Côte France — Restaurant in Venice

My friend and I went to check out a new spot that both never been to. I suggested we try this place because I've always wanted to try it. It reminds me of old Europe and its style. When we walked in they asked if we had reservations we told the host no and we asked if that's a problem because I understand the restaurant buisness some due to lack of space need reservations. But the host/water said it was ok. We sat down and looked at the menu and ordered our drinks. It seemed right away that the waiter was trying to rush us to order and already seemed annoyed. There was another party of 4 that came in after us who were funny but very obnoxiously loud. It seemed that he had another waiter come to serve us because I guess he thought the more there are the better tip. To make the long story short I ordered lamb shank that was tasteless and dry and my friend ordered a hamburger that look like a 10 year old can make it look nicer. They placed the plates in front of us didnt ask if we needed anything else and finally brought the bread and butter that was supposed to be served from the beginning. Now the service I dont mind of they have a bad day every one does but serving food that is 4star prices that taste like 1 star is going to make them loose buisness. My friends potatoes were raw and the waiter said that's how they are supposed to be. Now I'm originally from Europe no European ever eats anything raw especially vegetables. It's one thing if its el dante but this felt like you were eating raw potatoes. The waiter was rude and acted like he cant be bothered. That's ok. My food tasted like someone took a shank with no seasoning put it in the oven for 3 hours and opened a can of mushroom sauce and poured it over it. Tasteless and tough. Never checked on us while they checked on the table who were pritty drunk to see if we needed something. At the end I got to say I've never given anyone that little of tip I dont believe 18% is enough especially if you're living on those trips. I usually leave a tip of 30 to 50% because I know how the restaurant works and know if I'm not satisfied with food it's not the waiters fault. But how they acted theres no way I would ever suggest anyone going there especially if you have a sensitive pallet and are able to taste every ingredient. It's a shame because I really wanted to like the place it looked authentic but being European myself the taste was definitely was no where near authentic. French food is made out of love and the chefs are serious how they prepare food it has to be perfect but this seemed that the chef lost his passion in cooking it tasted like he or she gave up on what first excited them to become French chefs to begin with. Truly...

Full disclosure: we are full time residents in a Venice and loved our previous visits to Cote De France over the past two years. However, I am compelled to tell the truth about our last meal ever at this restaurant. We decided to take my son for a nice dinner and some wine on his last day of a Christmas holiday with mom and dad. My wife ordered a “ribeye” which was actually pathetic in stature and presentation. Thin and Smothered in sauce to hide its diminutive size, there was plenty of long black hair hidden in the potatoes used to prop up the puny steak. After a lot of gagging, the waitress offered to re-plate the meal and somehow present it as better than before. We quickly skipped to dessert and promptly finished our wine. When the flourless chocolate cake arrived, my wife and I decided to share. One forkful was enough to start my gag reflex. Yes, it was also full of hair! In my mouth. Choking on someone’s recent haircut. This time short blonde bristles. We gagged a complaint to the waitress and she returned to the table with apologies and a pastry brush WHICH WAS MISSING HALF ITS BRISTLES! She exclaimed that it wasn’t real hair! What a relief….Until I pointed out that it is probably horse hair. So, after this obviously horrific dining experience, the owner, manager, whoever in charge, never visited our table. He never apologized. He offered us the full price check and a free scoop of ice cream. We paid the bill and we will never return. If the ownership had acted in good faith, perhaps we would have hoped for the best and tried it again. But… we learned everything we needed to know when we got the check. My advice. Avoid this place at all costs until they learn how to treat customers. By the way…. Overpriced to begin with, but we don’t mind when the experience is good. When it’s bad is the true test...

We have been to this restaurant several times as a matter of fact the owner was happy to see us last night and we were happy to get a table until ... the new menu you struggle with a bit limited choices Started with the French Onion Soup and a nice bottle of wine Very good. Our meal came we ordered beef boudigion for a price of 25 it litterlay came with 4 pieces of meat The taste was good but 4 pieces of meat that’s a insult. The second dinner was veal scallopni the first taste was filled with fat and you needed a steak knife to cut it horrible. Seems like we got the last two meals of the night definitely not the quality we have had in the past When we pointed this out to owners wife she was not pleasant at all. Offered us a dessert We needed to eat dinner before we needed a dessert She was nasty and gave us a check for the wine and soup 50. She should have atleast comped the soups Really. We left they could care less and we went to the crows nest and had a beautiful dinner Extremely disappointed Very fresh she was and the food was of poor quaily the veal and a ridiculous portion...