Cafe Rouge Bath - Swindon

Awful, disappointing food. Beef Bourginon and mashed potatoes tasted like aeroplane food. Not very warm, obviously reheated in microwave. Beef was tasty but potatoes seemed really old. The side of green beans were obviously cooked from frozen. To charge over £4 for them is an insult. Apple tart was microwaved apple pie. I would have complained if I'd been paying but my companion was treating me so I kept quiet.

We've been big fans of Cafe Rouge, Bath since it opened, and have always appreciated its lively atmosphere and friendly staff. Obviously it's not haute, haute cuisine but good, French style food without too many frills. Today we booked a table for two, as our kids had given us a voucher at Christmas and we thought a Saturday night treat was in order. We expected the place to be busy, but it wasn't; and we noticed customers being turned away even though it was early (before 8.00pm) apparently because of staff shortages. The staff were pleasant (as usual) but service was not particularly prompt. My partner's food was good quality (prawns for starters with moule for mains) but my French onion soup probably spent the day in a pot, and my sirloin steak (rare) was overly gristly, so I had to leave a sizeable amount. It almost feels disloyal to say this but we will think twice about returning. I hope the staffing shortages improve, and we return to the Cafe Rouge, Bath we once enjoyed.

Staff very friendly and helpful . Food unbelievably bad chicken burger chicken like chewing leather salad filling and Mayonnaise was a wasted effort for instants red onion consisted of one outer ring my wife’s was the same. Don’t go any were near very poor value for also the chips turned out to be fries hardly a mouthful what tourists must think l hate to think.

Ate here because I saw that they had Mussels. Had Mussels, fries and nice bottle of Bordeaux wine. Started with mushrooms in a beautiful sauce over bread. All were outstanding. Service was exceptional, Violeta was our server and she was friendly and efficient

The drinks were good. But the whole place, especially toilets need a good cleaning. The layer of dust that is on the fan in the toilet is shocking.