Cafe Rouge - Windsor
31-32 Royal Station Parade, Thames Street, Windsor, SL4 1PJ
Café Rouge has over one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France. Many restaurants do an excellent breakfast, or shall we say petit dejeuner, at which such delights as scrambled eggs and smoked salmon on toasted brioche, croque Madame, croissants and pain au chocolat make welcome appearances, and to their credit the English traditional gets top billing. An array of small dishes takes in pulled pork pâté with French bread, and spicy beef and lamb sausage with harissa mayonnaise.Café Rouge has over one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France.
Many restaurants do an excellent breakfast, or shall we say petit dejeuner, at which such delights as scrambled eggs and smoked salmon on toasted brioche, croque Madame, croissants and pain au chocolat make welcome appearances, and to their credit the English traditional gets top billing.
An array of small dishes takes in pulled pork pâté with French bread, and spicy beef and lamb sausage with harissa mayonnaise. Salads and pasta feature largely, as do baguettes and croques. Quick dishes, ideal for lunch, include slices of saucisson and cured pork loin with French bread.
Moving on to more serious stuff we find steaks, an 8oz bavette and thin cut rib eye, with a choice of béarnaise or peppercorn sauce. No French menu would be complete without the poulet jaune grille, pan-roasted breast of corn-fed chicken served on a warm taboulé of bulgar wheat and a medley of roasted vegetables with minted crème fraîche, or a steak frites before moving on to the crème brûlée, or the tart tatin. Almost invariably the coffee tastes like coffee should, something that sadly can all too often still not be said of our English restaurants, who depend too much upon technology and too little on the acquisition of a certain flair for this important conclusion to a meal.
By now we all know that the French, despite their distinctive habits when it comes to matters of satisfying the inner man, maintain a miraculous longevity of life. This is generally attributed to a number of causes, of which a measured consumption of decent wine is foremost. Café Rouge, you may be pleased to hear, encourages this with a well-chosen selection of French wines. Their prix fixe lunch and meals for children, both at a very reasonable figure, also offer excellent value.
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French
: 09:00 - 23:00
: 09:00 - 22:30
Reservations: 01753 569420 General: 01753 831100
31-32 Royal Station Parade, Thames Street, Windsor, SL4 1PJ [Map]
£21.00 £26.00
£6.50 (1 course) to £8.50 (2 courses), Mon - Sun, 12 - 5 pm
£10.50 (2 courses), Sun - Thurs
(Avg Price is the average cost per person for two courses, coffee, half a bottle of house wine and tip/service)
REVIEWS OF Cafe Rouge - Windsor
S&D (7 February 2009)
Cafe Rouge has got a good atmosphere, undoubtedly, and this is what first catches your eye. However, the food and coffee, at least today, were disappointing and no value for money. The meal was not impressive, not special neither unique. It was far from a proper French gourmet dish. Further on, the toilet was a complete mess and I wonder how often they clean it. I’m certainly not coming back.
Sharon N (15 March 2007)
I would agree with Mel's comments: too cramped, too much getting bumped around. The food is pretty average/non-memorable and I find the restaurant cold - great in the summer months I'm sure but otherwise there are just far too many doors and they constantly seem open!
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Children welcome
Air condition
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Groups allowed
Outside seating
Cover charge
£14.50
£14.50
Not included, 10% for 8 or more
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