Cafe Rouge Salford Quays

Sorry for the late review, we visited Cafe Rouge for a pre theatre meal as we have been before, but before covid. Well what a difference, there were four tables taken, the waitess came to take our drinks order, then we ordered calamari for starters to share, that was fine, but then we both ordered beef bourguignon, well what we received were children's portions, I would not say we are big eaters, we were given what resembled a soup bowl! I asked for a jug of water with 2 glasses the waitress slammed 2 glasses of water down on the side of the table, we waited for the desert menu, and we waited, we gave up, and asked for the bill, over £18.00 each for a soup bowl of stew is expensive, we left feeling very disappointed to be honest, good job Rev Richard Cole at the Lowry made our night as Cafe Rouge didn't:

Had a lovely lunch today with my son in law and 2 grandchildren. We were made to feel very welcome and the food was delicious. Staff are really friendly and the atmosphere relaxed and cheerful. A lovely experience as always. Thank you to Hannah and her staff.

Used to enjoy visiting Cafe Rouge but it’s certainly not what it was. Food today was very poor. The Turkey meal from the festive menu was extremely dry and veg undercooked (almost raw). Potatoes were obviously cheap frozen roasties. The meal was supplied with the tiniest amount of gravy and when we asked for more due to the dry turkey they tried to charge an extra £4.20. We wont be going back and i can no longer recommend which is a shame.

We usually visit Cafe Rouge when we stay at Salford Quays. But, this time was very disappointing. Staff uninterested in customers although not busy. My seabass was okay but potatoes and green beans barely warm. Told waitress not interested. We will not be rushing back. I object to paying nearly £20 when I only ate the fish.

Keep forgetting to review this place but we have always liked Cafe Rouge even if the menu has lost some of its more interesting items (e.g. tagine). Anyhow, we both had sirloin steaks which were perfectly cooked accompanied by a nice glass of red wine. Well recommended !