Côte - St Martin's Lane

Excellent service and food,, but the portions are very large (and I am a healthy eater!) neither of us could finish either the starter of calamari or the veal. Both of these dishes had far too much breaded covering which apart from adding to the volume of the food detracted the flavour of the food.

Really slow service to start with - good food but undone by lack of attention for ordering and sense of rush throughout. It was immensely busy but it just felt a little disorganised. Great food though.

The service was ok. My meal was overdone ..I requested seared tuna but was overcooked . Apart from that it was ok Nothing special but will try another time

Waitress very efficient and helpful. My main course of chicken was dire. Probably cooked hours ago, v dry and strange tasteless gravy. My friend unimpressed by her salad. Used to be a much better restaurant and as a Londoner I will not be returning but no doubt the tourists will!

Helpful staff. Considering it was 6pm on a weekday evening and the restaurant was pretty full then the service was reasonably efficient. Would go again.

Good food, friendly staff, efficient serve. A great restaurant for a pre-theatre meal. The special Anniversary menu is very good value. I had pork belly with a jus that was to die for!

The welcome we had was excellent. We had bookies for 6pm but got to the restaurant early and there was no problem getting a table. Our waiter was smiley and we enjoyed the banter! Food was very good and value for money. Côte is one of my favourite places to eat.

Poor service as v busy pre theatre. Waiter disinterested & difficult to get his attention (to order, pay), food cold. V disappointed as I usually recommend Côte to friends.

Booking system works. Good varied menu. Food most excellent, and sad to say- far far superior to Oxford Cote where we have been disappointed. Service quick and friendly-food correctly cooked and served. Good variety on menu and great value for money in The West End. Last week we ate at another well known chain- you are far superior. Only one point down- that is noise level. But that's open plan dining I guess.

it is excellent value pre theatre. I use cote on a regular basis & have never experienced a poor meal or poor service on any occasion.

Lovely staff and great value brunch deal. We definitely recommend this as a stop in town. We booked and it was a good idea as it was busy.

Table booked and sat down 15mins early for a pre theatre meal which was good quality , good price and served by efficient staff, not rushed and in perfect time for our show

Set lunch menu provided very good choice. The staff were very efficient and friendly without being intrusive. Beetroot and mackerel starter and hake main were lovely. My companion enjoyed his steak. Limited choice of teas. Cappucchino very nice - would have been improved with chocolate sprinkles. I was incapacitated due to a badly sprained ankle and walking with a stick. The toilets were downstairs but the staff advised me I could use the accessible toilet in the adjacent hotel. This was helpful, but the effort of walking next door was not welcome because my leg was very painful. I think a more disabled person would have found this unsatisfactory.

Our waiter, Nick, was brilliant. My daughter is gluten intolerant and Nick made sure the dishes were gluten free. We enjoyed a very nice meal

Great atmosphere, good food, friendly service. Hit at a busy time and had a deadline so a little slow for us but understandable. Will certainly use again.

There is usually something tempting on the menu. However, My starter was disappointing. Like thin dry pizza with very little topping. But otherwise tasty food and friendly service.

Excellent dinner yesterday evening,attentive and efficient staff,good value for money. I had booked the round table by the window for 4 guests,excellent positions in the restaurant. St Matins Lane Cote never disappoints!

It is great but just too busy between 530 and 7 Food was fabulous as usual and service fine but he had so many customers all at the same time

Good food and fast and efficient service as the restaurant was full with pre theatre diners - we will be back next time we are at the theatre.

Food was lovely and restaurant was very busy- this meant a few mistakes were made with ordering but the staff were friendly and tried their best. Will come again!

The whole experience was excellent. Food, service and atmosphere was top notch. We have been to several Cote restaurants before but this is among the best

Excellent friendly service- delicious proper freshly prepared food - cosy atmosphere - great central location- the perfect place for catching up ! Thank you I

Bustling and lively in the heart of London's theatre land. Great for a quick supper before or after a show or lunch after a visit to the National Gallery.

Excellent food, service and value with very good choice of menu including fish and vegetarian. Highly recommend although definitely need to book for pre-theatre meal.

Restaurant lively early evening, but staff attentive and helpful. Food and wine as good as always. This is one of our favourite restaurants in Central London.

The restaurant was welcoming, however my coffee was not very warm and our order was incorrect twice! My guest ordered a wheat free breakfast as she is allergic to wheat but she was brought a regular breakfast. This could have been dangerous.

very pleasant, well-organised staff. Good choice on the menu and the fish we ordered was well cooked. However, seasoning was bland, no veg is served with any dish unless you order it as an extra dish and the minted peas we ordered had no taste or smell of mint at all.

Very efficient service. We had two courses from the set menu. Very good value. Like the mackerel and beetroot salad starter and the hake for main. My friend had the same starter and chicken and bacon salad which looked good also.

Food Brilliant. Service 5 stars. High standard, always consistent. Would like to see some more udiverse veggie options on the menu and also a rice reduction for theatre goers to Wyndham theatre around the corner.

Food all of good standard and tasty. Service slow to start but sped up when time limit was emphasised. Over all enjoyable and would go again.

Excellent food & service. Thoroughly enjoyed the visit. Excellent restaurant in the heart of theatre land for pre show dining. I will certainly be returning next time I am in London

a perfect evening, great food,service,all round great experience. five star rating. very busy, but did not have to wait for each course. unusual in a busy restaurant

Relaxed lunch in a very busy part of London. Food is consistently good in this chain. Prompt friendly service which is useful if you have time pressure

Food was good, white wine excellent however ran out after one bottle but was substituted with another more expensive, but at the same price. Well done to the waiter, we were downstairs it was very busy and of course noisy, but all 6 of us gave it a 5,and would certainly go again.

The food was good as always. The service was good and friendly as always. That's all that needs to be said about this particular occasion.

Great atmosphere,friendly staff and delicious food,you couldn't go wrong .service was attentitive without being too fussy Will be back soon . Location great for pretheatre

Two of us were gluten free & were impressed with the choice. The food was lovely as was the service. Will definitely be back soon.

Food lovely and reasonably priced especially the pre-theatre menu. Good choice. Staff great - friendly and helpful. Not too impressed with downstairs seating - very, very noisy!

Always enjoy coming to eat at Cote but table booked for 5 and guests shown to 2 different tables at opposite ends of the restaurant and didn't connect for half an hour! Obviously not good. Service slow and ok but really only adequate. Guests fabulous and had a good evening regardless. Have eaten in restaurant lots of times before so disappointed with the hiccups!

Good food and atmosphere with friendly staff. We were a group of ladies meeting up again after many years with lots to chat about and were not hurried to vacate our table even though we were there for 3 hours!

Service and food were good but seating location was uncomfortable as people in the queue were almost leaning on my husband. Also no disabled toilet facilities although we're offered alternatives in hotel next door.

Food as always good. Confusion with waiter who said creme caramel could not be served without cream. Always has been in the past. Problem quickly rectified and all was good.

It was an extremely busy Friday evening. The staff work incredibly hard and were delightful. The food was, as always, very good value and,more importantly, good!

Lovely place for a pre or post theatre dining. Lovely menu, which has something for everyone in a very buzzy welcoming atmosphere. I like it.

Côte always a winner. Delicious meal and friendly service. Perfect venue for pre-theatre dinner Lovely ambiance. No music is and added bonus to enjoy proper conversation

Tasty pre-theatre 3 course meal. Very reasonably priced. Good atmosphere. Good service. Would recommed. Good value for money. Plenty to choose from. Good wine list. Lovely kir to start!

Great food, service and value as always but the experience was slightly ruined by being downstairs in the cellar room as it was very noisy and difficult to hear because the three large groups in there with us (1 of 10, 2 of 6) were all speaking (shouting) loudly and the noise echoed off the very low ceiling.

Our table was not ready in time - the staff put themselves out to serve us on time for us it get us to the theatre and welcomed us back after the show for dessert. Great food, friendly welcome, excellent staff who took all the stress out of what could have been a tense hour and a spoilt meal. Chatting about the show over a late night chocolate mousse turned out to be one of the highlights of our weekend.

Enjoyed the anniversary menu and the champagne. Good atmosphere and very helpful staff. We had originally booked for 6.15 pm but arrived about 45 minutes early and the staff still managed to provide us a table immediately in an otherwise full restaurant

Such a busy time to eat that all staff didn't seem to take much care or attention to their customers. The waiter didn't even asks for our drink order and just went straight to the food. Food was delicious as usual but pity about customer service.