Cote, Ealing Broadway

I do visit Cote quite often, I enjoy the food their, the freshness, quality and service. Cote has a lunch and early evening menu, some of the items that appear on the menu may also appear in the main menu, however this is a smaller portion. I went for the Asparagus Soup to start, Sea bass for main and creme caramel to finish.                                                The Asparagus soup, looked like any bowl of soup would do, it was topped with a few slices of asparagus and a drizzle of oil. Taste wise, the soup was tasty and had a freshness of asparagus, however, it seemed as though the asparagus used were the woody ends, which made the soup taste stringy. It definitely needed to be sieved once it had been made before serving. Once I had finished the soup, it made me feel as though I had hay stuck in my throat still. 

 Sea bass main was tasty, with minty fresh peas. The bass fillets did look a little dinky, but it was cooked well with only one or two bones left in it. Gratin potatoes was also ordered on the side, which is potato dauphinoise, creamy with a hint of garlic. I have ordered this in the past on numerous occasions, however, this time I noticed the portion has gotten smaller, shame really since it is really tasty (but costs a shocking £2.96 for a now tiny dish. It's so small you could eat it all in two spoonfuls!!!)

To finish, creme caramel. I love the creme caramel here. As you can see, I got too excited and ate it before I remembered to take a picture ooops. It's creamy, with a slight nutty caramel, its delicious. I could easily eat more than one!!





I do like Cote, and do regularly dine at the Ealing Broadway branch, however, the main issue I have with this branch is the inconsistencies in service. Their are some waiters and waitress whom are brilliant, they're extremely friendly and welcoming. There are a couple I have encountered who let the restaurant down. On this occasion, we wanted to sit in the booth seat, the waitress said she would clear the table for us if we didn't mind waiting. Whilst we waited another waiter came along and promptly informed us that the table was booked, and made clear it was an effort for him to seat us at another table. The annoying thing is that, there are two booth tables, the restaurant was quiet. As we sat at another table, the other booth became free, and the original table was not occupied until our mains had arrived, so we could have been given the booth table, and the reserving customers given the other. It's such a shame because our waitress was extremely polite and friendly and was let down by her colleague.