Côte - St Martin's Lane

As always - a lovely meal. Busy restaurant with plenty of staff though it still can be a bit slow sometimes. We were going to the theatre and had left plenty of time but still had to rush the last 10 minutes

The food was as usual divine and the seafood linguine exceptional. One small gripe: our West End pre-theatre offer of a complimentary Kia Royale is ALWAYS charged to the bill and we have to ask for it to be taken off.

Felt slightly rushed and had to reinforce a couple of times that I wanted Gluten Free Menu. Service good and choice of menu quite impressive. Coffee strong but excellent

During my year in London, I have appreciated several venues of Côte Brasserie as they always deliver without fail. The food is excellent and the wine choice is very much to my taste. Price vs quality is unrivalled. Service is excellent too. Kudos to Côte.

The staff are very pleasant, the food is tasty and not too much just as I like, quick service, good price, I have been several times and will go back again.

Very pleasant buzz about the restaurant. Nicely situated table for two. I normally like someone to ask what we would like to drink before we order food, and I had to say can we order drinks please. Ordered food and waiter asked if we would like bread and olives which we did, that came with the starters. All the food we ordered was very good and when we paid the bill we thought we had very good value for money in London. Staff appeared to be non stop but remained very pleasant throughout the night. Going back to London in early August and will book again.

We had to wait around for some time before being shown to our booked table and it them took rather too long for our order to be taken (however, it was a busy time of day - 7pm). The meal was good, the main criticisms being that the Breton chicken was quite dry and the ice cream portions small. The wine was excellent as was the coffee. Once the early evening rush had dissipated the service was fine, so it's probably sensible to choose your time better.

I have eaten here twice for pre-theatre dinner and been delighted each time. Friendly, efficient staff and tasty value for money food. They really understand how to serve in the time constraints but without making one feel rushed in any way.

My wife and I had the pre-theatre menu as usual. It provides a reasonable choice, and the standard is consistently high. The service was extremely efficient and friendly, with no holdups. The tables are uncomfortably close together and the noise level makes conversation difficult, but that is the only significant adverse criticism we have.

Great food always, the menu changes each season but consistently tasty options and healthy too..when it gets busy service does slow down. Still love a Cote though!

A favorite of mine for consistent quality and service representing excellent value for money. You will find this across the entire chain of Cote restaurants

All three courses were delicious, and were served promptly. The service was friendly and helpful, and when a misunderstanding arose, it was dealt with immediately and well.

Good standard French food. The fish soup was second to none. A noisy place but excellent service. The waitress from Benevento was cheerful and efficient.

The food at Cote is reliably good and provides value for money. It's nearly always busy but the service is prompt and efficient. I would recommend Cote in St Martin's Lane, London.

We were somewhat disappointed with the quality of the food especially as we were entertaining 2 friends who had not visited a Cote before. Very noisy and difficult to chat over lunch.

Very noisy table next to kitchen, staff shouting, staff bickering about re assembly of tables, seemed to be a lot of egos in the room, not what you want when you are out for an evening meal, food lovely, price very good

Excellent service and food. 5 out of 6 as the restaurant was full and very noisy so it was difficult to hear each other speak.

Excellent value pre theatre menu and a good value wine list. The staff looked after us exceptionally well, especially as my companion has extreme lactose intolerance.

Consistently good with excellent staff, Cote in St Martin's Lane is one of the best they have. Great location for pre-theatre meal or an evening out.

The table's are very close together so not much room to get in and out. The good was good but the portions were on the small side

Nice value,prompt but noisy. Promptly seated, waiter prompt. There at a busy time. Food was good too. Great location for theater goers. Will return soon.

Good service and delicious food in excellent surroundings. Will continue to book at Cote Brasserie St Martins Lane as I have never had a bad experence there

Excellent food and a good variety, something for everyone. Speedy and attentive service and good value for money. Would not hesitate to go again in the future.

Good food and quick service. Would recommend for pre-theatre as fast turn around by efficient and helpful staff. Reasonably priced food and dinks made it an even better experience.

As usual an interesting and tasty menu with portion sizes ideal for lunch. Straightforward helpful but not over the top service in pleasant bustling atmosphere.

Great value, service not so good. They were rushed off their feet and this showed in the way we were spoken to. Felt we were an inconvenience.

Lovely restaurant, great staff and amazing food. We often come to Cote for our lunch meet ups because the food is lovely and good value. One of our group is gluten free and there is always a wide choice. Overall a great place to eat

Good friendly service and excellent value. The restaurant was really full so we were pleased we booked in advance. We had the special lunchtime menu although my husband also chose an a la carte dessert as he very much likes your tarte au citron.

Fantastic food and fabulous service. Not rushed. Great atmosphere in restaurant. Really buzzing. Menu extensive and very affordable. Can't wait for next visit. Recommend to all.

Perfect meal, attentive staff. Restaurant very busy but allowed to have table for 3 hours as catching up with a friend. Fantastic value, certainly will return.

Very good value on the pre-theatre menu and pleasant service. The price difference between two courses and three is almost absurdly small, which does encourage over-eating, perhaps!

Great food in a buzzy atmosphere right on top of theatre land and the National Gallery. Excellent, attentive service snd very good value. Recommend you book if you want to go at peak lunch or pre-theatre time.

Busy restaurant, good value, excellent service but my chicken was over-cooked and a little tough which spoiled the experience somewhat. Set menu is definitely worth it, as are the pre-theatre drinks and food.

Good food and service at a very busy time. The staff managed to keep everything moving very well. Value for money in the centre of London.

We had a fantastic meal at Cote Brasserie, St Martin's Lane on Saturday night. There were 4 of us and we chose the 10th Anniversary menu which was great value for money for a London based restaurant, the meal was beautifully presented and really tasty. Thank you chef.

Excellent food, polite, prompt and unobtrusive service. Clean cutlery and a proper tablecloth - details make it a pleasant experience. We were going to a show and came early so that we could enjoy the meal without clock-watching. Côte never disappoints. My only gripe is the automatic service charge: I can understand why you do it, but sometimes I would like to decide if someone has been particularly nice. You might as well just add it on to the original price on the menu. Essential to book, especially in theatreland.

We know we can always rely on Cote. Wether it is our local in Dorking or in london. Always lovely friendly staff from the moment we step in to the brasserie, and we have never been let down on the food. Just the right size portions.

Good food good service - it was very busy so maybe just a little slow for our group as a pre-theatre meal - I would recommend Cote.

Perfectly decent set menu - nothing ground-breaking but that's fine when you want something quick pre-theatre. Good quality ingredients. Good value. Excellent friendly service. Would use Cote again in this way.

Great chain of restaurants. Good, varied menu and wine list and pleasant decor. I've eaten in a few Cote's up and down the UK over the past few years and always found the food reasonably priced, well presented and tasty. However, don't be put off by the potential for random service. Some of the branches are well run and the waiting staff are attentive and efficient. Other branches are not so well managed so be prepared to wave a hand to get attention sometimes. All in all: good value, good food, good wines, shame about the incosistency of the standard of service.

Think the staff were too busy...meant you had to wait along time to be served...missed orders... Not to impressed especially as first visit to cote chain.

The restaurant serves very nice food and has good service. The ambience is good but it can be a bit noisy at busy times. However, there are quiet spots to be found.

Very pleasant meal the staff we're lovely very reasonably priced for the centre of London handy for both the theatre and the under ground station

Delicious three course set meal, fantastic value! 😊 Have been to this particular Cote several times, is always good. Service good too. Would certainly recommend.

Tasty, quick pre-theatre service. We were told on arrival we would need to be out within 90mins, which is maybe a bit tight for a 3 course meal.

Good service. Good food. Good experience. Try it, you won't be disappointed. We had lunch on a busy, very hot Saturday. Our table was by the entrance next to a large open window/door. The cooling breeze was most welcome.

Food was good & good value. Problem on arrival - 2 members of party arrived together and were seated. 3rd member of party arrived about a minute later and was sat at a different table in a different part of the restaurant. Staff didn't notice and weren't very apologetic when we eventually sorted it out.

As usual Cote Restaurants came up with the goods. I have probably eaten in every one of their London restaurants and the only problem with St Martin's Lane is how busy and how noisy it is! You MUST prebook. However fast efficient service. Their kitchen should give lessons to other chains in how to produce tasty, reasonably priced food in a short time. Waiting staff were fine albeit very rushed.

Absolutely amazing food and they made a lovely effort for my girlfriends 18th. Staff were lovely and quick. Food isn't over priced and tastes so good!

Good quick food. Great before a show. Very busy though and some mistakes were made because of that. But quick to fix and good effective service.