Cote Brasserie - Chester in Cheshire West and Chester

Positives are the food was great again, negative was the total lack of recognition for the special occasion it was which had been phoned through by my wife, she put on a spectacular day for my 60th birthday and this was supposed to cap it off, she was promised a glass of something special for me and a toast which non of it happened, I knew nothing about this and she told me after, also my son had a glass of the house lemonade , first one he loved, the second was flat, when he told the waitress 5 mins later he reply " it was fizzy when I brought it" and made it slightly uncomfortable with her stance. Could have been 5 star as the food was great but let down by details, I did write in about the issues, they offered to give me the experience I deserved if I returned with free deserts but that would cost another £180 so I think I will pass on that!!, only one winner in that deal. Addition Just seen the reply from Cote and we didn't get a free round we got 2 glasses for 4 people? so that also was dissapointing.

I had breakfast here today and was delighted by the experience. I ate the Garden breakfast and my wife had the Cote breakfast but gluten free. We both had a side of the black pudding (Boudin Noir). On the face of it you would easily be misled into thinking the Cote breakfast is essentially a full English, however everything has a lovely French twist to it. I would highly recommend having the black pudding - it's sweeter and softer than English black pudding. I love both, but this is very different and very delicious. The fresh orange juice was delicious and good quality and the coffees were great bean to cup with a good strength. We will definitely be coming back for dinner some time.

A welcoming atmosphere and polite staff make the cote experience special

What a fantastic meal. Was looked after by Alix and Saif both wonderful staff definitely service with a smile. We have been here several times now and always enjoy the food and drink .

We visit Cote regularly and particularly Chester centre. Service and food always top notch, highly recommended.

As always we had a lovely welcome, gorgeous food and perfect service from the team. It was especially nice as our favourite team member (Saif) remembered us from our last visit. He is really accommodating and has a perfect customer service approach. The food suits us for our tastes and we are given time to enjoy the meal and drinks without being rushed. I would definitely recommend this restaurant and we are so glad to be returning in June for my husband’s birthday. The female manager does an excellent job and the team work well with her. Thank you for looking after us.

Really nice authentic French experience in Chester

Alex our waitress was brilliant, very friendly, efficient and competent. Will come again.

Came here for breakfast with GF partner, they have an amazing GF menu. Food quality was top tier, came out fast too. William who looked after us was extremely kind and friendly.

We enjoyed a delicious light lunch at Cote in the glorious Chester sunshine today. We were served with a smile by Alex, a charming and attentive lady, for whom nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommended.

Extremely good service from Alex, and the manager. I pre ordered drinks for a birthday celebration, which was brought to the table as a surprise. Service was amazing, attention to detail and friendly staff. Thank you Alex and team. I always enjoy my visit to the restaurant.

I had an awful experience here today. Me and my two best friends had a brilliant time in Chester this weekend and this resteraunt put a downer on the whole thing. We decided to eat here for breakfast. We sat down and within seconds we were asked if we are ready to order, we kindly said no, then were asked 3 more times within the same 3 minutes. Meaning we barely had time to decide. When the food came, we had no cutlery and weren't asked if we wanted sauce. When my friend asked for sauce she was met with a discusting look from the waitress, who I soon found out was the manager, along with 'what sauce?' In a discusted tone. We didn't get asked if our food was okay once. Additionally - I didn't have a second bite of my sausage butty as it was utterly vile. As soon as my friends finished eating - I went to pay the bill and explain to the waiter how upset both me and my friend were with the service and quality of food. I was then shouted at by the waitress who had earlier given us a bad look. She was in my face arguing with me. After all of this - they gave me the card machine with the service charge still on, and I immediately asked for it to be taken off. I expected half of the money off of the food - never mind paying the service charge. Utterly RUDE manager and the food matched her energy. Save yourself a rough time and GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT. The worst experience me and my friends have ever had in a restaurant before. Service was diabolical and the food was awful.

Fabulous food, excellent wine , warm friendly and knowledgeable service. Attentive , fun and our waiter clearly enjoys working there which came across . Refreshing service.

Lovely staff very helpful and friendly. Service a bit slow. We were booked in for 6pm but didn't get our food till 7pm. (They had our choices in advance). Be carefully when paying your bill. We were charged service charge which was £50 not noticed till the next day. It does say optional on the bottom of the menu but we were not made aware of this.

Great food, awful service. My waiter disappeared and I did’t get my main course, although the place (the floor at least) was essentially empty. A couple of salon managers chatting and idling around in the meantime, not caring to check if everything was alright and why my table was not being serviced for half an hour. Very disappointed, and not coming back. Such a shame really, the place was recommended to me but I was totally let down

White wine could have been colder, food could have been hotter. Had to send two portions of frites back. Pointless sliver of onion and wilted leaves on the plate. Butter was meagre for the quantity of bread. Waiter was bizarre, loud and infantilising - “Righty-ho guys! Here’s your lovely steak, AND IT WOULDN’T BE RIGHT WITHOUT YOUR FRIEEEESSS!!” Standards appear to be slipping…

Wonderful food reasonably priced in lovely atmospheric surroundings with very friendly helpful staff and not rushed.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Great place to celebrate a special occasion or treat a loved one. We were served by William, and his customer service was truly excellent. It was my son and daughters birthday, and they were made to feel very special. We will definitely return.

Hi Alex,Just to say many thanks for the great service and the attentive nature you gave my wife and I and more importantly our Mums.You made the night really special for them.You have a lovely way with you- not too intrusive but we wanted for nothing.Once again many thanks

Really poor service, food was cold.

Absolutely divine food and service. Loved it

First time I have ever visited this place it was sort of a walk past and I decided to stop and have a Beer! From First experience I think it's a outstanding location and will definitely visit again if I come to Chester Again:)

A good moment with my beautiful wife and a nice food for good price. Staff Really friendly and place nice .

Food was just OK nothing special.

Fabulous, friendly staff and quick service. Does the job when you want a quick caffeine fix with a smile!

Highly recommended restaurant. Very friendly staff and quality food. They have an a la carte option or a 2 or 3 course menu at a good price. Safe bet every time I visit Chester!

Was here on Saturday for a drink. Very nice sitting outside, good service.

Fab u lous! It was sooooo good!!

Called in as we’d been in Chester for the day and bounced around from one restaurant to another looking for something different. This was a cosy little restaurant with a great menu. We both had dishes on the fixed price menu. Serving staff were great as was the quality of the food. Two clean plates tells it all. Would go again if we re-visit Chester.

There is very nice places with an amazing atmosphere and delicious food.

OMG what a fantastic restaurant, especially for myself being gluten free, lots of options, food amazing staff were lovely and very welcoming,

Cote in Chester has a special charm compared with other restaurants from the same chain ! It is one of our favourite places to go... Cote has managed to keep consistent quality of food and service through the years and it is always nice to go back there at least once a month. Lovely team , good food and cosy ambiance.It is a feel good place, try it !

Exceptional service. My wife and I have never been before, but we're made to feel as if we regulars. Food was absolutely fantastic. I would thoroughly recommend.

Fabulous lunch food surroundings and staff all spot on will definitely be back

It was our first visit and Cote did not disappoint . The staff were very welcoming, polite and friendly. The food was delicious with a varied menu. The restaurant had a great ambience too. We will definitely be back and would recommend to family and friends

Exquisite service and good food… very good allergen management

Great food served by friendly team, would happily return! Many thanks

Isaac appeared to be the only member of staff serving on what liked like a very busy Sunday breakfast session with some large groups and walk-ins having to leave.. Expected a long wait. But he's obviously superwaiter because we were seated, had our order taken and eating only 20 mins later. Perfectly poached eggs Benedict.

Loved our visit to Côte in Chester. The food was delicious, the staff were extremely polite and the atmosphere is lovely for a date night.

Superb food , friendly & knowledgeable service

Great food and exceptional service. Best restaurant in the area by far.

Great place to eat in central Chester.

Disappointing after visits to Cote Marlow and Cote Manchester previously. Went for a Christmas lunch while shopping with other half but felt underwhelmed. Nothing more than average which made it feel over-priced.

Lovely lunch. Great service from Alex.

We absolutely loved the team who were really friendly and helpful. The food was top drawer as well.

Christmas day dinner. We were a table of 7, the food was excellent with just the right amount of time between courses. Great value for money. Service was top notch all the staff were in a great mood which added to the occasion. Thanks to you all

They charged £7.92 for take away Americano. Don’t go there, tricky people. He said it s Christmas…

We have been several times over the last couple of months and the staff have always been friendly and attentive. In particular the food has been consistently very good

Had Christmas lunch with family, really nice food. William was our waiter and he was really helpful and attentive.

Dreadful value. Tables small and you feel like you are eating with the table next to you. Asked to move and response poor. French onion soup was tasteless and all cheap onion. Cauliflower cheese was raw, offered another one but already halfway through our meal. Next table they brought the wrong order and tried to blame the customer. Steak cooking was bad. And they charged a fortune - next time go to Miller and Carter, same cost much better!

Not a great experience really , such a shame as we have eaten here many times before, we were one of 3 tables that found the food very average and also very expensive. We won’t return . Also the restaurant smelt very damp .

Fine dining in chester, fab surroundings in a glorious building . Food was excellent and your staff know what they are serving,giving recommendations when asked. They gave excellent advice on wine selection, standing by their advice with a guarantee to change it should it not be a pleasure. In my top 3 for chester. Our visit was a pleasure.

Delicious food and good service. Lovely place and experience.

Booked in for Friday evening, and it was very nice. The staff are helpful, pleasant, and friendly, I would be happy to recommend this place to any of my friends. Good choice on the menu, not overpriced but about what you would expect to pay for good food. Service is pretty quick, but they don't rush you, good selection of wine, beers, and other drinks. Give it a go, you'll enjoy the place in sure. I enjoyed the food so much I forgot to take photos except for our charcuterie board and garlic bread. For my main i had steak, my wife had fish. For dessert, my wife had créme brúlèe, I had the chocolate tart. We also had a bottle of merlot which was very nice.

Very good food! Great atmosphere and nice staff. Definitely, we will come back.

Gorgeous atmosphere. Food and wine excellent. Service was above a beyond from superb staff member Alex who really looked afrer us.

Not impressed. Toilets were on the third floor, NO Lift. Food wasn't spectacular. Can cook better myself. Seriously over rated.

Absolutely delicious Christmas meal! There were 14 of us and the service could not have been better! Thank you to Alex and the other lovely members of staff for being so attentive, professional and lovely!

First visit and was very pleased with everything from reception, service , food and appearance of the premises, staff were extremely friendly and professional which made our evening a lovely experience would strongly recommend

I would of liked to tick more here. I really enjoyed my experience here. I have been in the catering buisness and it's not always easy to please. I would find it hard to make a complaint. From arriving to leaving it was just a lovely, enjoyable, delicious, experience.

How nice to be able to sit outdoors in the winter sun. Then to enjoy the food and service of Cote Chester. I choose the Garden breakfast, and loved it. Thanks also to Alex for your warm and friendly service.

Really great atmosphere and great service from Alex. Alex was attentive and ensured we wanted for nothing. Alex has mastered how to balance people’s expectations and also Alex was very friendly. Food was really good and Alex‘s recommendations were spot on. Nothing was too much for Alex. Alex also bet me I couldn’t mention her name ten times in a review, but Alex underestimated me. Alex gets a glass of wine for every time her name is mentioned so that’s win win. Well done Alex and enjoy your wine 🍷😁

The best restaurant in Chester. Very, very, very much delicious food, perfect drinks and amazing staff. Very attentive to details and super friendly. My birthday was simply amazing!

Everything about the restaurant just works to make it a special occasion! It also felt very festive and welcoming. Thanks to the amazing staff!

The beef was beautiful and Alex was the most loveliest and most helpful sever :) 10/10 experience xx

One thing about Cote is perfection. Delicious and great food, professional service, good staff and always at good location. Thumbs up for everything. You guys deserve that.

Well in advance, we booked a table to bring a friend to enjoy Saxophone Sunday on 24th November, specifying the event. This month I rang to check the timing, as it seemed to have changed. The staff member spoke to his manager to confirm. But tonight it turns out that it's not on, the saxophonist isn't available, the restaurant denies any responsibility for the adverts, and never bothered to tell me...very poor way to treat your customers.

We had a fabulous meal here, we'll definitely be back!

Great food and service, only let down by being yet another establishment to adopt the policy of adding a service charge to the bill automatically. In my opinion it should be entirely up to the customer if they want to leave a tip for good service and not to have it added automatically.

Well,well,today we visited the cote restaurant in chester for having dinner. I asked a lady if the set menu is existing and she confirmed that it exists all day. We sat at the table and we looked at the menu, one list to me and one to mywife's. I realized that my list only had a small, 1/4 vertical page, with what it was included in the set menu,my wife's not!!!!.As we were disappointed with the food included in the fix menu we went on the way out but another lady asked us what is wrong,I explained to her that we are not satisfied with what is in the fix menu and we go. She made absolutely clear to us that it was a misunderstanding and we can choose any two or three from all the menu. So we return back to the table. We ordered a menu of two and a menu of three plus 500ml house wine. We asked for the bill and surprisingly we saw the bill been £90 instead of £58( 1 menu Two courses and one three courses plus the wine). I explained to the first lady what the other one said to us in front of her, and it was like we were talking different languages..... The food it was nice but that happened to us we shall never go back again.

Saif & Alex were amazing, service was excellent and food was outstanding. Love French food anyway 😋 and it didn't disappoint. Highly recommend 👌

We enjoyed our meal and staff were very polite and helpful 😀 Poulet Breton was very nice

First time @ Côte. Nice place, good service, and gorgeous food. Thanks to William Falsh to choice for us a perfect wine.

Very good food and service. The room was a bit cold for myself and my partner, though others sat in shirt sleeves, so maybe that's just us. Our waiter was brilliant, with good knowledge of the menu, and helpful. He re-arranged several menu items so as to accommodate my partner's dietary restrictions. Some places do this, some make a fuss about it, and others will not deviate from the script. Cote did this without drama, and the whole experience was a great pleasure. I highly recommend this place.

Fantastic food & wine with a very friendly service. The whole ambience is ideal for a truly classy dining experience. Dined here on a Sunday, there was live music provided by a saxophonist who got the playlist just right & at the right volume. William our waiter was a perfect host & nothing was too much trouble for him to make our dining experience a great one. This isn’t the first time we have eaten here, & Cote have been consistent in the quality of food,wine & waiting staff. 10/10!

Dinner at Cote Chester. Located in town centre. Serving staff polite & friendly. Had the 4 course dinner; including a glass of Crémant de Bourgogne. The crudités with that dip was tasty. The calamari starter was excellent. Fresh. Ordered extra dish of mussels with fries. The white wine stock was really tasty. Plumb mussels. The main fish dish was ok with the seafood nicely cooked. Finally, the créme brúlee was light and very nice to finish off the meal.

What a lovely spot, excellent service the food was amazing and we were never rushed. The butternut pumpkin tart was delicious

We had a very enjoyable lunchtime menu and personally the best steak I’ve ever had … service was spot on , friendly staff both warm and welcoming . The resturant itself is lovely . We loved the fact it’s built around original Roman arches and has an original Roman door on site . Loved the place . Will definitely be going again. 👍🏻

I have given 5 stars for Atmosphere and 5 stars for Service thanks to William who was Amazing ! Very friendly and attentive and made the evening very special for me and my partner. My stars for food is 4 because there were not many choices for Vegetarians. Thanks to William I was able to combine something to actually eat something. Again, thanks to him we had a nice evening and what we ate and drank was tasty. Thanks. ICC, Edinburgh

Lovely restaurant for a big family gathering. Staff very nice and helpful, William was especially friendly.

Visited tonight for my birthday meal with my son and my nephew Unbelievable the presentation of the food The taste everything Was superb service was excellent and quick I cant praise this place enough Simply outstanding 👏

Excellent food with a warm welcome in a relaxed atmosphere.

I wasn't mad keen on the way my steak was prepared, but otherwise really good all round.

We loved this place. We always go here for breakfast when visiting Chester. The friendly service and atmosphere make us feel warmth anf welcomed. The coffee and breakfast menu is second to none. Highly recommend to anyone.

Amazing gluten free menu! Staff were so lovely and the food amazing 😍 the gluten free chocolate mousse was to die for!

I ate here many time, food is good as the service, but them policy of card only, even if legal, it's unqualified, the currency in UK is pound!!!!! Last time today and I am sorry because I appreciated onion soup and bourghignon

Lovely meal and good service. It was our anniversary and before we ordered they brought us an aperitif ‘on the house’ . When the bill arrived we had been charged! Slightly embarrassing so didn’t query it but a little disappointing 😢 Date of visit: September 2024

Great French Onion Soup! Service was fantastic. Visited on a very busy evening (where people had clearly been to Chester Races). We were sat on a table right in the way of the toilets (not the best table) and there was a very large, rowdy table next to us. It all kicked off, fights, screaming etc, you name it. The team shouldn’t have to deal with that, but it took quite a long time to even try to do something. Eventually (after a spoiled meal due to not being able to even talk to our party as it was so loud elsewhere), they moved us to another table at the front of the restaurant. The team did apologise, but I think they could have handled the situation better. The police should have been called.

My wife & I visited Cote Chester on Friday, 13th September, on our way to a show, with not a lot of time to spare. The food was excellent. I'd certainly recommend the Salade au Bacon & the Pan-Fried Seabass from the prix fixed menu. Although the restaurant was already busy at 6.30 pm, we were well looked after by William, who was both attentive & spoke knowledgably about the items on the menu and the wine list.

Anita and her staff were great, nothing too much trouble. Food was great. Chocolate mousse AMAZING. We'll be back

Excellent lunch 👌 perfect service from our waiter who went out of his way to ensure our vegan guest was catered for. Delicious mussels, Steaks fish and braised meat and exceptional desserts. Would definitely recommend and visit again.

we really enjoyed our food here . the waiter was amazing he really knows his stuff and the service was first class nothing is too much trouble for them . we have been around all over the world and eaten in some very exspensive places but this place is right up there with the best

The staff were polite and professional especially William who served us he was incredibly helpful and informative. He had good knowledge of the menu and drinks on offer and the food was delicious and really well cooked.

Fabulous service from staff, gorgeous setting & the food was amazing! We were advised on the choices and had such a lovely time.

Anita was our server for a special dinner with birthdays. She was absolutely outstanding with her service and attention to us throughout the meal. She was accomodating and was just fabulous. Food was also great. Thank you everyone!

All very good . Have not eaten in Chester Cote before but same excellent standard as in Woking.

Amazing food and wonderful friendly staff giving great service.

Fabulous meal with William as our waiter. Food, drinks and service, all fabulous. Cant recommend enough, beautiful building over 2000 years old!

Food and service was amazing. William the host was fab. 5 star !!!!