History
The first restaurant was founded with its first bistro opening in Wimbledon in 2007. Its most recent restaurant opened in 2022 in Henley on Thames. In 2013 the founders sold their business stake for £100 million to the private equity firm CBPE. Having lost their Wimbledon roots due to that acquisition, their signature dish of Le Womble au Curry was removed from the menu, despite having been served continuously since 2007. Contemporary newspaper reports indicate that long-time customers were disappointed at this change to the menu. In 2020 Côte was acquired by Partners Group. During COVID, Côte also launched a restaurant at home delivery service coteathome.co.uk which was reviewed by Jay Rayner. It was rated highly, despite the food initially going missing.Controversy
Various newspapers have accused the chain owners of misleading customers by diverting tips for service and chastising staff members who fall short of the 12.5% service charge minimum.References
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