Côte - St Martin's Lane

Nearly always very hospitable and friendly with a range of fresh foods on the menu. Stays open til late which is always a great plus to those spending time in the west end theatre land

Great service and very friendly staff. The food was very good, as usual. Would thoroughly recommend this branch of Cote Brasserie and will tell my friends

Excellent service; good food; value for money. For an informal meal in the West End, it is worth considering Cote for a pleasant evening with friends or family.

Very good and swift service. Staff excellent. Well done. A little noisy but guess that is inevitable with a full restaurant and a peak time.

Table was ready on arrival and we were promptly seated and menus provided. We all chose from the special lunch menu as there were dishes that suited all of us. The food was provided promptly on all 3 courses and we all agreed that the food was very tasty and very good value.

We had an excellent meal last evening. Although the restaurant was full the service was good and the food delicious. We will certainly return there next time we are going to the theatre

Staff were lovely! Starters were wholesome and good, Mains were excellent apart from one meal being dry and slightly tough, Desserts were gorgeous! All-round great experience!

The restaurant is ideally positioned not far from Leicester Square, service was excllent and the food great, we took friends who hadn't been before and they thoroughly enjoyed it. We're from Scotland and there is not a cote in our home twon, so we make sure we visit everytime we are in London.

A very good lunch Good service on a busy Sunday Great value for money and as always we came away happy The wine we chose was delicious and reasonably priced

Once again a visit to Côte in St Martins Lane. Wow the November selection is great, Ordered the Cassoulet from the specials and it took me back to my time working in Paris. Highly recommend

Lovely meal, great staff and brilliant value. We had three courses from the pre-theatre menu and really enjoyed each one. Staff were really attentive, friendly and professional. Perfect way to start the evening.

Terrific food and service. Rather slow with the bill. Nonetheless a great pre theatre dining experience. Many thanks once again, I’m quite sure we’ll return.

Excellent food, excellent service, excellent value. Nice surroundings, slightly too noisy but not as bad as many other restaurants (including some other branches of Cote).

Food all very good as usual & good value menu. Service was as good as ever. But this particular Côte branch is too big and crowded. Tables are very close together, and so the result is too much noise. It was impossible to hear conversation normally. This place is to be avoided.

Good restaurant a bit rushed and made a big deal out of bring child’s meal out with starters, waitress needed to consult manager, bit strange. Nevertheless good food!

I had a starter, a main course and a dessert. The first and last were excellent, the second - Moules frites - was let down somewhat by the mussels rather lacking flavour, though they were well cooked. Good service.

All very good had the 3 course pre show deal and house wine....just need to watch out for the 12.5% service charge added ....should be my choice..

Good welcome, comfortable table, good service and food. My friend and I have been here a number of times and will certainly be back. It is very convenient for the National Gallery & Portrait Gallery and not as noisy as some Cote venues!

A very nice atmosphere and speedy service which allowed us to enjoy our meal and arrive at the theatre in plenty of time to enjoy a show.

As a party of 6, we had previously booked and on arrival were shown to a booth. Even though we are all slim women we tried to settle there but felt that we’d be very uncomfortably squashed, trying to eat. We asked to be moved to another area with a bench, chairs and tables pushed together which was much better. It was very warm in the restaurant and became even more so as the restaurant filled up so we were very glad that we’d moved. We had a bottle of champagne and a bottle of wine and we all had the set menu. The food was as good as always. It was very busy and we were not rushed but that suited us as we had plenty to sit and chat about!

Excellent choice for a pre-theatre meal. As you'd expect it was very busy at this time which iso not a good choice if you're after a quiet meal. Service was efficient & attentive.

Excellent food, attentive and timely service despite it being exceptionally busy in the pre-theatre dinner slot. A free pudding and a great rendition of Happy Birthday for my son! Fabulous restaurant....but make sure you book!!

Great service and food was delicious. The waiter was attentive and available at all times. The atmosphere was buzzing but not too loud and the experience was great for a pre-theatre meal

The service was very quick, staff were very friendly and everything was delicious as always. I will definitely be returning when I travel down to Covent Garden again.

We were visiting Vanderville Theatre on the Strand. So it was the ideal pre theatre restaurant. Good location and very quick service. Very good value for money.

Lovely meal, we were all pleased with what we had, the service was excellent and we were not chased out, which was great as some of us had not seen each other for more than 6 months. So yes we will visit again.

Set course pork was the worst dish we have ever ordered at Cote. We have had all of the other courses on the menu so do not state this lightly. New waiter was a little slow to "warm up" with poor interaction and little eye contact with our adjoining tables. Otherwise we really enjoy this Cote and will return.

I took advantage of the Autumn Free Bottle of Wine offer and handed over the voucher when we ordered but when the bill came it had been charged. I had to point it out to get it credited. Embarrassing to do this in front of a guest

Good service, nice food. Good location but starters were a little Cold. Maybe try not to do so much upselling. All round, a good meal.

Good location. Staff very attentive no mater how rushed food good choice at prices not over the top for London Will use again next time in London

Cote never disappoints - nice atmosphere, friendly staff, yummy food, competitively priced, clean and modern restaurants all in good locations. I would definitely visit again!

3 course pre theatre/ lunch menu is really good value with plenty of dishes to choose from. Creme Caramel is best I’ve ever tasted! I always choose cote when we are in central London.

great service. Food good. Couldn't ask for more. Have been here often and will keep coming back. Which ever waiter we get he/she are good.

The food was as good as usual. The Boudin Noir was excellent being tasty and having the right texture. Service was attentive and helpful. The layout at St Martins Lane helps provide a pleasant ambience

Food tasty and service friendly for our lunchtime visit. Despite having a table at the back, it was almost impossible to have a conversation as the noise level was so high.

Very good friendly service and manager. Orrected errir in our order with aplomb - nice atmosphere on the ground floor and I was given a window sest as I requested which was an extra bonus !

Pre-theatre menu was excellent - good range of choices and great value. Ideal location, very friendly service.

Tasty, friendly and efficient. Good value. Very clean. Look forward to next visit. The red wine was excellent. Will book slightly later because it was busy at 6.45.

Great restaurant, we were seated as requested and as it was my mother’s 89th birthday the manager sent us a glass of fizz. Great buzzy atmosphere and the food, as ever, does not taste like food from a chain restaurant but is cooked with flair and imagination. Cote st Martins is great!

Great food and service staff were friendly without being ott duck breast was superb as we're the puddings. Will be going again when near one.

Enjoyed the food and helpful staff a bit on the busy and noise side but service was prompt and staff checked all was well .

Good location, prompt friendly service good tasting food that was well presented and value for money, what more do you need from a restaurant ?

Went to this restaurant before the theatre. Glad that we’d booked as it was packed on our arrival. Good choice of food on both the a la carte and set menus.

The staff were very helpful - I can't eat garlic and they checked everything on the menu for me. We found it rather noisy, however the restaurant was very busy whilst we were there.

Interesting and tasty pre-theatre menu at a reasonable price. Relatively quick service but the tables are rather close together and the noise level was high.

Another enjoyable lunch at Cote. First time at this branch and was fine, perhaps a little cramped and noisy but food was good and service OK and all in all would return.

Waiters seemed very stressed and under pressure. We had a lovely waiter but he seemed very harassed! Hope working conditions better than this might imply...

Very good service, excellent food and good value. In spite of the restaurant being very busy one never felt neglected or had to wait unduly.

Once again Cote Brasserie delivered an excellent meal. The service was very good, the food was first class and the wine was very drinkable at a very reasonable price. Cote must be one of the top "best value pre theatre restaurants" in the West End and we will certainly return.

It was average. The restaurant looks a bit tatty, the service always feels hurried and it is rather unprepossessing. It's convenient though for the theatre. I think other Cote Brasseries are better. I object to being charged a discretionary 12.5% service charge as this is not likely to encourage good service.