Côte Royal Festival Hall

Always enjoy the food at Cote - although the tables are a bit close together here so it tends to be a little noisy when its full.

THE USUAL GOOD FOOD WITH EXCELLENT GLUTEN FREE OPTIONS BUT THE WHOLE RESTAURANT IS VERY NOISY. STAFF VERY HELPFUL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND LOCATION IS PERFECT FOR THE RFH

We both chose off of the set menu which was full of great options! All of the food was cooked perfectly - the chocolate mousse was amazing! Southbank is right by work do it was perfect for an early dinner and drinks. I’ve booked in again already for a friend’s birthday!

Lovely vibe and staff were excellent, as usual with Cote, food was great- the only reason I didn't give a 6 is we were a table of 6 & we had 2 small round tables pushed together which was ok but not ideal (just a small point) Love the location too as very convenient for Waterloo 😀

Friendly and efficient service and very speedy. Ideal for pre-cinema dining. Food was tasty. Went with the classic Steak Frites and side salad. Always a winner.

We understand that the restaurant is popular and busy pre-theatre but having arrived at 6 our main course was served at 6.50 which meant I was panicking about getting to the theatre in time . The food we had was delicious and service friendly and polite but it would have been good to have had time for dessert or coffee!!

A Saturday evening at Cote will always be busy. Service was of course friendly, courteous and prompt with all dishes for the course arriving together.

A Saturday evening at Cote will always be busy. Service was of course friendly, courteous and prompt with all dishes for the course arriving together.

Good food and excellent service. No hesitation in eating here again.

Food was to the high standard expected of Cote, although the service didn't seem as slick as other branches I've been to. We waited some time for aperitifs we'd ordered and then it proved difficult to catch a waiter's eye to order food. This meant that we ended up rushing a bit towards the end, as we were attending a concert. Overall, though, a nice meal.

Service was excellent. Food was good. However, very noisy. We were sitting inside in the lower section and it was difficult to hear even the person sitting next to you. Terrible acoustics.

Great location loved the food. Very close to Waterloo and being able to book table was very helpful. Would go back to the restaurant again - great place to meet people.

Relaxing, non rushed eve. With good food at a good price on the early menu. Find this a great, buzzy venue with lots of space

Very friendly and efficient service, great food. Good veggie choice, but you need to ask for the separate vegetarian menu! Excellent position on the Southbank, perfect for pre and post event dining.

Staff here are so lovely. Very friendly and a good balance of attentive vs respectful of your time & conversation. Seating in booths downstairs great for a small group (3-5), better than upstairs in my opinion as upstairs is louder with smaller tables

always good at cote and this was no exception and so handy for the South Bank. Service was very good and we were in plenty of time for the concert

First visit to the new Southbank Cote.Service friendly and speedy, food up to usual Cote standard. A good addition to the choices available at the Southbank centre.

Prompt and efficient service with an excellent menu as always. Service especially appreciated as we were eating at peak time before performances at Festival Hall.

Excellent food and service but I had to ask a couple of times for the bill when I was in a hurry for a concert.

Very pleasant and personable staff. I mentioned that I was celebrating my birthday and was treated a complimentary dessert, accompanied with candle and a chorus of 'Happy Birthday' from the staff. Advisable to book, as it is a very busy, buzzing restaurant due to the location but service is nonetheless unhurried, giving you time to enjoy the excellent food at your own pace.

Great atmosphere and food, attentive service, and good menu What else could you want This is our first visit to this location, having already been to Cote in Chichester we were not disappointed

Great atmosphere, good choice of food at very reasonable prices. Staff all very helpful and friendly. All round great experience. Met up with some old work colleagues and were there for 4 hours, so didn’t rush you off the table like a lot of other places do.

It was really nice, we were welcomed and the meal was excellent. Good choice, excellent service, very friendly and professional - altogether a very good experience.

As usual, food great, service great, very impressed by the newest Côte Brasserie., nicely laid out. As usual, food great, service great, very impressed by the newest Côte Brasserie., nicely laid out.

Quick service, lovely new restaurant. Good value set price menu. Very convenient location for the royal festival hall in the South bank centre. Usual Cote menu.

The interior design was lovely, really liked the floor tiles and the lighting. The service was great everyone was very friendly and kind. And last but not least the food was delicious!

Excellent location. Fantastic customer service and lovely staff. Set menu an utter bargain with a wide choice of tasty dishes to choose from. 10/10. Good food, too.

The food was lovely and staff were fantastic. Will definitely return, as the venue is perfect for Waterloo and for my place of work. a

Great location if going to the National Theatre. Food excellent, staff attitude excellent. Very busy vibe. Handy if coming up to town from Waterloo. We had the lunch menu very good value. We had two courses. The whitebait was excellent, my tarte provenchale was very tasty. Fish cakes good and Sea bass also great. Thoroughly recommend this place. We will be going back.

Love Cote Barbican so was excited that there was one now at Festival Hall, but SO disappointed. Very noisy, only 2 people serving, no fixed price lunch so finished up having 2 starters which was very unsatisfactory as unbalanced, sadly won’t go again as too many other local options.

They were having problems with being so busy - not long opened - but the manager was so attentive and apologetic and the food (when it eventually came) was up to Cote standard completely - we will definitely go back.

This is our first visit to Cote at Festival Hall and we are so impressed by the lovely ambience and helpful waiting staff. The ore theatre menu is fantastic value and done so well as always.

Excellent service, particularly as the restaurant has just opened. Had a chat with the manager and thanked her and our excellent waiter who had gone off duty (we spent 4.5 hours over lunch!). We'll be back!

Speedy friendly service. Lovely brunch. Asked for cheese- only Croque [No ham] Add this to menu please ? Rather noisy accoustic .. don't need music.

Usual Cote high standards. Newly opened and very conveniently placed for pre or post theatre/concert visits although there is no pre-theatre menu at lunchtime - only early evening. We will be back!

Very good food and service. Only downside was that it was noisy, mostly from customers talking; probably unavoidable because of the nature of the site - basically a box with lots of hard surfaces.

Very friendly welcome and prompt service. Particularly useful as had to be out for a theatre visit. Had the pre-fixe early evening menu which had a great selection of dishes. Food very enjoyable and good portion sizes. Good number of wines available by the glass and found a good accompaniment easily. Room ambiance excellent for such a busy location. Friendly service continued throughout. Would not hesitate to return

Always good value, reliable for and good staff. When need t eat out you can always count on good quality food at reasonable prices Reccommended

Excellent service at a busy time. Very good food and pleasant atmosphere. The staff were very helpful and took our orders very promptly. Even picked up the knife I dropped before I knew where it had gone.

Had a delicious meal in lovely surroundings. Fantastic menu choice Would definitely recommend. Good new addition to the Southbank so convenient for Warterloo And away from the crowds

The food was good and service excellent. The tables are squashed in and it's very noisy, so it can be hard to have a relaxing conversation. However, the extensive and tasty gluten free menu will keep me coming back!

Excellent service, wonderful food and very good value for money . Cotes is never disappointing and will definitely return and would highly recommend . Thank you.

Great location, fantastic service, staff very friendly & our food was delicious! They accommodated all our requests & we love the Cote chain! I love the brunch menu!

Food was delicious and good value. Ambience and surroundings excellent. Staff made us very welcome and were very attentive and professional. Location perfect for the BFI so we enjoyed a relaxed meal with time to stroll to our film.

Perfect welcome by staff. Shown quickly to table and coats taken. Felt like a valued customer. Food was served quickly and tasted great. Service included but happy to pay it.

We had a tight schedule for our meal. We had allowed an hour-and-a-half for it before a concert at the Royal Festimval Hall, but we were delayed in a train sitting outside Waterloo station for 20 minutes. We explained this to the waiter/manager. We then had to wait for nearly half-and-hour for the first course to arrive, and consequently had to rush eating our two courses. The waiter/manager generously offered to waive the cost, which we did not feel that we could accept (except as to a couple of glasses of prosecco and some olives), since we had eventually had the food, and it was up to Cote's usual high standard.

Great new location for visiting any South Bank venues. Service unusually slow for Cote, but food quality and presentation up to usual high standard, and the layout and ambience as good and not too noisy.

Great location and big downstairs space Very friendly happy staff Hisbands steak was undercooked and returned so taken off the bill Would definitely go back

It is great to have a Cote Brasserie right by the Royal Festival Hall. Great French bistro-style food, a very good selection of wines and efficient friendly service. This is a new location for a very good chain

Great to have a Cote on the Southbank. Fab location. As ever excellent food and efficient and unobstrusive service by very friendly staff. My guest loved it.

great location and ambiance. Superb selection of food and well presented. we really enjoyed our lunch and think this is a great addition to the chain.