Côte - St Martin's Lane

The food is good, the wine is good and the people are nice. The set menus are very good value for money. What more can anyone ask?

Friendly and helpful staff, good food and wine, all at very reasonable prices.Location great for theatres and art museums and opening times mean that you can eat when you want to.

I'm afraid starters were grossly overpriced for what they were - £6.95 for 6 very small pieces of asparagus. Bowl of olives was in fact a saucer, about 8 olives in all for £2.80 I think. Best to stick to main course which was better.

Great food and service. Thanks! A lovely atmosphere and a good value lunchtime menu. Our children thoroughly enjoyed their meal choices too. We’ll definitely be back.

Had a pleasant and enjoyable experience at Cote Covent Garden, tasty food, expanded choice of menus, value for money, busy atmosphere, friendly and efficient service.

Very prompt but relaxed service. The 3 course menu is great value and well presented. It was a very enable meal, the terrine was excellent.

Quick service, good food, nice atmosphere. Exactly what you want and expect from a Côte. Lunch / pre theatre menu is good value at £13 for 2 courses.

Great food, good service, it was very busy but we weren't rushed or forgotten. Very reasonable prices. Only problem for me was the big folding doors were open and I feel the cold!

Always good. I always have the same meal though! Consistent. First glass of wine very warm! It was changed though quite happily and the next glass was indeed cold. Extremely busy but happy staff and we had no complaints re service! Even got the table I had requested. Thanks to all.

Excellent visit. All the staff welcoming, friendly and efficient. Varied menu with good choices for vegetarian guest and good drinks list. Perfect venue for pre-theatre as service perfect.

We went for a pre-theatre meal and the restaurant was really busy at this time. Service was excellent and the food was delicious - a perfect combination. I had the hake provencale from their June menu, which was wholesome and very tasty. My husband enjoyed his veal escalope, which he described as a large portion and very filling. We both enjoyed our desserts - apple tart and creme caramel - and our meal was washed down by a nicely chilled, complimentary bottle of rose wine, which was part of a special offer for June. Great value for money, especially for London and we really enjoyed our time there.

Great food and service - excellent value for money. Perfect for a pre theatre meal. It is a little noisy and tables are very close together , but would highly recommend.

Pre- theatre menu is always great value with a good selection of choices Friendly welcoming staff, attentive but not annoying Great location for theatre trips

The food was good excellent pre theatre venue let down by we booked with June offer of a free bottle of wine waitress made a huge fuss about it despite us having the offer with us and then tried to charge it on the bill. Why have a promotion if you don’t want to honour it, Also only one toilet working in the ladies. A shame as a good meal let down by issues that should be avoidable.

Busy branch of Cotes food generally fine staff friendly & attentive.The experience was somewhat marred by the fact that the rocket served to my wife looked well past its served by date. As a result my wife was less than pleased & for the first time in her life complained. In fairness the matter was quickly resolved & an adjustment made to the bill.

Ideal place for a pre theatre meal with the staff very friendly and helpful. Menu has a great choice and food well presented. Highly recommend

We had the pre-theatre fixed price three course menu which had a good choice of dishes for £14.95. Excellent value. The food was delicious, well presented and served promptly by cheerful and efficient young staff. Highly recommended.

4 of us where having a meal, very disappointed that when 2 people had finished eating the waitress insisted on clearing away all around us disturbing the other 2 people eating Not good practice Also when the restaurant got busy,they insisted on playing music which only added to the noise level

Very good choice and excellent value and service. Ideal for pre-theatre supper without being rushed. Vibrant atmosphere and a wide selection of wines at fair prices.

Not quite the usual standard of service. The waiter that looked after us did a sterling job; but he lacked support from his fellow colleagues. Food great as ususl

My 30+ visit to Cote. Never a bad experience. Always excellent food, great staff and fantastic value. The fixed price menu is such good value.

Thje service was quick. the food was delicious the staff were friendly, efficient and very smart. The set menus vere particularly good value for money and overall a most enjoyable experience

The manager went well above my expectations for a special request. Thank you so much. We very much appreciated the service along with the great meal. Thanks!

Cote was as good as ever, plenty of excellent food, an early dinner finished in good time before the Ballet. Smiling staff were very busy, but never rushed!

Great food, well priced and ideally situated in London. One drawback is the noise level. We were there at lunch time and it was hard to carry out a conversation as the tables are quite close together and with everyone talking it was difficult to hear what was being said on our table.

there are great staff and lovely food at Cote St Martins. Enjoyed atmosphere and service. I have been many times ad it is consistently good.

Lovely lunch from the Prestige lunch menu - just wish they had advised in advance that we were ordering from this rather than the regular lunch. The noise level was just tolerable! Best to eat late if you want some peace and a good conversation!

Excellent food, but room was very hot and the service slow as the waiters seem to have alot of tables. Still very good value for both food and wine.

V good service and excellent food staff friendly nice atmosphere will use again Quick service reasonable price good menu selection thank you. Very much merci

The service was very slow and the noise incredible. I won’t be going back soon. The staff try hard but it doesn’t change the situation.

Not as good as normal. My main dish of haddock and pulses not nice combination. Needed some greenery. My husband's calamari had NO taste at all.

Very enjoyable as always. Lovely table in the window. Great service.

Great service, great food, wonderful ambience and our four American friends we brought with us , were thoroughly impressed. Our wedding anniversary coming up soon.

Very busy so I was really glad we had booked a table. Excellent location and food. I like the new menu. Didn't score a five as I could visibly see how stressed out the girl serving in our area downstairs was

Great restaurant, excellently situated for a pre-theatre (or post-matinee) meals at several of London's theatres such as The Noel Coward, The London Coliseum, The Garrick, The Duke of York's and the Wyndham's Theatre. Great value (3 courses from £14.95) and friendly service but It can get very busy if you don't pre-book. The chain has recently introduced a "Prestige" set menu (£19.95 for three courses) which has a more interesting set of choices than that available on the "standard" set menu and it seems that the staff have been "encouraged" to push this, so you may not be offered the "standard" set menu unless you specifically ask for it.

Great meal as always. Chocolate pot is to die for

Excellent food and great service. It was a really busy time but the restaurant had everything working like clockwork. Will definitely return in the near future.

Had to wait for the cooked food which, given how quiet it was, seemed a little excessive. Some food was also lukewarm, especially the crepes.

Very busy restaurant but staff cope very well always attentive and friendly food is good quality at a reasonable price and excellent house wines. Would return happily.

High standard of service I expect from Cote was sustained despite London location! Good food and proactive service. Dealt well with credit card machine issue.

Amazing service and quality of food is excellent... will recommend to everyone. I would prefer them over many other restaurants.. full marks for the quality and service.

Very good food and friendly service at excellent prices. We always book at Cote when we are in London for the theatre. Would recommend to anyone.

Not an enjoyable experience although we have dined here before and realise many pre/post theatre customers. Nowhere to stand/sit while waiting for our table - part of a queue out of the door! Ordered olives and bread but main meal served before we got these. Staff very polite and friendly but obviously under pressure. A noisy, frenetic atmosphere where you couldn't really talk. Not to be recommended as a place to meet in conducive surroundings.

Long wait to get served but nice service once we got going. The new 16.95 menu is OK but just seems like a cheeky way of moving some items off the 12.95 menu!

Enjoyable and popular venue with attentive staff. Overall very good food with good gluten free menu. Slight disappointment that the set menus were not glutenfree. Grilled butterflied chicken was a bit chewy

Lovely food, dreadful service. No mussels left at 5pm, waited 20 minutes for our drinks, too many customers and our waiter had no clue at all. Will be avoiding in future.

Consistently good service at this very busy branch of Cote and remarkably good value for central London. Highly recommended for anyone in town for theatre etc.

Very disappointed as I visited with a group of friends to partake of their pre-theatre menu prior to visiting the nearby Coliseum. We were not offered their pre-theatre menu but a more expensive prix fixed menu. We were delayed as we had to wait to receive the menu we wanted before we could order. Food wise, this menu was as good as in my previous experiences here and the ambience is always buzzy at this time.

Definitely need to book for pre-theatre meal. Very busy restaurant but excellent service.We had the set pre theatre menu which was a very good meal and good value.

Very reasonably priced food and wine, with efficient and friendlyservice. A few healthy dessert options such as fruit salad or citrus sorbet would have been welcomed.