Côte - St Martin's Lane

Great service but food not up to usual high standard. Would not have artichoke risotto again and soup rather cold and tasteless. No water on table

Friendly staff. They always greet me like a long lost brother. It was good to see Sylvia back there again. Food was excellent as usual. Always consistent.

Good value and choice from set menu. Very busy but staff attentive and got served quite quickly. Overall a good place to eat in a central location.

Having been to many Cote Restaurants, this was the worst. The serving staff were very unfriendly. The food wasn’t good. Hot starter was cold. The table hadn’t been cleaned properly nor laid. Atmosphere was noisy, staff rushing everywhere as if they weren’t coping. Also shocked to be sat down and on the floor by the table a pest control device (for mice).

Excellent service great steak and nice ambiance wth lots of people. The pudding was excellent. The price was reasonable what more could we want except a free drink

Lovely food, friendly service and reasonably priced. Our waitress was charming. And of course the location is excellent. Right next door to the London Coliseum.

Very nice food and good service. Excellent quality and good value for money and a good overall experience. Deffo recommended to everyone to try and enjoy

We went after theatre. Had a good meal, as usual. Friendly staff and helpful, efficient manager who even at the end of the evening had a nice smile.

Good service, good price and the restaurant is ideally placed for pre-theatre meal. One of the best for Coeliacs. Pre-booking is strongly recommended even for lunch.

Good food and service. Very convenient location, close to Trafalgar Square and theatres. We had the set menu. The only criticism I have is the noise level.

As always, good food and good service, although I felt the tuna starter was a little dry. Unfortunately, there were very noisy roadworks on the street right outside the restaurant. However, our waitress kindly gave us a table in the back area, which would normally be closed at lunchtime, so everything worked out well.

Greeted with a warm and friendly welcome. Excellent menu choice with some great specials. Took advantage of the 2 course fixed price menu. All of our dishes were excellently prepared and very tasty. Great atmosphere and attentive team. There was a mix up with our wine and the overall bill which was promptly rectified by the manager.

Our booking was pre theatre at 17.00 There had just been a remain rally nearby so 670000 people were kicking around and the restaurant was struggling to cope. We have been many times and its a great location. On this occasion the staff couldn't cope and I guess greed of the manager took over from what they could realistically achieve. Our wine wasn't chilled and we had to get ice.One of our starters turned up wrong and we waited another 20 mins for it to be corrected. The spinach side was also stone cold. There just wasn't enough waiting staff to give the service they usually give. We watched the staff running around like lunatics. We didn't complain and were given £10.00 off of our bill for the issues that they knew we had. I guess that covered the 12.5% service charge We would and will eat there again but service and food was poor on this occasion.

Our meal was as consistently good and enjoyable as always in Cote Brasseries. The staff are very professional and make everyone feel very welcome with their smiley faces and happy greetings. :) The only reason I haven’t given a 6 is because it can be pretty noisy due to the hard floors and some of the tables are very close to doors and route to the toilets.

The staff were welcoming, attentive and helpful, even though they were really busy at the time of our visit. The food was good. Will certainly pay a return visit.

I have had several happy meals at Côte in recent years and as always, both food and service -- attentive and courteous -- came up to my expectations. I have had better moules marinieres as a starter -- last night's portion seemed much smaller and a little tasteless, the only fly in the ointment, so to speak. Otherwise, top marks, thank you Côte!

We went to this restaurant for a pre theatre meal. The restaurant was very busy so there was a little bit of a wait here and there, between courses/ waiting for the bill. However, this didn’t affect our enjoyment of the meal, which was great value for money.

A disappointing visit to the Cote Brasserie St Martins Lane this time. We had invited my nephew and his girlfriend who were over from Bangkok for breakfast. Our table was ready and orders taken promptly. We had ordered the Breakfast Formule for all of us. The tea, coffee and juice for three arrived at a reasonable time, however mine did not arrive. I had to remind the waiter twice that I was still waiting and only received my coffee and orange juice after my breakfast had arrived. The restaurant was busy but I would not have expected to have to remind them twice that we were still waiting for part of our order. This has never happened before at this restaurant which is usually very good as we have been here on numerous occasions. The food, as always, was good and couldn't be faulted, just the service.

Excellent food and service as always, with a good choice on the menus. Restaurant was full at 14h00 even though it wasn't a theatre matinee day.

Delicious Food, and friendly service excellent served promptly, only marred by the noise from the large table next to us. No soft furnishing absorb noise sadly!

As always Cote service was friendly and fast-ideal for pre theatre dining. We liked the November menu and were spoilt for choice. Good selection of wines and lovely Kir Royale. Good start to a lovely evening.

Warm welcome. Efficient, friendly service. Good choices on both pre-theatre menus. Excellent food and extremely good value. Ideal location in the heart of London's theatreland.

We had an early evening dinner at Cote St Martins Lane. Very good food, pleasant friendly service and value for money. It was for my friend her first experience of Cote but she will definitely be back.

Excellent meal, helped in great part by the way my gf requirement was met. Recommend this Cote at St Martins Lane especially for a pre-theatre meal.

A lively, bustling restaurant - even when we visited mid-afternoon. However service was prompt and courteous. Food delicious and well priced. Would visit this restaurant again.

Lovely friendly manager and waitress. Great food as usual, with a great choice at a great price. The table we wanted was reserved for us.

Excellent service and food out of this world! The best cream caramel I had in London! Great atmosphere and friendly waiters! A really enjoyable dinner!

A regular spot for us Good food and friendly service The house white wine is excellent Best to book and ask for a table at the front as it's very noisy at the back

Booked vote to meet a friend for lunch. We had such a lovely afternoon, food was delicious and staff amazing. We were there for 3 1/2 hours catching up and at no point were we made to feel in the way or ever rushed to free the table. Will definitely be going back.

Very gud and very much like the fact that we have taken reasonable care of the individual and not to be taken as an alternative to the ppl

It was very busy in the pre theatre rush at Cote St Martins lane. We were served efficiently but did have to keep requesting the waiter's attention as he was clearly short-staffed. As a result we only just made it to the theatre on time... and with no chance for a toilet trip! Having said that, the food itself was lovely at Cote. I highly recommend the salmon in hollandaise sauce from the Prestige menu and the creme caramel was one of the best I have ever tasted. My sister had the chocolate pot and also thought that was great. Shame we didn't have the time to linger and enjoy!

The service was so bad I’ve written a complaint to Côte, it will be interesting to see what sort of acknowledgement I receive. The table next to was not too happy either.

Lively, if some what noisy, but being pre-Theatre this was to be expected. It was as usual extremely busy, having to turn people away, despite this the service was prompt. Another enjoyable meal

The food was was as good as ever, but the restaurant was so cold that several people were having lunch with their coats on. When we asked them if they could do something about it, they said that there was nothing they could do as their was only one heating unit in the restaurant and that was on full! This is clearly something that needs sorting out urgently before the real winter starts as it significantly impacted on our dining experience.

Very busy with the pre-theatre meal as usual, but we didn’t have to wait to be served and we had plenty of time to eat without rushing. Great food as usual. Service very good too.

We have been to restaurant many times before but this time there were many staff in training and it was a catalogue of errors .

I think that Cote consistently produces good quality food at very reasonable prices. I have been to your Blackheath restaurant and enjoyed the food there so when saw you were in Covent Garden I didn't think twice and my friend said she had been to your restaurant in Exeter....! Really?

Fabulous restaurant in a great location. Great choice on the menu catering for several allergies. Would highly recommend.

Easy to book and well received by host and with great service by waitress throughout the meal. Enjoyable food, especially the onion soup. Good atmosphere.

We were late so our table had gone but only had to wait 5 mins and we were sorted. Charming manager. V busy but still made everything enjoyable

Fantastic service, the food was delicious and incredibly fast after my order. All round very happy, definitely coming again and bringing more people this time!

Excellent food and great service would definitely go again. The food was tasty and hot and the onion soup was just like I had in Paris. Well done !!

We were delayed so our table had gone but a short wait and we were sorted.good as usual and still in time for the theatre

Great service from friendly staff, quick delivery, good easy to understand menu, tasty food at a fair price, especially for central London. Will use again.

Always reliable for a pre-theatre meal. Brisk and efficient service. Food is formulaic, but the formula works and consistently delivers a good value meal, well cooked and presented.

Nice venue, good food and very good value for money. Service was excellent. The only problem I have is that the restaurant can be noisy but I had a table which minimised the noise.

Terrific service and very good standard for the food served too. The place was quite full at 7.30 which was surprising since usually theatre-goers are away by then. Noisier and busier than sometimes. But that shows how what Cote offers is widely appreciated.

A regular venue for us The pre theatre menu is good value and the house white wine is excellent It is usually busy so it's best to book Ask for a table at the front as it's very noisy at the back

Excellent efficient service in this very busy central london branch. Food and wine good as well as the service so we are sure to be back before long.

Slow service but realise it caters for the pre theatre crowd. Even so, even when it was quite, staff were too busy chatting amongst themselves. Unlikely to visit this branch again.