Côte Royal Festival Hall

This was another tasty and good value meal, with plenty of choice on the early evening menus. Steak frites well up to the usual standard.

As usual,my daughter and I had a delicious meal at Cote at the Festival Hall. Although the brasserie was very busy our order was served quickly and with extreme courtesy and careful attention to our requirements. I think that there were fewer staff members on duty than usual and the staff were working at an incredible speed. Halo was remarkably patient and helped many of his colleagues with taking orders and delivering the meals. Looking forward to our next visit!

Always good food and service, plenty of choice and relaxed atmosphere. ave been to several Cote restaurants and they were all consistently reliable - thank you!

A warm welcome from very friendly staff. The service was fine, except that part of our order was missing when are meals were served. The error was rectified promptly. We both ate the Breton chicken from the Prestige menu and found it a little dry. The rest of the meal was very good: honest food at a reasonable price. My only other comment was that we felt the seating downstairs was rather cramped. We have eaten at various Cote restaurants and will continue to do so.

Can't fault service, food etc. Downside was sorting out our table as we had reserved it on-line but staff had a problem in finding it. They did apologise profusely when they sorted it but that is the 2nd time we have had that problem at the same restaurant.

We were very well looked after during a busy pre-theatre evening time. The service was great, the food was delicious and it was excellent value for money. We'll definitely be back!

Consistently good food and service at Cote, whichever branch I visit.

Côte has created an offer which ticks all the boxes. The food is excellent and original and the menu has something for everyone. We usually choose one or other of the set menus and they rarely disappoint. The wine list has some very good wines at the lower end. And the service is very good. Our Romanian waiter last night was lovely. Thank you for delivering quality at a very reasonable price. 😆

2 weeks ago I enjoyed a lovely plate of mussels. On the strength of that I ordered them again last night and was bitterly disappointed with the small and dried things that appeared. There were also 3-4 empty shells which didn't help matters. Although you responded with a reduction in the bill I did wonder whether yo have one quality for the fixed menu and another better quality for the a la carte. Would like to think this isn't the case but can you reassure me? Roger Lennard

Absolutely god awful service! We had to ask multiple times to be able to order, for drinks that were forgotten, for the table to be cleared... Then when there was a change of shift, we were entirely forgotten about. Absolutely disastrous. Our table was also right next to the coffee machines so every 3 minutes we had to pause all conversation since it was so loud. I usually absolutely love Cote, but won't be coming back to this one again.

I have been to a number of your restaurants and the food and service has always been excellent. Althow one of your waiters could have been a little be more frindly.

Delicious food, excellent service from start to finish. Waiters were efficient, helpful and very friendly. We visited prior to watching a show at County Hall and this restaurant was very well placed for that. Would definitely recommend.

Thank you to the kind member of staff who allowed me to pay for my parents for dinner and for the complimentary Kir royale. Much appreciated!

Good service, very accommodating. Staff were friendly and the service was good.

A lovely meal - charming atmosphere in which to catch up with friends and friendly, quick service. A nice pre-theatre set menu and wine list too.

Busy restaurant, but they graciously welcomed our very early arrival for our booking. Service was good, although the restaurant was hectic, with a couple of large parties, our waiter Bouba was very attentive and didn’t miss a thing. Food good and well presented as ever, staff lovely, really enjoyed our meal

We have been using Cote for some years now, starting in Birmingham then St Katherines Dock and St Martins Lane then Cote in Oxford so when we booked at Royal Festival Hall we did know the group and found this experience as all the others excellent food and excellent value

The service , food and atmosphere were exceptional- Thank you very much everybody

Amazing food, Staff were very attentive and the restraint is in a good location.

Delicious food with very good service and excellent value for money (we chose from the Prestige Menu). The restaurant was just across the path from the Royal Festival Hall, so ideal for a pre-concert dinner, but would advise booking in advance.

The food was fantastic and great value! Lovely ambience and service and great gluten free menu! The creme caramel was out of this world. Great restaurant . Recommended.

pleased to be in Cote again as ours in Camden Parkway closed recently & we miss it a lot as many of us locally went there frequently. The food yesterday was really good as it always is except that the potatoes weren't quite cooked. We were given a generous discount off our bill for this however. Apart from that, the only issue was the noise level which makes conversation difficult. I'm not sure how you can address this but more sound absorbent surfaces might help?

Everything was good, the food, service, drinks -- and not hugely expensive, a decent lunch, pleasantly served and reasonably priced --I'm definitely coming back !!

This was a warm and welcoming location on a cold February afternoon. The staff were friendly and helpful and the food tasty. Our main course did take a very long time to arrive but the staff were apologetic and gave us a complimentary kir royals to compensate for our wait. Overall I would recommend this restaurant for a pre theatre meal .

Although we have enjoyed other branches of your restaurant in the past, and particularly the chicken, the three of us that ate this found it to be heavily overcooked, hard and dry, rather than the moist tasty chicken we have previously eaten. Although useful when we go to theatre in the area, we suspect we will not be returning.

Enjoyable meal at a new branch of Cote at Southbank. Its new so its settling down and I am sure it will be successful. The food at Cote is consistent if a little formulaic and pre cooked. Good value.

Our lunch was a reunion of former work colleagues. We had not seen each other for many years so we had a lot to talk about! The staff were fantastic and allowed us to stay for as long as we wanted. We had a delicious lunch with a glass of bubbly and plenty of water. It was an excellent experience.

One of our party was ill soon after arrival. We had exemplary support from the staff who did all they could to help. Unfortunately the ill guest and his partner had to leave but we, the remaining couple, stayed for our lunch (delayed by over an hour) which was excellent, supplemented by some sparking wine provided by the restaurant to compensate for our difficulties. In all the food and service could not have been better.

We adore COTE and are regular customers but last night we felt let down. The fries were overcooked and my friend's steak frites steak was tough. We did tell the waiter but he didn't offer to do anything about it.

Delightful breakfast and dinner! Just what we needed after a very early start to the day and a wonderfully interesting and VERY tiring full day at the V&A. Excellent food and friendly, slick service too. We will definitely return when we are back in London again very soon! Many thanks, R and K xxx.

Lovely food, fab location and the price fix menu is excellent value. Plus, the acoustics are always good at Cote which is important to me as I hate sitting in noisy, brash surroundings that seem the current trend. I keep going back, but book a table as it popular and gets busy

Easy to book a table in advance. Service excellent and friendly. Food very good too!

Lovely food, great service, and very patient with all the kids in there (including ours!). We’ve eaten in a few different Côtes (love the set menus) and this was by far thr best food - my mum raved about the pork for the rest of the day and wants to thank the chef!

Overall it’s a great place to eat. The food is flavoursome, the selection of wines it’s fantastic, the service is good. I would however liked to see more pasta dishes on the menue. The venue can get a little noisy at some point, it may help to play some classical music to keep people calm! Maybe. I’m very happy with cote brasserie and would definitely go back there to enjoy more food dishes.🥂😊❤️

Good location. Service ok. Food not up to usual standard. Seafood linguini very bland.

Took 10-15 minutes to be asked about food or drinks, wasn’t asked if we wanted any more drinks, chicken was pink (agreed by waiter) so swapped over. Had to wait another 20 minutes after our mains were cleared away to grab the attention of staff. Fed up with wait so didn’t get dessert and left. Disappointing service, nice meal though

We were quickly seated at a table in the window, as requested in my online booking. The staff were cheerful and efficient and although the restaurant was full the service was prompt. The three course pre-theatre menu was good value for money and the standard of presentation was high. My only criticism was that the fish was cooked in too much oil. This is the second time we have dined in a Cafe Cote and it will not be the last.

Very attentive staff, excellent service the only set back was with the food, the chicken was dry and my partners mash was on the cold side.

We book Cote because it's always good. Our experience last night was again excellent. Great, fast service and delicious food. I nearly always choose the French onion soup because I love it. My seafood linguine was good and my creme caramel was to die for. Our wine was also good.

Great service, friendly attentive staff. Three courses good, steak a bit dry

Great service, tasty food and great value! Also the location is great for showing people around the Southbank Thank you to the team! I am looking forward to coming back:)

Second time here for my pre concert meal, excellent service and personnel! Definitely coming again to dine before my concerts !

The food was delicious and the service superb. We enjoyed a leisurely meal before walking along the Thames.

Excellent experience as usual! The service, food/drink and location are perfect. In my opinion Côte is the most consistent restaurant in the small chain bracket. Well done. Please keep it up!🌟

Went for Set Menu. Previously good, this time rather poor. Fish dry & over cooked. We mentioned this when asked & we were offered a free dessert which we declined but we did accept a free coffee. Probably won’t go back for a while or if we do will go A La Carte. Shame.

We had a wonderfully efficient, friendly & very lovely server called Christian, he is a credit to Cote & made our visit most enjoyable!! We also had a very pleasant Young Lady greet & seat us!! A very enjoyable visit, food, wine, service & atmosphere excellent & complimentary cocktails made it a perfect visit!!

Absolutely outstanding customer service from the second we entered, thoroughly impressed by the whole team. I spoke to Reesh before we left and conveyed our thanks, really impressive. Well done to the chefs for delicious food and to the team that worked relentlessly on the day. Each and every one of them stood out in their own way, hats off to you all.

Very well looked after and not rushed despite it being a very busy time pre-theatre. Food lovely and reasonably priced too. Nice to be served on hot plates. Visiting again on 16th!

Food fair. Used to be good, but like so many other chains, expand too much and quality does not stay at same standard. Fried zucchini was great; would not order grilled chicken with sardelaise again - and I've had sardelaise potatoes in France, where they were scrumptious.

Great location. Friendly attentive staff. Good food and great value.