Cafe Rouge Reviews

We recently were away for the weekend, and looking for somewhere for dinner. We came across a Cafe Rouge, and being a big fan of french food decided to pop in. The interior is designed to look french, lots of french signs on the walls, little country pictures, and big mirrors. The interior was slightly contrived although had potential ...  Read the complete review

We first went to a Café Rouge when we visited York in September 2009. The main reason was we had a GBP10 voucher that could be used in a few restaurants including Café Rouge. Café Rouge is a renowned French style chain of restaurants that opened its first outlet in 1989. Now it has over 90 across the UK. The one I visited in York is in ...  Read the complete review

When up in Edinburgh a few weeks ago we spotted Cafe Rouge. My fiancée is a big fan of French food, and when we spotted the fixed price evening menu which was £11.95 we had to pop in. The restaurant was very busy, as it was the first Sunday of half term. The tables were quite close together and we actually made good friends with the ...  Read the complete review

As a fan of French cuisine I am always seeking out places to acquire this. Often the only available places are very expensive and only serve the more elaborate end of French cuisine. After years of disappointments I finally stumbled upon Cafe Rouge when they opened a restaurant in one of my local towns. Cafe Rouge is a chain of ...  Read the complete review

I'm a big fan of French Cuisine but sadly there are very few restaurants of that sort where I live, so I tend to get my French fix at my Cafe Rouge. Try as they might (the decor is French-inspired), it's no substitute for the real thing: you won't feel as if you're sitting outside a French Bistro on the Champe Elysses, but the menu ...  Read the complete review

I will keep it simple. I have been to two Cafe Rouge outlets. One in Hays Galleria (near London Bridge in London) and one in St. Katherine Docks (near Tower Bridge, London). These one would think would be two of the better versions of Cafe Rouge because they are in prime position for well heeled "City" ...  Read the complete review

We lead very busy lives, with my husband and I both having second jobs in addition to our full time ones, and with two very active teenagers, whose sporting hobbies lead us all over the country at the weekends. So, time together, doing normal things like having a conversation, is not a frequent occurance. Everyone seems to be dashing ...  Read the complete review

**Please read*** If you just want to read about my time at Café Rouge, then please only read the "My experience" and "Overall opinion" part of my review, however if you want to learn a bit more about the menu, then continue reading onto the "menu" part. I would really appreciate if you could base your rating on ...  Read the complete review

I have been to this restaurant once and never been back. The idea of cafe rouge is great - french food and romantic ambience but inside i found it quite dirty and annoying french 'wailing' over the speakers in the background. The staff made jokes which weren't particularly funny and came across a bit strange more than anything! I'm ...  Read the complete review

Cafe Rouge if probably my favourite chain restaurant due to the quality of the food. The restaurant's menu is styled around predominantly French cuisine, offering dishes such as muscles in a white wine sauce and various different varieties of steak. The restaurant chain is owned by the bigger Tragus Ltd group who also own Strada and Bella Italia. ...  Read the complete review

Absolutely fabulous.

Gourmet cuisine at pub prices.

I have only been to Cafe Rouge a few times and the reason is because i feel that for the same price elsewhere you can get a much much better meal. I have been to the one in Colchester which is quite small and the one in Chelmsford which is larger with a great outside area although inside and out the tables seem very close to each other - wherever ...  Read the complete review

Me and my husband discovered Café Rouge one really rainy day in Chiswick. Desperate to get out of the rain, we crashed into this branch just for some quick food. Café Rouge is billed as a French restaurant and has branches all round the UK. We've visited the ones in Shepherds Bush (a small restaurant), Ealing (a VERY small restaurant) and ...  Read the complete review

I dined at leeds Cafe Rouge at the light, headrow , leeds today. This was my first visit to the Headrow restaurant, but have dined many times at the Leeds Corner Exchange site of Cafe Rouge, and have had many a happy meal there. I was therefore very disappointed to have 'SUB STANDARD' meal. I ordered King Prawns in tomato garlic ...  Read the complete review

I first visited Cafe Rouge a few years ago in London with my parents and haven't been back since but recently I decided to visit the one in Milton Keynes. First impressions were very good, it seems to have a real French 'brasserie' feel. Inside it was all decorated in red and gold, very cosy feeling. It was evening and there were ...  Read the complete review

While wandering off Oxford Street in search of somewhere for lunch and I discovered this place in James Street. Café Rouge had a nice warm cozy atmosphere and was busy enough to suggest it was popular. I might add that this street was a quiet backwater away from the shopping crowds and it had a decent selection of eating places along its length, ...  Read the complete review

We visited the Cafe Rouge in Birmingham - just opposite the Bullring. It was Saturday lunchtime and therefore very busy. There was a queue but it was handled very efficiently by a member of staff who handed out menus and seated people very quickly. The decor is very French and Cafe Rouge offers something not easily found elsewhere on the High ...  Read the complete review

For my first visit to Cafe Roug, my wife said we should go to the Salford Quays outlet. So, with Tesco vouchers in hand, we made our way there last Saturday. We were early enough to not have to book and got a nice central table. The service was quick and sort of friendly. I am prepared to stand corrected on this one, we were both unconvinced that, ...  Read the complete review

I haven't eaten in a Cafe Rouge since I was at university (there was one really near my campus) and my boyfriend had never been to one before, but I think its fair to say we'll both be coming back again sometime soon. The reason we were eating out was that my very generous mum had given me some restaurant vouchers, and having looked up ...  Read the complete review

I'm a keen and frequent visitor to Cafe Rouge because it really is the closest thing you will get to a traditional, continental, pavement cafe in the UK....though no bread at the beginning of your meal - why not!? The Cafe in Cheltenham is well-decorated in the traditional red colours with a generous sprinkling of aretfacts from France ...  Read the complete review