Côte Barbican

A group of 6 professionals met for a business lunch. The staff were very kind, patient and knowledgeable about the dishes. At times the restaurant was too busy and we had a hard time getting the attention of staff (e.g. when we needed another round of drinks). However, the food was delicious and served within a reasonable time. We would definitely return!

Had the prestige pre-theatre menu. Excellent in every way, particularly our waitress Tom. She was attentive, speedy and a pleasure to talk to! The only small negative was that the restaurant was very noisy and the sound echoed which made conversation difficult at times. Maybe look at ceiling ‘mufflers’?

Excellent friendly service, food great and good atmosphere for a relaxing dinner.

Lovely place where to spend some time with friends. Nice.

Asistimos a la representación de Jesuschrist Superstar en el teatro del Barbican i habíamos reservado mesa para cenar después en este restaurante que está justo enfrente de una de las salidas. Es muy recomendable. Buen sevicio con buena relación calidad-precio. Si vais al teatro del Barbican os recomiendo reservar mesa para cenar a la salida.

Super average. Average food. Average experience. Would I rush back? Probably not.

Apart from wrong veg delivered - which was readily changed and for which they didn’t charge us for our coffee which was VERY generous - all was the usual good Cote standard. Always a favourite.

Lovely food, great service and atmosphere. The theatre menu is good value too.

Great service, great food, really friendly staff. Would definitely be coming back to the Barbican restaurant!

Lovely food and great service, creme caramel to die for.

Good food, attractive price for the set menus and efficient and attentive service.

We come here fairly regularly - service, food, wine is consistently excellent. Very good value for money.

Excellent service from very attentive staff and food was perfect too

I ordered an apple juice with no ice but it came with ice. Then we ordered a pomegranate juice and instead they gave us a cranberry juice. I think they could do with a bit more attention to detail. Apart from that, the rest was fine.

Great value pre-theatre meal. Starter - duck pate with brioche was lovely. Rib eye steak and fries very nice. Attentive staff. Only criticism was that steak was very well done and I asked for medium-well. Still tasty though.

Excellent service with very good food and drinks. All the greeting & waiting staff were first class

Excellent speedy service and good food as ever. Good value.

Service was prompt and efficient - we were there for a pre-theatre dinner and the menu was good, food well cooked and tasty. Would definitely visit again

Delicious food and gracious service fit for a birthday celebration - many thanks.

Great time. Guaranteed quality and consistency every time. Would definitely recommend. Thank you

As usual my wife and myself enjoyed the food, always perfectly cooked, and presented by two waiters, one holding a large tray with our Salmon dishes and side orders, while the other waiter placed our orders on the table. If you are going to see a film next door in one of the two Barbican cinemas, the COTE is perfect place to dine before or after.

Usually I find that having a meal here is quite the best locally. However we had very disappointing service this time, although the restaurant was not full. Our aperitif didn't arrive until after the first course. The wine was slow to come after that and we had to chase several times. Food as ever was simple but very good

Lovely meal as usual lone the new menu especially the ravioli xxx

Pre theatre dinner - service and food was very good. We all enjoyed our meals and would definitely eat there again

very nice room, light and airy and good service. pleasant

Excellent service. Our young waiter was very polite and competent. I ordered the salmon salad which was delicious. My guests enjoyed their meal as well. I've been to a Cotes restaurant several times this year and will continue doing so because I just love their food.

Always hits the spot! Friendly, efficient service, great food and good wine list.

Good food, but great and immensely cheerful service. Thanks.

Fab service, lovely food. Recommended branch for pre theatre food for the Barbican.

Really lovely meal. Slight mix up with the bill but it was quickly sorted. Loved the lobster !

Great location for pre- concert dinner; good menu and service but does get very noisy

One of my guest seats was held up by a delayed train. The staff were very flexible and helpful. Food good but I found the chicken a bit tough.

Great experience prompt service and good value menu with interesting specials.

Excellent food good atmosphere friendly staff what more is there to say

Excellent as always. Very attentive service - especially with advice on garlic intolerance food options. Slight blip with a main course but fixed immediately. Great value

this is a reliably fine place to eat. We always enjoy it!

Food slow to arrive. If you’re in a hurry make them aware upfront

Bit chaotic when we arrived but sat down after 5 minutes or so. Good food but did not blow my mind. Atmosphere average. Attentive table service.

service was brilliant! Food, service, waiters, atmosphere was amazing!

This is a great Cote restaurant and a super location. The service is friendly and very good. The food is always well prepared and well presented

Very reliable chain. It was not very busy and service was efficient and friendly. We had Breton chicken, haddock, tuna and prawns and all the dishes were competently prepared. My only suggestion is that it would be good if Cote changes its menu more often as regulars may find the same menu (augmented only by two or three monthly specials) a bit boring.

Delicious food and atmosphere!! Very well priced for the exceptional quality

Service was a bit haphazard- olives did not arrive until our main course arrived, hence we did not get a chance to enjoy them before food. Food was all over cooked and dry. A shame as this is a great location for us, and atmosphere and ambience is actually good at this restaurant.

We like going to Cote Barbican which is why we took visitors there. We arrived at 1200 hours yesterday, Sunday,on time. There were only ten other diners there. It took 15 minutes, and our asking, before even the menu arrived. Then there was another 15 minute lull before our order was taken and another delay before the wine arrived. 40 minutes to get a drink! Most unusually the stafff were unattentive and seemed much more interested in laying up other tables than in serving us. This continued throughout the meal - we had to ask for everything. There seemed to be some dispute amongst the staff as to who was serving our table. The food was fine but the service was terrible. The maitre d was not keeping is eye on the ball, Indeed no-one seemed to understand eye contact. A very disappointing visit. Professor R Garratt

As usual we had a very satisfying dinner at Cote, Barbican. Good food and generally good service but a few problems - hence my rating.

We had been to Cote Barbican as guests a couple of times before and always enjoyed the food. As a result we invited friends ( who were visiting from Spain) to lunch as we were celebrating our wedding anniversary. Thankfully their meals were ok. Unfortunately my wife's fish was very dry and over cooked although she did eat it (as she did not want to complain as she thought it might upset the occasion). I did complain about my main (pork belly)which was hard ,dry and inedible,which was taken off the bill and a saving factor was the complimentary wine. The staff were helpful but didn't enjoy serving and clearing across everyone instead of at the side(a basic principle of 'waiting '). We shall visit again and understand the dining is 'casual 'but would be grateful of a little more attention to detail.

The food, drinks and service were excellent. I shall be returning.

It was a very enjoyable experience, the food was very tasty and the service was really good. I would definitely go back there again.

The staff are courteous , efficient and work so hard espciallly the Maitre'de at the Barbican Cote The food is always consistent and hot It is an ideal restaurant for a reasonable priced but enjoyable meal I would highly recommend it We also regularly eat in Michelin star restaurants so we are fussy

A wonderful warm welcome followed by excellent prompt service with professional cooking and delicious food