Cafe Rouge - Newark and Sherwood

My wife and I visited for tea the other evening, the food was great, however the service was really exceptional. Our waiter, Nour, was very attentive, and helped my wife find an alternative meal that she could have because of her allergies, along with the chef, Joe. We then visited for breakfast today, and Nour was there again, he had remembered all my wife's allergies and had even let the kitchen know again just in case!

We had a great meal in safe environment with well spaced tables. Good menu and good value. Waitress and staff could not have been more helpful

Unfortunately this restaurant has deteriorated year on year. Before going any further please allow me to pay testament to the colleagues and front line workers. The value for money is incredibly disappointing. 2 thin slices of garlic bread ordered from the kids menu cost £2.50.Lacked quality and flavour. See photo.I truly appreciate that this dish is part of the kids menu and therefore bought separate it will proportionately more expensive . The cost of raw material no more than 5pence for the amount as seen and no more than 45p for the total overhead contribution. Therefore a huge mark up and the quality was poor. In comparison to their peer group on camp I would advise that they take a look at the whole package. Truly understand the trading dynamics have changed but if you continue to profiteer to such an extent then your business will fail at pace. The Uk is facing a huge recessional trading period and therefore you must offer quality and value regardless of being in the unique position of tapping into a captive audience . Do the right things !

We were informed whilst ordering our food that there were no steaks at all. We found this hard to believe as steak was the most prominent dish on the menu. Of course this slowed us down having to rethink our choice.The onion soup and the pate were both good. The rest of the food was poor and tasteless. For example, an expensive chicken baguette with cold chicken, slightly warm bread, warmish chips on the bottom and cold chips on the top. The blandest salmon fishcakes I have ever tasted with barely any salmon, a salad with a request for no anchovies although two were found on the plate. When it was mentioned to the waitress it was simply 'I did ask the chef sorry about that ' in such an uninterested manner it was clear she couldn 't have cared less. The fact that there could have been an allergy problem didn 't seem to enter her head.We paid a large amount of money for a meal that wasn 't even worth half the amount. Not enjoyable in the slightest.

The vegan burger was amazing that good I wanted to order it again! The atmosphere was so cosy and relaxing and the staff there were lovely! We had Stephanie who was great, she couldn’t do enough for us! Would love it if there were more options on the vegan menu like pasta or pizza or something but other than that great! Definitely will be back!