Côte Oxford

Hmmm... Côte is obviously popular. It was pleasantly full during our visit. Our hosts go there quite often and enjoy it. It's about a 25 minute walk from where we were staying, so we arrived ready for action. The menu does have a good choice (and ther is a very good gluten free version). The food was flavoursome, tasty and ample. The service...; Lots of staff milling around, lots of flashy ipaddy yolks being swooped and dabbed at but for this 'effiency', every single course came back with delays, missing elements, excuses (the best was "oh I've just spoken to my colleague about .." when they clearly hadn't). The last straw was when the dessert order was being taken. We finally resorted to paper, struggled through an extremely confusing dessert description.... and it still ended being wrong. Go for the food, go for the laugh, but be prepared for a 'Son of Fawlty Towers' service. Despite all that, a very enjoyable night, reasonably priced.

Did I simply have bad luck or were my expectations too high? First of all, the servers were extremely kind and welcoming. But the food… The ribeye steak, despite being recommended as medium on the menu (and we ordered medium as recommended), turned out to be unseasoned, flavorless, and closer to well-done. The Beef Bourguignon looked amazing in reviews, but the reality was far from it. The attached photo shows a noticeable difference in quality, and the mushrooms listed on the menu as one of the ingredients fell short with only (1/4 of two) half pieces. Fortunately, the server accommodated my request for extra mushrooms.

Delicious food 😋 but especially fish 🐟. Great service

Enjoyed the food. Place was a little warm due to the sunny day, other than that, was nice all-round

Great experience. One of the best spots in Oxford. The meat is cooked perfectly, the pork is sublime. Do not miss desert.