Côte Royal Festival Hall

A most enjoyable meal - and well up to Cote's high standards. We were greeted with handshakes; our reserved table was ready; and my wife was so pleased with the gluten-free menu (she is coeliac). Thank you!

This was an embarrassing experience. I booked for 5.30 as we were due at a concert starting at 7. One of us was late, 3 were not. We got drinks and the one starter ordered but by 6.40 we were still waiting for food-2 if us had ordered salads! We left, fortunately our offer to Pay was refused. Please tell me why a restaurant serving a large concert venue cannot ensure customers leave having eaten in an hour? This was really poor service made worse because I told our waiter we needed to be in the concert hall by 7! Cote-you must improve your staffing to make sure this never recurs.

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

We arrived about 20 mins before our booking but they managed to accommodate us easily, even tho its a super busy restaurant. Food was delicious as always from Cote, staff very friendly and helpful when needing a help with a wine choice. Would go back and would recommend to anyone looking for very reasonably priced french cuisine.

Despite a busy restaurant and lots of kids, the staff were charming and professional as ever, and the food delicious.Cote are a consistent chain, they always make me feel looked after.

A delightful birthday lunch with friends and family. Manager and all staff most attentive. Good food and excellence service. Thankyou

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

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.

Perfect place for business lunch, good food relaxed atmosphere and very quiet. Would definitely recommend and look forward to visiting again. Cõte was also good value for money

Excellent meal as always. Loved the rhubarb martini! The complimentary bottle of wine made the meal even better value than usual. Staff were attentive and friendly and the food was great. You can't beat Cote, we will be back again soon for sure.

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!

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.

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.

One of our party needed gluten free food. Very impressed that the menu was already for her when we arrived. We were a group of friends that had not seen each other for a long time so being downstairs we could chat much easier

I always enjoy coming to Cotes Brassiere, I love the food, ambience and the service is always good. Its in a great location, close to concert halls, theatre, cinema and bars.

Bill was wrong and had to be corrected. We were charged for a ‘complimentary drink’ ( which should have been free)! Waiter admitted he had made ‘a mistake’.

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.

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

A very pleasant evening with great service and delicious food. The atmosphere here is always a real buzz and you can see why it's so popular. Thank you!

Really lovely food and service! Lunch menu really great value!

We have just got back to Reading, from an excellent meal tonight. We were a party of three and had a combination from the various menus, and the staff could not have been more helpful.

The service was terrible. We ordered our food at 10 pm, the mains didn’t come in till 11 pm. The chips were cold, the whole experience was awful

Lovely staff, great food and good atmosphere - for an early Friday night this was a great place to go - busy but not over crowded

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.

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.

My second visit to a cote this week for my birthday celebrations . As usual wonderful food and service although different restaurant standard still amazing our party of ten loved it thankyou xx

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

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.

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:)

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!!

Good service and tasty food. Always a good option for pre theatre dining.