How is Cafe Rouge Maidstone restaurant rated?

Name: Cafe Rouge Maidstone
Address: 42-44 Earl Street, Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom, ME14 1PS
Telephone: 01622 769928
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 3.8

Cafe Rouge Maidstone

3.8 (20)

£25 and under

French

42-44 Earl Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1PS

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Innovative
Outstanding value

Situated a short walk away from the River Medway, Café Rouge Maidstone serves a delicious menu of French food all day long. Drop by for a coffee and croissant, baguette, salad, steak and much more.

The uniquely designed Maidstone Museum - Maidstone's most popular tourist attraction - is located nearby.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
French
Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 9:30 am–10:30 pm Sun 9:00 am–9:30 pm
Phone number
01622 769928
Website
http://www.caferouge.com/locations/maidstone
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
42-44 Earl Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1PS
Neighborhood
Maidstone
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Maidstone East train station within walking distance
Additional
Cafe, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Topped Sourdough**£6.50
tomato and smashed avocado (Vegetarian); smoked salmon and smashed avocado; spinach, tomato and goats' cheese, served warm (Vegetarian)
Smoked Salmon & Eggs**£6.95
on sourdough toast with your choice of scrambled or poached eggs
Bacon & Eggs**£6.25
on sourdough toast with your choice of scrambled or poached eggs

Fruits

Granola Brulée£6.50
layered fresh fruit, granola and crème fraîche with a caramelised top
Fresh Fruit Salad**£4.95

What 20 people are saying

Cafe Rouge Maidstone reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.8

3.8 based on all time ratings

3.9Food
3.7Service
3.8Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

20 Reviews

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Yum123
Kent30 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 1, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous and friendly staff. Nice atmosphere. Demi Poulet a bit dry but all other meals were good.
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OpenTable Diner
Kent3 reviews
1.0
Dined on February 25, 2018
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Staff were not very welcoming. Food wasn’t served until an hour after our booking time (we were a party of 12 and the only people in the restaurant for the first 45 mins, and only ordering breakfast) Three of the party ordered poached eggs and all of them we over cooked and completely hard. I assume this was because they tried to send all the food out together, but we would have appreciated the food better cooked and not served at the same time. Also the servings of sauce with some of the meals was very meagre. We didn’t bother sending the food back as we had waited so long and the occasion was a three year olds birthday and they were getting very restless. Not the usual standard of service or food we usual get from this chain, although it was our first time at this branch. We are here because frankie and bennys couldn’t take a booking at the same time. Next time we will return to frankie and bennys.
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Purple
Kent9 reviews
3.0
Dined on February 16, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
My crevettes and steak wereserved hot but my husband's soup and bourgignon were not.
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JaneS
New York City2 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 2, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Leisurely meal, no rush to get out at the end of the evening. Good service, friendly staff,
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OpenTable Diner
Kent5 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 20, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Friendly efficient staff, tasty food well prepared and presented
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OpenTable Diner
London16 reviews
4.0
Dined on December 24, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The quality of the food was very good. The service however was quite slow. The experience was very good value for miney. It is at a very central location in Maidstone.
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OpenTable Diner
Kent1 review
4.0
Dined on November 14, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Cafe Rouge on our visit was quiet so the ambience, busy environment buzz was lost, that said everything else worked. I will go again
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ClaireE
Kent2 reviews
4.0
Dined on October 6, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Always enjoy it here although it's very expensive now and dining for two with a couple of a drinks exceeds £50-£60. Set menu good value. 10 olives for £3.50 is a rip off by the way.
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OpenTable Diner
Kent1 review
4.0
Dined on September 3, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The staff were very helpful. The food arrived promptly and was well-presented. We had a starter and main course and that was more than adequate. We did not feel like a dessert after that! Would definitely recommend to others.
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OpenTable Diner
Kent1 review
2.0
Dined on August 2, 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
CR My party of four decided to dine at Cafe Rouge in Maidstone to celebrate a family birthday. The Bread & Nibbles that we ordered were very tasty and went down well. For main course, three of us ordered fillet steak with fries and the fourth ordered breaded hake fillet with fries. When the four meals arrived, all the fries were cold. We told the manager who said she didn't want to take the meals back and that she would order some extra fries. These eventually arrived after about ten minutes, which left the diner with the fish eating fish on its own before it too got cold and likewise for the people with the steak. One of the steaks was requested to be cooked medium, but when it arrived it was well done and all three steaks looked dry. It was almost as if the plates had been left on the side in the kitchen after dishing up and had been forgotten. We all ordered a sweet, two of which were good. However the others, which were 2 x 2 scoops of ice cream for a costly total of £9 were literally dropped into a glass without even a tuile or other embellishment in sight. We felt that the food was not very well presented. It could have been understandable if the restaurant was busy, but it was a long way from it. The staff were very friendly and obliging and the manager gave us a discount of £40, but the chef (I use the term loosely) needs speaking to or replacing. It was still a very disappointing experience on what should have been an enjoyable family outing in a restaurant whose prices are near top of the range for food that is mediocre.
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Cafe Rouge Maidstone is rated 3.8 stars by 20 OpenTable diners.

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42-44 Earl Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1PS

Additional information

Neighborhood
Maidstone
Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 9:30 am–10:30 pm Sun 9:00 am–9:30 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
French
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Maidstone East train station within walking distance
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Cafe, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://www.caferouge.com/locations/maidstone
Phone number
01622 769928

Cafe Rouge Maidstone

About this restaurant

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Menu

Pastries & Pancakes

Pastries£2.50

French Toast Croissant£6.50

Buttermilk Pancakes

Banana, Walnut Praline and Salted Caramel Sauce

Bacon, Banana and Maple Syrup

Fresh Fruit, Crème Fraîche and Toasted Granola

Our Famous Croques

Croque Monsieur£6.75

Croque Madame£7.75

Croque Saumon£7.75

Croque Piperade£6.75

Traditional

The Rouge Breakfast£8.50

Rouge Vegetarian**£7.95

Eggs Benedict£7.95

On Toast

Topped Sourdough**£6.50

Smoked Salmon & Eggs**£6.95

Bacon & Eggs**£6.25

Fruits

Granola Brulée£6.50

Fresh Fruit Salad**£4.95

What 20 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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