Cafe Rouge

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BAD service - I'm still shocked at the rudness of the hostess.

The food was does not stand out at all there are thousands of way better places with way better food for less money and without being treated worse than poorly. We were there with a group of people and we all were shocked at the treatment that no one would ever deserve from a service industry.

Service has deteriorated...while my lunch companions finished their meals today, I waited for over 1/2 hour for 6 oysters to be shucked. I finally cancelled, but there was no apology. I left hungry and $90 poorer. I am a regular customer who will never return.

We chose this restaurant last minute, so didn't get a chance to read the reviews- I probably may not have gone. Our experience was nice, but it is a loud place with lots of people. I didn't think the servers were rude, but thought the service may have been a little slow. Opentable comments include Birthday Dinner, but no one mentioned anything. The table next to us who declined to order for 30minutes while drinking, got mad when their $11 bar burgers didnt' come for a while (they looked delicious). The wines by the glass were well priced, my duck was great too, just wished that it had crispy skin. $7 for butterscotch pudding was expensive and just average. Sharing an appetizer/starter is the way to go because entrees are full sized. Overall it was a good last minute choice on Opentable 2hrs before dinner at 7pm.

my mom and i stumbled on this restaurant accidentally when we were looking for a place to eat, so we weren't expecting much. but, we left more than satisfied - i've been back more times than i probably should, considering i'm supposed to be living on a student budget. i've been with meat eaters, pescatarians, and vegetarians and i don't think a single person has ever had anything bad to say about appetizers, dinners, or desserts. their soups and salads are particularly well done - creative and very tasty. great oyster selection, if you're into that. also a really fantastic and decently priced wine list, and usually an interesting cocktail menu to boot. last time i went i had a strawberry sangria concoction that probably can't really claim the name sangria but was delicious nonetheless. desserts are pretty fabulous as well - i'm still raving about a summer berry bread pudding i had there maybe 2 years ago. delicious.
the service can occassionally be spotty, and for some reason people love to bring their noisy children here, but the food (and the fact that you can get a table without a reservation, usually) makes up for it.

There are a few long-term servers who seem to hate the customers, oh maybe they're nice to Kermit Lynch, but not very nice to me. Frankly, the poor service attitude isn't why I stopped eating in the dining room. But the main reason was because the menu just doesn't intrigue me anymore. The monthly changes rarely have anything that inspires me. And certain things, like the charcuterie appetizer, is so miserly a serving as to be an insult. On the other hand, they sometimes come up with marvelous appetizers, such as the Croque Mssr, every once in a while. But I like the place so much that I started doing the bar -- what a great idea! Robbie is terrific, the bartenders are terrific. You can order anything off the menu at the bar, and sit around and chat. The drinks are reasonably priced and well-made. It gets a little tight, but the regulars are all friendly and everyone makes room. This is a great place to go for cocktails, some freshly shucked oysters, maybe an appetizer, and a delicious bar burger. And you can turn your back to the dining room and ignore the snotty servers, too.