Côte

I was walking around St. Martins in the Field at about 1:45pm and realised I was very hungry. The look of this Brasserie was contemporary and there were a lot of guests already eating, so I went in. I was greeted and seated promptly. However, after I reviewed the menu and made my decision, I had to flag down a waiter as no one came by my table for the better part of 10 minutes! The waiter was friendly and efficient, but I am not sure if their table assignments were clear. He took my order — a bowl of soup, an omelette and a glass of Rose. I then heard the two businessmen at the table next to me flag down the hostess and ask if they could please pay, they had apparently been waiting to pay for a while. Foreshadowing? Indeed. After 28 minutes when my waiter walked by another table he asked if I had received my soup? No. He apologised and delivered it at 35 minutes after my order and offered free bread and olives. Needless to say, I was now starving and ate everything in about 5 minutes. My omelette was then delivered at 48 minutes after my original order or almost 10 minutes after I finished my soup. Both of my simple food dishes were good and the wine was very good. But why does it take more than ½ an hour for soup? The dining room was busy, but the larger tables were already eating when I placed my order. I don’t know if this was a screw up by the kitchen or by my waiter, but the excessive delays significantly tarnished an otherwise nice meal.

My boyfriend and I were spending a few days in London for our first time. My girlfriend recommended this chain restaurant before we were in London so I knew it was probably good!
We passed this location walking home one night and decided we should try it! Needless to say it was quite delicious. We started with a bottle of red wine and shared a steak carpaccio which was perfect. Then we had the poulet grille which was a chicken in mush and cream sauce– so good!!! We also shared the grilled salmon which was fresh, light and tasty.
For dessert we shared the chocolate fondant which was a little chocolate lava cake that had hot sauce in the center and a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side.
Overall everything was delicious!!!

This is a nice spot! I got the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. It took a bit of time but that’s because we were in a hurry. The dish was delicious and the service was standard and friendly. I’d come back for sure!

I really enjoyed their delicious lunch before visiting National Gallery!
This restaurant is located on St Martin’s lane which is close to National Gallery. On the other side of street there is a theatre so I saw some customers who dressed elegant!
The food was really nice and I got full with a wonderful steak! When a waitress brought the plate of stake, I was surprised at the size of it! I was so happy to choose that, though the cod with ratatouille my friend ordered looked nice too!
The staff there were great as well! I felt they enjoyed communicating with customers.
I want to visit there again soon!

Ok, so people who have have read my reviews on the Côte chain know that I absolutely love their food and definitely rate this place… so I’ll keep this review short.
This was the first time at this venue (I always wanted to visit this branch, but always seemed to be packed with tourists on the weekend) and it was lovely. On a Monday evening, there is definitely a chilled out vibe and it wasn’t too busy. I personally recommend booking because you never know how busy it will be (plus I got an awesome, cosy booth! Bonus!). We had great service, a lovely waiter and excellent food.
I took a couple of friends there for the first time and they loved it. I would definitely recommend Côte!

We should’ve paid attention to the Unilocal reviews of this restaurant. My mother and I ordered french onion soup for starters and they came out cold (while it’s usually served scolding). I then ordered a duck with potatoes gratin and again my duck was cold and not well made and the potatoes tasted as if they had been recooked (worst potatoes I’ve had). My mother had a chicken which was also served cold. Service wasn’t bad but the food was so bland and unenjoyable that we will never return to this place.

Lovely evening with good food. Pity about the mouse that made an appearance over dessert. Waiter alerted. Apparently manager told. Zero response.. .
Epic fail!

Good food. Good service. Cozy place. The only disadvantage is a bar selection.

Do yourself a favor and eat anywhere else but here. I’m not a fan of writing negative reviews, but Côte clearly deserves it.
Terrible service, which the food couldn’t make up for.
While some people would like to sit down for two hours for dinner, however I had no intentions of doing so when I walked in.
It took 15 minutes just to get our drink order in, and another 15 before we could put in our food order. an hour later our food arrives, and the bill didn’t come for another half an hour after we asked for it.
Never again at this location or any of their other locations.

I’ve been here twice, both times for breakfast and I had the full English breakfast. A bit strange going to a French place for an English breakfast, but I was with a group so they chose where to go. It was ok, there were no beans and once they mis-​heard me and didn’t take off the mushrooms, but otherwise it was all well done and tasty enough. I still prefer a good greasy spoon though. Don’t take my review to say anything for their dinner service though.

Côte came in for us in a pinch. After a day of walking around, taking in the sites, my hubby and I realized that we hadn’t eaten in awhile. We really didn’t know where to go, and happened upon Côte — a cute French bistro that was jam-​packed with customers.
Located near an Opera House, we came to find out that there was free champagne for Opera House patrons if they showed their tickets, hence the packed restaurant at 6 o’clock on a Wednesday.
We were seated fairly quickly despite the crowd and made our way to the lower dining area. Basically it was a basement with a non-​basement feel. a lot more intimate than the first floor which opened up to the street.
I ordered the haddock and pea purée, as well as the asparagus soup. My husband got the grilled chicken. Neither dish knocked our socks off, but they were ok. I ordered the crème caramel for dessert however, and that was nice way to make up for the average food. Côte’s not bad, but there are definitely better restaurants to try, in my humble opinion.