Côte Restaurant Exeter

Another amazing lunch 👍 at Cotê Exeter. We were greeted by several very friendly staff and the food was wonderful. Salmon rilette for starter and the most amazing seafood linguine for our main course. It was yummy 😋 👍 We’ll be back soon 🤗

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.

Another delicious meal with refreshing rhubarb martinis to get us in the mood for seasonal specialities. The salmon, Cornish new potatoes and asparagus followed by a very creamy creme caramel were excellent. The generous glass of well-chilled champagne was a perfect complement to the food. We will return!

As usual, great food, excellent service and very good value for money. Looking forward to our next visit to Cote, we use them all over the country and have never been other than pleased.

The atmosphere was good and the waiting staff lovely and made a special effort when they found out that someone on our table had a birthday. I think that more staff should be put on in busy periods as it took a while for our drinks order to be taken. Apart from that it was a lovely experience.

A truly exquisite evening, lovely food and genuine friendly professional wait staff! I would most definitely come again and I will surely recommend cote to a friend. Thank you!

Wonderful meal, excellent service and very attentive staff. Thank you for a lovely evening

Lovely food, great staff, excellent service and an all around brilliant evening. Can not fault one bit!

Very good staff. Excellent meal, good value for money. We use Côte regularly and it always maintains a good standard. Best place we know in Exeter.

Very good staff. Excellent meal, good value for money. We use Côte regularly and it always maintains a good standard. Best place we know in Exeter.

Good as usual, BUT, it is asparagus season in England, and we came specifically for the asparagus as it is on your menu! Well, no asparagus left at lunchtime today...VERY disappointed!

Lovely food , we were a party of 7 and everyone was impressed with their food . It was noisy to hear , other than that it was a perfect evening .

A lovely location, great food and service all adding to a very enjoyable evening with my friends and we enjoyed the complimentary bottle of wine, thank you!

We had a nice time but we were really disappointed that the chateaubriand had already run out by 7pm as we came especially for this.

Really good food and great value for money! The service was excellent and the very friendly staff made the whole experience very enjoyable. Yes yes yes

Excellent food and atmosphere, we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and will be back.

Lovely restaurant. First time in Exeter one. Food was good. There was no chocolate mousse for dessert which I really wanted as it's so delicious. Wine is expensive.

Lovely experience: courteous staff, great table and tasty food - the perfect steak frites with an amazing sourdough baguette ! Must go back very soon !

Lovely staff, very attentive. Great views of the Catherdral! Just disappointed to find out the swordfish wasn’t on after we had received our starters and wine order. Would have rethought

Good food, friendly and efficient service. After an unfortunate visit on New Year’s Eve pleased to see that Cote Exeter was back on form. An excellent evening.

Fantastic service. Food was lovely. Was visiting with my grandparents and this was the first time they had used Cote. They had travelled over 4 hours drive to meet in Exeter and were very impressed. Thank you and well done!!

Cote Brasserie is my default restaurant whenever I am out with friends in Exeter as I know that it will not disappoint. I have always found the food to be superb and sensibly priced, the service is extremely good and of course, what a splendid location.

Busy but with a good atmosphere. Lovely views of the Cathedral. Hot, tasty food and friendly, efficient service. Many steps to the different floors and toilets.

Was a lovely meal with excellent service. We weren’t rushed and recommendations were appreciated and spot on! We especially liked the vegetarian sausages, mustard sauce with the chicken and the crepes.

Awesome service, awesome food and a happy tipsy mum after a gorgeous free rhubarb martini ❤️

We are regulars at Cote in EXETER and it never lets us down. Super service and delightful atmosphere and great staff. Five stars all the way

Lovely experience beautiful food would visit Again , food cooked to perfection and staff excellent Setting by cathedral lovely would be even better when weather warms up

Lovely view over the cathedral. Friendly helpful staff. Food fabulous as always and free negroni. Nothing better!

18-4- 2019 my birthday we live in Exeter and the only restaurant we use in town centre. we booked for 12.30 shown to table at 12.45 went to ask if we could see menu! Or even a drink.! Given lunch menu no offer of a drink !10minutesfor asked if we wanted drink but not able to order food separate waiter! Another 10 minutes ordered food 25 minutes later soup arrived by 1.40 we had to ask if there was a delay! And by magic it suddenly arrived! We left at 2.05. It was surely not unexpected to be busy over easter? 1 more staff would have sorted it , We have used venue 40 anniversary birthdays mother’s day etc because we like it so much. We wher embarrassed because our friends from Taunton where treating us . No apologies where offered by staff . ( its only 1. 30 hours) we are so dissapointed and embarrassed I await your comments

18-4- 2019 my birthday we live in Exeter and the only restaurant we use in town centre. we booked for 12.30 shown to table at 12.45 went to ask if we could see menu! Or even a drink.! Given lunch menu no offer of a drink !10minutesfor asked if we wanted drink but not able to order food separate waiter! Another 10 minutes ordered food 25 minutes later soup arrived by 1.40 we had to ask if there was a delay! And by magic it suddenly arrived! We left at 2.05. It was surely not unexpected to be busy over easter? 1 more staff would have sorted it , We have used venue 40 anniversary birthdays mother’s day etc because we like it so much. We wher embarrassed because our friends from Taunton where treating us . No apologies where offered by staff . ( its only 1. 30 hours) we are so dissapointed and embarrassed I await your comments

Fantastic evening, can't generally complain. If we were being picky on our 5 star rating it was very noisy and we couldn't hear each other around the table. My husband would have liked some tomatoes or something else with his steak and fries. However brilliant meal and would definitely recommend. Thank you.

Always enjoy Exeter cotes 😀 never disappointed , staff are soooo nice Great gin aperitif this month, thank you cote rewards, really nice blended drink , see you again soon

Great food and service. It’s always consistant. High street French dining that’s always enjoyable. I have something different each trip. The specials are always worth looking out for.

As always, excellent food and lovely service. The best food chain in England. What more do you want me to say? More? Still more? Goodness! Is that enough words?

My husband and I went for dinner on Saturday night for a belated Valentines Day meal. They were still offering the Valentines set menu so we decided to go for the three course option with wine match. My husband had the goat cheese starter and the duck for mains, which he really enjoyed, and I had the prawn starter and the haddock for mains. We shared the dessert platter. Unfortunately my fish was over cooked, over seasoned (it was so peppery it made my mouth burn) and the sauce was non-existent. I didn't finish it as it was rather unpleasant to eat. When asked how everything was with our meals, I did say that my fish was rather dry, which was met with a rather bored response of 'I'll talk to my manager'. Said manager never appeared, an apology was never offered and I was left with a rather bitter (as well as peppery!) taste in my mouth. The waitress clearing the table could see that I had only eaten half my main, but she didn't ask why. I know they were busy as it was the Saturday night after Valentines Day, but that's no excuse for poorly cooked food and harried service. If my complaint had been dealt with (apology offered, perhaps offered a new main or comped bill) then my review would have been more positive. This is our local Cote and it is usually much better than this. I guess the lesson learnt is not to go when it's busy!

Had a lovely meal 1st class service, which complemented the lovely food, thank you so much, we look forward to returning in the near future

The food was superb. We had the Chateaubriand. Expensive but the quality of it lived up to the price. Deserts were giod and the waiters were very attentive.

A lovely setting, especially a window seat on the 1st floor, which we requested when booking. The service and the food, chosen from the set lunch menu, were faultless and excellent value, as was the wine. Thank you for a smashing lunch. We will be back.

Fabulous food, as ever, and very friendly staff. Always a good experience

Today I was disappointed by the attribute of the manager. The food was very good as usual, but the attribute of the new manager was poor. We were half way through our main course, and waiting patiently for our wine. When I enquired where is our wine, I was greeted with a death scare! This to be frank is unacceptable. Cote is our go to restaurant, and we often eat at St David's Bay in Cardiff and Convent Garden in London being opera buffs, they are ideally located for us.

Simple booking process, easy to find in an exquisite setting, bright and spacious modern interior allowing quiet conversation, broad menu suiting all tastes, excellent range of accompaniments, pleasant & polite waiting staff, no rush no hassle with quick and simple payment process, on the whole great value for money presenting an excellent experience which is soon and often to be repeated..

Late lunch Saturday with friends , we took advantage of Rhubarb martini offer. Starters, mains and coffees. All superb meals, as usual. Everything was perfect. We had good service and a relaxed enjoyable time. Exeter Cote is our favourite local restaurant.

Excellent bill of fare; good cheerful service, good gluten-free choice, very good wine cellar, the desserts fair but poor savoury selection, a bit cramped as the evening progressed. Would recommend to others and will return soon.

Excellent service, table staff were spot on, a few hickups with orders but waiters could not do enough. Would recomend to anyone. Thankyou Cote for an enjoyable evening.

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!!

Great food, really good atmosphere and friendly service. We had the offer of a complimentary French 75 which we enjoyed very much. Thank you. Will return

I enjoyed my main( steak) but my husband did not enjoy his bream. It was bland and could have done with sauce or flavouring of some sort.

An excellent birthday lunch enjoyed today by our party of five. Tempting menu, with good choice available,including vegetarian. Great friendly service. Excellent food. Restaurant busy, so noise level very high. Thank you.

Welcomed at the door. Taken to our table. Good service all the way through. Lovely food and a nice atmosphere. Would recommend for a nice adult dining experience.

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

Exceptional service. So welcoming and accommodating of food allergies and the two children who accompanied us. It was my birthday today and the staff made a fuss of us when we arrived, offering us a complimentary Kir Royal and drinks for the children. Lovely ambience in the room overlooking Exeter Cathedral and attentive thoughtful staff throughout. The food, as always in every Cote, was delicious. We live in Reigate in Surrey and eat in Cote there and at other Cote’s across London. This restaurant maintains the high standards of customer service of the chain. Highly recommended.

Not quite as good as usual, but satisfactory..Waiter seemed a bit stressed...my goujons were over cooked and full of bones.