Côte - St Martin's Lane

I haven’t eaten in this branch for some time and we booked for lunch. On arrival the manager on duty was busy chatting and didn’t acknowledge us, she then stopped talking and looked over and offered a weak” hello” and she took us to our table dropped the menus on the table and walked hurriedly back to her desk and resumed her conversation with a chap who was drinking coffee from a take away cup and was obviously a friend who was calling by for a chat! Our waitress was excellent as was another manager who also appeared later, very friendly and attentive. The food was of a good standard but when this branch is full it’s very noisy due to the low ceiling and for that reason the people around us had to raise their voices to speak each other and we did as well it was very difficult to hear each other. For this reason we left and had desert and coffee elsewhere.

The food was lovely but the service was a bit slow. Also, they don’t have a disabled toilet or any baby changing facilities, which I think is not great in this day and age.

Very nice food. Good value on the set Menu.....However I have two minor niggles. 1: The tables were far too close together - especially on both sides of the continuous long 'barrier'. 2: The noise was extremely loud, we could not hear ourselves speak. Because the loud couple that was 60cm, on the next table, we could hear all their woes! One table, next to us, at the end, asked to be moved because they complained we were too close to them!

Had a lovely lunch here. Good atmosphere, prompt service without being rushed and nice food, what’s not to like. We ate off the A La Carte menu as we had an offer of free Kir Royal and starter. For 2 mains, 1desert, bottle of lower cost wine and an extra glass of wine bill was £75. May have been cheaper to forget the free offer and have the set menu. We always find that the staff are always friendly and engaging at Cote Brasserie, well done the training team!

Good value menu in the centre of wonderfull theatre land the staff were friendly and very helpful and we did not have to wait to long fir our fish supper.

Inevitably very noisy with pre theatre crowd, but service was also rather slow and some confusion re our initial drinks order. However, food as always excellent and were able to take up our free wine offer.

For a pre-theatre dinner it is second to none! Generous amounts of well-prepared food, very reasonably priced. The staff are friendly and efficient. If you're lucky, your theatre tickets will include a free Kir Royal each with your meal there - how good is that? Best to book in advance, though, as very busy at this time of day.

Excellent and various choice. Good selection of wines.waitresses very nice, welcoming and professional . Waiting time to take order minimum. Restaurant room a bit noisy and hot.

Cote in St Martin's Lane is first choice for meeting friends in London . Our visit today confirmed why we keep re-visiting. Welcoming staff . Good food . Good service . We hope that there will be many more visits

Service not the best. Water brought without glasses. Had to ask for them after a little while. Steak was over salted, and so was the mushroom risotto. We didn't complain about that and only realised that 3 of us were affected until we were nearly finished. I couldn't finish my steak, a first - we regularly visit Cote Brasseries elsewhere and the steak/frites is a favourite dish. 3 plates cleared while 1 person still eating. Waitress tried to take that plate away, asking, "Finished?" A little wrestle to keep the plate. Crumble brought instead of creme caramel. Waitress frowned saying we had definitely ordered the crumble. A long, long wait for the creme caramel, which we had to grab from someone who brought it into the restaurant tried to take it elsewhere, couldn't find where to deliver it and was just about to take it back to the kitchen! Meanwhile an employee was busy doing something on a nearby table with a large no of iPhone like devices from which emanated loud noises/adverts etc. In addition quite a few people (have no idea who they were) kept joining her, going back and forth and generally acting as though there were no customers in the restaurant! A couple may have been people who had finished their shift, I don't know, but it was very inappropriate.

The flatbread for the starter was hard and dry, so was the tuna on top and the onions were few to be seen. The main course was much better but rather salty. The dessert was good but my friend's berries were still frozen. Not as good as last time. Only expensive because the food was not worth the money for the first course.

Service is always good at St Martins Lane. A varied menu and the food is always well prepared. The Theatre Menu is exceptional value for money.

Good food as per usual - but very busy before 1930.

very good service and food ok... but so so noisy and v difficult to have a serious conversation. Would use again for a quick pre thetare dinner, but not for a good relaxing catch up chat with a friend.

Good service, polite and attentive staff. Food good value and tasty. We booked for 6.45 after the theatre but unfortunately had to wait nearly half an hour for our table. It was peak time for pre theatre so probably a time slot best avoided in the future.

Excellent in every respect very good varied menu at reasonable prices particularly for central London. Good attentive service and very enjoyable ambiance. Cote is a first class chain which never seems to let one down.

I don’t know why I write reviews for Cote Brasserie. Whichever one we use it’s always the same, great atmosphere, lovely friendly staff and great food at a reasonable price. Here’s to the next time.

Another good meal in Côte, great set menu and nice cheese platter from the a la carte menu. Perfect before a play... very efficient and friendly service too.

LOVELY STAFF AND GREAT FOOD - THANK YOU AS ALWAYS! NEVER LET DOWN BY THIS GREAT VENUE AND BY THE FRIENDLY NATURE OF THE STAFF. BUSY BUT NOT CROWDED. I WILL BE BACK SOON!!

The food and wine were good although at a very busy (pre theatre) time the service was a little erratic. Overall it was quite good value.

We had a very enjoyable set menu lunch plus bread and drinks. The staff were friendly and helpful as always and there was a great atmosphere in the restaurant. We will return!

Good food, great service - recommended for an easy dinner. Have been going for years, will always go back. Went with a girlfriend and you're never ushered out so good.

A nice relaxed atmosphere. The food was good value for money. They did not hurry us, and the service was good but not over attentive.

Great location, food and service and very accommodating with our tiniest (5 month old) diner. Lovely spot for a relaxed lunch after a morning enjoying the nearby art galleries.

The service was very good, food was very good,great atmosphere. the restaurant was very busy and luckily we had pre booked. Would definitely go back

Great food but very busy + noisey Went mid week for lunch. Had to be out in an hour ish. As we Had theatre tickets.

Excellent food served with a smile. Plenty of gluten free options and good value for central London. Throw in a free bottle of wine and it's the complete deal.

Initially good service, but let down by ordering two coffees and asking for the bill at the same time, then finding two glasses of wine had been added. It was a busy environment and noisy as well, but I think the mistake may have been down to language skills lacking in the waiter who took the order.

Bad service: I waited 20 minutes before someone took my empty plate and 15 minutes more that someone propose me a desert or the bill but nothing so I decided to leave. Good food

Just great👌 Very nice service, special attention and cool service.... Evrth. was very quick!., Good🖐 I'm a regular customer for more than 7 years. Still very good..! Many thanks✍️

We were given a pleasant welcome, the food was excellent, particularly the sea bass, probably the best I've eaten and great service was provided by Sarath. The whole experience was relaxed but efficient.

Our evening was perfect with one exception. The “January complimentary red wine “ was very disappointing !! It was very dry & left an “aftertaste “ in our mouths !!! We suspect you had an excessive amount of stock that you were trying to offload !!!

Excellent and attentive service - pre theatre menu was very good and the food of a very high standard One small drawback if you are seated near the door there is a quite a draft if people coming into the restaurant if they fail to close the door

Wonderful experience, only issue for us was the general noise level, made it virtually impossible to have a conversation....but we used the downstairs area for that, many thanks to the staff....a great credit...

A great welcome even during a busy service and being a sole diner. There is no better value for money around,in my opinion and experience. I was made to feel a valued customer.

Had to wait for 15 mins for a table, despite having booked. Once seated, service was excellent and food good. Only disappointment - last time I visited had a superb veal escalope and booked so that this time I could have the same - no longer on the menu!!!!!!!!

We had been to a matinee so arrived at a particularly busy time as evening pre theatre diners were in but taken straight to our booked table and attended to almost immediately. Great and friendly service from beginning to end. The food was beautiful, every course delicious; the very nicest restaurant meal we have had in a long time and a great atmosphere too. A very, very good experience worth far more than 6!

The restaurant was very busy and the staff were struggling to cope. Dessert was not properly cooked but this was rectified after complaining. We are major users of Cotes but would not visit this restaurant again

As usual our experience was first class. Good ambience, comfortable table, excellent service, tasty food and fine wine. Oh and the price was very reasonable too!

Excellent food, great service and very friendly. Reasonable price for a pre theatre lunch. Very busy and justifiably so. Used our voucher for a free Kia royal.

An excellent meal shared with three friends which we all enjoyed The restaurant was very full, occasionally making service a little slow, but not so much as to spoil the occasion, which we thought a great success.

I booked in response to a special January offer of a free bottle of wine - the wine was not forthcoming on our visit and I wasn’t going to embarrass myself by asking for it - so, rather disappointing esp as I think they do a good job usually

Visited on a Tuesday pre-theatre and it really was busy with staff rushing round all over the place and every table taken. We had the set menu, which was delicious. The waitress seemed quite keen for us to order side dishes on top and we were pleased we did as the set menu portions aren’t large. All in all, an ideal place for a pre-theatre bite.

Great pre theatre offer. Food good quality if portions are a bit miserly! Great A La Carte menu too to be saved for when we have more time. Menu is a great collection of classics, really well done. Prompt and efficient service which is important for pre-theatre.

A very busy restaurant but fortunately not as noisy as the Richmond branch. Only problem, we asked for hot cappuccinos and they were lukewarm. A pleasant lunch.

Good value set lunch and good service. Good location for pre and poset theatre visit. Always busy so you need to book ahead. Consistently good quality food.

The 3 course set menu is great value. Amazing food. Good welcome and attentive waitress. We all had something different off the menu and every body was very happy with what they had. Also free kir royales for having tickets for Les Miserables booked with the Delfont Mackintosh Offer!

Very nice pre theatre dinner. Seating was not the best as the six of us we were cramped in a table that should be for four or maybe five people, but service was fast which is always appreciated when you have to rush to the theatre afterwards.

Nice dinner. For the price, I think we got an excellent value for a casual dinner. The staff was neutral, but helpful. We have had better experiences at this branch before.

The wine I was promised on my voucher was not available. The substitute was a cheaper wine and not good. The air conditioner was freezing us all. The service was good as was the food.