Café Rouge in Newark and Sherwood

Great place to eat. Service was impressive from the get go - we were greeted at the door, our drinks came fast and the waiter Stevie(Wonder) was great with us and the waitresses Sophie and Lucy were lovely when bringing food. The food was hot and came pretty quickly. The garlic butter is the best bit. Will definitely return.

Sophie was excellent as always, every visit she has been amazing and so accommodating! Food was incredible!!!

Lovely staff, delicious food and a wonderful evening.

Came for breakfast this morning and had a lovely experience. The menu was great and servicd amazing. Sophie was so warm and accommodating! Thank you

Sophie was great and very attentive 😁

Lovely food and great service for lunch. Lunch menu, great value for money, Sophie was fab and great with the little one!!

I'm not normally one to write reviews, especially negative ones but wow. We arrived at 6:30 drinks finally after at 7pm, the starters came at 7:10pm and were the high point of the evening I had the French onion soup and the wife had Pate. Both were excellent. Then the lengthy wait for the main started! In the mean time the one glass of wine I ordered arrived as two. Finally the mains came. The wife ordered the minute steak pink only for it to arrive very well done! I ordered the muscles in white wine sauce these were actually quite nice but this was overshadowed by the fact my fries like my wife's were flat cold! The staff were clearly doing there best but understaffed would be putting it mildly, despite the restaurant being very quiet. I can't image how poor the experience would have been had the restaurant been busy.

Lovely lunch on the terrace at Center Parcs Sherwood and great service from Thiru who was very friendly and provided a lovely service.

The food was amazing from start to finish. Definitely recommend the duck confit and the seabass. Our server Isla was amazing as well. Highly recommend 👍👍.

Lovely Afternoon Tea Experience! Booked a weekend away and decided to pop into Café Rouge to check out the menu. We were pleasantly surprised to find they offered afternoon tea—and even without a booking, they were happy to accommodate us. We enjoyed a delightful afternoon tea out on the sunny patio. The cakes were delicious, and the service was very attentive. Highly recommended!

Fantastic service last month. Food is delicious, friendly staff and great service. Special mention to our waiter I believe her name was Sophie, she was lovely, helpful, fast and efficient. Would highly recommend visiting whilst there. Thanks again!

good experience, thankyou Lucy for the great service - made the meal :)

The staff are great very friendly and helpful. The food is inexcusable. We went for afternoon tea. The toasted sandwiches were poor and inedible. The cakes were the cheapest you could imaging. Our 3 year old didn’t eat them. Left more than half. At £23 per person not acceptable. I advise you remove this from the menu! Real shame as the staff and atmosphere are good.

Lovely food and fantastic service from Rachel. I was pleased to see the children's menu had some variety and not every option came with chips!

Fantastic staff and nice fresh food

We can't fault the service, all waiters/waitresses were friendly and polite. 3 of us had the French toast with blue berries and strawberries. Really disappointed with the 4 blueberries and single sliced strawberry, it was no where near enough fruit to be enjoyable. We ordered 3 cappuccinos too and neither tasted like coffee, one was replaced for free when I asked though, kudos to the barman 👍🏼 I understand prices are inflated at Centre Parcs restaurants, but £8.95 for a slice of french toast, 4 blueberries and a strawberry is really disappointing.

An amazing way to spend breakfast or lunch the atmosphere and just vibe of the place is incredible and makes you feel like your somewhere in the Mediterranean, our server Rachel made us feel right at home and was absolutely lovely too us, if you want really good service your best bet would be to ask for her, the perfect way to have started last day at the park :)

Afternoon tea at Cafe Rouge was a lovely end to our holiday. It was delicious. I would definitely recommend it! A huge thank you to our server Rachel, and Mitch for looking after us!

Seven of us three generations, all food and service was first class, on our visit we could not fault it for everything making it value for money in our opinion.

Food was delicious and service friendly and helpful. Would definitely visit again.

Sophie our waitress was brilliant. Thank you for our lovely lunch!

We came to Cafe Rouge after foolishly promising our 4 year old daughter pancakes, and then finding the pancake house was fully booked. I asked the manager if they were still serving pancakes, as the lunch menu had just started. The manager was so kind and helpful and said that they had stopped serving pancakes at all some weeks ago, but that he would check the freezer to see if there were any left. He returned saying that although there weren’t any left in the freezer, the chef had offered to make my daughter a pancake from scratch! He asked what she would like on it and my daughter was presented with a beautiful and truly delicious treat that made her day. All the waiting staff, the manager and especially Rich, the chef, really went out of their way to help us and to make my daughter smile. Thank you so much for your kindness.

Really nice food, and Sophie’s service was 10/10

The best breakfast we have had in ages!! The service from Rachel was so courteous and child friendly and even thought it was technically the lunch time menu, Ant the chef allowed us to eat off the breakfast menu!! Thank you Cafe Rouge and her fab staff for starting off our holiday on great note

Excellent meal. Service was fantastic and Rachel was incredibly attentive! Thank you

The best restaurant in CenterParcs, breakfast lunch and dinner were all excellent. Rachel was both friendly and professional.

Super nice service. Friendly staff and good food!

Great food very good value and the service was 10/10. 👏 Thank you guys.

Fantastic restaurant staff where friendly and helpful Terrific vegan options I had the garlic mushrooms and the vegan wellington both fantastic Highly recommend

Very welcoming service from the second we walked through the door- Rachel our server was absolutely fantastic and so friendly. Stevie and Thiru were wonderful and the hot chocolates were great. Food was fast, hot and so tasty. Thank you all

Definitely the most pleasant place to eat at centre parcs. Would recommend

Popped in for a quick lunch and told our waiter Rachel we were in a bit of a rush and she ensured we were served promptly but still to a fabulous standard. Very much appreciated by both her and the chefs as it was a busy lunchtime, and the food was still very nice. Thank you Rachel and Rouge :-)

Good food and service was great , quite pricy but expected at centre parks

Had a lovely meal here , great value and service thanks to Ant , Chelsea and Caitlin , very friendly and welcoming 😁

Great restaurant superb food and service especially Ant Caitlin and Chelsea

Daniella was lovely, food was great and she provided the best service we could’ve asked for! Thanks Daniella!

Such a great lunch! They had heard it was my husbands 40th birthday and absaloutely went above and beyond with an extra dessert and 40 candle for him. Steven and Danny, thank you for this

Absolutely fantastic service from Steve and rachel! Turned my dads 60th birthday into memorable day! Rachel was fantastic and they magically save my dads birthday cake. Which I had clearly forgotten. So thankful!

A wonderful afternoon tea. Great value and the manager Thiru was so attentive. Great value for money

Great service from Stevie and the team. Steak was cooked to perfection.

Great service , really attentive staff

We were a party of 6 our waitress Jo was very attentive and looked after us. The food was lovely and we enjoyed our last evening out at Sherwood Forest.

Stevie was amazing! We really enjoyed our visit! Will definitely be back!

Great food,atmosphere. Looked after by a fantastic member of staff. Rachel. She made the evening looking after us/ putting up with us. Just a great early evening followed by a few drinks.

Café Rouge quickly became our favourite restaurant on the park after breakfast there on our first morning. The service was very professional and welcoming! The menu is not the most extensive, but the quality of all of the meals we had still made it hard to choose what to order. Can't wait to return!

Fabulous food, great service, great selection and although busy fast service too.

Went with family for afternoon tea, had a great time, would definitely recommend

Lovely place and lively staff, food came out within 15 minutes and was piping hot, very tasty 😋.

Lovely staff and food, came in at lunch, quick and cheerful service from the staff, food tasty and hot

Excellent service tonight, it was my friends birthday and the waitress was exceptional Food very tasty and dealt with my allergy so efficiently Will be back when I'm next at center parcs Fantastic experience

Good food at centre parcs prices (re- mortgage).

When we stay at CP Sherwood forest we always go for breakfast at Cafe Rouge. The breakfast is always very tasty and portion sizes are good. After our most recent trip here though I felt that I had to add a positive review because of the service we received from one of the staff named Mitch. After getting to know our drinks order through the week we walked into the restaurant with our drinks waiting for us at the table. This really felt like a 5* service to us and we think that Mitch deserves to be recognised for his hard work so we hope that this review is seen by the right people so he is acknowledged for his work.

Cafe rouge Sherwood Forest with raechel was brilliant service and chicken burgers plus sea bass were not to be missed thank you Oh ps would like to say thank you to the cyclist centre staff who were first rate. Not only did they help wash down and service our own bikes after the ride they hosed us down after a wet and interesting ride in the forest .

Had an afternoon tea and our server Rachel was fantastic, always asking if we wanted more drinks which are included in the afternoon tea, never had an empty cup 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Food was delicious, fresh scones and lovely cakes. Would 100% recommend.

I had breakfast here, my poached eggs were the best I ever had. The family love it here. 5 stars to all the staff 👍

Dropped in for some lunch was great

Has a great family meal. Service was great and good food

Service was good.. but the food was top notch.. would recommend 100%

We visited at lunch time today. The restaurant was quiet but the food and drinks came quick. The flatbread was gorgeous, as was the steak baguette. Brilliant service from Daniella and Chelsea, both very attentive.

One of our favourite restaurants at Center Parcs. The food and service are consistently excellent with the mussels a personal highlight. Looked after today by Rachel Street who was brilliant. Recommended.

Most horrible restaurant I ever went, we disappointed with not eatable food, our and kids menu, atmosphere rubbish, only 1 women was trying to service nicely as all young staff do not bother even take a order Furniture look awful, everywhere dirty, toilets disgusting Prices unbelievable Disappointed

Came for a family meal and everyone enjoyed their food and we had a lovely time. Our food was delicious and exactly what we ordered, prompt and service was efficient without feeling rushed. We were served by Jo and she was very helpful and attentive.

Popped in for a cool drink on a summers evening, we were greeted by a gentleman called Mitch, who was fantastic, great service and very friendly and welcoming. Food looked amazing although we never ate, 😀

Gorgeous atmosphere and delicious food

Lucy who served us was amazing and very attentive and so was Rachel, who seated us. The atmosphere was lovely and we got served straight away and the chocolate croissants we ordered, got given to is very quickly and were lovely and warm.

A lovely family time. Very nice food and excellent service.

We came to cafe rouge last night and were served by Lucy who was fantastic she looked after us and nothing was too much trouble. We had a wonderful evening!

Fantastic place to relax and have a drink and food. Staff at absolutely fantastic and so friendly, they make you feel at home. Especially Rachel! 10/10 for Rachel! Lovely and central where you can watch the sun go by in the sun and relax.

Fantastic breakfast… soo good that we kept coming back!! Staff amazing… especially Stevie… love him and how he would remember our requests! Shame we didn’t get to see him on our last visit though!! Till next time!

Very disappointing, considering the outrageously overpriced food! All our food was extremely salty, and not just one dish, but all diners in our party complained of the same thing! As others have stated, it seems like they are understaffed, as service is slow, and when it does come, it doesn’t get any better. We were not even given any cutlery, and had to request it, even though our mains had been served and were going cold. When we were asked if we would like any sauces, we only requested Tomatoe Ketchup for 4 people; very clearly… we were brought 1 very small pot of mayonnaise 🫣 There were other issues such as not being able to pay via the QR Code on the table multiple times, which stated “we are having issues our end” so it wasn’t even our user error. All things which collectively resulted in a very bad experience. Thankfully, as it’s contained within Centre Parcs we won’t be able to visit again, however if we return to CP’s again, we won’t be returning to Cafe Rouge.

Always our favourite eatery at Center Parcs. We have had lunch and dinner here every time we visit and the food and service are always fabulous. With guests between the ages of 4 to 75 years of age we always find something on the menu whether that’s been a light bite for lunch or 3 courses at dinner. Special mention for Rachel, who served us all a few times this holiday. She was very friendly & efficient and looked after us very well.

Me and family stayed over in Centre Parcs last weekend. One night we booked Cafe Rouge and really enjoyed it. Especially atmosphere was very friendly and our children ate all their food. I will book again in the future.

Excellent food. Excellent service, I've heard people complain they can't find "Lyon" on the kids word search, but we found it! Great staff, especially Steve, he let me keep a Leffe glass as well after I offered to pay for it. Awesome all round

The kids word search was missing a word!😡 how can you be to put it on the list but not on the actual thing! I am absolutely fuming.

Food alright, but the main issue relates to kids wordsearch. LYON does NOT exist. Why would they do this, I'm so angry I could cry.

Just like to say Thanks to the amazing team at Cafe Rouge @ Centerparcs Fantastic Food, Great Atmosphere Alex, Rachel & Stevie are wonderful Thank you

Rachel was the best waitress! Not only was she funny and witty, but she was kind and went out of her way for me on my 40th birthday to make me birthday special. Honestly, I totally expected a restaurant in center parcs would be a car crash of food and service, but it was one of the best experiences I've had at a restaurant! We had the traditional afternoon tea which had two types of croque monsieur with a starter of garlic flat bread with camembert and caramelised onions. Everything we are was tasty, warm and filled us up a treat ! I have a friend who is fussy at the best of times and she asked for a hot sauce with her main, which unfortunately was not available. However, Rachel went out of her way to source the hot sauce and within minutes had delivered it to our table. Cannot fault the service of this fantastic restaurant and I'm now a firm Café Rouge fan. 😃😍🥰 As a side note, I stole a little bit of my friends veggie burger and it was the best veggie burger I've ever had.

Amazing service, Rachel was extremely helpful and so wonderful, made this an amazing experience for my partner's 40th birthday.

Absolutely fantastic service. The food is always freshly cooked. Lovely relaxed atmosphere and really didn’t feel rushed. The manager Stevie was lovely and friendly and the staff all seemed to enjoy working there. Would highly recommend eating here.

Absolutely lovely food and service, had both breakfast and afternoon tea here and would 100% recomend, literally bit pricy but worth the money especially when on holiday as a little treat!

Thanks for everything The food was great, and the service was better thank you, Chelsea

Cafe rouge had fallen off my preference list over the last few years but in need of a quick lunch we decided to give it a go. First impressions of the restaurant were not great, the venue is in dire need of some love as it is looking a bit dilapidated. However, along comes Paul, a ray of sunshine in the gloom of the restaurant. Paul was incredibly friendly and helpful, providing exceptional customer service. I was also pleasantly surprised by the food also. We ordered the steak sandwich which was delicious and a pudding each (sticky toffee pudding and apple tarte) which were both smashing. I would certainly consider a cafe rouge again in the future based on this experience, especially if Paul is working. Just needs a bit of a refurb and it'll be top-notch all round!

Arrived at cafe rouge after walking out of Bella Italia due to being sat with no service for 25 mins! Upon arriving were greeted quickly and given a choice of tables. Our server was Jo and drinks orders and food while we waited were offered and were delivered quickly, our food order was then taken and shortly after food began to arrive. I opted for the calamari and seabass and the other guests had the soup, garlic mushrooms, steak and the mussels all which were absolutely delicious and cleared our plates! Our plates were cleared and we were offered desert I had the sticky toffee pudding which was beautiful. In the end everything ended up working for the best and we were glad we visited cafe rouge, we had mentioned our experience at Bella Italia when we arrived and the manager Cullen was quickly got and had sorted out or deposit from Bella Italia by calling guest services and sorting it all out for us. Thank you very much, saved us from a lot more hassle!

Good food, friendly staff, reasonably priced for Centre Parcs. Been twice during our stay and apart from a couple of minor issues, enjoyed the food both times.

Wonderful service from all of the team, but particularly Neve who made us feel so welcome.

We called on for teas, coffees and snacks only but saw main meals being served and enjoyed by others. Coffees & snacks were good and certainly better than items acquired from another coffee provider on the site. The tea was very good, the first time ever I've enjoyed Twinings tea - a brand I usually avoid if I see it's logo as the house brand - so good, I even ordered it on a second occasion. It was as good as the first. Service was excellent. Well done and thanks to all concerned.

Decent outpost of this chain in Sherwood Forest Centre parc. Lentil Wellington is a good vegetarian choice, tasty and satisfying portion size. Excellent service, found it superior to some other restaurants in the village.

Brilliant with allergies,I have 7 uncommon allergies and they never questioned anything, they checked all the food straight away and made sure my experience was 100% comfortable.Amazing food and great Service,very polite waiters.Definitely recommend!

On arrival we were initially very disappointed that they had no sirloin steak?! Which I still think was very bad planning by someone. However, they could see our disappointment and offered to give us our bottle of red wine for free, however they then realised that only two of us were having the red wine and brought garlic/cheese flatbreads for the whole table to enjoy which was a bit weird as we'd all ordered starters, but was still appreciated. French onion soup was particularly enjoyed, as was the 5oz steak frites. Wonderful! It was a Sunday night and rather quiet, hence no real atmosphere, but we were a party of nine so didn't really matter.

Beautiful resturant, hearty filling food, and lovely chatty staff. Our waiter was Paul, who was humorous and cheery while we had our breakfast waiting for the swimming pool to open. It was a delightful meal for my partner and I! And to make it even more delightful, when we were presented the bill by Mitch at the end, he was happy to let us know that we had been granted a magic moment discount which covered our meal. It was so sweet and our unplanned breakfast experience made the rest of our last day at centre parcs so special.

It took 40 mins and 2 reminders after us ordering drinks before we got our soft drinks. Chicken burger came out raw and when I told servers, they were very rude, disrespectful and acted like i had somehow done something wrong. Would not recommend for food or service - there’s a lady who looks like the manager who has been very rude and unwelcoming to everyone

Nice food and attentive service

Popped in for a hot chocolate and coffee today. Service was very quick, waiter was friendly and helpful. Ended up staying for some food off the ‘light bites’ menu. Steak baguette and a goats cheese tart with some fries. We were very pleased. Food was hot and arrived quickly.

Visited many times at Centre Parcs, food always good and Jo our waitress who has been there years is always very welcoming.

excellent meal well presented and very tasty highly recommended

The staff were overrun. Seemed to be one guy on the floor struggling to keep up with demand. He was lovely, but tables were dirty, cleaning up equipment had been left everywhere. It didn’t make for a very pleasant atmosphere. The menu presented to us had limited options, so we went with the afternoon tea, which was expensive for what looked like frozen pastries. Then we noticed lots of people were having sandwiches, which we’d have preferred. These were not an option on the menu given to us – but it turns out they could be ordered via the app; wish someone would have told us about the app. Disappointing overall

The full English breakfast is great! So much food! Shame can’t be said about the “crushed” avocado on toast, which was a similar price for only 2 pieces of toast and a semi-crushed piece of avocado. If you’re looking for the best full English in Center Parcs, I think we found it.

Forgotten about in a corner of the restaurant. Had to go up & ask for sauces, ask for desert, bill etc. Deserts were delivered & we ate them whilst our main course plates were still sat on the table. Seemed like a quiet lunchtime, I'd hate to see when they're busy!

Jo the waitress was excellent,really attentive.

Thank you for a lovely meal last night, fabulous services from Millie and Jo a great way to celebrate my birthday thank you