Côte Royal Festival Hall

Advertised as a preshow menu, the meal was unhurried because of the efficient and attentive staff. A very pleasent early evening. Will be returning soon.

Food was good; atmosphere and service are far better than at other Côtes (Barbican).

Good location in the railway arches on southbank. Standard core fare which is always good and something for all ages. Staff of seemingly all London chains slightly undertrained , careless and overstretched. But overall not bad and a reasonable price.

I am delighted that you can rely on Côte not to devalue their product offering over time, unlike other food outlets. However, I booked over a week ago and was slightly disappointed that the table we were given was at the back of the restaurant, in the 'cavern', rather than at the better-lit front which was empty at the time. In this particular case, the 'cavern' was not very well ventilated and we all came out with our clothes smelling of cooking! Other than that, well serviced, but the waiter was not up to speed with current drinks requirements and the request for cucumber instead of lemon in a Gin-and-tonic rather threw him! Now, why have you put 'out-of-6' stars as an option when 5 is usually the norm? I'll still give you 4. Is that so you still get 5-star reviews??

It was a wonderful meal with super-service all round ! The food was truly amazing. The beef tartare, prepared with cognac was outstanding, accompanied with beautifully toasted bread. We couldn't have prepared that any better - pure delight. My mom had the duck which she loved and I had the Breton Fish Stew which was a total highlight. Beautifully cooked fish / seafood in a wonderful and and perfectly prepared and deliciously flavoured juice/sauce. I absolutely loved that and would highly recommend it to anyone !!! We had the Tartin de Pommes as a desert which was another treat, not too sweet and accompanied by beautiful ice cream. This will be one of my top favourites indeed and my mom and I will definitely be coming back more than once !

Really enjoyed as every time me and my girlfriend we visit ćote good food good servise.

Difficult to find using iPhone maps and your booking service couldn’t help ‘because they aren’t based in London’

The service was a little bit too slow tonight which meant we sadly missed the play we were due to see tonight which was a shame.

Fantastic meal and excellent service from the manager to the staff. We waited for an outdoor table but it was worth it! We will be back!

Great food and service and location for the Royal Festival Hall. Will definitely return but need to pre book if attending an event as it was extremely busy. Enjoyed the two course set menu which was excellent value for London!

Amazing food and brilliant service. Dad said it was the best steak he had ever had - high praise indeed. A fantastic Mother's Day. Thank you.

Took our brother in law here for a meal to celebrate his 70th birthday. The staff were extremely attentive and made us feel special. They even sang Happy Birthday to him. We have visited a number of other Cotes but this was our first visit here, very useful if you are going to the Royal Festival Hall like us.

Lovely complimentary cocktail on Arrival. Our waiter (Nardi?) was very intuitive to our needs and the food as always was delicious. Excellent customer experience. Well done.

Pre-concert meal, booking process was very easy on their website. Once I got there the staff was very welcoming and all smiling. Thought it was going to be crowded since it was dinner time, but it was very reasonable and I didn’t have to wait to be served. Courses came at normal pace, didn’t have to wait to long for my next course nor I felt rushed. A very happy customer who will be returning soon.

Took my Son and his girlfriend for a pre-show dinner and it was their first time there. As one is a vegetarian, it was nice to see a good vegetarian menu. The food and service was good as always.

We ordered spinach which never arrived. It was irritating to see it shown on the bill and then deducted as a gesture of goodwill. There was no goodwill involved, we did not get it so not charging us was hardly a generous gesture

Excellent food. The crab mayonnaise with sugar dough bread is always my favourite, full of flavour. excellent service.

Had a lovely quick meal here before attending a concert at the Festival Hall. Service was very considerate and exceptionally quick and the food was delicious. We were in and out in 15 minutes and they still made us feel relaxed.

Excellent food served by a very experience waitress...never disappointed when we eat in any the the Cote restaurants...🥂🍽

Staff were friendly and made our visit fun especially Kevin and Bobar. We enjoyed some friendly banter with both and stayed with our friends for over two hours. We always eat at Cotes by choice and are never disappointed. Excellent food and nothing to much trouble. Will be back again when in London.

Great quality two course set menu. Very reasonably priced. Friendly staff, fab location

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.

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.

As ever an awesome dining experience, great food and service all at reasonable prices. Truly value for money.

Lovely food, gorgeous wine (nice and chilled), perfect location and wonderful staff. But be warned you must book on a Saturday it is super-popular. Thanks for the gluten free menus - always allreciated especially with the reassurance of flagged food when served.

A lovely meal well presented and most enjoyable very convenient for our concert at the Royal Festival Hall. Great place to meet friends and family. Very good quality at a very good price.

Had an excellent meal. The service was good and the waiter was very helpful. This is an informal place to eat good food. Somewhat noisy but that's because this restaurant is very busy and obviously successful.

A very friendly welcome, great atmosphere, excellent food as usual. Highly recommend Cote restaurants, I have never been disappointed. The birthday treat of Kir Royale was very welcome and much appreciated.

Excellent food and service. Also accommodated a change in time of booking and group size. Second time we’ve been here and both times have been first class

We had a good meal from the current set menu while we were waiting for a concert in the RFH. The food and wine were excellent and the staff friendly. Only negative was a slightly worrying tardy delivery of our main course but fortunately we had left plenty of time. Enjoyed being on the covered terrace with blankets round our knees, by choice.

Service was excellent but the food was not great. Especially the veggie main - butternut squash cake. Didn’t taste of anything and the egg on top was tasteless and didn’t really go. Bit disappointing as their breakfasts are always very good

Food was excellent and staff were friendly and attentive. It was my first visit to this branch and it was definitely up to the usual high standards of Cote

We were quickly escorted to our table, water was brought immediately and we were offered drinks. Good first impression The menu was just fine for our needs

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.

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, 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.🥂😊❤️

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:)

The service and ambience were great. A lovely placevto go.

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