Kimmy L.
Yelp
Petit Pierre is one of Magnolia's best bakeries that always has a line out the door. They make both sweet and savory pastries as well as cakes and refrigerated desserts. The pastries are freshly made everyday and range in price from $4.50 - $9 each.
We went on an early afternoon on a Saturday and they still had a wide selection of pastries. We got the PLUM CLAFOUTIS, the MONKEY BREAD, the ALMOND BRIOCHE, and the DULCE MANGO PETIT SUPREME (Cronut).
The PLUM CLAFOUTIS was my dad's pick. For reference, a clafoutis is a French fruit tart with almonds. The plums were tart and tasted like sour cherries. The tart was buttery but didn't have a lot of almond taste to it.
The MONKEY BREAD had raspberry jam and cinnamon pieces. It was made of croissant dough, but was drier than I would have preferred. I was expecting more of a chewy cinnamon roll texture, but this monkey bread was more flaky than chewy.
The ALMOND BRIOCHE a was decent. The brioche was fluffy and had a layer of apricot jam filling which was absolutely delicious. The crunchy toasted almonds added great texture to this pastry as well.
Of the pastries we tried, the DULCE MANGO PETIT SUPREME (Cronut) was the best. It was coated in a cinnamon glaze (think like horchata) with pieces of crunchy cereal on the outside that almost tasted like muddy buddies. The cronut was flaky and had a mango cream filling that wasn't overly sweet. I've never had anything quite like this dessert before, but all of the flavors really came together.
As far as atmosphere, the bakery is very tight with little to no indoor seating. There's only enough room for a line and a line out so you really have to take your pastries to go. In the back, they sell coffee, chocolate bon bons, mugs, and other gifts.
Service was good and they were prompt to help customers move through the ordering line.
Overall: 4/5 for pastries, 4/5 for service, 3.5/5 for atmosphere