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A really lovely restaurant with great food and wine and very helpful staff Good atmosphere and the ambience is not ruined by excessive noise and music
Very good food and service! It was a bit loud but it was Saturday afternoon so I suppose it was to be expected. Consistently good food.
Exactly what we wanted. Charming staff. Delicious blood orange martini. I should have ordered dressing on side for salad. Lunch time so pleased busy but not noisy
Organised a group dinner for 12 people. The food was excellent, the food and drinks were served quickly and with courteous and friendly staff. Really enjoyed it!
Enjoyed food and very pleasant service as group of 4 friends for early Sat pre-theatre meal. However found noise levelst rather noisy to hear at times when became busy.
Really lovely experience. The food was delicious, and we were all more than happy with our various choices in each course which we felt were good value for money. The service was wonderful, efficient but very friendly. The ambience was lovely and we could happily hold a conversation without difficulty hearing one another. Would certainly recommend your restaurant.
Good fillet steak. Great value with the free wine offer.
Delightful feeling of a "family run" business: personable, friendly, good food etc. But it is a chain. Noise level probably better than most. Attentive staff
Good food, great value. Good service and overall experience! Thanks
We had a lovely meal. The staff are most attentive.
The staff were so helpful, friendly and accommodating for our group which were celebrating a 70th birthday. We were positioned right by the door and close to the accessible toilet which was very considerate given we had a wheelchair user in the group. The rendition of 'Happy Birthday' was also a very nice touch!
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.
The customer service was excellent. The food was very good! We had a meal voucher that was given to us previously by the restaurant and the meal ended up being a few pounds over the amount of the voucher - the manager came and told us it was fine and we didn't have to reconcile anything. I was truly pleased!
Good food and service. Good value for location. Rather noisy.
A lovely table for two for lunch on a Saturday. The restaurant is delightful, the food was impeccable and the service was absolutely perfect. We had such a lovely time I can't wait to go back. Crab mayonnaise was bursting with flavour,steak frites cooked to perfection, tarte au citron very zingy. Highly recommended.
Very bad service. Food was mediocre. We were made to wait 20 mins after our reservation time for a table and we were almost late to a concert at Southbank Centre as a result of this.
Pre theatre meal on both standard and prestige menus excellent and good value for area. Quiet at 4.30 but very busy by 5.30. Staff welcoming and attentive.
Service was excellent and the food well prepared and tasty. We had a pre-theatre meal and the restaurant copes well with the demand from many diners. Good value for money in comparison with some others near by.
second visit in last fortnight...Very convenient location.. good food at good price...Addition of Saga benefit was welcome .will definately be visiting the restaurant again ,next time I am in the area
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.
Great food and excellent value. The set meal is amazing! Had a lovely evening here, service was great; efficient but never felt rushed. Would definitely recommend.
Lovely intimate feeling and all staff were very attentive. We weren't rushed off our table even though we were a lot longer than 2 hours and the restaurant was very busy. The food was fantastic and such good value.
Nice welcome from the manager. Coats taken and placed on coatrack. Served efficiently. Food good. Fresh water served immediately (as always). Gluten-free requirement handled well. Both desserts delicious. Bill brought promptly. Third visit here.
Great food, good service and reasonably priced as always. Never disappointed at Cote!
Excellent food. The crab mayonnaise with sugar dough bread is always my favourite, full of flavour. excellent service.
Superb service, excellent food and décor, great value set pre-theatre menu. My gluten-free main course was a little delayed because of the care taken in preparation, and they too it upon themselves to reduced the bill. Our second time dining experience with this chain (the first was at Covent Garden) and once again, I would recommend and will dine with Côte Brasserie again.
Excellent food served by a very experience waitress...never disappointed when we eat in any the the Cote restaurants...🥂🍽
Lovely food and service, the only issue I had , which probably cannot be helped is that the staff walked through the restaurant with bins. These were covered , but I felt it was also inconvenient for the staff
I thought the service was exceptionally good. The food was served very quickly and efficiently by a very charming waiter. I would definitely recommend your restaurant to other people.
I thought the service was exceptionally good. The food was served very quickly and efficiently by a very charming waiter. I would definitely recommend your restaurant to other people.
Excellent friendly service. Not rushed. Great menu . Tables a bit too close together. Good choice of wine Good value for money. Pleasant atmosphere Will definitely book again
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.
Consistently good food and service at Cote, whichever branch I visit.
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 !!
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.
The setting and the service were great although the food was a little disappointing.
A very pleasant dinner after a concert at the South Bank. We had the February Cocktail and a Kir Royale, both were very pleasant. The meal was delicious, boeuf bourguignon and lamb rump, perfectly cooked with a good selection of vegetables followed by Creme Caramel and Ice cream. Though the restaurant was quite full, it wasn't too noisy and we were able to carry on a conversation without a problem. The service was very good and helpful and very prompt. All in all a very pleasant experience.
Have visited various Cote establishments in London and the South, always receiving good service and delicious dishes. This was no exception, despite raucous neighbours the staff ensured that, nonetheless, our experience was a pleasurable one.
Asked for table by window and not next to door. Table allocated matched our request. Food was excellent and service unobtrusive and prompt.
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.
been to this cote previously and very good food standard, bit noisy and hectic pre theatre dinner but only to be expected along the south bank at 6 pm
The service was very good and fast. Our waiter was very attentive. Food was delightful as always. And it was followed by delicious complimentary cocktails. 10/10
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
Excellent meal. Service faultless. Food and drink excellent especially the Rhubarb Martini. Very enjoyable.
Always enjoy a pre theatre meal at Cote, such good value for money with nice choice of menu which changes often. Efficient and friendly service.
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!
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, 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 !
Great location. Friendly attentive staff. Good food and great value.