Côte Islington

Friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Great service and great food. We've eaten at Côte Restaurants many times in different locations and we have never been disappointed.

Cote is a lovely restaurant and Ive been going there for years. The staff are lovely also, very helpful and friendly, but this was the second time my meal came up raw, despite my asking for well done.

Reliably good food and excellent service, even though we were edging towards closing time. We love coming here! Haddock with pea purée and mint especially good.

Lovely meal at Cote Islington Green - excellent value and excellent, friendly service. One of my favourite places to meet family and friends. Set menu is brilliant - I don't know how they can do it for the price but I'm not complaining!!

A very warm and polite welcome. Food lovely, as always, and service is excellent. Thank you for the Kir Royales for my birthday, much appreciated.

Excellent food and service. Very accommodating and quick so we could get to the theatre on time. Food was excellent, restaurant had a good atmosphere. All four of us had a lovely time and meal.

Cote is a chain of restaurants serving well presented French classics and changing seasonal specials. The Islington Green branch has good light and good views over the Green. The service is good or very good. The food is always delicious and the wines are excellent.

As always a very pleasant meal, and friendly helpful staff I have recently introduced a friend to a Cote and she is also very impressed

Excellent value and great service. It is always a pleasure to eat here; the food is good with a wide choice and the staff are helpful.

We had the lunch/early supper menu which had a good choice and worked well for group of friends (7) meeting up. Nice friendly staff and professional service all contributed to a very enjoyable night out without any stressful moments. A very nice feeling that we could all relax and rely on having a good time. Small point - if one is short the banquet seats feel very low in relation to the table. I was going to ask for a cushion but could see any around.

Cote Islington is a place you can rely on for good food and excellent service. Lunch today was good as per usual. Good portion sizes as well as good presentation. This is perhaps my favourite Cote and always delivers on quality as well as value for money.

As ever good food in a pleasant environment. Cote can be relied to deliver whichever restaurant used - refreshing that standards are high and consistent across a chain.

Food was good however service was slow due to understaffing. This is the first time we have visited this branch and we are a big fan of the set lunch menu so I hope they will improve on the service.

Very good service from friendly and efficient staff. Excellent food as usual. Creme caramel to die for! Sadly the restaurant was not as full as usual - although better than being overcrowded!

Friendly and attentive service from all staff. Very good choices on the menu to suit all tastes. Food standard excellent as always. Highly recommend for lunch and dinner.

veal escalope slightly unseasoned and slightly greasy - has the recipe changed for the steak tartare as we noticed a very high percentage of capers (approx 20% of content) Waitress was excellent

We had a lovely meal with great service and a very reasonable price. The atmosphere in the restaurant is suitable for friends, special occasions or romantic meals. Would definitely recommend.

Service was rather slow and when my main course of lamb arrived it was rare rather than the medium I asked for. My wife's order of duck was overcooked meaning it was hard and dry. Covent Garden Cote is much better in every aspect.

Cote on Islington Green is always reliable, reasonably priced and the staff are particularly good. I think Cote is better at straightforward dishes and the sirloin steak with bearnaise sauce on my last visit was extremely good.

When in Islington always go to Cote Islington Green, never disappointed , the food excellent The staff excellent too, that's all I can say it's fabulous

A very nice meal. Food was great and staff were all attentive but not in your face. We both had the pork belly which was cooked perfectly.

Fairly satisfied. A bit of a default choice for our group. There was a bit of a muddle with my friend (a bit of a wine buff) about domaine and grape information, and a coffee we sent back because the milk was off. We had the set pre-7 o'clock meal which was still £35 a head including, admittedly expensive, wine.

Good service from several different staff. Decent food...but some dishes were not as hot as one would expect. Good quality house wine. Ambience spoilt by a group of 8 very noisy diners some of whom appeared to have pre loaded with alcohol. Management ought to be alert to such groups and ensure that they do not detract from the enjoyment of fellow diners. Meal and wine was reasonably priced with service charges guaranteed to staff.

Very relaxed atmosphere, with attentive staff. Were able to select a table that we liked. The food on the specials early evening set menu was excellent as always and good value.

My partner and I were in Islington to see a play at Almeida and decided to have dinner at Cote en route.We were welcomed warmly and had a delicious dinner that didnt break the bank.Ive never had steak at Cote before but my minute steak was absolutely delicious and was served with chips and a small green salad. My partners had half a chicken served with potato gratin and green beans.These dishes were both from the Weekend Specials menu and at £10.95 were fantastic quality as well as being tasty.

The service was very good. We had the 'specials' for main courses and the confit duck was excellent. We do go there quite often and even celebrated a 70th birthday there, which went very well indeed.

An exceptional experience. Staff were attentive, polite and very friendly. The food was exquisite, boasting of different flavours and spices. Never have been disappointed with Cotê, we will most definitely be back.

Good service, and venue, friendly staff. Nice food and atmosphere, and reasonably priced, I would recommend - all in all a good evening - sorted :-)

We had a very pleasurable lunch and the staff were very helpful and accommodating as one of us wanted to mix and match the lunch menu!

Very good value for three courses on the early evening set menu, with plenty of choice, and very quick and friendly service, although that should not have been difficult as the restaurant was quiet at the time. Egg (sic) Benedict was very good; Risotto Vert had plenty of crunch and taste in the vegetables, but was very peppery.

Disappointed. I booked online and mentioned a birthday for one of our party of three, this was totally ignored. We use Cote a great deal and my wife usually has Fish Parmetier. This time there was not much Fish but many leeks which are not usually present! Not our normal satisfaction and as a birthday, a let down!

I always return to Cote for the excellent food, friendly staff and great value for money. It's definitely my go-to restaurant when I fancy something special. Thanks, Hel.

Excellent and all the more so because of your offer of a reward of a free bottle of wine. Great menu and friendly and helpful service.

Food consistently of good standard with a service to match. Felt very welcomed upon arrival and service was attentive throughout. Even as we left the same gentleman who welcomed us, asked if everything was satisfactory and genuinely cared. Very impressed!

The service and ambience were great. Not the best tasting steak I have had, but overall a very pleasant experience. We had champagne, a starter, mains, a bottle and puddings for just over £100.

The salmon we ordered tasted like burn and we could hardly eat it. The service was slow. Other than that we had a good night.

My partner and I had a very enjoyable dinner,...food and service was excellent and we shall be visiting again,..however for a French type restaurant not to have a brandy was a sin,..!

The food very good - especially the crab mousse full of delicious white crab meat. The wine recommended by the restaurant was also an excellent one, ditto the desserts. Service very efficient and attentive. The restaurant was almost full but the tables well spaced out so not noisy, altogether a very pleasant atmosphere. Well worth the visit.

First time I have used Islington branch but aware of Cote elsewhere. It came well up to expectation with a very helpful knowledgable head waiter or manager. Bit pricey but good steaks.

Lovely food. Charming and efficient staff. The rooms cool and comfortable. The special menu has sufficient variety to offer a good choice including vegetarian options.