Côte Barbican

Excellent, well-priced meal, flawless, polite service. I was entertaining some business visitors from abroad and they had a great time. Would recommend to all. Great stuff!

We dined at Cote on a Friday night before a concert at the Barbican. The restaurant was packed and then their computer system went down. Our waiter notified us right away that the courses might be delayed but we took our chances. Despite the glitch, we got all our food in good time, it was delicious as always, and we had a lovely evening. It looked a bit stressful for the staff, but they all worked together seamlessly - well done for managing through the crisis.

Getting food served hot here does seem to be a problem. Little niggling things. Helpful and attentive staff. Unexceptional food, but this is not top shelf dining. Good value by today’s chain restaurant standards. Noisy room.

Wonderful meal, seat near the window, the staff were attentive without being intrusive. I would definitely recommend this restaurant, we went before going to the Barbican for a concert. They served us quickly, so we had plenty of time without being rushed,

The service has been really bad. We had dinner at 9 45pm and the staff had just one idea in mind : going back home. Also they did not propose the vegetarian menu spontaneously and we had to ask for it.

I love Cote at the Barbican ... the Brasserie and the atmosphere are the best, the food great and most of all the fabulous staff. Thank you Cote Sylvia Usher

Not as good as usual. Too busy which meant staff rushed off their feet! This affected the level of service we have come accustomed to over the many visits we make to Cote.

Service here is always courteous and food good value for money. We came for a pre-concert dinner, and the restaurant was busy as usual. We'd left an hour and 15 minutes for dinner. Usually this is plenty, as the restaurant is used to catering for the pre-concert rush. However, because there was a problem with the starters, we had too wait too long, and could only hurry through two courses.

I had 65 minutes to have the pre-theatre menu. I was able to order quite promptly and the first course soon arrived. After 50 minutes and my asking twice the second course still hadn't arrived so I put cash on the table and left. I have been a regular customer for many years at various different branches and this is the first time I have been let down.

Everything excellent. We very much enjoyed food and service was very attentive. I think this was the best Cote I have been to.

Excellent food. Very tasty and reasonable price if you go for the set menu. Service is efficient and friendly. Been to this and other Côte brasseries and have been very impressed.

Nice place, good food, lovely service. French food is always to go for.

The staff were friendly and efficient, service was excellent and the food delicious. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

The restaurant was busy with the pre theatre/cinema crowd. As a result service was very slow. We had to ask several times to be served. I had booked and informed them in advance that I am coeliac, so on arrival and being shown to our table I was given a Gluten Free Menu. Eventually a waiter came but as soon as he saw the Gluten Free Menu he told us we had to have another waiter. 30 mins later we made our order. It was a shame as the gluten free menu is extensive and when our food did arrive it was good. But we were worried that we would miss our theatre. We had to ask to pay the bill and ended up walking to the bar area to pay. I would go again as the food was good and the location convenient but would perhaps arrive even earlier. Perhaps Cote Barbican were just understaffed that night?

I very much enjoyed dinner. Wonderful and gracious host. Tasty food. Great value for money. Perfect pre-Barbican dinner. Cote is one of my favourite restaurant chains in the UK.

Always a wonderful experience at Cote Barbican - great service and delicious food! Thank you!

From the Prestige Set Menu I had the feuillete, pork tenderloin and apple crumble. I enjoyed the starter and dessert. I thought the pork tenderloin sauce was over-herbed. The portion was generous, but one of the pieces of meat was quite pink throughout so I left it. When I mentioned this to a waiter he said "we always serve it pink". This is the advice from the UK Food Standards Agency: “We always advise that whole cuts of pork, pork products and offal should be thoroughly cooked until steaming hot throughout, the meat is no longer pink and juices run clear". Also, I think for the price this dish should be served with potato and another vegetable, in line with the pork belly on the a la carte menu. The noise level from general chatter in the full restaurant was very high, no doubt because of the low ceiling.

Service wasn't quite as fast as usual, fewer waiting staff perhaps? We'd been delayed on the underground so arrived late for our pre theatre meal. Pleased that our table was still available but our order wasn't taken for 10 minutes. We then had to chase our deserts which we'd ordered and they arrived too late to enjoy them as we needed to leave. Shame as food was good.

First two starter choices were not available. We sat down at 7 pm!

Food as good as ever and great value for a money . Fast, polite and happy service which is great for pre concert or theatre.

Good food, set menus are excellent value (though it is underwhelming that you always have to ask for the set menu card). The Barbican branch is rather spacious. Staff was a bit cold that evening - too bad. Overall had a good dinner and would return.

The menu seemed a bit limited & the pudding was rather small

Fine with a caveat ... Main course arrived before we finished starters . Despite my request , food was kept warm under lights so it rather dried out. Unnecessary but credit to manager who arranged without fuss a refund Oh and the water glass smelt , left too long in dishwasher maybe ?

Perfect for our pre theatre supper at the Barbican. A real taste of France in the centre of the city. Divine Sauvignon blanc at reasonable price.

tried the swordfish on the specials menu. It was unusual and very tasty. I enjoyed it a lot. Also took advantage of the free cocktail offer and enjoyed that a lot too. We needed to pay quickly to get to a cinema in time for the start of the film and the staff were excellent making sure we left in good time in spite of the restaurant being busy.

Very good value amd excellent food. Staff friendly and hard working

food was not as good as usual today but the service was

Reasonable food and choice in the set menu and prompt service. The Sardines starter was very disappointing. Minuscule portion and not very appetizing either!

Very pleasant meal and we weren't hurried despite the restaurant being very busy. Noise level was a little high when the place was full but nothing excessive.

It was all good apart from the fact that you claimed you didnt have my booking. Please sort out your systems as we booked weeks in advance

Fine from start to finish. Usual high standard. Enough said?

Ore-theatre menu was excellent value for money. Very good customer experience. Lovely ambience. Pleasant and friendly greeters and waiters. Spacious environment, all on the same level, including the loos (no cheeky steps in the restaurant area or flights of stairs down to the basement!).

This branch of Cote never disappoints, always great food, great service and good value for money in a great location, book an early dinner as it does tend to get busy and a noisey with the Barbican pre theatre crowd.

An excellent meal. The food was of a high standard and certainly generous helpings. The service was good, being both helpful and speedy. And all at a reasonable price. We will be back.

Food was good and prices reasonable. The waiting staff were nice and friendly and almost got things right, but not quite...for example they cleared the cutlery from starters, brought the mains but forgot to bring new cutlery ( we went and got it ourselves from nearby shelf), bread came without butter, one of us had no water glass... I think the problem is one of training, and actually looking to see what is going on at the table.. Generally speaking we do like Cote...

6 of us had a very pleasant and tasty Saturday night reunion. Good value, good if simple food & wine, good service, plenty of space on a fairly quiet night, so noise level ok. Recommended.

One of our top three favourite restaurants - we go here probably once a month! All the branches we’ve tried in London - probably five of them - are excellent.

Unusually it was a very disappointing meal, indeed I’m surprised it was allowed to leave the kitchen! The starter of Moules was emaciated, I’ve never been presented with such miserable specimens. The main of Sea Bream was a single small fillet that had been overcooked to the point of being dry underneath, as was the fennel accompaniment. All very disappointing.

Usual friendly greeting upon arrival Speedy polite prompt and helpful service Up to the expected Cote “ Gold Standard “ Staff never fail to totally please

Another good value meal at Cote Barbican. Great service from the staff. Good range of dishes on the set menus. Busy though and got quite noisy.