Côte - St Martin's Lane

Staff were using handheld ordering devices for the first time,so understandably things were not quite as efficient as usual.Food good and staff friendly as usual.

Although the restaurant was packed we had excellent service. Chose from menu, very good value and good food. Côte restaurants are very reliable and we use them a lot

As usual I thoroughly enjoyed my meal I have been a great fan of Cote since it first came on the scene several years ago whether it be somewhere in London or Surrey

Good food, prompt and friendly service and excellent value for money for the set menu. In the Autumn Salad, the salad leaves could have looked fresher and the serving of dates was mean. Highly recommended for lunch and pre-theatre dining.

Although the restaurant was busy (and quite noisy) we found the service to be very good. The food was to a high standard too, as usual

Seated very quickly and the usual "complimentary" water supplied. Order taken within 5 minutes and food delivered within 10 minutes. As ever, the food was hot and full of flavour - delicious. Staff were helpful but not intrusive - loving a bit of Cote!

Great tasting food and super helpful and friendly staff. Love the ambience at this place. Food is fresh and cooked perfectly - never a disappointment

I visit Cote regularly and like the food a lot, it's good and not massively expensive. The service was ok but not brilliant but it was busy with pre-theatre.

Always good service,food and drink - perfect pre theatre dinner location and a good value pre theatre menu with efficient timely service - recommend every time

This is a great place for a pre-show dinner. The menu has lots of choice and service is prompt and helpful. Steak frites is always a good choice but I was tempted by the salmon fish cake with spinach and a poached egg, too. Prices are very reasonable forCentral London. Thank you, Côte!

Although they were very busy, we were served quite quickly throughout. The food was good and pre theatre menu very good value, especially for where it is. It’s always our first choice when we need a pre theatre meal.

We had the set meal, lots of choices and good value. Efficient friendly service and good food in a perfect location. We will be back for certain.

We had a really nice meal, we were sat downstairs and there was only 1 waiter and he was rushed off his feet. He was great the service was brilliant but he needed a hand for sure! Lovely food, great prices. thanks for a lovely meal

I ordered onion soup,which was only tepid. This was followed by a chicken dish which,was 'dry as a bone'. A thoroughly disappointing meal,for my guest and myself. The worst I've had in Cote. The service was good.

We love this branch of Cote. It has a great atmosphere, loud and buzzing! The service is excellent from start to finish. The staff is friendly, polite and professional. We asked to move to another table away from the door and it was no problem for the wonderful young lady on reception, even though the restaurant was filling up fast. Our meal was superb, very tasty and the veg was cooked to perfection. Service was very smooth from one course to the next, without feeling rushed. It was another great visit to Cote and certainly won't be the last!

Good overall experience, Not outstanding, but quick and well up to usual high standards. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

Great food & very good service even though it was really busy! We had the set menu which came very quickly which was great as we were having a pre theatre meal.

The service was not up to their usual standards. It was slow and they provided water but no glasses and then brought the wrong dessert and took ages to bring the correct one. However, when we brought this to their attention at the end of the evening, the manageress was most apologetic and took appropriate action. The food itself was excellent though. We would go back...on the basis that it was just a blip.

Great food and quick efficient service, staff particularly good. Very friendly. Shame that it was very hot and noisy - Ask for a table upstairs.

Restaurant was really busy. Food and wine was very good and service pretty good considering how busy it was. Will certainly return in the future.

Cote is a busy restaurant. The menu is designed for diners who are stopping in for a bite to eat before theatre or an evening event. The staff are friendly and efficient. We eat here on a regular basis.

Excellent value for money as always. Very busy for the pre-theatre dining so a real buzz but not ideal for an intimate diner a deux!

Cote in St. Martin's Lane was perfect. Despite being very busy, staff were attentive, without being overbearing and each course was served 'just right's and motto rushed. More importantly, the meal itself was excellent and reasonably priced. A perfect pre-theatre venue.

The Staff efficient, friendly and seem happy in their work . All makes for a good experience. The food , as ever, was very good.

The food was excellent, difficult to decide what to have there were so many nice dishes on offer, and the service was friendly and efficient.

I had lunch with a friend and it was her first experience of Cote. She was very impressed with my choice of restaurant and I am pleased to say that Cote was up to its usual excellent standard. Service and food so good and at a very good price.

Great place for a pre-theatre meal. Second time we have been this year - the set menu provides good food and good value! Would recommend

Very friendly and helpful staff, Prompt service and excellent food. The atmosphere was good but felt a little squashed in. However I would definitely go again.

Good bistro-style food, reasonably priced and good service. Centrally located near Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden, not too crowded though, and a good location for an evening business meal.

Cote is always reliably good but yesterday it excelled itself. The pork belly was meltingly delicious and thanks to a free bottle of very drinkable Merlot the bill for two was ridiculously small.

Atmosphere was a bit noisy as the restaurant was completely full when we arrived. But the food was delicious and the service polite and attentive.

We had the pre-theatre menu, and both our starters and mains were delicious. My daughter is a vegetarian, and they have a menu just for vegetarians. The service was very good.

I found the restaurant very noisy and as I had specifically asked for a quiet table I asked the manager to move us to the back where it was much quieter. As always the set lunch is good value.

Cote has fantastic food at such good value - as always! However this brand is always so so busy, meaning service is slow and they had run out of five red wines on the list (and there was only about 15 choices!)

We love Cote restaurants for their reliability on range and quality. Since our last visit to this branch, we thought it had improved on all fronts. The staff are excellent, the food and range of choice is of course the same as any other Cote, but the quality here is now very good (and the over-cooked poached egg was quickly replaced with a perfect one).

Fine meal. Service of main course too slow. Otherwise very good. Will go again in near future. We thought the bill was reasonable is the service charge excessive.

We arrived at 4pm and were shown to a table immediately. Our order was taken and we were served very helpfully and politely. The food was as ordered and couldn't be faulted. We left around 5.15pm with enough time to arrive for our cinema seats at 6.00pm.

Seated on time during a very busy lunch time. Friendly, attentive staff, order taken swiftly and good service. Food very good. Great atmosphere. Will be back

Service painfully slow. Took 2.5 hours to have a starter a main and pay the bill. We felt totally forgotten about. We were left for 20 minutes with the dessert menus -- we would have ordered pudding and coffee if anyone came to take our order. Had to ask to pay twice and then waiter walked off for another 5 minutes when we had cards ready to pay. No thank you or anything when we paid. Very poor service.

All four of us enjoyed a flavoursome pre theatre meal. We thought that the service was efficient and friendly. I would definitely recommend Cote to others.

As ever the food and service were excellent and its position in theatre area cannot be faulted. We use it on most visits to London

The staff were very friendly and the food was tasty and reasonably priced. The restaurant was very busy and the only drawback was the high level of noise.

Good food, very promptly served. Rather pushy 'optional' service charge, which I couldn't see how to get out of. But other than that, very good.

It was incredibly noisy. Such a pity that they didn’t open the area downstairs. Soup not really hot enough but good value for money with the early menu

I’ve been to this restaurant before and the service and food were very good. We were disappointed on this occasion as the choice of food and wine available was less than shown on the menu.

We got what we expected in what is essentially a fast-turnover, but good quality, eaterie in Central London. Tasty food, competently served quickly. Plates and some of the food could have been hotter. The place was very busy, but service was efficient and attentive. Good.

I did ask for a window table, but they were very busy, they apologised and found another table and we had a most enjoyable meal.

Although it was bush we got a great quiet table downstairs. Service was friendly and attentive. Food and wine was good and the pricing reasonable

Great staff, really friendly and helpful. Good menu choices and reasonably priced food which was well cooked and presented. Just the ticket for a pre-theatre supper.

Good value fixed prixe menu with lots of options. Prompt in and out for getting to theatre. Quickly sitted. Accommodated our friend who arrived ate.