W4 1QP
020 8747 6788
After 30 years of business lunches and fancy dinners, Mr W has become a bit of a restaurant snob. He thinks Côte is the Ford Escort of restaurant chains - you're not going to go home hungry, but it's hard to get excited about going there. It's not as dated as Café Rouge (Austin Allegro) but not as much fun as Franco Manca (Fiat 500). So I went with a couple of special girlfriends.
Going with girlfriends means the focus was on chat not food hence I forgot to photograph what we ate. Despite increasing senior moments, I can remember however. We had some piquant mixed olives whilst looking at the menu which really wasn't necessary as I don't think it's changed since Côte first opened. They do have a menu du jour (a nod to their French heritage?) from which I had the swordfish and ratatouille with black olive and anchovy dressing as did special girlfriend 1. Special girlfriend 2 had the chicken and walnut salad. I got the impression it was a regular choice. We had a glass of wine each et voila! - c'etait tout.
I don't dislike Côte or particularly like it. It's kind of there and handy and does what it says. Having broadened my Chiswick dining experiences in recent weeks I have to agree with Mr W, it feels like a boring choice in an area that has so many culinary options. So go if you must, but if you feel you could branch out, live a little, go crazy and let your hair down, take a look at what else is out there - and guess what? I know a blog that can help ...
Food (for me): £13.50
Drinks (for me): £5.45
Total: £20.00
Cheap date.
No comments:
Post a Comment