Cafe Rouge Reading Oracle in Reading, Wokingham

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Telephone:	+44 118 957 5223
Website:	www.caferouge.com
Address:	Unit R16 Riverside Mall Level Oracle Shopping Centre, Reading, Wokingham, RG1 2AG
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:	450 ftBridge Street 490 ftMinister Street 510 ftGun Street
Categories:	French

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Takes Reservations	Yes
Delivery	No
Accepts Credit Cards	Yes
Wheelchair Accessible	Yes
Good for Groups	Yes

Alcohol	Full Bar
Outdoor Seating	Yes
Wi-Fi	Free
Waiter Service	Yes

Today

Today	9:00 am – 10:00 pm Closed now
Local time (Reading)	02:33 Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Business hours

Monday	9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday	9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday	9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday	10:00 am – 10:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Our chefs and our food are at the heart of everything we do. Duncan McKewan, Executive Chef, is constantly checking our kitchens of excellence and liaising with head chefs to ensure all our authentic dishes are the best. We use great fresh ingredients, traditional French kitchen cooking methods and classic Rouge recipes all day every day.

History

Established in 1989.

Café Rouge was launched in Richmond, London, in 1989 by Karen Jones and Roger Myers, foodies on a mission to recreate real French food and wine in a Parisienne bistro style setting. Rouge was also the fave hangout for Bridget and friends in ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’, the novel that helped make us a household name. Today we continue to recreate core classics like Steak Frites, Poulet Breton, Moules and Confit de Canard as well as croques, salads and baguettes available to enjoy… with a gorgeous glass of French wine.

THE VENUE

We’ve got a fantastic food and wine menu filled with delicious innovative takes on classic French dishes and our own very special original creations by our Executive Chef Duncan. There’s something to suit everyone and you’ll come for lunch and want to stay right through to dinner! The Oracle is just a 5 minute walk from Reading train station if you’re coming by train. By road, the shopping centre is easily reached from the M4 motorway.

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3 reviews of Cafe Rouge Reading Oracle

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Alan P.

Place rating: 1
Reading, United Kingdom

So bland, so dry. Really dissapointed eating here, no flavour and nothing fresh. Never again.

MECIF

Place rating: 5
Reading, United Kingdom

Without any conviction, I went with my half for a meal at Café Rouge Oracle. Guess what, total surprise. It was Amazing. I had the Pave d’Agneau so succulent perfectly cooked with a lovely purée and green vegs as a main meal. My Half had the filet signature steak with french fries.
If you love artichoke as I do have the tapenade d’artichaut. Loved it but you will need more bread :) The merguez actually taste like real merguez pardi! Surprisingly the atmosphere was so relaxed, great music ambiance and service was exactly what you need when you are out eating, very caring but non-intrusive. All in all it was a perfect experience for a couple who never get a chance to enjoy a dinner outside with a perfect ambiance allowing you to chiil out and chat.
Give it a try guys

Bruce K.

Place rating: 3
Charlotte, NC

A decent café serving French-style food and decorated as you might expect to find in Paris. They do a prix fixe menu both for lunch and for dinner, which is surprisingly good value.
I popped in with my lovely wife for a nibble somewhere in the late afternoon hours. We weren’t the only ones here and we were greeted warmly and served promptly.
My wife went with the French Onion Soup, which she described as rich and meaty, but not enough onion. I was only in a mood for a sandwich, so I somehow ended up ordering the Houmous Baguette. While it was moist and tasty, it seemed like there could have been more houmous on there. It came with a decent sized stack of shoestring fries, but they needed a bit more time cooking as they were still a little underdone.
Wow, I’m seriously whining in this review and for that I apologize. It seemed at the time that everything was good, but it’s only in hindsight that it needs improvement.