Cote Brasserie - Salisbury in Wiltshire

Quality food, served professionally in pleasant surroundings in the centre of Salisbury - what's not to like? French cuisine with a slight local twist.

A brunch. All good here. Service a bit slow and tough old bacon. A social hub for the City

Excellent lunch on Monday. The French onion soup, followed by the fish stew was really good, and great value

Lovely meal with attentive and helpful waiting staff. Learned to love Raspberry Mojitos. It can feel busy in the evenings but the tables are set up and the building is shaped that the noise isnt overwhelming. Prep was not the fastest, but clear attention had been put into the flavours and textures, and the food was hot.

Enjoyed food good service was busy when we went early Saturday evening only downside thought tables in back were very close together had to squeeze past other guests to get in and out tables bit congested with just 2 drinks and bottle of water on table had to move it about to fit food on reasonably priced though

What a lovely lunch time. Beautiful food, good wine, great setting, lovely and clean and excellent service. Thank you to all the lovely staff and the kitchen for great food.

My husband and I had a Sunday lunch in Cote. Nobody noticed us at the door for a few minutes (3 of the staff was there). The food was ok, nothing special, we ordered a bread and butter, 2 salmons, charcuterie board ( no good). The waitress forgot the cutlery for the table but very disgusting was to see her,touch her nose several times (maybe she was flu) and serve us the food without wash her hands. The waiter, a man, was nice

Steak frites isn’t what it used to be. £16 for a tiny, tough steak and some chips is a bit of a joke!

This was a rather mediocre experience in contrast to Cote Bournemouth. I don't think we shall repeat it.

The 2nd visit to a restaurant within this chain and really pleased to say the standard of food once again was superb, Elena was our waitress and she was super friendly and helpful, the steaks were cooked to perfection and just as we asked for and the starters of scallops and calamari were also really good. Would definitely return if in Salisbury

We've been to Cote on quite a few occasions in numerous locations throughout the UK. The food is exceptional, and this was no different. Warm beetroot salad and liver parfait starters were very nice. Breton chicken and salmon mains were just great - as usual. The only downside is obviously not under Chef's control. Front of house was not engaging and the table service was bordering on shocking. Disinterested, not attentive and totally unconcerned. There was no introduction to the menu, no follow up after food service and a general apathy from the service staff throughout. Didn't quite ruin the night, that was saved by the great food, but we can't wait to get back to Bristol Côte for the better overall experience we are used to.

Lovely pre-theatre meal of 3 small plates including charcuterie, carot salad and tartiflette.

Excellent service and top food especially with detail to allergies, I'll be a regular from now on

We were left standing at the door for around 5 minutes while several members of staff walked past and didn’t even look at us. There was a waitress wiping down surfaces around the coffee machine… Not busy serving customers but also just ignoring us. She saw us waiting and then continued to make herself look busy. When eventually a waiter came to offer us a table, we sat down and he disappeared. Didn’t offer us drinks or any water for the table. After a few minutes of browsing the menu and not seeing a single member of staff, we felt it obvious we were destined to be ignored at Cote. We got up and left. I doubt anyone even noticed.

We had a truly terrible meal at Cote tonight. Slow service, wrong drinks, salmon so dry I couldn’t finish it. This used to be a good spot for a reliable meal but no longer. Shame, really.

Yet again a perfect meal here, so tasty and good value. All the staff were attentive and informed us immediately a couple of dishes were not available after popular sales the previous day, Saturday.

Absolutely love eating here, great food, service and menu choices.

Hot chocolate was barely warm let alone hot. They couldn't offer me an alternative to chips or dauphinoise potatoes as I couldn't have either. I asked for my broccoli to be cooked soft and it was brought out hard. By the time it was returned to the table my chicken had gone cold. The crêpe for my dessert was also barely warm.

Food was excellent. Service outstanding

Went with a large party and was asked to make menu choice in advance. On arrival starters and mains served together so had to gobble starters before main went cold. Asked for Vegan burger and checked twice it was however thankfully before I tried it my friend realised she had been given it and I had her meat burger so she swapped just as staff turned up to do this. If I eat meat by mistake I become very ill. I didn't realise 10% service charge wasn't compulsory so I went back another day to discuss this and the mistake on food..the staff member was very argumentative and kept telling me I hadn't been given meat. She did give me my 10% back but her attitude made me want to ask for my whole bill back. I will not be returning this is appalling service not just to give me meat but to lie and argue about it afterwards. If this was a food allergy you could have put me in hospital or worse. If Cote cannot take veganism seriously they shouldn't serve vegan food.

Really enjoyed the food here. Warm beetroot salad starter, steak cooked properly medium rare. All really tasty. Will go back again.

Celebrated our daughters birthday tonight and it was about amazing. Elena who initially served us was so friendly and attentive. The food was delicious and really authentic with great prices. Would highly recommend it for a lovely meal

Amazing food , lovely friendly staff and very efficient service. Highly recommend this great restaurant, will definitely be going back again very soon. ❤️

Absolutely fantastic. Fabulous food and lovely staff. Possibly a bit slow compared to fast food rubbish but it's a French restaurant and for the French a meal is a social occasion to be taken at time. Quality ingredients cooked well at a good price. What's not to like. I'd recommend it unreservedly except I don't want it to be full everytime I try to book 😅

An excellent restaurant with high quality food and wine . The staff are very welcoming and attentive . This is one of our favourite places.

Service was first class. I would say the best of any restaurant I have visited in the last few years. Warm and engaging and the right sort of attentive. Food very good too. The layout of the restaurant is excellent too and adds to the experience.

Had a wonderful dinner. Fixed menu has great choices and outstanding value. Also very child friendly.

Had a lovely lunch with kids today. Thank you Olena, Alex and Julia for being so welcoming. The food as always was lovely as well.

Oh dear, we have had many a good meal at Cote in Chichester, but Salisbury rather let themselves down. With the Cathedral Refectory closed for 5 days, and Dinner booked for Prezzo (see separate review) we were just looking for a snack. My French Onion Soup was delicious and no issues. My two friends had Pasta based Starters. For starters, the young Waitress needed convincing that both dishes really were on the Menu and could be ordered. Some 15 minutes later we enquired about progress only to be told that, "these dishes take upwards of 20 minutes, to prepare". A key fact which was not mentioned when we ordered. When they eventually arrived neither Waitress or expectant Diners, could identify which was which! So they were returned to the Kitchen. Sadly the Chef was unable to identify his creations either... We compromised and my friends had half of each meal. Despite not really knowing if what they were eating was indeed what was ordered. Fortunately the Coffees were fine... Hayling Seagoon

Eaten at several branches of Cote. Never disappointed. Always great food and service.

Myself and the Old wife visited here for a breakfast 🍳 VERY impressed and I’ve had a few breakfasts in my time let me tell you!!!! Pound for Pound!!!! It’s an truly amazing offer!!!! And not even expensive!!!! The quality of the products is great, plenty of quantity and the drinks were bang on! Let me tell you!!! Nice restaurant and the staff were great, really polite and attentive!!!!! Really good value for money, and not what you would expect from a high end restaurant. We’re going to bring Nan next time we’re in Salisbury’s Well done 👍🏼

Absolutely lovely meal and fabulous service. We loved Dario - he tolerated us crazy creatives from Poetika! They even catered for coeliacs and vegans. Our only qualm would be the loos.

This is becoming a pre-Christmas lunch venue for a friend and me. We both had the seasonal menu which on the whole was very tasty and pleasantly presented. However, the turkey ballotine was dry. We no doubt will be back next year.

Great food and we ordered garden breakfast

We've always had great service in this restaurant, but we felt a little disappointed this time. You should give your staff more breaks and have a better rota. The employee who served us today was very tired and ended up snapping at me when I asked if I could order a dish from the Christmas menu. He thought we were trying to save by a mix and match but it wasn't my intention. Maybe because it looked like he had the same request from the table next to ours, but clearly I didn't ask or deserve that subtle yet abrupt response from him saying we would have to order two courses from that menu then. It was the way he said it rather than what he said. I asked him where he was from and although we shared the same language, I felt discouraged to speak my own language to him, as I sensed he could be even more abrupt if had. Talking to him later, he explained he had had a long shift and he was tired when I pointed out he looked stressed. He mentioned something on the lines of 'sorry, I'm human'. That's okay, I understand that he was busy and very tired but we went out for a meal and wanted to have a nice time on my husband's birthday. We pay a lot of money for a meal there, so I think we deserve great service too. He was nice to the next customers, I noticed, so I must have rubbed him up the wrong way, I believe. Apologies. Maybe I'm too used to British softness and courtesy.

Popped in on the off chance of a table, they were busy but accommodated us using a table booked out for later. The staff were friendly, professional and worked well together as a team. The food is always good in Cote and the Salisbury restaurant was excellent. Tasty and well presented. Love Cote for it's consistency

Wonderful lunch yesterday to celebrate a very special couple. Service, food and atmosphere was perfect.. thank you.

Friendly and attentive staff. Nice breakfast to start a day's shopping. Offering to swap out juice for an extra coffee and then remembering showed quality of service

Cote never disappoints. A early dinner but the restaurant was already quiet busy, we hadn't booked but they were able to find us a table. The service was first class, they are friendly, welcoming and professional, what was lovely is how they all worked together. My partner had the Crab Maison followed by the Sirloin Steak with fondant potatoes and I had the cheese souffle followed by the Beef Cheek bourguion both were delicious. We had the cheese board and cafe gourmet which finished the meal off perfectly. Highly recommend Cote and Cote in Salisbury doesn't disappoint 😃

Disastrous choice. Food, Bream, bland & tasteless. Service, took ' couldn't care less" into an art form. Choice of two three beers(take it or leave it) seemed to be the order of the day. Crammed in. No choice in spirits, asked for a spiced rum was told he had never heard of it. Where did they find this waiter ! Expensive & offering cash to pay you would have thought I had asked to sleep with his grandmother such was the look of shock & disgust on his face. Never, ever again. Cote de Brasserie is a chain & in a shopping centre with a dearth of decent restaurants you might( & do) get away with it but in Salisbury with so much more to offer you fall long short of the mark. But as a chain you, as ably demonstrated that Thursday in Salisbury, probably don't care. Not an experience to be repeated.

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Had a fantastic meal here. Food and drinks selection was very good and excellent quality. All of the staff we met were exceptional.

We eat here every couple of months and last week When there was a delay in our turkey meals the staff (without us asking as we were very happy) brought a delicious platter of bread cheese and meats to keep us going. Great customer service, thank you.

The French onion soup and pork belly were stand out meals of the night and stand out dishes we've had in Salisbury. Lovely festive atmosphere in December and their festive cocktails were fantastic! Would highly recommend

Fantastic evening, much enjoyed! The manager went out of his way to reserve a requested favourite table of ours and had complimentary glasses of bubbly waiting for us at the table. The restaurant was heaving yet the service and the food was still top class. Well done sir and well done to your whole team, excellent work! 👌🏻

Nice options on menu , something for most palates . Nice ambience inside. Reasonably priced.

Cote never disappoints! There's something for everyone on their menu 😋 Attentive & efficient service even when they're crazy busy!

Having suffered an overpriced, indifferent, and somewhat shambolic evening meal the night before, my wife and I suggested Cote, having enjoyed previous visits in Cardiff and Bristol. We were not disappointed. We received the warmest welcome the moment we arrived and enjoyed an absolutely delicious meal. Of special note was the friendliness and efficiency of the staff who were unfailingly charming, knowledgeable, and obviously enjoying working there. Can’t wait to visit again.

Enjoyed a very nice lunch from the fixed price menu. Both had the steak frites, one of my favorite dishes, then chose different desserts. One was the cheese plate and the other the banana crepe. Both were very good. Really recommend the carafe of wine. The red was exceptionally pleasant for lunch and sufficient for two people.

As always, welcoming,good service and lovely atmosphere.

We love Cote, this is always our go to restaurant to cater for everyone's different tastes and also the very relaxed atmosphere.

Sadly not up to usual Cote standards. Poor service over cooked food.

Very disappointing visit. Food quite good but rather expensive for what it was, namely brunch. Indifferent service. Premises in need of attention, particularly in the area of the toilets which was somewhat run down and dirty.

Great place, fantastic food with excellent service. I've been there many times with friends, family and just my daughter and never disappointed.

Really enjoyed my evening. Food and service excellent. Mentioned to Charlie that it was my birthday, he was very kind and took the bill back to remove my desert. Thank you Charlie. I'd like to thank Alex for looking after us. Well done to both of you for making my birthday so memorable. Hope to see you again in the not too distant future.

Great place for a Saturday lunch. Good food, although you can tell what's been miked.

Advised! We arrived late, around 9.30pm but the staff made us sit anyway and we received a wonderful treatment, special mention for Julia, helpful and smiling. A staff made up of competent and professional young people, congratulations!

A friend of mine took me to this lovely venue for lunch when I visited Salisbury and I was really impressed. Lovely service from Anna, great ambience and wonderful food and drinks. Highly recommended!

Excellent food, very tasty, all the staff were great

Everything about the meal was great, from the initial welcome, through the meal right through to when we left.

Always a winner at cote, never fails !

The food was very good. Seared salmon béarnaise, beef cheek. Cream caramel and sorbet. Good service as well. Very good meal, pan-fried salmon with béarnaise sauce, beef cheek. Caramel cream and sorbet. Good service.

On a busy chilly Tuesday afternoon, opted for lunch, solo, as I am disabled and live alone, and therefore am unable to cook a meal for myself. Being a market day, I knew my chances of finding a free table without a reservation were slim, especially when I arrived to find Club Ladies-Who-Lunch were out in force. However Alex, the excellent Maitre D', who initially turned me away, called me back to tell me a couple were leaving shortly, and he would get their table cleaned up ready for my use very shortly.He must have recognised me from previous visits. A great lunch , where I was well looked after by my server, Charlie, making for a much appreciated visit. Good food, good prices, and a warm ambience. Worth recommending. Thanks, Alex and Charlie.

THEY STOLE SPANISH FOOD AND BRANDED IT AS FRENCH

Food was good and atmosphere lovely. A little bit pricey but was worth it. We had the steaks which were cooked extremely well.

We ate here with my partner, and they gave us seats beside the bins and told them we are not happy to seat there. So, they offered us an alternative to sit at the entrance, where people are constantly passing by. They were rude too and didn’t even apologize for it.

Apart from the manager, who really let the team down by being so friendly, the rest of the staff did excellent impressions of arrogant Parisian waiters. Food was decent though.

Excellent food and service. A nice warm atmosphere on a rainy day. Delighted that a non- alcoholic sparkling wine was available too. Our waitress Julia was very friendly and efficient. We would definitely recommend.

Lovely meal and the staff were very attentive

Doesn’t matter what day of the week or time of day we visit, the service, food and attention to detail is always superb! No reasonable request is ever too much trouble.

Excellent atmosphere. Best deserts. It was our second visit to Côte and we'll be coming more often bringing our friends with.

Had a delicious brunch on Sunday, would highly recommend the French breakfast with perfectly cooked scrambled eggs and the boudin noir is a favourite! Great service from Ana and really good price at £15 for a hot breakfast, hot drink and a juice.

I ordered fillet steak and pepper sauce very nice but the portions are very very small and they need to fix the cupboard in the gents toilet

We visited the Cote today for my partner's birthday. Everything was absolutely perfect. All staff was friendly, polite and helpful. Food was absolutely delicious.

I came here for food and drinks with family and friends food was absolutely amazing and the waitress was fantastic couldn’t ask for a better service than Julia thank you so much will 100% recommend and if you want 110% services I would ask for Julia such a laugh and hard worker thanks again

It was a good experience and good food. Friendly staff and good quality.

We Had a lovely meal in here , the food was very good,and the service was the best we have had in a long time .top marks

We had the 2 courses for £17 which is good value. My husband upgraded to sirloin steak from the minute steak, asked for medium rare and it was tough and chewy. Other than that food was ok

Staff were also great, let me in quite late when my hotel wouldn’t! Reasonably priced, nice atmosphere (feels special) and food (Beef Bourguignon) was incredibly tasty and just the right amount of everything.

Côte Salisbury is quite good for being part of a chain. The atmosphere isn't particularly unique or charming, but the tables are large and they have ample tables across their large footprint of a restaurant. The staff is very nice, and had a smile on their faces throughout. The food does the job, but not memorable. My burger was a bit over cooked, but the mushrooms tacos are pretty good. Good place if you need something dependable

Good overall, Cote is a decent enough brasserie with a wide range of dishes, service a bit slap dash. Calamari surprisingly was the worst dish, not cooked or crispy enough. Everything else pretty good. Noticed some of the waitresses carrying trays of food high up next to their head, and their hair falling into the food 😲

Great food and very friendly staff.

Succulent dishes, efficient service and very friendly staff. Quality products

Fantastic food, amazing staff , will be back again 100%

Elena was very pleasant and attentive. She made perfect recommendations for me and my lovely date. Too bad we were so satisfied and fullfilled with our meal; we were not able to try dessert. But that’s to try for another visit.

I visited Cote today for lunch with a relative who lives abroad. Really poor experience. It took 5 minutes for someone to acknowledge us as we waited for a table, followed by an additional 20 minutes before anyone took our order. After that, we had to wait another half for our food to arrive. To make matters worse, my side was served after I had already finished my main. Staff were polite, but they seemed quite oblivious to the people who had been seated, often unaware of the needs of other customers, who like myself looked equally as fed up waiting. The food itself was great, but be prepared for a long wait, and you may need to actively seek out the staff to get their attention. A bacon and sausage sandwich with potatoes + eggs benedict and smashed avo was £36 including the 10% optional service charge they automatically add on to your bill. I wouldn't usually, but as this was so poor I asked them to remove the service charge at the end. Usually have a great experience at Cote, but wouldn't come to this one again.

We had an enjoyable visit to Cote Salisbury. We had choices from the summer specials menu which were nice but a bit overpriced. In future I think I will stick with the set menu!

A truly terrible experience. My son in law took us, as a party of four to Salisbury's Cote restaurant last Thursday, to celebrate my daughter's 47th birthday. I was greatly looking forward to this lunch, as my experiences at various Cotes around the country have always been excellent. We got off to a disappointing start, as the lady greeting us, informed us all that there were no scallops or mussels. A shame as some of us had been considering ordering these. Shown to our table and given our menus, we set about choosing our lunches, whilst avoiding those items. We also chose our red, white, and rose bottles of wine. As a party, we naturally ordered a selection of dishes, but we all decided on the crab salad starter, and one of us on beef as a main course. We were then told the crab was unavailable, as was the beef. Oh dear! The wine was tried and poured, but the rose and white were not adequately chilled, so we asked for ice buckets for them, which were delivered. We also asked for a bottle of sparkling water and a carafe of tap water. We were forced to request this water three times, and when it finally arrived we received a bottle of sparkling and a bottle of still. Not the carafe we had ordered. We gave up on trying to get this right, as every request for anything was being met with some hostility and much rolling of eyes. The wines themselves were all excellent, as they should have been, being selected off the top of the wine list. The green beans and spinach were appallingly badly prepared and cooked. Asked by a waiter why the beans has been left, and having explained to him that they were stringy, we did not offer an apology, just saying, Oh. The whole problem with this meal, was not just the shortage.of required dishes, but in the dreadful standard of service, which was frequently reluctantly provided, and frankly, quite rude. Shortly before we were leaving however, the most graceful and charming Thai lady came on duty. It was solely her grace and courteousness, which saved the lunch for us.

We've been waiting more than an hour to get just some bread we've ordered with our drink. It came with our starters. Food was not that great. My salmon was overcooked and dry. The young lady was lovely but forgot several times what we ordered. For the standard of the restaurant, and the price range, I wouldn't recommend at all this côte restaurant.

Always have an amazing meal. The service and the quality of the food is really consistent. Clearly a well run establishment. I had scallops to start followed by steak frites. Washed down with a glass of picpoul. Will definitely be back!

Amazing service from Ana! Food was delicious and Anna was well informed about allergies. I am gluten and dairy free and highly recommend this place.

Lovely eve sharing a pre birthday meal with good friends and good food.

Beautiful food, always and friendly, smiling staff (especially Elema!)

Great place for a relaxing lunch - service always very good. Would normally give 5 stars but the cheese soufflé was tasteless and too thick - and being a French restaurant it would be nice to see Ile Flottante on the pudding menu. But we will be back

Not French but ok given the circumstances

Celebrated our anniversary , a big thank you to Alex who arranged the flowers for my wife, she was over whelmed , the service was outstanding,food was amazing thank you all.

Perfection in all kinds of essence. I’m happy. From meals to services. Top notch 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

An excellent lunch served in a very ‘French’ atmosphere. The food was delicious and Ana our waitress was polite, knowledgeable, attentive and cheerful. Nothing was too much trouble for her and she did all she could to make our lunch enjoyable.

My sons organised a lovely lunch out after a particularly stressful time. Everything about our visit was perfect. The food was wonderful, the atmosphere nice and relaxed and our server Ana was so good that it made the occasion even better.

The onion soup was not rich, the fried calamari was very thick, the French bread was delicious, the steak was overcooked and fishy, ​​and the fish gratin was too greasy. But the service staff is warm and interesting.