Côte - St Martin's Lane

enjoyable lunch, good food , good value, good atmosphere, lovely staff

Good service. One of the dishes, the asparagus risotto was very bland.

Very good value and friendly attentive service. Attentive but not over bearing. Excellent for a pre Theatre meal. Good choice of wines at decent prices.

Very enjoyable meal pre-theatre. Service throughout was excellent (especially as I arrived late due to an overrunning commitment) and did everything to make it an good time. Only slight negative was found it quite noisy at time as it was very busy.

Busy restaurant but receive prompt & excellent service and a tasty meal.

Table was ready & we were well looked after by personable staff on a very busy Easter Holiday day .Very good pretheatre menu , good wine list all served on time!

Our service was amazing everyone was lovely. Food was a little hit and miss. We both had calamari which was nice. My salmon was a little dry. But everything else was good.

Not quite up to the normal high standard. Calamari were tasteless and fries were hard Very hot in restaurant and air con not on

Both meal and service were very good, despite the restaurant being very busy.

Excellent food and service . However the restaurant ,like other Côte restaurants we have been to , is far too noisy during busy periods . Consideration should be given for baffling the noise somewhat.

After eating in your restaurant I came down with food poisoning that very night and have been off work ever since (4 days). I will not be eating in your restaurant ever again. I cannot categorically state it was as a result of your food that I became ill but I will not be taking the chance again.

Lively and bustling restaurant with young and attentive staff. A little noisy at peak periods but to be expected. Good choice before theatre/opera attendance.

Definitely one of my favourite places to eat! The staff are friendly and the menu is gluten free accommodating without sacrificing flavour. Highly recommend even if dining alone

The staff makes many efforts to make our presence more pleasant!!. I say they do it very good!.. And customers are happy about that

To St Martins Lane again for a lunch meeting. The warmest of welcomes and kind attentive service was followed by a perfect meal in delightful surroundings and a special ambiance where you knew everything was running smoothly. Food and wine delicious, service just right. No wonder we keep coming back!

Lovely food and friendly service, in a great location. I would definitely recommend Cote to my friends, as my dining experience there has always been pleasurable.

Fabulous steak - really tasty! Excellent value as part of the 3 course pre theatre show set menu. Would definately recommend St Martin's Lane venue - very relaxed vibrant atmosphere with friendly service.

We enjoyed delicious food which was beautifully presented. The staff were friendly and attentive on a very busy eventful evening shift. They all acted helpfully and professionally too. An absolute pleasure to dine here.

I often eat at Cote in St Martin's Lane and have always found the service and the food exceptionally good at a reasonable prince. Recently when I dined there it was my birthday and the waiters sang "Happy Birthday" which was a nice touch and good fun.

Excellent food and service, I will definitely be returning very soon!

Tasty food, excellent service for our group of 7 people. The Breton fish stew was particularly good.

Food was nice and good unobtrusive service. We had the two course pre-theatre menu which was great value and a glass of good wine 😊 Well done Cote!

Excellent meal disappointed with peach crumble it was too stodgy & I didn’t eat it

Lovely, plesent, friendly and attentive staff. Delicious food. Very quick service, was plesently surprised. Was quite busy and noisy but it was a Friday evening so that is to be expected.

Excellent experience as always. Lively atmosphere and a good choice of set menu at very reasonable prices and quick, efficient, friendly service. Look forward to returning soon.

Tempting menu, wonderful bread, every course was delicious and attractively presented. Service was helpful, efficient, friendly. I wish a branch of Cote would open in Washington, DC!

Fantastic food very well priced and excellent service. Would definitely recommend especially before a show if you are time limited!

A Very Nice Meal,served quickly Food Hot and Taste.Would visit again if in Area. Staff Polite and Welcoming,A Bit Noisy People were Enjoying themselves. Overall a Nice Experience.

Lovely lunch, excellent service, delicious bottle of wine. Always very satisfied whenever we are in London and eat here. Very handy for the National Gallery and Portrait Gallery as well as several theatres.

As always Cote provide an excellent service, speedy if required, more casual if you don't - staff are excellent - service is very good and food, value for money is as good and better than anywhere. I would ALWAYS recommend Cote.

The service was excellent but the food was just about OK nothing wrong with it but not top class but I guess not top class prices. Had calamari but they were very thin and the fish parmentier had been around for a while.

Excellent friendly staff. Great service with a smile. Food as usual very good. I will definitely be going backnow.

Another excellent meal at Cote in St Martin’s Lane which is our “go to” restaurant in the Covent Garden area.My daughter and I had booked a table for 5.30. We were immediately shown to our table and given nenus. We selected three courses from the Orenier Pre Theatre menu. Everything arrived promptly and we couldn’t faul the quality of the food and the attention of our waitress. We would highly recommend this restaurant

The food was very, very good - particularly beautiful moules and pork belly. The staff were very busy, but all were excellent; above all our waitress added her personal sunshine to what was already a jolly event. A really memorable meal, and the perfect prelude to a lovely evening of opera at the Coliseum theatre.

Good food served quickly and the service was very attentive. Gluten free options were great too and the taste was never compromised. Will return for sure

This used to be my favourite branch. Have visited twice in the last couple of days and don't know what's happening there. Staff don't seem to be managed properly - glasses crashing to the ground on both occasions, abrupt staff, waiters standing round with heavy trays waiting for instructions, general unkempt feel i.e. Grubby floor, tables not cleaned etc. Food not as nicely cooked e.g. Calamari soggy and reheated, pate ice cold from fridge, wine not served til after food. Will leave it for a while as there's so many other places but it's a shame.

Love Côte and always know that your getting good food. Slow service even though quiet and restaurant bit tired and scruffy . Food was ok. Staff were nice

Love this place! Food fab & staff super! Been twice within a few days it's so good! Can't wait to get back again!

Bright and cheerful welcome and service which continued through the meal, even when the restaurant was full and staff very busy, with the pre theatre rush. Layout and tabling a good mix for different size groups. Wine and food were brought when appropriate without delay or undue haste. Food and preparation was all good quality, although the lardons had too much vinaigrette for my taste. Altogether a good experience .

Very nice evening, great food and very good service - recommended

Lovely food, good service and value for money. Look forward to coming back.

Waitress was not friendly and welcoming. Table was ready on time.

Although very busy we were not rushed at all. Very good belly pork

A central location with good ,well trained staff serving a varied menu at great value

Good food; good value; excellent service worthy of the name

Excellent food and service. Just a shame they cram tables in so close together that it is always noisy.

Lovely buzz, great staff. Food was good as it always is with Côte, however a little on the cool side. Maybe the distance travelled from kitchen to table!

What a fantastic time we had! 6 of us were celebrating my mum's 80th birthday on Easter Saturday and a busy restaurant did not prevent the manager and staff from spoiling her rotten and making her day. Highly commended - the personal touch in such an unlikely place. We were bowled over. Food also good, and reasonably priced. Thank you everybody

The meal was of excellent quality and of exceptional value. However the service was so good that I wanted to send a message to your Head Office

Staff new were going to theatre afterwards and attended to us very promptly and ensured we enjoyed our food and could leave in good time.