Côte Brighton restaurant

I love Cotes and the whole experience, but I felt the food was below par this time, I know we had the premium special, but the food was bland and lacked presentation. But I’ve never felt that this was the case before..so I was sad to feel this way. We will still come back for more though!

Really enjoyed the food. Very good value for money. Service always good and kind. My kids loved it as well! We have been having dinner many times and it’s never been disappointed.

Dinner with hubby .. lovely food and great service. Portions just right. Slightly noisy but a large building so to be expected. Always a favourite and again not disappointed.

Good service and good food. Linguine was a fraction too al dente for my taste. Creme caramel up to its usual brilliant standard. Everything one expects from Cote including a pleasant ambience.

Cote's never fails to impress. The Brighton branch although quite large the service always seams personal. The ambiance of the restaurant is just right and the new March specials were lovely. The Monkfish was delicious.

Second time I've taken my wife to Cote & we absolutely love it! Our favourite place to dine!!! Never a complaint will most definatly be using again

It's always hard to write, as an amateur, a review without sounding, "phoney". But, I'll try. Friends, family and I have been coming to Cote for years we have never had cause to complain. If I have commented on anything, and it was just a comment, whatever it was, was resolved immediately, with a smile and without any fuss. That's the way they do things! The food is ALWAYS excellent, the staff are ALWAYS excellent and the price is ALWAYS realistic. Cote, is the ONLY restaurant in Brighton which I would heartily recommend without worrying, they may have an "off night"...they never have and I doubt they ever will.

Disappointing I booked a table for 6 pm for 4 people. Booked a month in advance asked for a window seat . We were meeting our friends we hadn’t seen since November. Didn’t get one . Two of us were going to the dome for 730 pm . We told the manager this said we needed to leave by 7.15 pm that’s why I booked table early.Service was very slow. By 7.10 pm our food still hadn’t arrived and we ordered it at 630 pm . We ended up leaving our husbands in the restaurant without eating both starving having to go to our concert on empty stomachs . I was so upset this was meant to be a special catch up . My friend and I ended up going for pizza on our own after the concert at 10 pm at night while our husbands were in the pub and we met them about 11 pm this is not the night I planned and extremely disappointed. They were very busy and not enough staff on . We usually love Cote but on this occasion it was poor . I not complaining about the food as we didn’t get any but our husbands had a nice meal shame we couldn’t have all eaten together

Had a really wonderful lunch with one of my closest friends. The food and service was excellent. Very friendly and cheerful and didn`t rush us at all. The cocktails and Cremant de Bourgoyne bubbly made it a perfect day out in Brighton in a lovely environment. Highly recommend and we`ll definitely come back. Thank you to all the staff especially our waiter who looked after us so well.

As always excellent food and service at the Cote Brasserie, this time first experience of the one in Brighton. Staff knew without asking that we had a free bottle of wine deal, which was great. All 3 courses were delicious particularly the Duck and the sharing dessert Assiette Gourmand. Service was friendly fast and efficient without ever making you feel rushed. Slight pity that we were only allowed to select from the St Valentines Special Menu but I guess the company has a reason for this policy. But there was a good choice and as said it was all delicious.

Lovely chicken, not dry and very tasty. Crab salad a little disappointing, it was a bit mushy - the mix could have been separately served for a better eating experience

Excellent service and food and wine as always at COTE Brighton. Can highly recommend the restaurant. Great atmosphere too. We were a party of 6. John O'Hara

Excellent meal, excellent service and excellent value for money. Thank you again.

Great food, great venue. Have been before and will definitely be returning. The staff were friendly, polite and helpful. 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼

Excellent service as always.... and really good food, great house wine and my favourite dessert from any restaurant... your marvellous creme caramel. Worth a visit just for that!

Service was by far the best I’ve experienced in any restaurant and the food was beautiful! Made my partners day

Lovely food as always. Service with a smile. Upstairs is nicer as it is very loud downstairs. Very clean and always very pleasant. Will definitely come again.

A really reliable restaurant with good service and delicious food. One of my favourite places to eat in Brighton. The best onion soup in in town, will be back.

A lovely evening again at Cote Brighton everything excellent before a fabulous concert at The a Dome with Joan Baez. Great Rib eye and timings perfect. You’ve got it right guys.

As it was my boyfriends birthday we were given free bubbly as we arrived and the food was immense! I had the pork belly and he had the fillet steak, and both of us were very happy with our meals !

Our table was a little cramped we were upstairs. Fortunately the people either side were very nice We both enjoyed our dinner quick and excellent service nice and friendly staff

Food was on the whole nice but expensive for portion sizes. Service was good. Place was crowded but was a Friday night. Drinks also v expensive

We went to Côte Brighton to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. We had a great welcome from the maitre d’ shown to our table and given complimentary Kir Royale. Our meals were delicious and properly cooked. Service was friendly and professional, atmosphere lively and buzzy which is what we like. Pleased to recommend this restaurant, looking forward to going back.

Jules, Nu Nu and all the staff treat us like family whenever I meet my friend for our regular catch up lunch! Nothing is too much trouble and the menu is always such good value. Thank you. Suzi (Alternative Ageing)

The best restaurant in Brighton. Great value for money and good quality food.

Smoked salmon and chicken liver pate starters excellent Lamb rump was excellent but a little less lamb than my last visit. Complimentary gin and tonics well received The side order of artichoke gratinee had been forgotten and did not arrive until we had almost finished.

For the second time the service in this otherwise really impressive restaurant was not very good, in fact slightly chaotic. The staff seemed to be not controlling their stations and things were last minute meaning it was a bit stressful thinking a nice smooth enjoyable evening was not happening. For the first time at Cote we didn't tip

The perfect dining experience as usual, thanks Cote. Attentive, friendly service, high standard of food at keen prices for such high quality and a lovely atmosphere.

Hi. Attentive efficient staff. Good value. Good choices. Pleasant atmosphere. Lovely salad starters and light meal although beans in chicken and walnut salad were tough today unusually.

Seriously disappointing. Last year we used your restaurant and it was great so we booked again this year to celebrate our daughters birthday. Arrived at 2pm and shown to seat, meal arrived starter not great but ok. Main meal is the real issue. My daughters chips arrived cold and we needed to send them back, here peas where horrible, looked like they had been overcooked or left out too long, she wouldn't touch them. My Husbands beef was clearly reheated though he said it tasted ok.... but it was definitely microwaved or reheated. My seabass was tasty but I ended up ill for the afternoon. Not a good experience overall. I would have made more of a fuss at the restaurant but my daughter is very stressed in confrontational situations so wouldn't allow me. I will not be going again

Bland menu. Food average, my soup was served tepid but was relaxed quickly. Atmosphere spoilt by a rowdy crowd of very drunk men on the next table. Staff attentive and service generally good.

I love it here; consistently good for food -it’s always delicious and the staff are always patient and kind. I love the building and how central to the city it is

As ever- Great buzz in this lovely room- welcoming staff, good value menus, including the cocktail of the month! Always happy to return to Brighton Cote and recommend it.

Food was tasty, well presented and well served. This was the Prestige Menu offering a good choice - Thank You.

First visit to cote. Very welcoming, staff all lovely, all the food was nice, but the steak a bit gristly. Would definitely visit again..

Service first.class staff all very professional with good personalities.Menus excellent, something for everyone & reasonably priced. The Brighton premises are excellent It was the .Brighton Music Library before becoming Cote

Food good. Menu extensive. Some anxiety over placing our order and being finished in time for show but all worked fine. Did though have several members of the group going on about this. A visit by the server early on to advise reassure us that mindful of our time constraints etc would have helped plus getting the drinks in, but hey easy to say. It was a busy night and they did great at getting nine meals out together and all very edible for value fir money price. Except wine: but excessive in terms of charging .

First table was by the side of the door with a strong draught every time the entrance door was opened we requested and were given a table in the center of the room. I have enjoyed Moules frites many times in Brighton and for many years at your Barbican location. On this occasion the were pathetic, some shells were empty,some were the size of peas and others were like brown string. The situation was saved by the efficient Manageress who must have hand picked the replacement serving. On the plus side the Apple Tart was excellent and a Gluten free Menu was available for my guest. I also must register my dislike of your billing which includes a service charge and then shows a space for tipping I have never noticed this before and in fact looking at the £86.10 total gave a £10 cash Tip to the waitress thinking there was no service charge included.

Staff were brilliant and very attentive on a busy day

It has become a tradition every Saturday breakfast at Cote Brighton extremely good value! The staff are all friendly and efficient making you feel special. The food quality never varies thank you to all the kitchen staff we never see 😍

Although we have had many delicious meals at Côte tonights was quite bland and we would have had a pudding but 15minuites to clear the plates tipped us over and we just wanted the bill.

As usual ,lovely service,this time from Stella Always feels like a treat going to Cote even though I go quite often. One settles in and feels immediately comfortable and cared for. Then the food arrives which is always good Thank you for a Super evening

Good atmosphere, excellent service and good menu. Good choice of three menus. Pleasant staff. Normal noise levels probably due to no loud music which causes people to shout at each other.

Buzzing with customers and a great atmosphere. Staff very welcoming and efficient. Food and wine fabulous. I had Fish Stew and it was jam packed with fish, prawns, mussels, clams, fish & potatoes. YUM!

Really lovely food on all 3 courses . Friendly staff and a lively atmosphere, The only negative would be the lighting was a bit dark, had to use light on phone to see the menu properly.

The Soup was tepid and the Bouef En Croute was awful it had very little meat in it and didn’t have puff pastry as per the menu just mash potato by the side

Nice surroundings, quality and good value menu, friendly and efficient young staff. The seating is well laid out and though busy the place never seems crowded or noisey.

Always a good experience. The menu is interesting, and the food is well presented. The staff are friendly, and there is a lovely ambience. Prices are reasonable.

This was our first time there, we went as a couple and were very pleased with the whole experience. The team were very helpful and professional, Can’t think of a negative would highly recommend.

Great food and good service, great deal before going to a concert at the Dome 😊 thank you the waiter was very attentive and the food was good quality, would definitely recommend this restaurant