Lloyd C.
Yelp
My friend wanted to try this place, so our "party of 5" :) went for breakfast/brunch. They have two entrances; a back alley entrance and the main front entrance, that is way nicer!
This bakery has been around since 1923 and has won numerous awards. In addition to being in the Guinness World Record for Largest Pumpkin Pie made awarded in 2003.
The ambiance and decor felt like you were in a French cafe, I can only imagine. Nice large cafe with high ceilings. Inside and outside seating available.
All the servers were friendly and polite. Isabella waited on our table.
Special shoutout to Kelina, who was helping customers at the counter. Kelina was very friendly, courteous, and sweet to all her customers. You could tell she loved what she was doing, not only interacting with her customers in describing her favorites or the most popular cakes and pastries. Awesome customer service! She's a keeper. Give her a raise!
We ordered the following...
Croissant: Butter croissant, free-range egg, applewood smoked bacon, hass avocado, cheddar cheese + seasonal fresh fruit. My friend enjoyed her sandwich and said the croissant was nice and buttery. The fresh fruit was honeydew, canteloupe, and pineapple.
Bread, Butter, + Jam (full): assorted breads, butter, housemade jam (mixed berry). Good assortment to taste their different breads.
French Onion Soup. This version was sweeter and rich, as opposed to other French onion soups, which are usually rich but saltier.
Fingerling Potatoes: smashed + fried topped with chorizo, green onions, cilantro, chipotle aioli, two poached eggs. My friend really enjoyed this dish. All the ingredients and flavors went well, and after popping the eggs and letting all the yummy yolk run over everything, it made the dish so much richer. He had to mop all of it up with pieces of bread. He would order this again!
Best Morning Burger: 4oz angus grass fed meat, spinach, chipotle aioli, cheddar cheese, avocado, sunny side egg on a Costeaux English muffin + country potatoes. The country potatoes were crispy, like little French fries. As I took my first bite of my burger, the yolk on my egg broke and ran down the patty and muffin, making it a messy but even tastier sandwich. It lived up to its name.
Oatmeal Cookie. There are walnuts and cranberry in it. It's a slightly moist and chewy cookie. I liked this cookie a lot.
We also ordered a Morning Bun, Almond Croissant, and Plain Croissant, and we we all sampled. The consensus was that they were all good. The croissant wasn't as flakey or as buttery as I've had.
Cappuccino. My wife said it had good milk foam. I admit this was pretty good as I didn't add any sugar to it.
Mocha: My wife thought her mocha with whipped cream was just ok.
House Coffee: Good, but we wished we got the refill we asked for.
My friend bought me a piece of Princess Cake: Two layers of white chiffon cake filled with bavarian custard, raspberry conserve & whipped cream enrobed in marzipan. Wow, this was a decadent cake. I can see why they won a Best of Show award for this cake. Sooo good!
The next time we are here, the carrot cake is calling my name!