Café Rouge - Brighton Marina Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Nice, relaxing atmosphere."
• "Situated in a lovely part of Brighton overlooking the Marina, the place is very cosy and has a warm atmosphere."
• "Ambient atmosphere with romantic lighting and classic jazzy French music, this is the perfect place to dine."
• "The atmosphere was also wonderful as we were able to sit for a while and look out on the docks and just simply enjoy our time."
• "It's a family friendly restaurant with a gorgeous chatty atmosphere and the staff are always so kind."
• "However I really liked the French atmosphere."
• "You also get a sea view which I suppose makes it even better on a nice day."

Cons:

• "The place lacked any atmosphere and was open, loud, bright lighting in the evening and felt cheap."
• "It Really was not a warm and cosy environment."
• "Not to mention we all sat with coats on because it was so cold."
• "Flowers outside plastic cheap and tacky (great for marine life right below the restaurant), the restaurant was over 50% empty."
• "This mixed with the very unfriendly looking waitresses we decided to leave and will not be returning. It’s seriously not worth it."

Service

Pros:

• "Sarah looked after us (thankyou Sarah) and everything was good."
• "Staff was very professional."
• "Really great gluten free options and service was spot on."
• "The staff could not of been better if they had tried."
• "We were well attended to throughout and the food was delicious."
• "The service & staff were excellent."
• "The service was absolutely wonderful. Candy was extremely attentive and accommodating."

Cons:

• "The food is over priced. The service is incompetent and slow."
• "Messed up our orders, employees here are rude."
• "Very disappointed with the service here."
• "STAFF HAS TO NO IDEA HOW TO SERVE."
• "Awful service from the rudest waiter I've ever been served by."
• "We were waiting for the manager to come as we weren’t happy, unfortunately she wasn’t bothered to come to us so we decided to come to her, she didn’t even asked us what was wrong, she wasn’t behaving like a manager."
• "Service not attentive."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Salmon and the Mussels superb."
• "The fillet steak was beautifully cooked, and we will definitely come again."
• "Food was excellent."
• "The food was very good and the prices were reasonable!"
• "Main course demi poulet and harissa burger were good."
• "Had salade de saison for starters and Pork Escalope, that was really nicely cooked and sauce and egg were beautiful next to it."
• "Had the French onion soup and the duck confit. Both were delicious only the potatoes with the duck were slightly over done but everything else was cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "Total waste of £40."
• "My salad was tiny... Costing 14 pounds, plus £2 for chicken even though I had asked to remove anchovies."
• "The restaurant is not very clean, dust and food debris on the floors from the day before."
• "Value for money was really bad and dessert like many commented was very bad."
• "Chips were cold."
• "The food was average at best."
• "The main breakfast is seriously lacking."