Côte - St Martin's Lane

We asked to be moved from the table next to the bar it was noisy why do bartenders like to throw empty bottle into bins??

Pleasant service. Very reasonable cost for pre-theatre two course dinner, but the actual food we had was largely disappointing. Convenient- but maybe overall still a negative experience.

Chaotic, too long before we could order and waitress was having trouble with new IPad ordering system. Service disorganised and slow. Not up to usual standard. Some of the food was cold. We had trouble getting the bill, which was a problem as we were going to the theatre. Disappointing overall.

Very enjoyable meal and excellent service. Marvellous value for Central London. Will definitely return. Wine by the glass is ideal at lunchtime, and both house wines were satisfactory.

As always a total pleasure to visit Cote. We had booked for a pre-theatre dinner as wer off to the ENO and the place was teeming. So very glad we booked. All the staff were lovely and even the diners seemed friendly. Great service and we were out in plenty of time. Great value too. Thank you

This restaurant was great. Enjoyed lovely inexpensive food and staff.

Very efficient service and good food. What we usually expect and get from Cote. Twenty five words too many to think about, so that’s it!

Amazing value set price menus (until 7).Food freshly prepared.The staff are all extremely pleasant and attentive.Consistently good all round and our venue of choice for reliable food and service in London pre theatre.

Everything was fine apart for the fact that, if you order the soup, you have to pay extra for bread. In my view, bread should come with soup as a matter of course. It's a small quibble I know but even my companions commented on it.

Staff were overstretched. We didn't get great service. Had it not taken so long to be served we would have stayed for coffee and desert.

We arrived at a busy time due to it being just before the evening shows at the local theatres, however we were quickly seated at a lovely seat in front of the window. The food was excellent and the service was very good as always. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Excellent food and very clean and friendly staff. Definately recommend it to anyone in Covent Garden to visit and have a good quality meal. Price is also very reasonable.

Very good. Nice and cosy. Great company in a lovely restaurant with great ambiance. Waitress was great also very accommodating when I didn’t like the starter she compensated with something esle

The food is very good and the set menu very good value. Service is good and a complimentary Kir Royale was a bonus. The only problem is that the restaurant is noisy but I was given a quiet table at the back which worked fine.

I ordered grilled sea bass and Ratatouille plus boiled new potatoes. The fish was a bit flabby and tasted slightly rubbery. The Ratatouille absolutely delicious and seemed freshly made. I explained to the waitress I didn't like the fish, (it was fresh just not good). She offered to change it but I decided I'd just go with a plate of Ratatouille and the potatoes. They dealt with the problem very well and in a friendly manner. The new plate of Ratatouille arrived with Rockette on the side. The manager came to see everything was then ok. She told me that they wouldn't be charging me for the lunch at all. The restaurant was clean and had a good atmosphere. They accommodated my diet issues as well and the food was served without any dairy products as requested.

Another consistently good value for money meal at Cote, and consistently good quality food too. Excellent attentive professional and friendly service from the staff, and we'll return.

The service was good and the food was lovely at reasonable price. There was no waiting and we were served promptly. It was an enjoyable experience.

Very busy restaurant. However service was reasonable and the food was good. Felt tables a bit too close together but typical for central London location. Good value on the set menu.

The food was good but I thought the service was below average and we had to try and get the server’s attention a lot rather than them come to us

Very good service and attentive pleasant staff. Meal was also good and the pre-theatre menu is great value for money. Would definitely recommend the Cote chain of restaurants.

I was introduced to Cote about 4-5 years ago and have eaten here ever since-usually when I’m in Central London. I love the menu choice and price. The atmosphere-whether you have breakfast, lunch or dinner there is always alive and buzzing with happy people. I usually dine alone there but I have taken a friend with me here and there. You won’t feel alone if by yourself. The staff are warm, friendly, polite and cannot do enough for you. If you fancy ordering from a set menu whether it’s a pre-theatre meal or because you’re indecisive with choice, then you’ll love this restaurant. I love their cod coujons, their French Fries and chocolate fondant. No matter what you order, if you dine at Cote, save space for desert. I look forward to visiting Central London that little bit more as I get to eat at Cote. I would highly recommend the restaurant. Shame I can’t post pics of my food. It was delicious as always.

The restaurant was busy with pre-theatre diners when we arrived but we were soon shown to our table. Service was a little slow to start but improved as the meal progressed. We opted for the set menu which offers great value. Our food was delicious although the portion of langoustine tails for one of our starters was pretty meagre. We opted for a very reasonably-priced bottle of Fleurie, a favourite red wine of ours and it was perfect. Our waitress looked after us very well and we enjoyed the evening.

Haddock was excellent. Soup good. Apple crumble OK without being special, Service was generally good but fell away a little at the end. If you must add service charge it should be 10% not 12 1/2%. Does the money all go to the staff?

Very good indeed. Arrived 45 mins early but they still found a seat for us. Very attentive and polite service. Food is always excellent. Set menus are great value

the food & the wine is always very good @ cote as well as being good value. staff are pleasant & efficient in a very busy restaurant

Enjoyed a really good steak and frites at lunchtime. Service was excellent, possibly a little too rushed but better that than being slow. As usual excellent value for money.

TERRIFIC evening celebrating a birthday with complimentary glasses of “fizz” and then a chocolate fondant with a candle on. Just super. Excellent food and service as always and an excellent buzz.

The service was excellent as usual. Being seated by the window was ideal as it avoided the loudness of the other occupants. Good value for money. Good food, good wine and excellent service

Poor service.didnt write order down and got it wrong!Then got the bill wrong and took ages to sort it it.usually cotes is good but not this one!

Great food and good service at a busy time prior to all the theatre matinees. Our charming and efficient server even recognised me from previous visits.

The food was good, as usual. The service was a little different in that there seemed to be a number of collisions between staff and a fair few things dropped. It was unusually chaotic.

I appreciate this is Theatre Land with rapid turnover and no reliance on repeat custom. This was worlds away, in a negative sense, from my local Cote in Teddington. While the service was acceptable , the food was less than average. Main - hot -dishes had clearly been left to sit for some time. They were tepid, bordering on cold, and a poor reflection of Cote’s normal standards. The restaurant was manic with pre-theatre diners so don’t go expecting the normal Cote experience. If you’re a Cote regular, avoid! You will be disappointed.

Food very good particularly gluten free menu Service quite slow but busy when we were there Very good location for theatres and main and underground stations

Very good service and extensive choice of food and wine. We have used this restaurant many times and never been disappointed. The calamari was I thought especially good this time.

Reliably good food and service as always. Tasty steaks and frites plus delicious creme caramel. Prompt and efficient service. Free Kirs with our theatre tickets.

Great as usual good food and service and excellent value for money. Live never known the St Martins Lane branch to be quiet so I’d always advise to book in advance

Service excellent as was the starter and main course - sadly the carrots were served cold and must have been sitting somewhere for a long time. The Apple crumble suffer from same problem!

A lovely experience Restaurant has a great atmosphere and really welcoming Staff were friendly and helpful Food was lovely and very efficient service Thank you

Great location and the service is always attentive and not intrusive. Food choice is so extensive and a challenge to choose what to have and always delivered hot and very quickly.

Delicious meal. Great atmosphere. Excellent value. Lovely waitress. We go to Côte a lot. It’s aiways brilliant. We asked for extra ice cream with pudding was lovely. Thank you Côte.

Good food, delightful staff and we wern’t hurried. Very enjoyable. My one criticism would be that it is very noisy and difficult to hear at times.

Great venue and position but very noisy. Food was good and staff friendly. They didnt have the sparkling wine we wanted (only 3 on the list). The noise and the wine are the reasons this isnt a 6.

As always Cote represents great value for money. Consistently good food and ever friendly service. Especially for Central London the prices are reasonable. I shall keep returning.

Very good value, particularly with the free drink with the theatre tickets. Easy to get to theatres from there. Efficient and friendly service. Would go back.

Excellent value and good quality food as always. One thing could be improved. Why is espresso coffee served in a Duralex glass? This is not an Italian tradition, or French as far as I know and when served very hot, as it should be, there's no handle to pick it up! Please can we have proper espresso cups?

Busy, we were given a drink while we waited (we had booked), this was a nice surprise, food usual good standard. Excellent position for theatres.

Love the breakfast at Cote. Always good quality and good value too. The vegetarian breakfast is better than most with genuine substitutes rather than just less food.

Very good with friendly staff. However, we did have a wait for the bill as did other tables. Servers delivered food to tables but did not look round to see if other diners needed anything before heading back to the kitchen or their stations. Also thought £3.25 for plain green beans was a bit strong even if they were perfectly cooked.

We enjoyed very much pre theatre menu before watching Long Day's Journey into Night at the Wyndham's theatre. Thanks to the Delfont Mackintosh Offer we received complimentary Kir Royals. All our courses were delicious

Another great meal at Côte Covent Garden - St Martin's Lane. It was very busy but the service was very efficient and we were served at a nice pace.