Café Rouge - St Paul’s Reviews Summary

Location & Ambience

Pros:

• "Ambience and location is 5 stars though!"
• "It’s the perfect location right next to St. Paul’s Cathedral."
• "The restaurant's location in St Paul's is undoubtedly a draw, offering a convenient and central spot to enjoy a meal while exploring the city."
• "Nice views of St Paul's Cathedral as you dine. The location is perfect."
• "Excellent location and view of St Paul's from front window where we sat."
• "The location is wonderful, we got sat by a massive window which had a gorgeous view of the Cathedral."
• "It is a nicely decorated restaurant with a great view of the St. Paul's Cathedral."

Cons:

• "We sat near a window and had a lovely view of St Paul's Cathedral outside, but also managed to see a surprising amount of dirt and rubbish under the bench near us inside the restaurant."
• "Minus one star: place is dirty - even at the beginning of the shift, how's that possible?"
• "Dated and tired interior evokes 1990’s aspirational gentility set in an faux French bistro."
• "The atmosphere was a little dead, no ambiance at all."
• "Atmospher 2/5 because the Christmas decorations were nice but we were surrounded by people sending their food back to the kitchen."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very friendly and Evi gave an excellent service made our day even brighter."
• "But the service was super nice."
• "Was met by a friendly waiter, Edgar. He offered very good service."
• "Rafa was amazing!! He was really attentive and he gave us a bunch of good options to choose from the menu."
• "Friendly staff, and very attentive."
• "Amazing service, the staff were very friendly and polite."
• "The staff were fab, really attentive, kind and made us feel so welcome!"

Cons:

• "Nobody came to ask how the meal was while we were eating."
• "We watched as our food was placed right next to us by the kitchen staff, but unfortunately, we had to wait for around 10 minutes for our server to arrive and put it on our table."
• "Will not be seeing me again."
• "To the manager/owner if you feel your loosing profits, I can state it is directly your less than bothered, less than attentive staff are the reason that business is failing."
• "The service delay was a notable drawback that affected our overall perception of the visit."
• "The service was quite bad, people very rude."
• "Unhelpful and unpleasant staff, even though the restaurant was close to empty."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We both enjoyed our English-style breakfasts quite a bit."
• "We enjoyed all of them. Our lunches were somewhere from £30-50 and again, we always left full and happy."
• "The dessert of apple tart was absolutely delicious."
• "The croque Madame was very good."
• "The grand breakfast is good value for money."
• "I had Vegan Breakfast, Pancakes with Maple and Fruit Syrup with a Latte. Pretty amazing experience."
• "The food came very quickly and was delicious!"

Cons:

• "The steak portion is very small, the salad is very oily, and the aubergine wasn’t cooked well."
• "These are by far the worst pancakes I have ever had."
• "The burgers were a bit dry inside, generally the food was mediocre at best."
• "The avocado toast was a joke, even with poached eggs added bit stingy on avocado and considering the cost you'd expect more."
• "Turkey was very dry, some food not cooked enough and the chocolate mousse was vile."
• "The food was a disappointment."
• "Food tasted a bit old."