Côte - St Martin's Lane

perfect for our pre theatre dinner, fast service, good choices on pre theatre menu. Everything clean, waiting staff efficient and friendly, always a reliable option!

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.

Being a Saturday evening the restaurant was full and the manager had to to relocate me to a different table during dinner. Not complaining as I was offered a free dessert!

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.

Slow service on arrival; i.e. needed to ask for attention in order to get a drink and to order the food. Food good though. Size of portions just right for lunch.

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.

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.

The food was reall good, the service was great, and the price was very reasonable. It was easy to reserve a table too. Thoroughly enjoyed

Excellent service friendly staff. we had a pre theatre light lunch which was tasty, served promptly. General ambience good, nice environment. Would definitely recommend this cote.

The service and food were very good and we all enjoyed our visit. The restaurant is ideally placed for a pre or post theatre visit.

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.

Serving staff were really good, although busy they were very attentive. Food was lovely as usual, there was a slight mix up with one of the orders but this was dealt with fairly quickly

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.

Very busy but very good value pre theatre menu and good food. Tables quite close together. Ground floor nicer than downstairs. Friendly service. Booking recommended.

Good meal, though service was a little slow - had to ask for dessert to be hurried in order to make theatre on time. Was a bit chilly in the back room.

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.

We were in good time for our meal and were able to order quite swiftly from the pre-theatre menu. First and second courses came relatively speedily but third course did not come on time. We were told that our order had gone to the wrong table and even then we waited until we decided we would be too late for our concert. Staff did apologise and offer a free pudding post concert but we were unable to take this up. A pity as we think the food is good and we enjoyed what we had.

Good food. Excellent value. Service a bit slow. Very convenient location in St Martins lane. Looking forward to Cote in Shrewsbury. Tables a little too close together

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.

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.

Fantastic pre theatre menu and great service! We had a three course meal for a good price although the chocolate pot was a little small for my taste!

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.

Great setting and atmosphere. Lovely meal. Service good, although despite there being garlic bread on the menu, there was none available! I do like the Côte chain and would definitely go back.

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

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.

Excellent food and such good value three courses for under £16.00 and the atmosphere is wonderful like waking up in a Paris brasserie. All staff were very friendly and very efficient. Great night.

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.

Very very good, small quibbles with Limited offer of Gins (Gin has become such a big business now), had to double check bill as server forgot to remove the complimentary wine. Food portions were excellent and very tasty.

Wonderful food magnificent service fabulous atmosphere. All round brilliant experience and not a hit on your wallet. It is easily accessible and has lots of seating. Boom first using quandoo. Super easy

As usual the food was excellent and the price very reasonable. The service was a little slow, but then we came into the restaurant just before an near empty one suddenly filled up with people to get a meal just before the theatres started, and the waitress apologised for the slight delay.

Excellent meal in a pleasant friendly environment with attentive staff. The perfect location for a meal to accompany a visit to one of the local theatres.

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.

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

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.

An excellent value pre-theatre meal. The restaurant was very busy, but the service was still good. The quality of the food was good too. We will go back again! Highly recommended.

Service fast, food tasty. Only downside was the noise and at my request they turned the music down and this helped the 'talk level' to decrease too.

As always, Cote provided a tasty pre-theatre meal at a reasonable price, with excellent service. It's rather cramped, and a little on the noisy side, but highly recommended.

Have eaten here several times before and enjoyed the experience. On this occasion service was poor, with steaks not cooked to order and having to be returned and an incorrect bill at the end. All resolved amicably and will return to give them another chance!

The 3 course lunch had a good variety to choose from and the food was a high standard. We had outstanding service and we thought it was excellent value. Many thanks.

Consistently good as usual. Staff, unfailingly pleasant & efficient. Quality of food up to usual high standard. Only "niggle" that the "special" dish of scallops was less than good value for money & the recommended wine highlighted on the menu was inexplicably unavailable.

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.

Cote food and service was as good as ever. But it was packed and down in the basement the noise was deafening which spoilt the experience.

we had a meal on a busy Saturday evening, the meal was absolutely incredible and the service for such a busy evening was impeccable. Friendly staff simply could've not been more attentive and helpful.

Good service and food quite enjoyable. Restaurant rather noisy at 7pm so not easy to hear each others' conversation. Would probably go to another Cote in a quieter place.

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.

Very busy with good atmosphere, staff a bit overworked to be attentative but food was perfect, i would recomend this Coté to anyone who is looking for a lively café with lots going on, not for a quiet romantic meal though,,, again , food was great

Excellent meal wit has a good service and very helpful attentive caring staff. You were very busy but you cared for us as if we were the only people in at the time. Once again a big thank you to all your staff. Hope to go to our local restaurant in Chelmsford soon. Many thanks John Wark