Does Cafe Rouge pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cafe Rouge employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cafe Rouge. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cafe Rouge?

51% of Cafe Rouge employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cafe Rouge 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cafe Rouge?

Waitress (23) , General Manager (17) , Assistant Manager (11) , Supervisor (10) , Server/Waiter (8) , Bartender (4) , Manager (4) , Server/Waitress (4) , Waiting Staff (4) , Front of House (3) , Head Chef (3) , Waiter/Waitress (3) , Chef (2) , Shift Supervisor (2) , Sous Chef (2)

What are the pros of working at Cafe Rouge according to real employee reviews?

"Tips are often and nice people" ((in 9 reviews)); "Very good environment and friendly staff" ((in 6 reviews)); "Customers can be nice, team also depending on the individual." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good opportunities to develop yourself." ((in 4 reviews)); "Free food and discoubt card" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cafe Rouge according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours but expected due to short demand staff" ((in 12 reviews)); "13 hours withou break." ((in 4 reviews)); "Low salaries, bad working hours" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(152 total reviews)

Gareth Lock

100% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Culture and values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

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).

Reviews by job title

152 reviews

3.0

15 Mar 2021

Review

Waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible, Good location, good work experience

Cons

Poor management, bad communication, overbearing

Cafe Rouge Response

Apologies for the delay in our response, due to the pandemic our team has been on furlough. We are really sorry to hear your views on Café Rouge. As a company we pride ourselves on the fantastic company culture and environment that has been created over the years. We would really like to discuss your feedback with you further. To do so please contact us at recruitment@bigtablegroup.com to arrange a suitable time.

2.0

26 June 2016

Cafe rouge

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

met some fantastic people over the years. Cash tips. Made some friends. made me stronger mentaly after the nightmare procedures we had to go through

Cons

too many to mention; split shifts, minimum wage, wages beeing toped up from credit card tips, managers cooking the books, \seperations between staff and head office

Cafe Rouge Response

Thank you for your review. It's good to hear that you had some positive experiences with Café Rouge

1.0

24 Oct 2017

Fraudsters

Server/waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some nice colleagues and customers.

Cons

Refuse to pay people for the hours they work meaning they actually pay well below minimum wage. Run by complete control artists.

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Jobs at Cafe Rouge

Waiting Staff

Newark on Trent, England

Newark on Trent, England

Newark on Trent, England

GBP 13 - GBP 13 /hr

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