Côte Hampstead

The restaurant was under staffed on Thursday night with long waits (45 mins from ordering). We were given free olives. The 'english' asparagus that featured so heavily on your menu was largely tasteless - not surprising as it's way too early in the season (but I thought you'd prove me wrong as you were majoring on it). The seafood linguini was way too watery (did they fail to drain the pasta properly?!). One of the charcuterie meats was missing and had to be replaced with more of the other meats. There was no cold chardonnay when we requested 2 glasses, so we were given ice. Then we were given the wrong bill. Apart from that ......!

Of course my husband and I enjoyed our dinner at Cote Hampstead tonight! We always do, which is very good testimony, as we eat at Cote two to three times a week. With the recent introduction of reviews, I feel I have already written so many that whoever reads it feels ‘ oh no not her again, praising Cote’!! Anyway I am a BIG fan, especially of the Hampstead branch, which has really lovely staff and food! With many thanks Missi xxx

Lovely venue and the food and wine were great.Staff were very helpful and we were a group of 20 and everyone loved the evening.Thank you Cote!x

excellent service, good food and a pleasant environment. We were very happy and will definitely return

Had Such an enjoyable time! Food always lovely. Service always an enjoyment - great staff! And, So reasonably priced! EXCELLENT!

The food and the service are always good - the only problem is the noise from the other people.

Wonderful building, great staff and delicious food! We come here often.

Food really average. No little extras or frills. Salmon portion small and anaemic looking. Chips too pale. Busy lunchtime and I felt processed and milked. Spinach pancakes were a little tasteless Also not one vegetarian option on the Weekend Special menu.

I was told I was not on the booked List on entering the restaurant with four people at 7pm. I ordered three rhubarb martinis, which I had pre-ordered from your kind free offer. We were charged for these. On arriving home, I discovered a Booking Confirmation, which meant we should not have been charged for the rhubarb martinis at all. George.

Service was really fantastic. Food too. But really the service made it a particularly lovely experience. It kind of exemplifies the ignorance of “leavers” who can’t see how much our friends contribute to our well-being. The maitre’d Polish, waiter Portuguese, and a manager whom I guessed was West African. All were fantastic. My father has dementia and it was my step mother’s 70th. I had mentioned this on my booking form and they delivered - beyond my expectations, though admittedly I have few expectations. This all begins at the top, and obviously you’re all doing something right. Thank you.

My family and I go there almost once a week. The experience is, with the odd exception very good. The food is consistently good and the service attentive.

Excellent food, quality ingredients, lovely setting, professional staff - tiny quibble that the muffins under my Eggs florentine were a tad soggy... But that's splitting hairs :)

As always the food was very good, the staff were great so we had a lovely relaxed meal. One complaint...every time I use the disabled toilet on the ground floor there is never any toilet paper! Please could you ensure that there are always a few spare rolls. Thank you.

nice food and very good service the staff are very good indeed

We had a really awful meal . We both had tuna nicoise , my friend asked for it well done and without several components inc olives , hers came with olives and almost raw only seared on the outside , I wanted my tuna medium rare as you usually serve it, it came under cooked and a very thin measly piece of tuna . They took it back to the kitchen and Re delivered it still cut where I had cut it before so not a fresh piece re cooked we had no time to wait so I ate it ,it was awful completely dry and tasteless. I have to say the manager and staff were fantastic, I won’t be back any time soon .

Excellent food that we both enjoyed. Prompt service and helpful staff plus reasonable prices. Will definitely come again!! The restaurant is also conveniently situated to where I live and is only one tube station away!!

Food and service were excellent. All the staff were pleasant and smiling. We don’t usually do chain restaurants but this is an exception and couldn’t fault it.

I have been to at least four of the franchise. This is the best one. The food was surprisingly really very good, as opposed to just pleasant enough. The service was friendly and efficient and the ambience was OK, though a lot of small children made the noise deafening occasionally. I wonder if kids could be on one floor, leaving the other to the child-free? Very good value and most enjoyable.

Excellent food as usual and very welcoming Receptionist. Waiting 'iffy' maybe new, but surely you have a training scheme? It was a busy night, but, One set of cutlery on a table fot two Water brought when we asked, no glasses? Teaspoon for dessert of berries and white chocolate. Cocktails charged for when I had shown the email for Feb offer (removed after request) Had to leave the table to order wine, 5 mins after the Confit arrived. Hopefully this Fawlty Towers experience will improve on next visit. Maybe you need more management?

Another great dining experience at Cote. Hard to fault it really.

I was tempted to arrange a meal out in Hampstead with 3 friends by Côte’s offer of a free Chocolate Mousse dessert. I wasn’t disappointed. One of my guests was a vegetarian and was pleasantly surprised to be provided with a separate extensive vegetarian menu. We tried the Seabass, the Pork Belly and Duck Breast all cooked as we wished. We washed those dishes down with some very drinkable Sancerre. The service throughout was friendly and attentive. I’ll be going back.

As usual, excellent greeting, very welcoming on a very busy Mothers day. The waitresses were efficient, smiley and quick. The gifted Kir Royale good and also the food. Perfect place for my Mothers Day.

We enjoyed our meal very much which was no surprise as we are regulars here. HOWEVER when we left we were greeted with a parking ticket after parking in the High Street in the same area as I have done for the past 50 years. It seems that Camden Council do not want customers if local restaurants and bars to park in the evening. It seems the areas after 7pm are for loading and unloading which is bizarre as all the local shops are closed at that time. I suggest that your managers complain bitterly to the Council because you will lose a lot of business if you can’t park close by. And I know that is happening in so many high streets in London so it’s no surprise to see so many closed shops. I regret that I will not be able to visit here again - and every car along the road also received a ticket so I guess I will not be the only one

Great food, attentive (but not overbearing) staff team and lovely location. We enjoyed a really good dinner here and will definitely go back. Thanks so much to everyone at Côte Hampstead for making our evening a memorable one!

I was my birthday and I had invited 5 people. We were kindly offered a glass of prosecco and I was offered a little chocolate fondant. The food was delicious and the whole experience delightful

As always Cote offers an excellent lunchtime experience. Friendly, helpful staff,an ever changing menu, and good food in a lively, chatty ambience.Extremely hard to beat! Eminently repeatable.

Lovely meal for a party of 8. Well looked after by nice gentleman and other staff. Also had a great Mother’s Day lunch and have enjoyed other visits here as well. Thank you!

Great food in a calm relaxing atmosphere, happy to recommend

Welcoming reception, did not like Rhubarb cocktail! too sweet and too many rose buds? Even if free.

What a lovely birthday celebration, made particularly special by your very attentive staff who were really kind, very generous and made us feel really at home. We were really touched and grateful for your wonderful service. Thank you.

staff initially unhelpful and clearly at end of their shift. We were having to ask to be helped. Not very pleasant welcome overall. Clearly a change of shifts at 4.30pm and eventually when we had a new person fresh on shift our experience was much better.

Had a lovely meal with wonderful service. Ordered the veggie breakfast, it was very delicious and the eggs were perfectly cooked. Food and drinks sarrived quickly and we weren’t rushed out once finished, we were welcomed to sit and chat. Thank you !

Great experience overall. I brought my mum here for Mother’s Day lunch. Warm welcome, friendly and attentive service from our waitress. food came really fast despite restaurant being full. Food was really good too, will definitely be back.

The booking was very easy and the staff were polite and friendly. The quality of the food was good although I was disappointed that there was no horseradish available for my steak. The restaurant did get busy and the attentiveness of the staff declined when the restaurant was busy. This led us to leave before coffers as the atmosphere was very hectic.

Breton fish stew. No mention on the menu of the huge bread-and-butter basket that comes with it. Why not?! It’s easily 50% of the fish and wasted on me as I don’t eat bread = wasted food

Love eating at Cote and have done so for more than 5 years. Dishes always consistent with good quality ingredients.

Great menu, superb quality food! Served fresh and hot, polite and welcoming waiting staff. Great atmosphere, lovely napkins! Would highly recommend for great quality and service. Lovely menu!

Good food at reasonable prices. Nice interior and premises, plenty of space between tables. Service friendly but a little inattentive at times

staff very friendly and welcoming food pretty good as well not rushed

Lovely cooked breakfast. Nice fruit juice and good coffee. Only criticisms were that food could have been hotter and my husband’s poached eggs were overcooked. Service was very good and staff were all very friendly.