Café Rouge - Edinburgh

We're in town and ran into this place and decided to have dinner here. read more We're in town and ran into this place and decided to have dinner here.

Cafe Rouge was not my first choice on a Saturday night - the restaurant where I wanted to eat was fully booked and it was time for plan B. read more Cafe Rouge was not my first choice on a Saturday night - the restaurant where I wanted to eat was fully booked and it was time for plan B.

It's ok. Mediocre food at best. Slow and sloppy service at worst. They changed shifts and forgot us. read more It's ok. Mediocre food at best. Slow and sloppy service at worst. They changed shifts and forgot us.

Catching up on an a review of an early morning breakfast in Edinburgh, back in August of this year. As just mentioned, this was an early morning stop before tak... read more Catching up on an a review of an early morning breakfast in Edinburgh, back in August of this year. As just mentioned, this was an early morning stop before taking on a long day of seeing the sites and touring Edinburgh Castle(which was incredibly amazing!! . Cafe Rouge is a nice touch of Frances in the downtown area of Edinburgh. The ambience is bright and quite cheerful. I enjoyed a traditional breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato, mushrooms and a side oh baked beans perfect! The coffee is amazing fresh and served piping hot the way it should be. The service was very good, didn't notice our server much, but she had everything covered well done. Great way to start a busy day. Definitely a must do if you are in the area!

We ended up going twice during Hogmanay, as a number of restaurants were surprisingly closed. The first time was good; we all ordered almost the identical items... read more We ended up going twice during Hogmanay, as a number of restaurants were surprisingly closed. The first time was good; we all ordered almost the identical items the second time and it was clearly a less talented chef. So three stars instead of four due to the inconsistency.