcolm R.5 years ago · 1 review

Cote is by far the best restaurant chain. Never had a bad meal.

"Excellent"
6/6
Tanya F.5 years ago · 1 review

Great service and lovely food! Will definitely be returning soon!

"Very good"
5/6
Eric w.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely atmosphere and service, and nice food options. Reasonable prices for wine and food. Would be enhanced if there was a set menu, similar to the one during the week

"Excellent"
6/6
Michael S.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Fantastic food and good service. Friendly and helpful staff made it an extra special experience.

"Very good"
5/6
Isobel M.5 years ago · 5 reviews

Very good restaurant overall . Food is very good as is the service

"Excellent"
6/6
Martine k.5 years ago · 1 review

Had a fantastic meal as usual. Fantastic food fantastic service.

"Excellent"
6/6
Victoria F.5 years ago · 1 review

Super birthday lunch including complimentary Prosecco and ice cream dessert ... thank you to all the Cote B staff for making our afternoon so lovely.

"Average"
3/6
sarah B.5 years ago · 1 review

Nice food but service very slow and poor for Mother’s Day lunch . have been here a few times as the vegetarian menu is good .

"Very good"
5/6
Nina s.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Always a good evening had here. We all enjoyed our meals which varied from the chicken to the fish. Lovely touch with the birthday proseco and the cake. Thank you Nina

"Very good"
5/6
Jo C.5 years ago · 1 review

Great service and food served really quickly. Lovely atmosphere for a special occasion. Excellent quality food, attractively presented, served piping hot. Excellent choice and excellent value set menus.

"Very good"
5/6
Denise S.5 years ago · 1 review

A lovely building, wide menu, great service and delicious food. It was very noisy because it was busy and it is a big space which made it a strain to be heard and chat comfortably.

"Excellent"
6/6
Deryck S.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food and service and a great menu to choose from. Everything is reasonably priced and the early bird menu is great value for money. Will come again.

"Good"
4/6
Rebecca B.5 years ago · 1 review

Been here so many times, but today they were over stressed. Father's Day so it was busy. one of the meals wasn't up to par but they changed it straight away. Service was amzing

"Excellent"
6/6
Annette M.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Food always good well cooked fresh, well presented and very authentic. Service is excellent friendly and professional . We always enjoy our favourites French Onion soup , steak tartare, fish stew Chocolate fondant. All delicious and value for money.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jessica P.5 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food & great service. Good value with set menu.

"Very good"
5/6
Ann L.5 years ago · 1 review

As ever, Côte proved a dependable place for a good-value, well-cooked lunch - generous portions on the set menu, too. Altogether an enjoyable experience.

"Very good"
5/6
hillary n.5 years ago · 1 review

Very good service. The food was very good. I had the roast pork. My husband had a steak and my mother had the veal chop. The steak was cooked to perfection. Thank you for a lovely Easter lunch.

"Excellent"
6/6
Tracey F.5 years ago · 1 review

Great place , service and food was lovely Highly recommend this plAce

"Very good"
5/6
Philip L.5 years ago · 1 review

Great, fast service and very helpful and friendly. When the restaurant is full, it can get a little noisy but this is more a comment to keep in mind as opposed to anything negative about the restaurant.

"Excellent"
6/6
Karen G.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food and great value for money. Slightly quiet for a Tuesday evening but the service was Great. Would definitely go back soon.The wine offer was great and I would highly recommend.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jill F.5 years ago · 7 reviews

We had a thoroughly enjoyable lunch at Cote Brasserie on Saturday. The food was beautifully cooked and served by courteous and efficient staff. Nothing marred our enjoyment. We would certainly visit again.

"Very good"
5/6
Gwynneth C.5 years ago · 4 reviews

As always, a lovely welcome from the staff on entering the restaraunt .My friends and I had the free Gin and Tonic offer which was a lovely start to an excellent meal.We have been coming since it opened and have never been disappointed !

"Very good"
5/6
Pam L.5 years ago · 1 review

Went for an anniversary meal. The Food really good as was the service but both my courses (starter & main), were lukewarm which was a pity.

"Excellent"
6/6
Linda B.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food. Great value set meal. We had the three course meal for 13.50 it was delicious, the sea bream in particular was very tasty and then I had my all time favourite for dessert, the chocolate pot. great service, Will definitely be back

"Very good"
5/6
Kat S.5 years ago · 1 review

It was lovely - but we were charged for a green salad which we didn’t order! We ate it because we thought it was complimentary, but it wasn’t!

"Not good "
2/6
Solomon G.5 years ago · 1 review

Food was fantastic but unfortunately some of the staf were very blunt and seemed very uninterested. They were unaccomodating and started moving and cleaning the tables/chairs before people had finished eating

"Good"
4/6
David D.5 years ago · 1 review

Bought the wrong items to the table twice. Staff dropping plates, trays and other items throughout the service and generally very noisy. Didn't seem to be quite as much care as usual - a bit slap dash.

"Very good"
5/6
Shane D.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food, as always staff so sociable and warm! Love xx

"Good"
4/6
Jane M.5 years ago · 9 reviews

Lovely martini and Asparagus starters. I then had a lovely Swordfish steak but unfortunately my friend had a Lamb Chop which was gristly and undercooked.

"Good"
4/6
Jane M.5 years ago · 9 reviews

Lovely martini and Asparagus starters. I then had a lovely Swordfish steak but unfortunately my friend had a Lamb Chop which was gristly and undercooked.

"Very good"
5/6
Pam M.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Fabulous meal and fantastic service. The steak, swordfish and duck was to die for. Serices also good even though the restaurant was busy. Thoroughly recommend for an enjoyable evening out.

"Excellent"
6/6
Florence K.5 years ago · 1 review

Was able to get a table at short notice on a Saturday night. It was warm and welcoming. Waiting staff were attentive while being able to eat in peace, not rushed even when the restaurant was busy and no waiting on courses and the food was good quality

"Very good"
5/6
Avril J.5 years ago · 1 review

Delicious food, and lovely service. A great place to visit

"Very good"
5/6
Clifford W.5 years ago · 1 review

Was a perfect brunch and loads of choice Staff were friendly and efficient Good value and unexpected experience Would definitely recommend it For A family get together

"Very good"
5/6
Viv P.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely meal, good service bit too cold in seating area

"Excellent"
6/6
Ron W.5 years ago · 21 reviews

Good food,good service and a great location That's why we are regular customers

"Very good"
5/6
Nathan A.5 years ago · 4 reviews

Delicious breakfast great food and good value, love going. The breakfast and lunch offers are fab so great excuse to treat yourself!! Had the crepe breakfast for the first time... it was amazing.

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie F.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Always good service and the lunchtime special is always fabulous value for money. Served promptly so you can go in your lunch hour without fear of rushing

"Excellent"
6/6
NICOLA H.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Went for Mother’s Day. We had the set menu which was very good value. Lovely food , cooked perfectly. The service was very good too. Very professional. Definitely recommend it !

"Excellent"
6/6
Matthew M.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Amazing time at Cote St Albans. We served by a young Italian waiter who was simply superb. Sorry forget the name of the young man but he was brilliant! We had the duck and loved it he also sorted us muscles to start and they were lovely. Desert was cheese which we shared and they even put a candle in it for my birthday! Thanks Guys!

"Excellent"
6/6
Joanna B.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Always a good meal/service/value - recent visit was a big birthday - thank you.

"Awful"
1/6
Eden F.5 years ago · 1 review

I love this restaurant, and visit frequently, but on this occasion my mum and I were spoken to so rudely by our server that we had to leave. My mum has dietary issues so politely asked if something on the breakfast menu could be adjusted so she could eat it, and our server barked “NO” before she’d finished speaking. She was rude and cold, and when we mentioned politely that we’d found her attitude unpleasant she became argumentative, insisting that “no, I wasn’t rude” and physically blocking us from leaving the booth. It really tainted our nice Mother’s Day outing and I think it will be a while before I come here again.

"Good"
4/6
Veronica W.5 years ago · 2 reviews

As always Food very good. However table we were given was much too close to the bar which was quite noisy at times while staff prepared various drinks Etc. It seemed that all the tables in that area were much too close together and as it was quite a busy time most of the tables were full and therefore made the noise level at times quite unbearable, as quite a large part of the restaurant wasn’t being used we felt it necessary to shout when talking as did the other diners. Are the tables packed close together to make it more convenient for the staff?

"Good"
4/6
Hilary B.5 years ago · 1 review

We received a warm welcome and the staff were generally attentive. We dined early and the restaurant was pleasantly quiet to start with, once it got busier it got very noisy and it was hard to hear each other. The staff naturally also got busier. The food was excellent, we all enjoyed our meals. The only oddity was after ordering desserts we were asked about coffee and an espresso was ordered. It then came immediately long before our desserts, we had expected it after the desserts, or at least at the same time. As it was such a short drink it would have been stone cold if we had left it to drink at the appropriate stage of the meal.

"Average"
3/6
Norman S.5 years ago · 5 reviews

being regulars we both ordered the wrong dishes insofar as the asparagus was 'salty' but was remedied. the tuna was presented in sauce[rather than plain grilled ] and my lamb chops were chops rather than cutlets. our fault for not reading the menu in detail !!

"Average"
3/6
Norman S.5 years ago · 5 reviews

being regulars we both ordered the wrong dishes insofar as the asparagus was 'salty' but was remedied. the tuna was presented in sauce[rather than plain grilled ] and my lamb chops were chops rather than cutlets. our fault for not reading the menu in detail !!

"Very good"
5/6
Rachel G.5 years ago · 1 review

Nice Valentines evening, lovely menu and wines, nice friendly staff. The fish was delicious, deserts also scrumptious. May have been a good touch to add a flower to the table!

"Excellent"
6/6
Peter S.5 years ago · 5 reviews

Excellent and attentive staff Very good food throughout the three courses of calamari, salmon, lamb and roast duck finished off with the delicious creeps Grand Marnier Much appreciated the free wine and desert for my birthday Nice premises very comfortable

"Good"
4/6
Mandy M.5 years ago · 1 review

Pleasant meal but expensive for what it is; it wouldn't cost much more to include some vegetables or to offer 'free' bread to start the meal. It was quite noisy and crowded in the restaurant so why additional 'music' was on adding to this is annoying and unnecessary. Waiting staff were attentive and helpful and food was tasty and hot. Adding 12.5% service on is really too much and is greedy; 10% is acceptable. It can be difficult when with a group of people to start discussing and amending this so we paid it, reluctantly.

"Excellent"
6/6
Linda P.5 years ago · 7 reviews

Once again an excellent meal and attentive staff. It is our third o casino within a few weeks but even so we always enjoy the food and ambience.

"Excellent"
6/6
Linda P.5 years ago · 7 reviews

Once again an excellent meal and attentive staff. It is our third o casino within a few weeks but even so we always enjoy the food and ambience.

"Excellent"
6/6
Linda P.5 years ago · 7 reviews

Once again an excellent meal and attentive staff. It is our third o casino within a few weeks but even so we always enjoy the food and ambience.

"Excellent"
6/6
Dani B.5 years ago · 1 review

Awesome brunch, staff spoiled my husband with a birthday drink and fab service - would definitely recommend x

"Excellent"
6/6
Rebecca C.5 years ago · 1 review

EXCEPTIONAL EVENING!! The staff at the St Albans restuarant were outstanding. It was my mums birthday, and she was treated to a drink on arrival, and the staff sung her happy birthday, whilst presenting her dessert with a candle on top. It made our evening that extra bit special. Additionally the food was delicious, so flavoursome and very prompt. Overall a great atmosphere, friendly and approachable staff members, and a great evening. Thanks everyone, you should be very proud.

"Excellent"
6/6
jean-marc s.5 years ago · 38 reviews

Another great meal, loved the duck, friendly service... we’ll be back:)

"Very good"
5/6
Chris B.5 years ago · 1 review

- Food was good , - a little expensive .

"Excellent"
6/6
Sara M.5 years ago · 3 reviews

I dined out at Cote on Saturday with my partner and we had a very pleasant meal experience. The March offer of the free gin and elderflower was as delightful as it looked on the web-site as was the ambiance of the restaurant itself. The food was wonderful as was the choice, with something for everyone...I chose the mussels and the crepe as it had been Pancake Day...the best crepe ever and a lot better than mine! The service was generally faultless, however, I did feel slightly pressured to order which was a little unfortunate as we were an early evening sitting and the restaurant was not that busy. This slight annoyance really did not spoil an otherwise very enjoyable evening.

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