Côte St Paul's

Good food and attentive staff - nice place for supper !!

I took my friends here who were visiting London as I had previously had a great experience at the Cote Oxford Circus. I can whole heartedly say the experience at the Cote St Paul's was not as great. I had an email offering a free Martini, when we arrived this was spilt on our table. No offer was made to clear it up. We had to ask to have the martini cleaned off the table. We ordered the warm bread for before our starter, it was brought in a basket for the three of us but without plates and then the waiter disappeared, so we could not ask for plates or cutlery and had to eat the bread from our hands before it went cold. All evening the waiter was inattentive and cold. This was in such contrast to the experience I had at Oxford Circus, I was embarrassed that I had invited my friends. Dissatisfied and won't suggest to friends again.

We were celebrating my 70th birthday and the staff could not have been more accommodating. The service was excellent and the staff very attentive. My daughter had baked a cake which Cote were very happy to put candles on and the waitress took photos for us. All in all a very memorable day. Thank you Cote and all your excellent staff.

Our party of 12 from St Paul’s Cathedral had lunch between services and so had limited time. Everything went like clockwork. The staff were so welcoming, efficient, cheerful and helpful. The whole experience was most enjoyable.

Lovely staff and excellent food, attentive staff. Always excellent food that's consitant no matter what restaurant you go to. The steak is amazing and lovely seating arrangement. Keep it up

We were celebrating my 70th birthday and the staff could not have been more accommodating. The service was excellent and the staff very attentive. My daughter had baked a cake which Cote were very happy to put candles on and the waitress took photos for us. All in all a very memorable day. Thank you Cote and all your excellent staff.

I went to Cote Brasserie for my birthday celebration with friends and had a brilliant time. Great food and friendly and efficient staff. Thank you.

Great service and food, priced well. Only small negative would be that it was lacking a bit of atmosphere, as we were put downstairs but that was probably because it was a table of 10.

The food was excellent - we both had the charcuterie board, followed by belly pork. What really made it special was our waiter, Sam. He was to only friendly and helpful, he was very attentive and absolutely charming. A huge asset to the company. The manager (Kyle, I think) was extremely helpful too.

I am a regular customer and I’m always greeted as such. Lovely friendly staff, fantastic food and a great ambience. The set menu changes monthly and is excellent value for money.Highly recommended

Booked a table for 8 colleagues for lunch. Very good service, speedy and attentive. Food was a bit of a let down but a new experiense: the worst mussels I've ever had. Crumble dessert except for the icecream was also unedible and cold.

Coped with our party of 25 brilliantly, all round good experience.

Our party of 12 from St Paul’s Cathedral had lunch between services and so had limited time. Everything went like clockwork. The staff were so welcoming, efficient, cheerful and helpful. The whole experience was most enjoyable.

Good food and attentive staff - nice place for supper !!

Totally brilliant staff supported us so well. We had a big table to organise. Can't fault them at every stage -booking and on the day. Really accommodating staff. Perfect venue for a big family meal.

You know what you are getting when you eat at cote. we were a large group so it was great the restaurant accommodated us but it did take quite a while to get served.

We have enjoy the meal and few drinks. It was very nice atmosphere, as always. Special thank you for Ryan and Kane as they have been extremely helpful. Everyone is always nice and friendly and food is great. This is not my first time and most definitely won't be the last. I highly recommend this place.

Thank you very much to the Cote team! We used the function room downstairs for a private function and it worked brilliantly. The food was pre ordered for 51 guests, served efficiently and was tasty. Furthermore the children had loads of space to run around. A delightful lunch time party.

We were well looked after by the staff as usual in the Cote St. Paul's. My client was very happy with all aspects of the meal and venue.

Good food, polite and attentive service. Reliable and pleasant venue to meet friends and hear each other talk. Would return

Very enjoyable. Good food and attentive staff. One of us had yoghurt and granola which seemed to be nearly all granola, otherwise you would have had an extra star.

Great reasonably priced food in a lovely atmosphere. Service by Mandy at St.Pauls was exceptional Will visit again!

The food was great and the staff were extremely helpful.

Service was excellent. Food was good no complaints whatsoever. Venue good. Only downside was that the WC’s were downstairs. Could do with a WC upstairs too.

Excellent prompt service. Great food. Cheerful staff. Ideal before s concert at the Barbican

Food great, service great, atmosphere was lovely and had window table, no complaints! Thank you.

My whole group enjoyed the evening and evening went as far as to accommodate one diner who had a allergen for most foods. Thank you very much

there was a wide choice of food. We had a great meal with excellent ingredients. Service was good

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Cote, St Pauls. The service was excellent as was the food. This is in keeping with our previous experiences

Friendly staff I requested a larger starter for a main and no problem

A favourite haunt and needed an early lunch. Good meal and excellent service.

Convenient location; duck and one if the puddings was off the menu, which was disappointing. Service was not good - the waiters did not seem to be particularly attentive, so it was difficult to get their attention (for example, when we wanted to order our dessert, and when we wanted the bill)

Cote St Paul’s - my favourite of the group’s London branches - can hardly be faulted. Both the food and service are excellent, and in an area of the City where restaurants come and go Cote has remained a reliable constant over many years. Given its location it cannot be beaten for value. Clearly, many local office workers are regular customers, and I am not surprised that there is such loyalty to an establishment that has managed for so long to remain so near-perfect when many neighbouring establishments have become overpriced and impersonal.

Always a pleasure to eat, or even just have a coffee at Cote on Ludgate Hill. the food is excellent and the staff are always welcoming and friendly. Its one of our favourite places to eat. We were downstairs yesterday and thought it very noisy!

The staff at this Cote are very busy and under pressure but they manage to remain helpful and polite

I always enjoy visiting the restaurant. Good food and responsive service.

Good food, excellent service and a smile with it. if a "brasserie" why no French bread at the start?

What an amazing place this is - it was our anniversary and all the staff made a fuss of us and gave us gifts and a most wonderful card - I was quite overwhelmed. Sam was just fantastic and made us feel so special - Amanda was amazing and managed to retrieve our very special table - JJ as always was great and Leon the chef decorated our favourite dessert - the best ever Creme Caramel ( best in the World ) - Victoria was also just lovely - it was just so nice of them all and we did not know what to say This is truly a very lovely place to eat - the food is excellent and the staff just amazing - Thank you Trevor and Carol

My first time at a Cote. Visit made on a recommendation and your offer of the Free monthly cocktail (which was excellent). On leaving I made a mental note of “must visit this chain again”. Our party left in a positive mood. However I was somewhat disappointed later when I looked over my bill and noticed that an optional 12.5% tip had already been applied - not so much optional when it’s already be applied so putting pressure on the customer NOT to ask for it to be removed and also was not pointed out to the customer even when a cash gratuity was given. So I’ve now have a slightly less opinion of the Cote holding company than I had before. Over the course of a year those 12.5%s add up to a tidy sum that the company basically gets out of paying their staff. If you feel your staff need extra money then pay them. Don’t be so greedy chasing the profit numbers - accept a lower profit and pay your staff better. There are very few industries that a gratuity is paid or expected. All 4 of our party work in different industries yet none except or receive gratuities. Any gratuity should be totally optional and not based on how much you spend with your company. Not all customers will feel they can afford 12.5%. I will now think twice about revisiting Cote which is a great pity because overall our party had a great experience. Don’t let gratuities become gratuitous! A lesson for me is always check the menu and bill for full terms and conditions!

A big thank you to the staff at Cote, Ludgate Hill for making our visit so pleasurable at lunchtime on 14th February 2020. We were a large group of 19 but were always treated in such a friendly and welcoming way, and very efficiently too. It can’t have been easy for them but they did a wonderful job. The food and ambiance was excellent as always. I can always count on Cote for a successful visit. Christine Tyldsley

Good welcome and friendly service. Nice atmosphere. The food was not quite as good as it can be. But will happily return

It was a lovely atmosphere and the staff were very welcoming. The food was very tasty and fantastic value for money especially giving the location. Definitely recommend.

Very warm welcome from staff. Were given a good table. Staff were friendly and did not rush us to order as we were chatting. Food and drinks served reasonably quickly. Food was of a good quality. My guests were from Belgium where mussels and frites are a popular dish. My guest ordered this to see if they were as good as in Belgium.... he was not disappointed. Guests were surprised to see water brought to the table and impressed as this was not something they remember from the UK before. My guests commented that the food was very good and good value for the price Thank you to all staff including kitchen staff, we had a great meal, nice service and a good lunch

Perfect only criticism was the white wine wasn’t cold enough but the manager agreed and changed for cold one

Lovely food served by a very pleasant, helpful waitress in a timely manner

We had a lovely meal with great service. Would definitely recommend

Friendly efficientsataff, good value meal, we will come again! Thank you.

I was really looking forward to my breakfast, very disappointed not to be offered butter and therefore had dry toast. In addition my toast was burnt. I was running late for work and therefore did not cause a fuss and ate it.

Wonderful food and exceptional service. We had a birthday in our party and felt very well looked after. Will be rushing back!

The welcome was a little awkward and we were told hang around the entrance until someone was ready to show us to our seat. After this though the experience was perfect.

Such lovely staff. Very attentive, courteous and friendly and particularly welcoming.

Good place for relaxed afternoon meal with friends, but mobility access arrangements are difficult. Disabled loo is a long way away, in the main hotel next door, on a lower floor, accessed by the hotel lift, & along a long winding corridor. In order to access that lift, you either have to go outside again & in the hotel entrance, or staff have to specially open the interior door for you. Either way it’s a very long walk for those who still walk, & a long push for those who don’t. So for the website to claim the restaurant is mobility accessible is debatable. I phoned beforehand to check the mobility access & was told it was straightforward - it certainly isn’t!

very good service and lovely food. Would definitely re-visit. *