Aaron
Google
A 100% gluten-free bakery is a rare find, so I had to check out Noglu during my time in Paris, although the hype and excitement were short-lived, and I was really let down by my experience here.
I did find the layout a little confusing between the Cafe area and the takeout area; there weren’t menus anywhere, I had to ask for one, and I was still unaware of the concept before a staff member had to guide me to sit down and order at my table.
I did find the food and drink to be quite expensive here, with the iced tea alone costing €6.5 for a small bottle; it wasn’t even fresh, with it being a bakery, offering fresh coffee/iced drinks, I was expecting the iced tea to be the same.
For my food, I went for the Quiche Lorraine, which wasn’t good at all. The pastry was so dry, and I needed liquid to actually get it down my throat, which isn’t what you expect from a bakery. The filling was fine, but I’ve had better from a supermarket back home in the UK. The side salad was ruined by seeds, and the dressing made it almost inedible, and I felt ripped off paying €18 for this.
The selection for gluten-free is great, and the pastries and sweet treats look very popular; perhaps that’s what they should stick to if they can’t get the savoury offerings right going forward.