Côte - Covent Garden

4 of us ate on Friday evening & enjoyed the Pre-theatre 3 course menu. Delightful (Italian) waiter could not have been more efficient. From our Kir royale through to coffee we rated the menu highly - excellent choices, hot and perfectly cooked dishes. Only criticism was my disappointing melon starter: although juicy, it was rather hard and lacking in flavour.

We've visited Cote restaurants before and have never been disappointed. This was again a lovely venue, excellent menu and great value for money. Staff were lovely...great night

Excellent. Good food served promptly. We had brunch and the choices were very good. Pleasant welcome and service. This is my second visit to Cote and I will certainly go again.

Friendly attentive staff, great food. Family friendly and a designated Gluten Free menu. Perfect location to combine with a West End show. I'd definitely go back.

Good choice on the pre theatre menu and value for money. If eaten in Cote before the portions are smaller but at the price and for the speed of delivery, (essential for theatre trip,) you can't complain

The food was not up to the usual Cote standard. One fish dish had no veg or potatoes with it and the waiter did not point this out to us and my goats cheese and roasted vegetable salad had hardly any roasted vegetables. Two course not up to standard. The restaurant was. Very busy so may be the reason.

The food/service was fine. Our only complaint was that we weren't provided with the set menu until after we had ordered. Three of us ordered ahead because two guests were delayed and one of the three had time restraints. The set menu was provided to the two late arrivals but not the three. Probably just an oversight but annoying nevertheless.

Great service and good food as always with the pre theatre menu being good value for money, would recommend this restaurant to any one visiting Covent Garden.

Gas broken so only allowed cold menu items! Stressed manager kept pushing us out the way to test fire alarm. Nice waitresses though! Food average.

Usual Cote set-up but perhaps too many tables; far too busy at 6.45 pm. Table not ready and had to wait 5-10 minutes, which might have been a problem if we were going to the theatre. Very friendly and reasonably efficient service but the staff are struggling with the volume of guests between 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm. Food pretty reliable, as always, although new potatoes instead of frites forgotten and bread slow to come. Overall, a good experience - apart from the usual appalling noise problem. Why can't restaurants address this problem - so easily achieved. Prefer other Cotes.

Good range, great price. Set menu requires a side. Very busy and service had to be pushed to get out in good time for theatre performance even though we had 2 courses and 1hr 20..

Good food. But ordered olives, bread, espresso and couple other small things that never came (but werent on the bill) and had to get up to go to the bar to order drinks and the bill. Seemed like there was a mad rush and lots of attention during pretheatre time, and then when the restaurant emptied the staff breathed a sigh of relief and sat back, forgetting we were sat round the corner behind the bar and still needed serving. But still good food and kind service

Always a great atmosphere at any of the Cote restaurants and Tavistock Street was no exception. We had a lovely meal and good service from friendly and helpful staff. Would highly recommend.

Food excellent, service less so. Restaurant was busy, which is understandable given its location but staff seemed to be overwhelmed and a little stressed and we waited a very long time for our desserts and then the bill to be brought. My daughter wanted to reduce the amount of the service charge as a result but I was unwilling to do so as I could see how hard the staff were working. I have eaten at various branches of this chain and always had positive experiences previously. I would return to this restaurant in the hope that this was a one-off.

Normally the service is very good. but last night it was poor. We had not finish are starters before main course come . Plates starter left and after that service slow. Food good as normal.

The fixed price two or three course menu is excellent. Delicious and very reasonable. The service is very quick and the atmosphere buzzing. Highly recommended.

We enjoyed a celebratory dinner for my 80th birthday with free Kier Royales and fizzy. The food was excellent, as ever and the service was also very good and friendly.

Prix fixe menu excellent value, mackerel starter a little on the small side but the hake and chickpeas ample. Delightful service despite being incredibly busy at peak pre-theatre time on a wet Wednesday evening. Still managed 2 courses and 2 beers in an hour. Very convenient for the Opera House whence we were destined

Waiter was charming and efficient. Had a Presecco while waiting for my friends and table , food and experience just right. Many thanks to all at Cote.

Lovely meal. Restaurant was very busy, hence a little noisy but that's positive too! Friendly staff and good value. We would recommend this place to couples and families.

This is a nicely-decorated historic setting. Our table next to the window was less noisy than most, though the tables are uncomfortably close together. The food was of high quality and was good value. Service was exemplary in pleasantness and expedition.

Service was efficient & swift - attentive & friendly. Food well-prepared & delicious - also a generous amount. A most enjoyable experience which we fully intend to repeat!

Had an enjoyable meal. Menu was just right for people going to the theater. Service was good and efficient. Was recommended the restaurant by a friend and I would recommend to others.

Even if you book a table, it won't make any different. We still needed to wait for over 10 minutes. After the main course we asked for the dessert menu, but it never came. ( the waitress was busy chatting with other male customers) The food was OK, but it wasn't one of good ones we have experienced in the past.

I think Cote is an excellent mid-price group of restaurants, and after visiting a number of branches we have rarely, if ever, been disappointed. This lunchtime meeting of former work colleagues was enjoyable and successful, enhanced by the service provided by the Tavistock Street staff.

The service was quick and courteous. The tap water which was served was unpleasantly warm. I was surprised that a restaurant which claims to be french in style did not serve bread automatically with the dinner. The food was however quite tasty.

Super pre-theatre menu! Very busy so do book. Great service. We had a great time. This restaurant is close to The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

A group of work colleagues from the 1960s meet at Cote at least six times a year. We always enjoyed a delicious lunch which is excellent value for money.

We always have a great experience at Cote Brasserie wherever we go. Consistently good, the food is superb, the customer service is second to none and the atmosphere is great.

unfortunately when we arrived there was a problem with the Gas in the kitchen..so menu was reduced to two types of Chicken! the soup was lovely and the chicken was fine too as was the wine..nice touch would have been a glass of wine to all for the inconvenience of the menu... reminded me of fawlty towers posh night the ducks off!!!

Despite being very busy the staff looked after us very well. The food was delicious and well presented and there was a variety of choices both foods and prices. A great start to a wonderful evening at The Royal Opera House which was just round the corner!!

Great atmosphere. Great food - the moules frites were delicious. Pre-theatre menu is excellent value for money. Would definitely recommend and would eat here again.

Fantastic friendly staff, could not do enough for us. Went with 88 year old parents for their 'after theatre' meal for 65th anniversary, they were delighted with the evening. Thank you

Very good service and as always, good food. The restaurant was busy but we had a lovely table by the window. The house Red wine was perfectly acceptale for a lunchtime drink. Smashing Puds!

I had booked a table for 4.30pm for three people on Sunday we arrived on time and were seated at the table there appear to be a great shortage of waiting staff and we sat for nearly 10 minutes before anybody at ended out able out orders were taken and the complementary water arrived a bottle of wine we ordered came soon after the starters talk of further 15 minutes before they arrived in table and again we had quite a wait before the main course was so as the performance at the opera house started at 6.30 PM we did not have time for deserts sadly this is my worst experience of this branch of cote the the restaurant itself was exceptionally quiet and I'm not sure what the two waitresses that were attending the tables were doing but they did not appear to be looking after the customers

Get there much earlier than you need to if you have to get to the theatre. Food good but are in 4 min and ran after waiting for 35 min!

Good service, good menus, at a little prices. Perfect before a show in the theatre near from the restaurant. Really good experience in this french "brasserie"!

Very good waiter extremely helpful and promot as my nephew was on a short lunch break Steak very good and tasty with lovely creamed spinach. Good dessert and coffee. All in all a very enjoyable lunch Definitely make regular vistas.

The food and service good but felt very cramped at our table for 4, could have done with more space. Would recommend all the same.

Another fantastic visit to Cote. thank you so much, yet again. a great ending to another fab weekend in london before heading back up north.

Lovely friendly staff so a very congenial atmosphere - and we were given the table I'd asked for (which we knew is for 4 when we were only 2) so could hear each other as its in a quiet corner. Food very good (pink duck and good fishcakes) and wine properly chilled

Good value pre-theatre dinner. Busy as expected, friendly staff kept us informed about food service timings. Recommended and never been disappointed at any Cote restaurants.

Visited this restaurant pre theatre on what was a very wet evening. We were allocated a table near the door but immediately felt we were in a strong draught. We asked for an alternative table and were immediately moved to a table in the window which was much better - no draught and nice to watch the world go by. Our drinks arrived quickly as did our food order. Menu choice was good and our meals were tasty and good value for money. Only real complaint was the ladies toilet facilities - only two cubicles both very small and right next to the kitchen. The toilet seat in one cubicle was incorrectly fitted so the lid fell forwards and hit you on the back as you sat down. The toilet in the other cubicle was blocked and unusable. A queue quickly built up for the one usable toilet. Otherwise a lovely restaurant experience.

One of the waiters was a bit rude. The garlic butter for the steak came late and straight from the fridge. Experience was OK but not as good as Oxford Circus.

Excellent meal, served by good waiting staff who showed interest in their roles. The food was tasty and well presented and the house wine good quality

Good pre theatre menu. Good choice, good value. £13.95 for three courses. We had a table of 8 and service was good even though the place was full.

Tables were very close together to the point of making it difficult to get between them Food was good with fast & pleasant service. Ideal for a quick bite before the theatre.

We both really enjoyed the one course we had at lunch time today. My Risotto Vert was one of the best I've had in a long time - and I often have risotto when eating out, so have much experience from which to draw comparison. My first visit to a Cote restaurant too, but will definitely not be my last.

Excellent service and food as ever. Good portion sizes. None of this nouvelle cuisine crap. The great thing about this brasserie is the consistency. They maintain the highest standards.

As always the food was great and the service excellent. There were 11 of us for pre-theatre lunch and everything went perfectly. Have been many times and will definitely return