Côte Reading

Lovely team, great food and wine. Nice vibe in the restaurant. Steak Tartare delicious and both steaks cooked to perfection. Cote de Rhône perfectly accompanied the steaks.

Really nice experience. Food was good and varied menu choice. Staff very friendly and helpful. There was a blip as one of the March specials is iamb rump and there is also a lamb rump dish on the standard a la carte menu. The order was taken down and input correctly however the kitchen mistakenly served up the wrong dish. It 'twas handled very professionally by the front of house team. Meal,replaced quickly and deducted from our bill.

The asparagus with Hollandaise sauce was very good, but the steak rapide was not. I asked for it to be rare but it arrived cooked all the way through. I sent it back, but the steak that returned tasted of rancid oil. I sent that one back as well and when the final one arrived it had no taste at all! I have never had a problem before at Cote Brasserie and this was very disappointing. The staff were wonderful though, really concerned and thoughtful. I wasn't charged for the steak. It was Sunday evening and the restaurant was quiet.

Very helpful staff and a reliably good menu. Our regular place to eat out.

Food is great. I really enjoyed my steak. However the seats weren’t comfortable, restaurant was far too noisy and our waitress didn’t smile even once. The table next to us were having a debate between themselves to pay her tip or not. Overall food is great but atmosphere isn’t.

Warm, friendly staff and atmosphere. Always speedy service and delicious food. One of my favourite restaurants in reading.

Each and every cote restaurant I have visited the staff and food have been excellent it is and always will be a favourite of mine! From London to Exeter

Excellent as always, girly favorite night out in Reading ,

A solid performance by the Cote Team. Attentive service and more than satisfactory food quality. The overall experience is good, not exceptional....as befitting a middle market restaurant.

Staff very attentive from the time we arrived too when we left, starter of calamari was great and the main was fantastic and great quality. Kia Royal on arrival and lovely rose wine, will be back.

There was a very nice atmosphere in the restaurant and we had a fantastic meal - beautifully cooked - and excellent service from our Greek waiter. All in all a flawless experience!

I am a very regular customer and invariably enjoy the time spent at Cote Reading, where the service is excellent and the meal good value, although I would appreciate a more frequent change of the 2 course £11.50 menu.

As usual, a very pleasant lunch at Côte. My wife and I had our usual choices, both very enjoyable. And we enjoyed the freebie G&T too. Will be back soon, no doubt.

Helpful attentive staff...clean surroundings....,good atmosphere.....most of all good food especially the mussels! All served pretty quickly.Overall everything is pretty good. Now for the negatives.....Twice I have had vouchers for drinks Via SAGA which were supposed to be downloaded when I booked on line from their site and show on my booking. Both times it had not registered on the booking....I had to find all the details on my phone which was really embarrasing and made me feel uncomfortable.... I was cross about that but it wasnt the waiters fault ...please get that sorted. I do think the bread is very expensive for what you get....a big extra if you want some with mussels... and the water on the table is always warm ....every time I have to ask for ice which is usually brought straight away .... these are the reasons I only gave 5 stars There are two or three good really restaurants in the Oracle and despite my negatives this is one of them.

I am very disappointed about our visit today. Our server seemed unable to understand my requests and at time as though she could not be bothered to wait our table. We had the free aperitif when we tried it we found it extremely strong and asked her if there was anyway she could add some lemonade or anything to take the strength away she just answered oh you didn’t like it oh ok and took away the glasses ! Our food was delivered and then she vanished we felt as though we were being completely ignored as though our presence was an inconvenience to her. When we asked to pay the bill we had to track a member of staff down and then we waited and waited but no one came I even stood and put my coat on still no one came in the end we literally had to wave at someone to pay our bill. Very disappointed ruined our Father’s Day meal. Poor customer service not somewhere I would recommend.

Good tasty meal even though the restaurant was very busy our food was served promptly and politely and was cooked well. Many thanks for a very pleasant experience

Still my favourite restaurant and still the best steak and service in town.

The staff are very friendly and welcoming. The menu has a very good range of dishes. One of our group is a vegetarian and was very impressed with the vegetarian menu as it gave a lot of choice compared to other restaurants. The service was excellent and the food very well cooked and presented. We enjoyed a nice relaxing meal.

Often go to Cote great menu choice and good value. Unfortunately on this occasion my husbands steak was really poor quality and over cooked and we had to send it back 😟

Cote Reading is, in my experience, consistently good and today was no exception. Food is good value, staff very good and overall it's a great place to go. But I have to say not all Cotes are as good as the Reading restaurant.

Very good service and delicious food. A shame about the person on a nearby table with a laugh like a sub-machine gun but I can't blame the restaurant for that !

Very friendly and responsive service. The food tasted very good (we both had fish dishes). When reservation was made and I wanted confirmation I received a prompt response.

Visited for an early Valentines Day lunch and took advantage of the special "St Valentin" Menu. Food and service excellent (as always) and exceptional value for money.

Staff and service was great! Would definitely come back and recommend

Attentive to allergies, great choice for gluten free and fantastic food. Perhaps a little noisy although it was a lunch with many families in. Only improvement would be to have all whites on the menu chilled and available.

Steak was amazing but belly pork was very disappointing. Waitress was cold and not the most welcoming. Cheese board was fridge cold and this effected the taste.

We enjoyed our meal very much. I had the Breton fish stew which was fabulous so much seafood in it. Another in our party ha rib-eye rare and it was perfect another had the Salmon and another chicken all declared good you keep up a good Standard Cote

Extremely good service and quality/presentation of food. It was my birthday and staff made it feel very.special, thank you. We will be back without a doubt very soon. Can thoroughly recommend.

Staff always welcoming friendly very good reason to come back I lovely Sunday morning breakfast as well. 😀👍🏼

Convenient in Reading, food good, April offer drink fine. Background music a bit loud. If you must have i8jt, have a French theme. Nice taste of France in UK.

They went over and above our expectations to make our anniversary special and it was much appreciated.

Excellent, the food was great, service was great, all great. We had a perfect 22nd wedding anniversary celebration! Thank you

Enjoyed a lovely meal, service was really good and staff very attentive. Everything ordered available and served hot and fresh. Would highly recommend and will be returning.

Great food and pudding and lovely evening! Would go again.

Thoroughly enjoyed our meal at the Cote Brasserie and would highly recommend this restaurant to others looking for a good quality meal at an affordable price.

Lovely meal, food was great. We really loved the blood orange martinis too! Sure we will be back again soon. Thank you for a great lunch today,

A Fantastic family meal, service and birthday dessert. A big thanks!

Three of us had a delicious and fun birthday lunch at here. Two of us chose from the set menu and one of us from the a la carte. Every dish was delicious and beautifully presented. The staff were friendly and efficient and we had a most enjoyable time. Côte is my favourite Reading restaurant.

Having lived 35 years in France and Belgium, we appreciate the high standards of food and service set by Cote. Another enjoyable meal yesterday evening in Cote Reading.

Excellent food. Excellent service we come once s month and wouldn’t go anywhere else. Really good value for money Good quality food , lovely staff

Food was very good value, staff pleasant, but service a bit slow as not so many staff as usual. Restaurant was a bit cold and drafty.

Good service and pleasant manners. Food wad also good and atmosphere was great for a lunch for two.

Had a lovely meal. The staff were friendly, but the place was extremely business and service was quite slow. Maybe they were just a bit short on staff. Food excellent. Lovely atmosphere. Would come again maybe for lunch.

An excellent meal with a good choice at sensible prices and served by caring and courteous staff - greatly appreciated by all four of us. Well done !! Will definitely continue using this restaurant.

very good service, good food .It was a monday evening so quiet anyway but enjoyed it .Only issue was that we were near the door end of the restaurant and the lighting was poor we really struggled to read the menu between all 6 of us !

The food was great but the service was not so good. They brought us the wrong orders, we asked for fries they brought puree, we asked for steak well done we got bloody steaks, kept us waiting too long etc etc After I complained they brought us the right order and it tasted great. But yeah, maybe they need more staff or something.

We chose Cote for a Company Lunch as they usually are fast and efficient, plus, its the only Chain Restaurant I set foot in. The Service was efficient in taking our Order, but that is sadly where it stopped. We where 12 people, we waited 20 Minutes for starters (we ordered from the lunch menu so I expect a bit swifter Service) and the starters where fine. no water refills, we had to mention to the waiter twice that we like some more water, despite having other drinks and wine on the table. Any how, after 30 Minutes of waiting the mains arrived, only to find out that one Main was forgotten to order, and one steak was so overcooked you could not even cut it! Great, so one person received their food right at the end when everyone was finished, and the other person received their food half way through. By that time we where all ready nearly 2 hours in the restaurant, and there was 2 members who waited for dessert to the point that we actually told not to bother and we paid. This for some reason was very swift and payment was taken quickly. I have to point out that the over cooked steak and the forgotten Dish where taken off the Bill. Thank you! When we got up, one of my Team member points out that he had ordered Dessert! i could not believe it, they actually forgot that to. Anyhow, all in all my food and some of my team members food was good, others not, but the Service was anything but great!

Excellent food, very good service and staff very helpful and friendly. I have never experienced a bad meal and also look forward to coming here again. B. Kelly

Poor experience today- booked as a mothers day treat and should have just cooked at home. Had to move tables due to be blasted with cold air. First waitress was rude. 3 of the main courses were cold. We had to keep getting up to get attention to order more drinks and the food was very average. One of the puddings on the mothers day special was not available and it was only 5pm surely if you are putting something on a specials menu on a busy day you make sure you plan the numbers effectively? Generally poor service and totally average food. Very disappointed it's usually a favourite of ours. You may have taken some money of the bill but there certainly wasn't much of an apology.

Very welcoming staff who recognised us from a previous visit (and remembered our wine choice!), excellent selection of food to choose from, even for our veggie friend, outstanding service from a professional, friendly team and a delicious meal. We will be back!