Cafe Rouge Reviews

3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(152 total reviews)

Gareth Lock

100% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Cafe Rouge has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 152 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cafe Rouge employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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152 reviews
5.0
19 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fine but not the best

Cons

Bad things like managers etc

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Cafe Rouge Response
6d
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback regarding your experience at Cafe Rouge. We appreciate your honesty and are sorry to hear that aspects of the management experience outweighed the positives during your time with us. We recognise how important strong leadership and support are in creating a positive working environment, particularly in General Manager roles, and feedback like yours is valuable in helping us understand where improvements can be made. Thank you again for your contribution during your time with Cafe Rouge, and we wish you all the best for the future.
3.0
18 Aug 2025

Overworked

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good tips, and young staff

Cons

boss was difficult to work with, long hours

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Cafe Rouge Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for being part of Café Rouge. We’re pleased to hear you’ve enjoyed aspects of the role such as the team environment and tips, as creating a positive and rewarding place to work is important to us. At the same time, we’re sorry to read that your experience with management support and working hours has been challenging. We recognise how important effective leadership and a healthy work–life balance are, and we continue to focus on supporting our managers and reviewing rotas to ensure our teams feel valued and supported. Your feedback is appreciated and will be shared with the relevant teams as part of our ongoing efforts to improve the colleague experience. Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts, and we hope your time with us continues to develop positively. Kind regards, The People Team
2.0
26 June 2025

Crap

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Any free food you get is nice

Cons

Very poor management, team leader frequently disappears and is tardy when present. Understaffed all the time. Very cramped workspace, kitchen is probably comparable to a mcdonalds in terms of size but it will feel half as big. Poor communication between team members. Frequently overbooked. Combined with understaffing, the work becomes stressful more often than not. But a more important note here is that it results in food regularly being given to the customer with poor presentation or Luke warm. I could go on forever about how miserable working here was but I’ll save you the headache.

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Cafe Rouge Response
3mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback following your experience with Café Rouge. We are sorry to read that your time with us did not meet the standards we aim to provide for our team members. Creating a supportive, well-organised and positive working environment is extremely important to us, and it is disappointing to hear that you experienced challenges with management support, staffing levels and communication. We take comments such as these seriously and use them to review our training, resourcing and operational practices to ensure our teams feel valued and set up to succeed. We are also concerned to hear your comments regarding food quality and presentation, as delivering a consistently high guest experience is a key priority. Your feedback will be shared with the relevant leadership teams so that any necessary improvements can be made. We genuinely appreciate you bringing these matters to our attention and wish you all the best in your future role. Kind regards, The People Team
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