Café Rouge - Salford Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was v nice, the prices not exorbitant."
• "Lovely lunch. Had the Salad Nicosia with a free glass of Prosecco courtesy of Tastecard and Cafe Rouge 30th Birthday."
• "The dishes are beautifully presented, tasted yummy and generous in portion size."
• "We had 3 courses and all of the food was spot on, the onion soup, my steak and dessert was all perfect."
• "The starter is soup of the day first three is creamy and tasty."
• "The food was delicious as always."
• "Our food orders were the salmon with Anna potatoes which I would HIGHLY recommend."

Cons:

• "However they had no options for vegan and the afternoon tea was average."
• "The sausage had no flavour and the beans were microwaved dry."
• "The following soup are watery and tasteless so it was quite disappointing."
• "Food is terribly overpriced. I paid almost £15 for a chicken burger where the chicken was just a small thin fillet in a bun with sauce and condiments."
• "The rump steak was tough and really poor quality."
• "The fish was mushy and the skin still had some scales on it."
• "The chicken is dry and seems to be over cooked as well."

Service

Pros:

• "The front of house manager was polite and explained that there will be a bit of a wait but he made every effort to get me seated at a table while I browsed the menu."
• "Friendly staff serving great food and drinks."
• "The staff are well presented and well mannered, the food was awesome and I would definitely recommend this place to anyone."
• "Sheldon, who served us; was an absolute diamond! Great character, fab service."
• "Both guys were warm, friendly, helpful and professional and showed us excellent customer service."
• "Staff couldn't have been more helpful and attentive, a credit to the restaurant."
• "The staff were really friendly and helpful and the food was excellent and very reasonable."

Cons:

• "Awful, rude waiter."
• "The waiter was very apologetic but also brought the obvious back of house problems to the table, something a customer doesn't need to hear."
• "Annoyingly someone left chewing gum on my seat which ruined my trousers - not the staffs fault and they were apologetic but did ruin the overall experience a little!"
• "Very rude, management need to train their staff to treat all people equally not matter the race!"
• "We found that the service was lacking in care."
• "Absolutely disgusting customer service..I would not be going back there again ..the staff need more training to deal with customer service."
• "The service was very slow, totally unattended, to Waiting and waiting for food."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The place is beautiful, clean and very well laid out."
• "Spent a very pleasant afternoon in lovely surroundings."
• "The venue is very tastefully decorated and gives a real French feel."
• "Great atmosphere, fab food, super staff."
• "The restaurant is spacious, modern and clean with a vibrant atmosphere."
• "Nice relaxed atmosphere."
• "This restaurant has all the ambience of a cosy French bistro."

Cons:

• "Food was OK, however, the room was completely empty besides us."
• "You probably will find some sort of smell, It is like someone spilled red wine on the old wooded floor."
• "No atmosphere."
• "It has limited frontage making it feel a little gloomy and not at all continental."
• "Even the non vegetarian wasn’t happy with her gristly steak."
• "Venues in town are more real and lived in whereas those at the quays feel really B-list and false even if they're part of the same chains or management."
• "It wasn't a very enjoyable atmosphere as there was just so much noise."

Value

Pros:

• "The food was v nice, the prices not exorbitant."
• "Both the food and drinks were reasonably priced."
• "The prices not exorbitant."
• "Prices are reasonable."
• "Food was ok and well priced."
• "The food was excellent and very reasonable."
• "Had a great burger, few cocktails and coffee."

Cons:

• "Paid £5 for the tiniest piece of treacle tart, that came served with a sour creme fresh."
• "Drinks very dear 3.95 for a pint of diet coke!"
• "It’s clear they are cutting costs. Unless you have a tastecard or voucher go elsewhere."
• "Food is terribly overpriced. I paid almost £15 for a chicken burger where the chicken was just a small thin fillet in a bun with sauce and condiments."
• "Over priced, Undersized with a Rude manager."
• "Breakfast is over priced for what you get."
• "The steak are over done and taste like rubber and chewy."