Côte - St Martin's Lane

Great steak frites, just to my liking. Good value 2 course menu for £12.50. Very busy when we went (Saturday lunchtime), so worth booking ahead. Setvice excellent despite the number of people

The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly but efficient. Excellent, attentive service: courteous and helpful. One particular detail that was appreciated (and is all too rare in restaurants) the staff pointed out any dishes that were not available in giving us the menus. The range of the meals on offer (set menu and specials) is first rate as is the preparation and presentation of the food. The perfect post-theatre experience, our meal was a great end to a great evening.

Perfect small bistro with authentic French cuisine at a convenient site for theatre and opera etc. We have eaten here many times before the opera and it has been efficient and well priced. Staff are very friendly. The downstairs setting area can be a little claustrophobic. We had fortunately never been placed there before, but on this occasion were put next to the serving door. This meant a constant stream of staff crashing past your table that was enough to cause indigestion. I was hit in the back over 50 times during our meal.

We had a very pleasant meal here as always. Good food and prompt service at a reasonable price. Nice atmosphere and a central location too.

Cote is always good value. Staff very friendly. Four of us ate here and all our meals were of good quality. I joined their reward scheme on line and got a free bottle of wine.

Excellent as always in Cote Brasserie, Great food, great value great service. I always use Cote for pre theatre supper and they never disappoint. The lunch/early evening menu is superb value, and the house wines very drinkable.

Another good and good value meal with pleasant service at Cote in St Martins Lane. The set menu had almost complete;y changed from a couple of weeks ago.

Tables too close for a two table. About 20cms apart. Sword fish cooked to within 'an inch of its life'. Excellent location though for theatres.

Always a great place to eat. slight mistake on the order but soon rectified so close to the National gallery and National portrait gallery a great brunch before a great exhibition

Excellent meal- 4 of us enjoyed lunch both from the set lunch menu and the a la carte . Great friendly staff, attentive but not pushy despite the fact it was very busy. Returning soon !

The set menu is always good value. The special offers are usually with the a la carte so it is still better value to have the set menu plus a glass of wine. Can be noisy as ceilings are low.

Close to a number of theatres and a good, well priced pre theatre meal menu offered. Generally quick and cheerful service. Busy so pre book.

Good food, staff good but took 40 mins to get dessert and bill. Had to ask for bill 3 times and to pay it twice.

Lovely food, attentive service. The pre-theatre menu is always excellent with a good choice of tasty dishes at a reasonable price. The haddock parmentier was delicious.

Excellent lunch - good service, great food, Cote continues to be consistent. The rib eye steak is really good - best value of all the high-street chains.

Excellent food and service in a very well run restaurant, will certain visit again whenever in London. A very nice atmosphere too. Full marks to everyone.

Hi , we all had the fixed price menu - 2 items for 12.99 or 3 for £14 ,. They were fine in and of themselves but not particularly filling .you need to order extra sides really to leave the table full

I always enjoy my time at Cote. The food is delicious, the staff are very friendly and efficient, and the ambience is relaxing. A perfect place to meet up with friends and family. Thank you.

Good food as always at Cote but this branch very busy and quite hectic if you're at a table near the bar area. Staff pleasant.

The pre 7pm fixed price menu is great value and the restaurant was packed with pre-theatre diners. Unfortunately we were seated in the basement and whilst service started off well, once the area vacated with the theatre goers leaving we became forgotten by the staff? Our waiter had signed off his shift as our deserts were brought and we saw no one for over half an hour. A disappointing end to what could have been a great experience. Good choices are available on the fixed price menu.

Food was exellent service was a little off however it was shift changeover and once I had spoken to the waitress all was back on track again.

The restaurant was busy but the team produced our table for six quite quickly, keeping us refreshed with a complimentary drink to see us through a very short wait. We all enjoyed our various choices and the wine was good. Top marks to a friendly and efficient team for coping well.

Good food with helpful and efficient staff. Ideal for pre theatre eating. We always visit when in London and are never disappointed. Would happily recommend.

As always excellent value for money, plus the service is quick so that we can get to the Theater in time. As well as tasty food and a changing menu. What more could one ask for

Good food but service not so good as at Sloane Square on Saturday. Not enough staff and perhaps not trained too well because they all seemed to be running around chasing their tails and bumping into each other and the customers.

Great food as always, freshly cooked and delicious. We went pre-theatre so it was very busy and quite noisy. Had to wait longer than usual for food but service is good. Tables in this restaurant are very close together.

Chose to dine here for the gluten free menu. Menu options and the food were excellent with friendly and attentive staff. Will definitely visit again.

Great food and first-class service. The early evening set menu is particularly good value and the wine list is varied and reasonably priced - but it would be nice if they offered carafes.

very good service despite the numbers of people there - no complaints and great food good value we all enjoyed the experience and are coming back next week

Very pleasant service, our friendly Spanish waiter made sure we were served on time and had enough time to have our three courses before rushing to the theatre. Lovely meal and great deserts

Good food, unobtrusive service even when busy as it always is early evening. The set menu is incredible value- definitely one of the best chains.

Good service and great food close to theatre land. Friendly waiter, good wine and service just right. Not too pushy but attentive and didn't feel rushed.

Service was fast and polite despite the restaurant being very busy. If anything, service was too fast as our mains arrived before we had finished our fougasse!

Everything up to the usual high standard. Extremely good value for money (set, pre-theatre meal). Only problem: the pea soup could have been hotter (we should have sent it back).

Great location and this wasn't my first time dining here. Service was a little slow and one part of our order was forgotten, though generally reliable. Extremely busy at pre-theatre time

Good service and delicious food. We ate from the pre-theatre menu which had a good selection to choose from and it arrived quickly. Service was attentive and polite.

First experience of Cote and very much looking forward to returning. Food of high quality and service friendly without being intrusive. Thought it quite a find.

Excellent service as usual. Superb staff and service. Courteous and attentive at all times. Ashwan, the manager, is obviously very respected by his staff and his enthusiasm is contagious.

We went yesterday to this restaurant after we reserved with Wyandot. The starters wete ok, the mains were excellent and so was the service. The restaurant has a live atmosphere

A lovely meal with great service. An ideal environment for pre theatre dining or indeed at any time. Never had a bad meal. Staff very friendly.

Good speedy service as usual. Lovely food and good wine, all for a very reasonable price. I had duck terrine and sea bass and my friend had the most delicious soupe au poisson followed by roast duck

We had great food, good service and it was reasonably priced - thank you. Usual Cote standard - was a first visit for our nephew from Canada!

Excellent food, service and attention to detail! The staff were welcoming and helpful. The restaurant was fully booked so a bit noisy with pre-theatre diners.

Service slow and chaotic. Waited 20 minutes for coffee, and when we asked for the Bill waited another 20 minutes. Otherwise food excellent as usual.

The service and staff were excellent it made our day out fantastic 😊 Cannot wait to go back I use the Covent Garden and the one in Blackheath and I have had excellent service in all of them I have recommended a lot of my friends and their agree with me keep it up Cotes

Food, as normal in Cote, was good quality and good value on a pre-theatre menu. Long wait for starter plates to be cleared after finishing them. Table was downstairs and I would not want to sit there again as it is too cramped and somewhat noisy. Ask for a table upstairs.

restaurant very good and waiter friendly and attentive. Resent being told to provide minimum of 25 words for review - need to change this quandoo.

Excellent for a pre-theatre meal 2 or 3 courses are very tasty and good value. The service is fast so you can be in and out in less than an hour

Good food as usual but cramped tables and very noisy. Didn't feel as relaxed as other branches we have been in. Background music unnecessary, especially as barely audible apart from bass line!

Excellent service from waiter on his first day - the pre-theatre menu is great value and really tasty food, espcially the creme caramel which is the best ever.