I'm not sure why this not-so-little cafe has such bad reviews, but I found it to be rather charming, if a bit reminiscent of an American diner with the bright red interior. With all the simple French phrases on the walls and mirrors, however, I did get the picture as to what kind of cafe this is supposed to be. I found the menu to be pretty impressive, with a full gamut of just about every typical French favorite you might desire, as well as a few other mainstream options, like burgers and salads. The alcohol portion of the menu, while varied, did leave a little something to be desired, and at around £6 per cocktail, I wasn't sure the quality would be worth even that. I was tempted to see how their Croque Madame/ Monsieur would measure up to the ones I've had in LA, but the waitress insisted that their new- and slightly pricier- Beef Bourguignon Burger was well-worth trying. So I did. And it was delicious. Being from California, I've gotten used to the $16 burger, so I think just under £15 was a pretty fair price; though it could have been bigger. The fries were great, too... and now that I think about it, I ordered diner food in what should have been an authentic French cafe. Ah, well. I would go again, and think the service was top notch compared to other French establishments. Considering it's right next to Greenwich Park, it might just be worth forgoing the local pubs to try this place out, after your afternoon walk in sa scenic location. read more

Cafe Rouge - Greenwich - Looks kind of like an American diner. - French Near Me - Greenwich, XGL

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The Good: very quick walk from the underground or bus station. It also didn't take long to be seated. I ordered the Classic Baguette with pesto for starters and it was pretty good. The frites that came with my Rouge burger were nice and reminded me of fries back in he states. The dessert was good but tiny. The Bad: The actual service was fine...when we actually saw our waiter. He was few and far between, and we never actually got drinks...no water, no anything...until we reminded another waiter about 45 minutes into our meal. Sadly, even when my wife received her Earl Grey tea, it was cold. I still don't understand how that happens, but it did. He was a nice guy, but it seemed as though it might have been his first week or two on the job and was still figuring out a routine. The burger was over cooked and lacked any seasoning. The menu didn't have a feeling of Paris or even New Orleans. It seemed to be trying to replicate what one would expect, but it missed the mark just a bit. I would expect some beignets or étouffée to be an option. The Ugly: This place was not prepared for the customers. We arrived at around 3:30pm, and I'm finishing my review at around 5:25pm. We have been waiting on the waiter to take our payment for about 45 minutes. In our original waiter's defense, it seems as though he may have been the only one actually doing his job. I've never worked in the restaurant industry, but I always find it baffling how so many other employees can be just walking around while one or two tend to more than 10 tables. Overall, I wasn't very impressed with the food. It wasn't overpriced, but it was impressive either. I wish we had seen our waiter more than twice, so I could at least give points for service. Sorry guys...I wouldn't suggest this one. read more

Cafe Rouge - Greenwich - Rouge Burger - French Near Me - Greenwich, XGL

I was staying in the Ibis next door and breakfast is served here, for which I was given a coupon for. There is no buffet or anything, you are just allowed to pick one item from the menu, and a hot drink and juice. The food took a very long time, so of you have to be somewhere early in the morning I suggest coming earlier as they take ages. The breakfast itself was extremely basic, didn't look like what I expect from a site down order type of place in London. They do have avocado on toast as well, traditional English breakfasts and sandwiches. Overall, slow service and mediocre food. If staying in Ibis, I advise to book without breakfast and eat somewhere else. There's plenty of better cafes around the area. read more

Cafe Rouge - Greenwich - Breakfast - French Near Me - Greenwich, XGL

Went here in the evening, this little Cafe is nestled in Greenwich and absolutely adorable. It was very crowded on a Friday night, but I was seated almost immediately. Service: there seemed to be only or two waiters tonight, it took me several tries to get his attention, this is mainly the reason I cut one star. The waiter himself was very nice, I felt a bit sorry for him since he was literally running from table to table to serve everyone. I really enjoyed my tea and meals. They were light but good. PLATEAU DE PAIN - bread with the butter. The special butter was a bit too strong so I mixed it with the regular butter. Bread was fresh so it was good. I SOUPE DE SAISON - Loved this! The Soup tonight was Asparagus with Watercress it was delicious and came topped with cream CAFÉ GOURMAND - good as well, I'm glad I chose this so I could try out everything I would definitely come back here again. read more

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Greenwich is one of the many trendy bustling towns in London and the location of this cafe rouge takes you away from the busy side of life and makes you feel like your in a mystical land of good coffee and croissants. Mouth watering french cuisine with an extensive menu of world wines. I cannot fault this restaurant one bit! The outdoor area is a reasonable size and very accessible - a nice area to sit and watch the world go by. On many occasions I have sampled the breakfast menu and might I say, "its to die for." I recommend the Saumon Benedicte... hmmm yum yum!!! That tender poached salmon, poached eggs, brioche bread, lyonnaise potatoes and hollondaise sauce; sooooo good! Well, try it for yourselves! A big thumbs up for this branch and the food in general! Enjoy! read more

Cafe Rouge - Greenwich - Saumon Benedicte from Cafe Rouge Breaksfast Menu - French Near Me - Greenwich, XGL

I went to Cafe Rouge for the first time on Sunday to have breakfast with my Son and I was very disappointed with the whole service . To begin with, the teacups were dirty and when I brought it to the attention of the waiter who brought the food, he said the dish washer was not washing the crockery effective enough. I expected him to change them but no he did not, instead, I asked for some water and some serviettes so I could clean it myself. By the look of things, I believe most of their Crockery was not clean. The tea pot looked as if it had just been rinsed out and not washed; the small jug of milk for our tea had dirt in it, but it was quickly taken away. By then, I was regretting being there- the Breakfast itself was just mediocre and not worth the price. Let's just say I won't be going back there again or recommending anyone to dine there. The only positive note is for the first waiter who attended to us when we got there, he was vey pleasant. However, the overall dining experience was a huge disappointment. read more

Saturday 5.15pm, very crowded, very loud. Service is doing its best. Gathered last available table for three. Desserts are fine, but coffees could be significantly stronger. So: Rhubarb Crumble and Café au lait for roundabout 10£ are a bit overprized. read more

Kind of made the mistake of eating here after a trip to Paris the weekend before. Probably wasn't a good idea for me to order the croque Monsieur after having eaten it there and knowing how good it can be. While the croque Monsieur here wasn't bad, it wasn't great and I could of made it better at home. The chips were alright and when the weather is agreeable it would be nice to sit on their outdoor deck. I would eat here again if I had to but would order something else. read more

Cafe Rouge - Greenwich - Croque Monsieur - French Near Me - Greenwich, XGL

As a franchise restaurant, Greenwich's Cafe Rouge delivers consistently on the level of service and expectation one would expect from this type of establishment. Great place to go for coffee, lunch or dinner and particularly wonderful if you have little ones. read more

Dirty glasses, cutlery and crockery. Long waiting times for food. We order tea and cake and it took over 45 minutes to arrive. The palace wasn't very busy, about 25% full read more

Popped down to this place as it's right down the street from my place. Had a gourmet society card that I wanted to try out as it gives 25% off the total bill. Well, apparently when I ordered the pre-set meal that came with an appetizer and main meal, it didn't count toward the discount. So, be weary of that if you have the same plan. My dining partner ordered off the regular menu and was able to use the discount, so it wasn't a total loss. The service was a bit slow and then rushed when he came over, but he did apologize and say it was shift change so I won't let that cloud the whole review. I ordered the French onion soup to start and my partner went with the olives. I really enjoyed my soup and had enough to share a few bites without feeling like I didn't have enough. The olives were fine. For the main meal I had steak frites and my partner went for the burger. The steak was a bit overcooked but not terrible. With the extra minute on the grill I had wished I went with an additional sauce that you can choose from the menu. It really needed an extra something to give it some flavour. The burger was alright too. Not great, but fine. The fries were fresh and plentiful. I definitely ate them all and left super full. Woops. So I won't go back, but wanted to check it out. Perhaps a coffee or glass of wine at an outside table in the summer would be nice. But, don't go for a full blown meal unless you want to be underwhelmed like we were. read more

Poor dining experience. The food quality is quite poor and the menu misrepresented what was served. Their cuts of meat are some of the cheapest and toughest sirloin I've been served, so they shouldn't be allowed to call it fillet and ribeye. And how difficult is it to bring ketchup when someone gets an order of frites? Especially when the waiter asked if we wanted ketchup, then just disappeared for the next 20 minutes. read more

I'm not usually a huge fan of chain restaurants. There really isn't a huge need to go the them in London. Especially not when they look like fake Paris. But the Cafe Rouge in Greenwich is actually pretty great. It's not like a Cafe Rouge at all. Seriously. There is another branch in Blackheath, and one over the river in Canary Wharf, and they feel plasticy. This branch doesn't. They also serve really great food. I had a very yummy dinner there on Easter Bank Holiday - great sausage sandwiches. They do really excellent french fries too. And I haven't managed to find a better hot chocolate depsite my very extensive search. The staff are fun and friendly and they have comfy sofas. As it's on the corner of Greenwich High Street and the outdoor market, it's also great for doing a bit of people watching outside. So yes, thumbs up to Cafe Rouge. But only this branch. read more

I have to agree with the other review totally, It is strange how it doesn't feel plasticy, i find it extremely similar to the one in casnterbury, minus the sofas. Again i find cafe rouge expensive for what it is. I can't help it. I really find it almost a bit like daylight robbery for the price you pay for a steak for example. Don't get me wrong though the food is infact very nice. read more

Terrible service and quality food. France don't taste like that... The cheese was correct but the charcuterie was terrible. There is not enough bread served with the plate. read more

This place is close to my old house so I've been going here off and on for years, mainly for convenience sake. Every time I wonder if it will get better, it never does. In a word this place is mediocre. The food is so so and you'd be best to stick with something straightforward like the fish cakes. Service has also been a bit patchy in the past. Ok for coffees or a glass of wine. But there are a dozen better places to go for dinner in the area read more

The breakfast here is really good. The menu is a little limited but it has something for most. The quality of the food and the service is the best I've had in a long time. Two very large breakfasts cost £23 so it's good value also :-) read more

Terrible service ! we were just looking for place for a nice breakfast, the waitor just kept ignoring us. When he have time to serve us his attitude was very bad didnt want to answer our questions about the menu at all. Totally not enough man power in the restaurant. When we got out bill it was 30 something, we gave 50 notes but he said no changes, such a big restaurant no changes for 20 pounds?! I dont think so ! Dont bother to visit such restaurant seriously ! read more

Possibly the worst Cafe Rouge I've been to - and I'm generally a fan of the chain. Our waitress was flighty and kept disappearing whenever we tried to make eye contact with her. The food was alright, but not quite up to the usual standard. Overall I wasn't thrilled, especially as I know what I can usually expect at a Cafe Rouge. read more

This is a tough one- super cute inside and out and in a great location- but service is truly bad and food was cold. Two stars for location and wifi only. We started outside, where no one came to take our order for about 20 mnutes (even after the staff had seen us), so I went and ordered a coffee at the bar. They brought it out with a smile- but that is about it. After a little while, we moved inside to be out of the wind and sat at a table by a window. It hadn't been cleared- and as I write this an hour later- has still not been..... After about 15 minutes, we got the attention of one waitresses and ordered some eggs, but that was about 45 minutes ago now- To be clear there are 3 people here as wait staff and 3 tables of people In the whole restaurant- Another interesting thing is I have read other reviews where people have complained about a discount or vouchers and problems redeeming them- I have seen one family with a similar problem and the manager having to get involved. So....in conclusion- If you have two hours to hang out and want a very leisurely breakfast and free wifi at a good location, don't mind hunting down wait staff or being completely ignored this place is just up your alley. If you are looking for a quicker coffee- pastry....or to order food and have only an hour....I would go elsewhere. read more

Absolutely the worst eating experience I can remember having and that's seriously saying something. If I could give minus stars I'd be cranking it up to 11. We were a party of six and had booked a table. When we arrived the place was almost empty but it still took nearly 20 minutes to seat us. Firstly we ordered three bottles of wine and two of water. These all arrived on the same tray. One bottle of water made it to the table, the rest did not. Luckily for the waiter the two people between whom he was standing had amazingly quick reflexes. The waiter poured out a taster of wine for one of us. We had ordered two different types of wine and he then proceeded to pour a taster of the second wine directly onto the remains of the first. After that he neglected to pour any wine for anybody, not even the one who had been given the botched tasting. Three of our party ordered steak, two of which were to be rare and one medium. All arrived extremely well done. When this was pointed out we were told that that was how steak was always served in France. This was news to the French members of our party. Back went the steaks only to be replaced with three mediums The chicken arrived raw. Not just a bit underdone, but raw. The salads never did arrive. We were using a discount service provided by the workplace of one of our party. Beforehand he had phoned the restaurant to check that we would be able to get 50% off food for the entire party as described in the scheme's paperwork. The restaurant assured him that this would be the case. He checked this once again with front of house on arrival and again was told this would be the case. When the bill arrived we had been given a slight discount on one main and one dessert. On querying this the waiter became even more surly and rude than he had been all evening, threatening to call the police as soon as the total was first questioned. We asked to see the manager but like the salads, he never arrived. Someone else eventually did come to our table, was extremely abusive and actually threatened violence! All we had done was query the discount and point out that it had been checked twice beforehand that the scheme was in operation and what discount we would receive. On producing the paperwork describing the scheme which stated quite clearly that Cafe Rouge was involved and that 50% would be discounted from food for the entire party, Mr Threatening accused us of forging the document and again threatened us with the police. At this point we slammed down the amount we were prepared to pay and all stormed out. The operators of the discount scheme have been contacted and have confirmed that we should indeed have been given 50% off all mains and desserts and that Cafe Rouge are fully aware of this. The loos were also filthy with no toilet paper and no soap. Not surprisingly, none of us will be eating there ever again and I advise anyone else to do the same, especially if they intend to attempt using a perfectly valid discount scheme! read more

Food-used to be good. Last time very average, pepper sauce weird. Service not too good last time.

Very dry, over cooked chicken, salty soup, had to beg for ketchup & mayo with fries, table water in a jug with glasses for only half the table, no toilet paper, everything 'Monsieur..' but service really awful - for God's sake, go anywhere else. Really, just awful. read more