Overrated
My husband and I were hoping for a lovely romantic little dinner. We were disappointed. We ordered 3 of the tapas, the frites with aioli, duck rillettes, and pork chops. The frites were good, the aioli not so much. The duck rillettes were absolutely flavorless and the leather on my shoes was more tender than the pork chops. The sauce that accompanied the chops was very good. The prices were high even if the food had been great.

The selection of beers was outstanding, but again the prices were quite high.

We didn't stay for dessert.    [18 Nov 2003 21:41:33]

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Recommended Dishes: Frites

     ­Anonymous   

What happened to A Cote?
Since it opened several years ago, A Cote has served as a hip, late-night tapas locale with difficult parking and long waits, but ALWAYS worth the frustration. Not so anymore.
What happened?
The Mark Becker design still maintains its "be cool" atmosphere, and the bar and wine list are still terrific, but all else disappoints. The mussels with Pernod are anorexic, the deserts are floppy and/or dry, the steak overdone, and the pommes frites that may as well be made from frozen potatoes come with an aioli that is DOA. The sad thing is, these dishes used to be so GOOD! (One exception: the flatbreads are still good).
Must we trek to Cesar in Berkeley to be fed small plates?
Perhaps the efforts to revive Citron, next store and owned by the same restauranteurs, has left A Cote without the attention it needs. But until more attention is paid, A Cote will fail today when compared to memories of past meals, and leave loyal diners and newcomers as lukewarm as their panna cotta.    [17 Sep 2005 17:16:11]

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     ­snootyfoodie   

Great Spot For Grownups
This is a bar with a kitchen in the back. The lines can be long , so a wait at the bar is common, and the bar has everything you need. When you are seated the wine list is very creative and the flights of wines , beers or spirits are lovely.
Oh yes they also serve food. The menu varies week to week this a few staples.I always order the mussles in pernod, the rillettes are done very fatty in the french style (not everyone's cup of tea), as a rule the offereing vary from the amazing to the mearly good.
You can sit in the dark swoopy art nouveaux inspired front room which shares space with the bar at tables for four, or the common table down the middle. If you want a bit more space and quiet, ask to be sat in the more staid back room, which is basically the old deck behind the house that has been tented.
I am the proud parent of a sophisticated daughter, but this is one restraunt we have never brought her to. The food is too weird, and the other partons too loud for her delicate sensibilaties. Unless there is no alternative, leave the kids at home    [13 Mar 2007 15:01:35]

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Recommended Dishes: mussles in pernod

     ­Anonymous