Côte

Excellent food, pleasant service and good prices! I had the grilled roast chicken with potatoes gratin and I also ordered the creamed spinach. For dessert, I had the BEST browned caramel custard – all I can say is YUM!

I’ve only been to Cote once before about 5 years ago and the food was cold and this is the first time I’ve given it another shot. But it was awesome! This branch didn’t feel like a chain to me. The staff were happy and attentive and the atmosphere was lovely. The food was delicious and amazing value for the pre-​theatre menu. I had the french onion soup followed by the goats cheese and roasted vegetable salad. So much cheese! It was great =]

Sind dorthin, weil wir gegenüber ins Theater gegangen sind. Das vorherige Reservieren hat sich ausgezahlt, sonst wäre es eng geworden mit einem Platz.
Die Bedienung war sehr gut und auch das Essen war fein. Wir hatten Steak Tartare (könnte ein bisschen feiner geschnitten sein) und Hühnerleberparfait als Virspeise. Als Hauptgericht aßen wir das Spargelrisotto. Es war sehr gut und viel, der angebratene Spargel hätte weniger rauchig sein können.

Saturday night around Covent Garden. It’s getting late and we need to eat something before going home. Walking around, looking for a place that won’t scrounge money from us we find Côte. It seems ok, price looks average for central London and they are offering pre and post theatre menu!
We walk inside and the girl at the door greets us and leads us to a tiny, dimly lit table near to the service stairs. My friend asks if we can change places? The girl rolls her eyes and sets us in a table at the very end, close to the toilets and where the smell is quite funny… But it is fine. We won’t complain again. We don´t want her to kill us or worse, spit in our food!
Our waitress arrives. Lovely girl this one, very polite and helpful. She takes our order and delivers drinks and starters in appropriate time. She does the same with our mains.
I order the roast chicken with garlic sauce. It is ok, a bit undercooked for my taste, but it is probably my problem as I like my meat well cooked. My friend has the steak with frites and she seems to enjoy it. Portions are generous, so no complain about that.
We pay. A bit overpriced for the food they serve. But, hey! It is a French restaurant! What am I expecting?
We leave. The other girl is still at the door. Still not being nice to people.

Good fair priced French cuisine. Their menu is very impressive. Happy to have found it just walking around.

My cousin who lives in London was gracious enough to invite me to dinner. He said he’s a frequent patron at the sister restaurant in his neighborhood and the food was superb.
Let me start with the atmosphere. The tables are super close and intimate, it’s dimly lit at night, the windows by the entry are movable and can be opened for al fresco dining. There are outside tables that you can dine at as well.
My cousin got the chicken and it was crispy on the outside and moist in the inside. I ordered the sea bass and it was cooked to perfection! The sauce was not overpowering at all and was light. I ordered the potato scallops and it complimented my fish as a substitute for mash potatoes. If you order water, it comes in this tiny little brown jug because most Europeans drink wine as their water. The servers are on point and well attentative.

Yummy mid afternoon retreat. Ate here two days in a row. Had the tomato soup, salad Niçoise, risotto, green beans, and char. All but the char were delicious. Surprisingly pleasant service for a French restaurant. Clean small bathroom downstairs. On shadier side of street so nice for hotter days.

Regrets, I’ve had a few, and Côte is not one of them! Excellent staff, food, and ambiance. Try the duck, can’t go wrong. I can’t wait to go across the pond again, this will def be my first dinner when I’m in town. Thank you for everything Côte!

One of the larger Cotes that I’ve been to in London. Recently went with several friends for brunch as it is a short walk away from university. We made reservations on a Sunday morning as it is in Covent Garden. Yet, we didn’t need to– majority of the restaurant was empty.
Service was fine, food was normal minus the croissants being a little stale.
Would recommend for a quick bite!

Don’t bother. Great staff, food is no good.
Maybe it was because we showed up at 10:15pm (after watching the Lion King @ Lyceum Theatre…) we were just on the search for some tasty, delicious food. We chose Cote because it was the first place we came across that was open. The staff here is quite friendly, and you can tell that most of their customers join them post-​theatre.
Started off with Flatbread with caramelized onions and anchovies and the calamari. The Flatbread was good, nothing special. The calamari was a bit over-​cooked (or maybe that’s just the way they serve it).
Next, as our mains, I wanted to go for something on the lighter side and ordered the goat cheese salad (with roast vegetables) and my friend got the beef bourguignon (cubes of beef/​mushroom sautéed with some sort of really really salty sauce with a side of dry mashed potatoes)…
Both of us… Utterly not impressed. (I’ve posted pictures)
The goat cheese was great, but the vegetables were terrible… The carrots were way over cooked and the chunks of onions still had the ends on them (then again, maybe this is how they always serve it?) my salad was overly dressed with really limp/​non-​crunchy lettuce. My friend had got the beef bourguignon. The presentation of this plate (well, let’s just say it looked much much better than it tasted). It was so salty!!! My friend literally had two bites and that was it. She sat there unsatisfied. She tried the mashed potatoes hoping to tame some of her hunger… And again, disappointment. I tried both, the bourguignon and the mashed potatoes — and I definitely don’t blame her for not eating any of it!
We decided to opt out of dessert because of our wonderful main experience Lol.
The waitress brought around our bill and asked if something was wrong with the bourguignon (I guess she noticed it was untouched)… My friend said it was quite salty and she was no longer hungry. She went to the manager and he came over almost immediately insisting she try something else or we have dessert on the house. We decided against it, paid and left. We were satisfied when the manager did come over acknowledging we were not content.
Great staff, but I would not recommend the food.

A fantastic meal in a tiny place you wouldn’t expect to be such a good restaurant. Went there for a business lunch, and every plate we had was simply perfect. From the crispy calamari with garlic butter to the perfectly grilled steak to the most amazing french fries I have ever eaten: This place is good!
On top of all, the lunch menu came with a really fair price tag, and excellent service.

We stumbled upon Cote’s on our first night in London. Service was not the best, perhaps it was just our waiter… I was hoping he would recommend a few highlights from the menu but he didn’t even though we asked. Food was delicious and it was great value. It’s a pretty big restaurant and was full on a Sat night at 8:30pm. Will come back for a stable meal.

Walked in for a Friday lunch with no reservations and was able to get a table instantly. Wasn’t sure what I was expecting to spend price wise as it looked like a cute overpriced French bistro from the outside, but was complete opposite. Located a minutes walk away from Covent Garden, this location is ideal after a long day of shopping.
There were two lunch menu offerings when I was there. Your two lunch menus were either 1) A choice of 5 mains with a drink (either soft drink, beer, a glass of red or white wine for under £10 or 2) A 2 or 3 course menu, both for under £15. You had a choice of 5 starters, 5 mains and 5 desserts which is absolutely brilliant for the price. I can’t recall what I ordered for a starter but it was flatbread like with caramelized onions and melted cheese. I could have done without the started, but it was decent. There were many better options for starters such as the mint and pea soup with pine nuts, a pork appetizer, you weren’t short of options. I went vegetarian and ordered a chick pea and squash cake which was delicious. It was meaty and hearty like a burger, but was still light and had this sweet but satisfying flavor about it. It was flavored with fresh herbs and wasn’t heavily spiced, but had the most perfect taste.
As I have a sweet tooth, I will always say that dessert is my favorite part of the meal. I just couldn’t choose between the warm apple pie with shaved almonds, the chocolate cake or the Crème Caramel. I love the consistency of custard and sweet, so I went with the Crème Carmel and it comes highly recommended. Flan like consistency but silky smooth and sweet.
Service was prompt, friendly and attentive. There was a mix of patrons enjoying a business lunch and just as many enjoying lunch on a day off. There were many more items that I’d love to try on the menu so I’d love to say I’d be back to work my way through the menu. I didn’t even glance at the regular menu so I can’t even imagine what options the dinner menu has to offer.

Excellent value for money in this well located restaurant.
The wine list is very interesting, and the wine is good, well served, and at the perfect temperature.
It accompanies the main courses divinely, be it some exquisire pièce if Beef (cooked to perfection), chicken, their sauces and delicious fries, or any other dish.
The dessert list is equally great, with lots of delicacies to choose from. Personally, I can recommend the Crème Caramel…
The service was fine yet oddly unfriendly…
But that did not prevent us from spending a great night there.

In classic French Bistro form, this place is a little tight on space, but makes up for it with excellent service and even better food.
After a long day of tourist duty in London, we wandered back to the Covent Garden area where we were staying.
The truth is, we (and by «we» I mean «me») were a tad lost and looking for a non-​pub option for dinner.
We stumbled into Cote and they were very gracious about finding us a table in what was already a pretty packed dining room.
Our waiter was very nice and very helpful with menu descriptions.
He was prompt with refills of drinks and plate clearing, without hovering.
We enjoyed an appetizer of goat cheese, artichoke hearts and caramelized onion that was quite unique and very very tasty.
Between the three of us we ordered the beef bourguignon, seafood linguini and a seafood casserole.
All three dishes were perfect.
The beef bourguignon was flavorful and tender without being burnt or overcooked (a common problem with this dish).
The seafood in both the linguini and casserole were also cooked just right, without being over done.
Everything was fresh and nicely, but not overly, seasoned and the cream sauces in the linguini and casserole were creamy without being lumpy or overly cheesy.
We have already recommended Cote to friends who are traveling to London in a couple weeks.
The next time we are in town, I’m certain we will make our way back to Cote.

I just want to say that I think Cote’s steak tartares are better than the ones served at the Wolsely… which is a huge compliment!

Wir haben auf gut Glück ein Restaurant gesucht und haben voll ins Schwarze getroffen. Das Essen war echt einsame Spitze. Wir hatten als Vorspeiße Calamari, meine Freundin als Hauptgang ein Risotto und ich ein Gericht mit Rind. Es war wirklich ein geschmakliches Erlebnis.
Preislich ist das Restaurant in der oberen Mittelklasse angesiedelt aber dad ist es auch voll und ganz wert.
Die Bedienung war äußerst freundlich und zuvorkommend.

Went for the pre-​theatre menu at a friend’s recommendation. We were promptly seated at a nice table in the corner which was nice because the breeze was the only for of air conditioning (it was around 33 out).
For the price I feel the three course was quite right, though nothing too outstanding. The soup, a bisque, was tasty but without any ground pepper to be found. The pan fried cod was pretty much just fancy fish sticks, and my crème brûlée was awesome. My dates (DATES! Suck it.) each enjoyed their meal, but the dessert they split, some sort of odd caramel filled pot thing, left much to be desired.
Oh and the gratis filter water was a nice touch.

Got taken here last Friday by two business acquaintances, and as a place for a relaxed business lunch it was very good.
We stuck to the fixed price menu and all opted for the vegetarian option: a pea risotto, with courgettes, asparagus and broad beans. Don’t be put off, this was very tasty.
Dessert for me was a «chocolate pot». The pot was a little bigger than an egg-​cup but what it lacked in size it made up for in taste — rich and bitter-​sweet beneath a creamy white layer (should have ordered two!)
Expresso coffees were even smaller — a one gulp cafeine hit that helped jolt the sense back to reality after a couple of bottles of beer.

I went with 6 friends late last week for a meal — foolishly we were too late for the fixe prix menu but the prices are very reasonable so no concerns really
We all had a starter, mine was mushroom feuillete which was okay but not knock down marvellous. The others reported highly on their starters
My main was Duck Confit, good and a very reasonable price.
We had several bottles of wine and a couple of beers and with one person having desert and we had a few coffees. Total bill something around £220 plus service.
A couple of gripes, they wouldn’t let us have the bill, we asked three times and I think the boss overheard the third time when I had gone up to the bar area to ask and remind them that we had already asked twice. So it took 20 minutes after finishing our food and drinks to get the bill. Next time I will ask for the bill when I order the coffee.
The desert, quite a delicate tarte fine aux pommes, was served with a large spoon and fork as you would get at school diners for a big bowl of spotted dick and custard. Tarte fine suggests a smaller spoon size not some lumpen thing so a teaspoon was used. Time to improve their cutlery

Came here for a pre-​theatre meal with my Mom. They have a two course or a three course meal you can choose from.
The atmosphere is pleasant and Cote provides fast and friendly service coupled with serving simple food well done.
This is a popular spot to eat at for pre theate/​show meals.

Delicious! This is no 5 star restaurant (which for your wallet is a very good thing) but I can honestly say everything I got here was memorable. Their duck was cooked just right with just enough sauce, their steak tartare was tasty, their chocolate pot was oozing with goodness. I love small french restos (whether they are a chain or not) that offer such good food at such an afforable price (who doesn’t right?), and this is definitely my first bistro in London that I will now have on speed dial.
Only negative I can think of is that it seemed that the wait staff are a bit miffed if they don’t think you are ordering enough food in their opinion (we ordered wine and beer then just ordered 1 appetizer to share because we knew we would be having dessert on top of each of our entrees which I think is more than enough) but as soon as they heard our meal choices and that we wanted dessert they did a complete 180 and treated us the rest of the time very friendly. I get it, you want your tip (they add 12% in, which has been happening frequently lately at every resto and kind of annoying) but there’s an art in not letting the customers know/​feel it.

For a truly splendid taste of French fare, go to Cote Bistro. One evening, my roommate and I discovered this newly open restaurant and stayed for hours. From the moment we entered, we were warmly greeted by the host and were able to sit near the front widow to enjoy the view of Covet Garden.
I ordered the Pissaladière, a delicious warm flatbread with caramelised onions and reblochon cheese to start and for my main course, I had the Duck leg confit which is reasonably priced at £10.95. The restaurant is simple, yet chic. It spans over three main dining rooms and would be a great place for a private party or romantic evening out. The service was impeccable, as our server offered useful suggestions and our food was prepared in a timely manner! Ask for Paolo or Claudio.