Cafe
Rouge Deansgate - reader comments |
| "I've
been to Cafe Rouge many times but this was the first time I've been
left feeling disappointed. Me and my friend stopped off for a quick
bite to eat. I ordered Penne Pasta with Wild Mushroom, White Wine,
Herb & Cream Sauce with a Chargrilled Chicken Breast and my friend
ordered the starter sized "Salade de la mer". The mushrooms
in my pasta dish were not wild mushrooms, they were button mushrooms,
and there was no herbs in the sauce, just lots of parsely sprinkled
on top of the pasta. My friend's salad only had one king prawn. When
my friend politely asked the waiter if she could have a few more prawns
he swiftly returned from the kitchen with a message from the chef:
'that was the normal portion so no, she couldn't have any more prawns'.
Granted, the salad was only a starter portion, but one prawn? We thought
that was a little stingy. The waiting staff also forgot to bring us
our jug of water but apologised when we made them aware. Finally we
waited and waited for our plates to be taken away once we'd finished
but the staff seemed more interested in having a chinwag at
the bar. I called over to them that we'd like the bill, we
paid and left with our used plates still on the table. Overall we
experienced poor customer service and the food
wasn't up to their usual standard. I'll stick with the Cafe
Rouge at the Printworks I think."
- louise, manchester 16/6/08 (visited on a sunday afternoon) |
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"Being fans of
France and especially its restaurants, we love Cafe Rouge. Most
of all the decor, a recreation of a Parisian back street bistro
that this huge chain has successfully transferred up and down Britain.
The branch on Deansgate seems to pull it off better than most, largely
down to the smaller size of the unit. The classic French jazz music
adds to the atmosphere although the UK smoking ban thankfully takes
away that side of French culture and allows you to taste the ingredients
in the food. The impressive wine list and choice of French ales
complements the charm in a way that somehow avoids being plastic
and franchisey (if there is such a word).
The service is effiicient and the prices are reasonable, whilst,
as you'd expect for a chain restaurant, the food is nice without
being spectacular - it's enough to keep hungry shoppers, lunch time
diners and concert goers happy and in many cases, returning for
more. And this is what Cafe Rouge does best, they can identify what
their customers want, highlighted by their Menu Plats Rapides (or
'Quick Dish Menu' to moi et vous) acknoweldging most people only
have an hour for lunch or a show to get to. Having a more lesiurely
occupation, I opted for the Steak Frites, their classic dish - a
seven ounce prime sirloin steak with garlic & herb butter, French
fries and melted Roquefort cheese sauce (£14.20). Whilst it
would win no awards, it was certainly value for money and I would
return again."
- neil, restaurants of manchester 5/3/08 (visited on a weds lunchtime)
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"Friendly
staff, nice atmosphere, good prices and lovely decor.
Feel's like you are in a French bistro. Food is nice but not the best
in town, however I would recommend this if you are in the Deansgate
area."
- nick, stockport 5/3/08 (visited on a wednesday lunch) |
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| "we
booked for Valentines night despite seeing some poor reviews and
were very impressed with everything, I even sought
out the manager to pass on my comments. A lovely meal
and we were not rushed although the restaurant was very busy, we
will definately go again."
- ian moore, douglas, isle of man 15/2/08 (visited on valentine's
night) |
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| "Staff
fantastic and everything was good. Very
happy. Was very pleasurable."
- sam jessop, glossop 10/7/07 (visited on a thursday evening) |
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