Coda Restaurant in City of London, Westminster

Haha! How do you rate a dinner at the Albert Hall? Not like any other restaurant, I assure you. Service was fabulous, attentive and fast. Food was average, I remember the steak knife was too blunt to cut the steak. The wine list was designed for poor people. We came back for dessert at half time, I ate cheese and drank port. We didn't bother with H2, drank up and went home. On reflection, it was a highlight of our experience that night, and that is perhaps telling.

Came for VE Day and young Jasmine was ace. Are in Coda. Scran was top banana. It’s good ere and we had a. Last. Mrs a bit ratted

A charming restaurant with excellent food and service. Giorgiu was a wonderful waiter, friendly and attentive. Will definitely return the next time we come for a concert.

Absolutely first class experience. Delicious food, comfortable and serene setting and the service was excellent. Giorgiu was delightful, extremely attentive, he explained the menu clearly with perfect recommendations. He recognised our northern accents and we had a lovely chat about Puglia and Tonali! Thank you

Excelente comida, y un servicio atento de Raz. Logra el equilibrio perfecto entre formal y “especial” pero cálido y accesible. Muy recomendable.

Amazing food. Amazing service. Raz was the one. Make him the boss!

Thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon tea following a tour of Royal Albert Hall. Every aspect of the experience was wonderful! Add in the great service by Raz and it was a perfect afternoon in London !

Fui con un amigo a tomar el té por la tarde. Probablemente el mejor té de la tarde que he tomado! Muchas opciones de té interesantes y podrías tomar tantos tés diferentes como quieras. La comida era deliciosa, no pudimos terminar todo, así que nos ofrecieron una caja. ¡Incluso la caja era elegante, pareciendo la RAH! Nuestro camarero Raz era muy atento y muy divertido, explicando todas las opciones.

Super restaurant with delicious food. They have lots of good veggie options. The service is brilliant - thank you to Raz who took great care of us!

Deliciosa comida y un gran servicio de nuestro servidor Raz - él era encantador y atento. Recomiendo en particular la tarta de queso,

Delicious food, great service- it's clear that people are proud of their work, great space and atmosphere. Highly recommended.

The most overpriced Restaurant I've ever been. Food was okay, but not even in the quality of an average Bistro in France. The wine pairing did not fit. The wines they served reminded me of those bottles you buy at the petrol station on a Saturday night to get some booze. For two persons we payed 200£ for a Starter and a Main Dish and 2 glasses of wine each. Only the Restaurant Manager gave us a very warm-hearted welcome and was very professionel and friendly.

Giorgio was lovely. We had afternoon tea at the Royal Albert Hall, and it was a great way to spend an afternoon!

Great food and excellent service by Giorgio. This is our second time here and will return again

Had a lovely Afternoon Tea with excellent service by Raz who was both attentive and humorous! The finger sandwiches were all extremely good, the scones perfectly baked and the tea cakes were all quite delicious. We especially enjoyed the lemon and yuzu meringue tart which was the perfect end to the perfect afternoon! There was no rush and we spent several wonderful hours enjoying the perfect Afternoon Tea.

A lovely treat before and during the concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Everything is organised well, the food is very good and served quickly. Our server Raz was fantastic!! Will definitely go again.

Visited Coda with my wife after a show and had a very enjoyable meal in a lovely room. Not crowded and service very good and the food was excellent. Great view of the Prince Albert Memorial… will defo again

We had a great afternoon tea experience! Everything was lovely, thank you Raz!

Had an amazing time on a fine dining experience for the cirque. Raz went above and beyond to make it a great birthday. Thanks Raz

Very nice food and Giorgio is the best

I had a very good time. Thank you very much.

We visited over the weekend for afternoon tea with our 3 young children. We were looked after by Raz who was friendly, informative and great with the kids. It was a lovely experience. Highly recommend.

Yes the location is full of epic nostalgia and prestige and yet when you go into the Coda the experience is elevated yet again especially if you have the joy of meeting Gorgeous. Truly a consulate profession in every way - thank you

Buena comida y servicio. Giorgio fue muy atento y sugirió un buen vino para combinar con nuestro principal. ¡Con la ventaja añadida de tener una bebida lista en su mesa durante el intervalo del espectáculo!

Qué maravillosa experiencia gastronómica pre-show (Corteo) en Coda. La estética de este restaurante es preciosa, con hermosos tonos de verde, enormes arreglos de orquídeas en flor y arañas brillantes. Las ofertas de menú eran absolutamente deliciosas. La única “queja” sería que no tuvimos tiempo de terminar toda nuestra experiencia gastronómica antes del espectáculo. En realidad tuvimos que volver al restaurante durante el corto intermedio para tomar café / postre.

Unfortunately the food was not good. I asked Lamb as a main course and I was shocked - the lamb was hard. Taste was good but quality of the meat was bad. The couple sitting next to us said the same - for a Michelin chef, I was very disappointed. Service was good, restaurant was beautiful, but not a Michelin star chef level. Even the knife they gave me to cut the lamb was not good :( The cheesecake was good. The prawn starter also good.

The Beef fillet is worth every penny of the supplement. Service was great.

We came here as part of the fine dining experience. What an incredible meal ! Raz our service was amazing always knowing what we wanted, polite and knowledgeable. The food was amazing full of flavour and beautifully presented. I would highly recommend this stunning restaurant and it's amazing atmosphere.

It has become unreasonably overpriced unfortunately. Not good value for money as it used to be. The service was excellent, and so was the atmosphere. The food was average.

We ate here on New Years before seeing a performance of the Nutcracker. The ambiance and atmosphere was great for a special occasion- and nice to get dressed up for. The food was delicious and extremely tasty- really enjoyed the prawns, snails, cod and lamb. In particular the service was exceptional with the waitress Myriam going out of her way with charming and attentive service to make our New Year’s meal special. We were able to come back and have our desert and coffee waiting for us in the interval which a nice touch.

An amazing Christmas Champagne afternoon tea gift well received! A Brilliant device from Raz and the rest of the team made our visit even more special thank you for flawless different teas to try! My favourite tea was Japanese cherry green tea would recommend it to you 💗

A lovely experience for a special night out. Wonderful atmosphere and elegant surroundings. Great tasting food, well presented and served efficiently with a smile by our waiters, in particular Mynaw.

A superb evening at Coda. Looked after so so well by the lovely Myriam. She couldn’t have been more kind and attentive - wonderful

Mi familia y yo tomamos un hermoso té de champán. La comida y el té era delicioso y nuestro anfitrión Raz era maravilloso. Él era atento, humorístico y explicó el servicio de té muy bien.

Pre performance supper done as it should be. Excellent food and great service

We visited here for afternoon tea. Fantastic experience overall. We loved the food, the tea, the dessert, everything was above our expectations. The restaurant is in Royal Albert Hall, which self is a historical piece of work worth visiting! Lastly, our waiter Raz is really helpful! He offered exceptional services and took great care of us along with our daughter. Our family had a sweet & nice meal time here. :)

The afternoon tea was delicious, but what made it such an enjoyable experience was our server, Raz~ As foreigners trying something that I'd say was pretty unfamiliar, he went above and beyond to make it a really special moment with my family. Genuinely cannot recommend the restaurant enough after that experience xx

We approached the Royal Albert Hall from the steps at the rear and entered via door 12, we went through security but were advised to go back outside to door 1 immediately to the right. And caught the lift to the 3rd floor to enter Coda, a very smart, intimate and pleasant place to eat. Our Server, Myriam was charming and very helpful as we're all the staff. I had Beetroot Carpachio and my Partner, the Snails. Both starters were beautifully presented and delicious. Bread was offered throughout the meal. We both opted for Fish, 1 Cod Loin and 1 Lemon Sole, both beautiful ly prepared and presented, both delicious. Dessert was offered either for the Interval or straight after the meal. 1 Cheeseboard and 1 Sticky Toffee Pudding, both yummy. Wine was a tasty French Burgundy and Dessert Wine and Espresso Martini were lovely, so lovely we ordered two more for the Interval which were ready on our reserved table for us. It was a lovely treat to start a glittering evening and we very much enjoyed our visit.

We had a fantastic meal at the Coda when we say Jamie Cullum last Friday. The service was faultless and DIEGO was really attentive and kept us posted when the performance was going to start & to order drinks for the interval. Food arrived quickly & was the best meal we have had yet in the Coda, the escargots were divine! The only negative was where we were sat, no windows & less atmospheric than the inner room, but didn’t spoil a fantastic evening!

A cute place to have a meal before the performance as it gives the vibe and a unique atmosphere. Some bits of food were overcooked. Cod was served too hot while escargots were cold. Also asked two times for bread to be served. A total winner is a hazelnut cheesecake.

Beautiful restaurant and wonderful food. We booked for a pre theatre dinner and we weren’t disappointed. Myriam was our waitress and it was nice to see another Spanish face here! She was extremely kind and did an amazing job. The dessert recommendations were on point! We’ll repeat next time we’re in London.

We absolutely love visiting the Albert Hall, and we've recently discovered their fine dining restaurant, Coda, which we booked for tonight's Jools Holland concert. It's a smart restaurant and we had excellent service, from our Spanish / Argentinian waiter (apologies that I don’t remember your name). The menu had some really nice choices and I selected: - Sea bream ceviche, soya jelly, citrus dressing Followed by: - Roasted rack of pork, crispy 'Nduja and aioli potatoes, tenderstem broccoli, chorizo jus And finally: - Hazelnut cheesecake, hazelnut streusel, gianduja glaze All the courses were really well presented and cooked beautifully. We had the first 2 courses before the first part of the concert and the pudding at the interval. Very civilised! Then Jools and his guests gave us an absolutely storming gig! I was particularly excited to see Toby Lee, who at 20 years old can tear fabulous electric blues out of his guitar - a real star in the making. Thanks to Coda, Jools, Toby and all the other artists for a superb evening! (Also posted to my food blog on Instagram @AbbeyKing16)

Beautiful food and the wait staff are so lovely Myriann couldn't have done more for us. So lovely would definitely come again

Excellent top quality food. Great service from our waiter Lee. Wonderful atmosphere. Never had the brunch before but would definitely recommend and would have again in a heartbeat.

After turning up a little late due to traffic, Raz was our server. He was friendly and along with his team did everything they could to help us get some dinner before the show. Thank you for good service!

Great Service! Diego was taking care of us like we were royalties 🙌🏼😄

Gorgeous night out watching Ghostbusters played with a live Orchestra and dining experience. A little indulgent but well worth it. Sublime experience. Exquisitely delicate food. Amazing wine pairings. Sumptuous dessert. Feels very special and decadent. A totally special treat. Totally recommend.

The Royal Albert Hall atmosphere was stunning. The high tea at Coda was excellent. Our server, Raz, was knowledgeable, efficient and kind. Huge advantage; to-go boxes for our sweet surplus.

Ate here before seeing a concert. Food was very good and service was excellent. Was nice to be able to go to the table at the interval for desert and a drink rather than use the other bars which were very busy. Would definitely recommend as a nice relaxed way to start the evening rather than having to rush your food to get to the venue before a performance starts.

Great option before a concert. The food was delicious and the service was great.

One of the benefits of coming to the proms is the opportunity to eat in one of the restaurants. Coda is the best of the main 3. Whilst the choice of dishes is not huge, it does not need to be. There is plenty to choose from and all very well cooked and presented. Service is impeccable and there is the opportunity to have desert in the interval. We were fortunate to be able to consume all three courses before the concert without being rushed. Good wine list too.

Highly recommended. The staff, the food, the seating, the views! The food was delicious and the staff were so warm, courteous and efficient.

I ate at Coda before a prom. The food was excellent, the waiter (Leo) was attentive and helpful and everything was served in good time, understanding that we were attending a concert. It's not the first time I have done this and hopefully it won't be the last.

Loved my dinner at Coda: great staff and great food! My escargot was divine. The main course was really good. The dessert I chose “after 8” wasn’t great. But it didn’t spoil the whole experience.

I had afternoon tea here and it was excellent! I’m gluten free and they were very knowledgeable and able to accommodate me and it was the best gluten free afternoon tea I’ve ever had! Myriam was our server and was wonderful and so sweet! Would definitely recommend or go back again!

We enjoyed a fabulous afternoon tea after attending the Royal Albert Hall tour. Leo gave us a lovely afternoon and even gave us some light entertainment 😉. We had the vegetarian option and they were all very attentive to ensure that our dietary requirements were met. Very generous portions, just about every table in the restaurant could not finish what was offered and they were kind enough to let us take away what we couldn’t finish. Highly recommend the experience.

Wasn’t particularly impressed. Firstly, there needs to be some better comms internally as the door guards downstairs would not let us up ahead of our reservation time (and were pretty smug about it). But when we got up to the restaurant we were surprised to see plenty of people already seated, turns out you can go up any time after 5pm for drinks if you have a reservation. I really enjoyed my ceviche starter and the prawns my friend ordered were also good. My aubergine main was swimming in oil and not enjoyable at all and my friend had some very dry pork with obliterated broccoli. Definitely not good quality you would expect for the price point. Enjoyable desserts, I had a pistachio creme brûlée and the other guest had the lemon tart. Both were ok but nothing mind blowing. Won’t be returning and can’t recommend.

Booked here to a pre-prom meal for two. Food and service were inconsistent which was disappointing. Prawn starter was overcooked and mixed up wine pairing. Other table next to us were offered extra bread for their main but we had our bread dish taken away after the starter. For main, the rosti was not fully cooked with cold uncooked potato in the middle. I was offered to have chips instead and they turn out to be chewy and some were undercooked. As for dessert, they misunderstood that we wanted wine pairing for both dessert. Instead they brought two identical wine. We were offered to have dessert taken off the meal as a gesture, which was fine but the lack of care from front of house and kitchen leaves a bitter taste. It is a shame, some of the food were very good. The guinea fowl main was very delicious and so is the crème brûlée. The restaurant decor was elegant. We also heard that the service charge is not shared with the staff, but to the company. Sorry that is very bad practice and we will in future give the restaurant a miss.

Pan fried Brill main course is the most unappetising dish imaginable - I was struggling to eat and gave up after a mouthful. At these over-inflated prices - really? No offer to deduct from bill. A French restaurant that only serves Kir Royale (with far too much Cassis so it tasted like sweet pop) but cannot serve a straight Kir? Tragédie!

Excellent food and service. Mussa made my dinner a really nice experience. Great option before a concert at Royal Albert Hall.

Wonderful food before going to see the concert, out waiter Moussa was very attentive and courteous. Was really a good experience

We decided to book a table before going to a concert at the Royal Albert Hall. The restaurant is really attractive table well spaced and a really good atmosphere. Our waiter Moussa, was very attentive and polite. The food was delicious we will come back for sure.

The meal was excellent and we really enjoyed the excellent service we had from Pedram. When I returned to the restaurant to look for my phone, Pedram had already seen it and put it in a secure place. He has my heartfelt thanks for going above and beyond to make sure I got the phone back safely.

Beautiful restaurant and the food was divine. Our server for the evening was Bianca. Wow! What an asset to the place. Knowledgeable, friendly and fun. The restaurant was busy and there were a couple of oversights - part of our main arrived late and during the interval our order was not quite as it should have been. However, these were little things which didn’t spoil our evening.

We had a delicious champagne afternoon tea here prior to a matinee performance of Swan Lake in the Round. The food and drinks were excellent and the service is among the best we have experienced. The staff were very good and our server, Bianca, deserves a special mention as she was friendly, helpful and made us feel very comfortable in this beautiful restaurant. Thank you, we had a lovely tea and it was the delightful prequel to an outstanding and truly wonderful ballet.

Used the restaurant before going into the Albert Hall for the D day concert

Very expensive but excellent meal and service. Well worth it before a special concert. It is not easy to find. Definitely find the right lift as the stairways do not lead directly to entrance and very few signs to direct.

Situated on the third level of the Royal Albert Hall, we enjoyed a lovely pre-perfomance meal. Hopelessly overpriced for the modest portions (£480 for four) but really it was all about location, location, location.

Coda by Eric Chavot was a wonderful dining experience, food was 2nd to none. Our waitress Raquil was so attentive, thoughtful, pleasant and friendly, she is credit to you.

Request was amazing! Great service, great food, great people. Table 2 is the best apparently, but it didn't matter. Fantastic place

Excellent pre show meal ! Great service from Bruna helped for a perfect event

We visited for afternoon tea after a tour of the Albert Hall. The food was absolutely amazing, the venue was very pleasant and our waitresses, Myriam and Bruna were fantastic. They were very friendly and welcoming and we will definitely be back.

Bianca was our server and was excellent. Helpful and considerate. It was a magical evening. The food was excellent and we had a fabulous time.

We had our RAH tea at 130pm. The venue was very nice, the tea quality was excellent. The sandwiches were the best tea sandwiches we’ve had so far. The scones were very good, although the 3 sweet pastries we had were middling. The servers were hit and miss — ours was not too good — he was not very engaging, did not fully explain the teas, did not offer refills on anything (when we asked he did oblige), and 1 of the 2 cake slices we took home was missing 50% (was not correctly sliced and placed in the box). Overall we would rate the tea experience a 4 out of 5.

We arrived without a reservation and thankfully we were provided a table. We ordered two amazing lavender mocktails. The menu is simple but has a great variety. They probably bed two fix priced options for 2 or 3 courses. Additionally, they know you are here for a concert - so they get you out without any delay or pressure.

The service is spot on. The food is very good. No free entrees and other little details that are standard for a high end restaurant, but c'est la vie: you are at the Royal Albert Hall. Obviously they play really good 'atmosphere' music!

Our afternoon tea experience at the Victoria and Albert Hall was outstanding. The intimite atmosphere and the high quality of the food provided a wonderful oasis from the buzzing city. Bruna offered a exceptional service, explaining the delicious assortments of the high tea and fulfilled evey wish of ours. Special attention was payed to allergies. We cannot wait to go again!

Had an afternoon champagne tea after a tour of The Royal Albert Hall was looked after by ‘Bruwa’ who was very pleasant, helpful and attentive;

Pre concert lunch dining March 2024. Very disappointing food. Prawn starter bland and with awful butter beans. Looked terrific though. Grey Duck main was total disaster as I couldn't cut through it, even asking for another knife. Our desserts were free because of Duck problem. Came away hungry and disgusted.

Had dinner here before a Cirque de Soleil show and it was excellent! Prawn appetizer, Filet entree and Sticky Toffee Pudding dessert. Highly recommend all of it. Drinks were great and service was outstanding.

We had a 3 course lunch at Corda after a show and I really enjoyed the food. We didn’t have a table booked but the waitress was kind to accommodate us. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere was very relaxed. The service was quick. Starter was excellent, I wasn’t too keen on the salted bits in my main but the fish was well cooked. Dessert was good also. I Would go back anytime. Starter: wrapped prawns Main: Pan fried cod with rosti Dessert: chocolate mousse

A fantastic restaurant - we had a wonderful meal before the show, definitely recommend. Food was delicious and the service was excellent (special mention to Bruna)

Wonderful meal! We had a delicious 3 course meal (the fish was excellent) - beautifully presented and top notch service (special thank you to Bruna). We will definitely return (apparently you can have afternoon tea here without having to have a ticket for a performance)

The afternoon tea at the Royal Albert Hall was amazing, the staff were all friendly espically Bruna who was our server. She explained about the process of the afternoon tea and gave us some recommendations of tea flavours. When we mentioned that two of our party were Vegetarian including myself they catered to us straight away with suitable options (the roasted vegetable sandwich was my favourite) I would 100% go back anf recommend to anyone, it make my mums birthday treat so special.

Specious restaurant, our waitress was initially charming, but after we ordered the main course, the situation went downhill. No quality check until the manager came Jean-Pierre. He was charming and very professional. He truly saved the day. We ordered: Barolo 78.00 Veal Sweetbread Kataifi Wrapped Prawns Pan roasted cod with rosti Roasted rack of pork

We ate here last night as part of our Cirque Du Soliel package and unfortunately found the whole experience quite disappointing. I found some of the wait staff weren’t of the standard you would expect of a fine dining restaurant. Both our starters were not great, my wife had a cheese and beetroot dish which was very average and I had the prawns which were overcooked. For mains my wife had duck which she enjoyed and I have the beef filet which unfortunately came out blue rather than mid rare.. The sticky toffee pudding was very good. The staff need a lot of training on time management when serving as part of a show evening. Doubt I would ever return.

Excellent food, service, enjoyed my experience thoroughly

Coda's afternoon tea is a wonderful experience in a beautiful setting. The savory sandwiches were tasty and the warm scones were to-die-for. All of the pastry were sublime. Gianpier provided excellent service.

Our visit was to see Alegria.The meal was delicious Gianpier is an excellent host leading a very hard working team who are very polite and respectful. This is a fine restaurant. Thank you.

It was a delightful experience to have afternoon tea at Royal Albert Hall, Coda. Everything was delicious and exquisite! Many thanks to Gianpier, who took such good care of us. Your service was outstanding.

My partner and I dined at Coda last weekend before going to see Cirque du Soleil. The evening started somewhat average, with a rather chaotic service, which was clearly down to lack of waiting staff training. We arrived and had to wait for about 15 min for our glasses with Champagne and water arrived. Quickly after this, Bruna arrived and took over the service of our table and it is safe to say she saved the evening, turning a very average service into a hospitable, personal and all around lovely service for the rest of the evening. Although busy, Bruna took the time to show she cared, that she enjoys working there and delivers everything with a smile. The food was lovely, with nothing to fault, so we were thrilled when Bruna took over our table. Thank you for turning our evening into a pleasant one!

Clearly a great location. Food was superb and also the service via Miguel. Deserts taken at the interval. Only comment is that, for me, having to pay after the main course seemed a little strange. However it didn’t affect the experience.

Wonderful lunch before the matinee performance of Cirque du Soleil! We could not fault anything and the desserts were incredible and all served ready for us on our return during the interval. Highly recommend

We ate here before Cirque du Soleli and were so impressed. The service was impeccable and nothing was too much trouble. All staff that we encountered were so friendly. The food was amazing as was the wine. We could not fault this restaurant and would definitely return here again, it really made for part of a perfect evening.

Came as a treat for my niece before the evening performance of Cirque. Taken to our table and it took approximately 15 mins before we got a drink- water and that was after a waved request to a waiter. He stated that ‘ it wasn’t his table’ So much for team work . We had wanted to order a bottle of champagne but when eventually someone came , the manageress we just ordered our food and bottle of wine. No sweetbreads or duck which we had not been informed of when taken to the table. Wine eventually arrived and the waiter was in danger of stabbing himself - no idea how to open a bottle. We had to ask for other glasses as we had rose and red wine but one of the glasses was dirty. The main course arrived late and we had to rush eating in order to walk round to our loggia. To be asked to pay the bill before we’d had dessert and wine we were made to feel under suspicion Having been to Coda before we will not be returning again. Truly dismal service

Amazing restaurant! Fantastic food! Super friendly service! The must go restaurant!

Bruna was an absolute star when it came to explaining the vegetarian options! Although the menu didn’t allow for much wiggle room, it was still possible to have a great lunch :)

Fantastic! We didn’t have any expectations as we hadn’t been before nor knew anyone who had. It was marvellous! The food was divine. The service exemplary (thank you Bianca 😀) and we would absolutely recommend everyone to visit. It’s a treat place but not crazy...

Was a wonderful experience and Bruna made it extra special. She explained everything so well and was so attentive to when we needed more tea and questions. Thanks so much!

For a special occasion push the boat out and treat yourself - exquisite food and attentive service.