Côte Islington

Love Cote! Always have a warm welcome & great food there. Sorry to hear that Gustavo the Manager is being sent to Muswell Hill, he will be missed.

So glad our local Cote is back. Great food, lovely staff, nice room and very good value. Nice background music too, which is rare. Do check out Cote at Home - the meals and food from the butchery are similarly excellent.

the staff were as lovely as always. Food and service very good, what more could we ask for!

Food and service excellent. Relaxed atmosphere and all care taken with distancing.

Friendly good food and service Pleased it has re opened

Excellent service - good to back after 6 months The manager was great as usual made us feel welcome

Lovely to be back at Cote Islington. Great food and service. The space felt safe and comfortable. Well done.

Wonderful to be back in my favourite Côte All the staff were welcoming, food fabulous as usual

We were welcomed back after the Covid-19 closure with complimentary cocktails, excellent food and service, and a very safe environment. It was excellent.

Good to see you open again and nice attentive staff as always. Felt a little pricey …. all of the add-ons including sauces, olives etc made it quite expensive overall The newly opened Bellanger next door offers a more luxurious environment and sensibly priced food - i think you might need to offer better deals. We want to stay loyal to your brand! Andrew

Good to be back at a favourite restaurant. Food, service both very good.

Overall we loved the return to opening at Islington Green. Yes fewer tables meant less people and a slightly less vibrant atmosphere, but the food was excellent and the portions generous , and the service as always was attentive and friendly - we missed you!!

It was lovely to be back - the food was lovely and the staff were so kind and welcoming. A-star restaurant !!!

Four of us had an enjoyable meal though the restaurant was very busy and we had to wait for wine until after we were halfway through our starters, which were delicious. The main courses were very good but my gluten free meal was almost cold which is not the first time to happen in this restaurant. The manager was absolutely charming, he seemed to be doing most of the work and made amends for the waiting time. We enjoyed our lunch as usual.

We love Cote! The service is always slick and smiley, and the breakfasts delish! Will be returning for sure. Sorry for opening the display jam jar! Many thanks Islington team.

Excellent food, good service, nice surroundings and good wine. The lamb rump with fennel was cooked to perfection, as was the calamari. Always good value for money.

Initially there was some confusion over my special offer and I had to be quite assertive to have it upheld. However, the staff were very polite. Regarding the service, I thought it could have been a little more attentive, especially when 12.5% is automatically added to my bill, e.g.it took a little while for someone to come and take our order despite the fact it was early evening and there were very few people in the restaurant; once the dessert menu was brought the waiters seemed to forget to return to take our order; similarly, having received the bill, we needed to attract someone’s attention in order to pay it.

Good food, served imeccably as always. This restaurant never disappoints, in my opinion it is one of the best in Islington. Staff always pleasant and welcoming.

Booked in January in response to the Free bottle of wine promo but when I came on 12th Feb I got neither the wine or the new marketing offer of a free Kirsch cocktail so a bit disappointed . Pork meat a bit too salty so only eat half of meal. Half chicken meal not so well cooked or presented for my colleague either so he only eat half. Usually have good value for money but at £30 a head for lunch it seemed a bit pricey for the food quality.

The food is always delicious and good value but it’s the staff that make the evening special . They always are so lovely , perfect !

Fab meal 👍. Liked the quality of food served. Will be back, will try more branches too. Just wish you would have a better selection of cold beverages.

Fantastic evening. We all really enjoyed ourselves. Wonderful food and service. I would thoroughly recommend a visit to Côte. I’m looking forward to our next visit and what next month’s specials will be.

I was very disappointed in the food at cote brassiere despite changing my order 2nd time food was still appalling, I opted for the veg breakfast which was undercooked veg sausage, brown avocados and almost burnt toast then I chose the eggs Florentine the hollandaise was disgusting and the muffins were so stodgy and claggy I felt sickly after eating this, don't think I will be returning back

This is one of the best restaurants in London my also favorite place to eat here in Islington. Prices are very reasonable and the food excellent.

Cost more than i expected Wait between courses was a little long. Staff friendly Nice atmosphere ,, , ,,,,,,, ,,, ,

Always enjoy our visit to this Cote. Food and service always impeccable. We enquired if we were entitled to the cocktail offer from Quandoo, unfortunately we weren't, but the lovely manageress offered us complimentary drink on behalf of Cote. Excellent!!

The service was appalling. We had pre-booked, but still had to wait while a table was prepared in a near-deserted restaurant. Nobody came to offer us drinks until 15 mins after we had sat down. We had to get up to replenish our own water bottles despite repeated requests. The bread I ordered never showed up. The Irish coffees we ordered took more than 15 mins to arrive and were stone cold. Probably my worst Cote experience ever! As we were hosting a publishing director from New York, I was mortified. I shall not be returning to this branch as this was my second poor experience there in six months.

Very enjoyable evening an the food was of a high standard . Very pleased that we could here our self hear one another which is not always the case in lots of other restaurants.

As always excellent brood , great value and very nice bottle of wine! We said today,we have never had a bad meal in Cote,food is consistently good whichever Cote we dine in.Having eaten in most of central London's branches and several outside London.

I regularly visit Cote- Islington. As always the food was lovely last night when I was there with two friends, the service was rather slow though unlike past visits & the staff were not as welcoming.

An absolutely lovely lunch date with the added pleasure of lovely staff with perfect service from our waitress! Food is glorious with an atmosphere so friendly & inviting. Great value at great prices. We shall be back!

Very disappointed with my experience. The service was extremely slow, our waiter was rude and unwilling to accomodate a few specific food requests, & the food was beyond disappointing when it eventually arrived, which was over an hour after we got there... the excuse for the delay being that by exchanging the bacon with some spinach slowed the order down.

The new three courses for 13.50 until 7PM is a real bargain. Starters such as tomato soup or whitebait, mains of minute steak, haddock and others. For dessert we both had iced berries with warm custard sauce. Great wine list and friendly service made it a pleasant evening.

Lovely surroundings and conveniently situated. Staff are very attentive but not intrusive. There is a varied menu and the food is well cooked. Always a very pleasant experience.

Great food options here and very attentive staff who paid special attention to my brother vegan. They ended up making a special meal for him as he also cannot have beans, lentils or pulses. I am very grateful to them for their help.

Efficient and friendly service. Made to feel so welcome by all the staff.

Lovely Sunday breakfast. Good quality products. Only down for me was burnt brioche but the rest was fab. Would recommend and go back again

Lovely atmosphere and great food as always. The staff are the right side of attentive and always willing to help. Recommend the cocktail of the month - French 75

A lovely meal - the fugasse was exceptional! Staff at Cote Islington were very friendly and we had a very relaxed and enjoyable evening. Thank you!

Love this place - the staff are so helpful. The food is lovely. Will keep coming here. My partner is dairy and gluten free and he loves it too.

The food was good was usual. The staff weren't very smiley though except for the new trainee which was a delight. So I would go back again.

Good service, great quality food (we had the English breakfast option). Mother's Day brunch option was good value. Staff are friendly and attentive. Would definitely visit again. Thanks

I’m a regular so slightly biased! However, food and service is very good and Monday seems to be a good night for eating out as not too busy. Boudin noir starter was excellent.

Never disappoints this restaurant as it’s affordable, good food, plus we all had a fun lunch with good service. The Sunday lunch special was great value.

Very nice food ,only complaint the vegetables on the plate could have been more,was a small portion.The service was excellent and atmosphere good,like a French bistro.

Stylish environment with nice lighting, ambience and attention to detail. Nice service, though my only criticism would be an urgency to take our order (it was lunchtime) before we had read the menus. It was not a working lunch, so we had the time to linger. I realise this isn't the case for all customers

Restaurant unusually quiet for 8.30 on a Thursday evening, however that just improved the service, usually good anyway. We dined from the Prestige menu, which was good value and made a change from the a la carte

Great staff, always with a warm welcome. good service, and exceptional chef Would recommend

Always a great option ahead of an event at the Union Chapel

Four of us had an excellent lunch. The rhubarb cocktail is absolutely delicious, the asparagus dishes we had for starters plus the salmon special and the sea bass were perfect. Our puddings were also up to your usual high standard though one of our party's personal taste was for a softer taste de pommes than she got. Wine and teas excellent too.