Food, service, atmosphere…this place has it all. Service was fantastic!!! Food was excellent, desserts were divine! Love this place. It is truly a hidden gem!
Very unimpressive food. Have lived in Europe for years. Never have such greasy French food. The ketchup packets were the cherry on the top. Rushed service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Annie Adams
The food shines here. The croissant au jambon is a perfect brunch sandwich. Cafe au lait is served somewhat awkwardly in a giant bowl. I’m never blown away by the service - it takes a while to get seated and to get your drink, even water or coffee.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Croissant Au Jambon
The Ivy Tearoom
Better croissants than Paris!!!!!!!
Joel Bernal
I do not recommend this place for the food. I sat down to eat (did not order from the bakery) and the menu is expensive,the portions are tiny, and the quality is very low. This place is seriously over-priced for what they are offering. I ordered the blue cheese quiche with chorizo and it had absolutely zero flavor. I didn't taste even a hint of blue cheese, chorizo, or egg and the dish was soggy. The salad on the side seems like a spring mix straight out of a bag from the grocery store with half a slice of super un-ripe (I'm talking basically green) tomato and two cucumber slices. Not a terrible salad but if you're charging these prices and the quiche is about 5 inches wide, at least put some effort into the side. The cafe au lait was foamy which but it tasted extremely burnt. My wife had the classic salmon plate and, again, for the price it just isn't worth going out to eat for this. You can have some cured salmon, toast, cream cheese, and hard boiled egg at home and you wouldn't be missing anything special. Overall, it wasn't absolutely terrible but for these prices they really need to step up their quality and effort. The menus have hand-written corrections, and overall it just seems like a lack of care with a lot of the restaurant part of the experience. The bakery items look good but I didn't try those so that may be worth a shot.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Daria
Bad coffee, overpriced, low quality food. I'd probably come back for just the baked goods.
Mike Kimball
We only bought pastries and deserts, but they were to die for!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Erin Hillary Wier
Charming little bistro! The owners are from France and you can taste the authenticity in the food, as well as the delectable pastries offered. Don't expect great customer service. However, the food is very much worth the visit. Highly recommend!One strange occurrence - During my last visit, I informed the owner there was no toilet paper in their bathroom. She said they ran out and to use paper towels. Seemed odd.
Kathleen Von Deegan-Torres
This review is based on our third dining experience. This was on a Sunday (10:45ish). Although there were empty table, the wait was 40 minutes to be seated. After being seated, the wait was 35 minutes until we were asked to place our order (not exaggerating). After placing our order the food was served 30 minutes afterwards. In-between our wait, we ordered a whole baguette which cost $2.90. After getting our bill, we looked it over to find a can of Coke is $5, a knob of butter is $1.00. We asked for butter for our baguette. We were charged $3.00! That's more than th3 baguette! The onion soup had a burnt and bland flavor. I was charged $2.00 for a side of hollandaise sauce. I mean, a one time breakfast here is ok. But, after that, it's all overpriced subpar wanna be upscale breakfast. The service is really slow and terrible. Gordon Ramsey would have a field day here. If you watch the staff closely, there's only one young "new guy," who busts his butt there. The other two on the floor need to really hustle when the time calls for it. After all, we the customers, make the business successful. I can get great croissants at Costco with 99% less the hassle. Need more staff for busy times. Don't charge for knots of butter, that's just pathetic. We decided to never spend our money there again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Abigail Otoski
The food is delicious! I had a Mediterranean omelette which was fantastic. However the staff was inattentive and it took over 30 minutes to pay and leave the cafe. Not sure I will come back due to how much we had to wait for the check.
Sabine and Bruno are just magnifique! Their hard work and crafstmanship over 30 years had led to perfection. You MUST have a butter croissant and the Croque Madame. They love to converse in French too. Bring your friends!
The quiche here is spectacular. The tables were a little close together and noise level moderate (74 dB on Soundprint), but the food was so good and reasonably priced that I would eat here all the time if I lived in ABQ.
Samantha S
I got the turkey and cheese croissant with cream and green chile. Soo good! Will definitely be back again! Only thing I didn’t like was how packed in the tables were, could do with less.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adam Mallard
Great food. Looks like a hidden gem. Didn't know about this place until we drove by and took a chance. Soo glad we did. The food was incredible. Get there early because they sell out of fresh bread and menu items fairly quickly. Will definitely be going here more often.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Angie Young
Food is amazing. When they are on the busier side, service lacks. The atmosphere is nice but echo-y so the high-pitched screams of the child at the next table were really loud and obnoxious.
Food, service, atmosphere…this place has it all. Service was fantastic!!! Food was excellent, desserts were divine! Love this place. It is truly a hidden gem!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croque Madam, Almond Chocolate Croissant, Almond Croissant
Very unimpressive food. Have lived in Europe for years. Never have such greasy French food. The ketchup packets were the cherry on the top. Rushed service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
The food shines here. The croissant au jambon is a perfect brunch sandwich. Cafe au lait is served somewhat awkwardly in a giant bowl. I’m never blown away by the service - it takes a while to get seated and to get your drink, even water or coffee.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Croissant Au Jambon
Better croissants than Paris!!!!!!!
I do not recommend this place for the food. I sat down to eat (did not order from the bakery) and the menu is expensive,the portions are tiny, and the quality is very low. This place is seriously over-priced for what they are offering. I ordered the blue cheese quiche with chorizo and it had absolutely zero flavor. I didn't taste even a hint of blue cheese, chorizo, or egg and the dish was soggy. The salad on the side seems like a spring mix straight out of a bag from the grocery store with half a slice of super un-ripe (I'm talking basically green) tomato and two cucumber slices. Not a terrible salad but if you're charging these prices and the quiche is about 5 inches wide, at least put some effort into the side. The cafe au lait was foamy which but it tasted extremely burnt. My wife had the classic salmon plate and, again, for the price it just isn't worth going out to eat for this. You can have some cured salmon, toast, cream cheese, and hard boiled egg at home and you wouldn't be missing anything special. Overall, it wasn't absolutely terrible but for these prices they really need to step up their quality and effort. The menus have hand-written corrections, and overall it just seems like a lack of care with a lot of the restaurant part of the experience. The bakery items look good but I didn't try those so that may be worth a shot.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Bad coffee, overpriced, low quality food. I'd probably come back for just the baked goods.
We only bought pastries and deserts, but they were to die for!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Charming little bistro! The owners are from France and you can taste the authenticity in the food, as well as the delectable pastries offered. Don't expect great customer service. However, the food is very much worth the visit. Highly recommend!One strange occurrence - During my last visit, I informed the owner there was no toilet paper in their bathroom. She said they ran out and to use paper towels. Seemed odd.
This review is based on our third dining experience. This was on a Sunday (10:45ish). Although there were empty table, the wait was 40 minutes to be seated. After being seated, the wait was 35 minutes until we were asked to place our order (not exaggerating). After placing our order the food was served 30 minutes afterwards. In-between our wait, we ordered a whole baguette which cost $2.90. After getting our bill, we looked it over to find a can of Coke is $5, a knob of butter is $1.00. We asked for butter for our baguette. We were charged $3.00! That's more than th3 baguette! The onion soup had a burnt and bland flavor. I was charged $2.00 for a side of hollandaise sauce. I mean, a one time breakfast here is ok. But, after that, it's all overpriced subpar wanna be upscale breakfast. The service is really slow and terrible. Gordon Ramsey would have a field day here. If you watch the staff closely, there's only one young "new guy," who busts his butt there. The other two on the floor need to really hustle when the time calls for it. After all, we the customers, make the business successful. I can get great croissants at Costco with 99% less the hassle. Need more staff for busy times. Don't charge for knots of butter, that's just pathetic. We decided to never spend our money there again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
The food is delicious! I had a Mediterranean omelette which was fantastic. However the staff was inattentive and it took over 30 minutes to pay and leave the cafe. Not sure I will come back due to how much we had to wait for the check.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
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Sabine and Bruno are just magnifique! Their hard work and crafstmanship over 30 years had led to perfection. You MUST have a butter croissant and the Croque Madame. They love to converse in French too. Bring your friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croque Madam, Butter Croissant
The quiche here is spectacular. The tables were a little close together and noise level moderate (74 dB on Soundprint), but the food was so good and reasonably priced that I would eat here all the time if I lived in ABQ.
I got the turkey and cheese croissant with cream and green chile. Soo good! Will definitely be back again! Only thing I didn’t like was how packed in the tables were, could do with less.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food. Looks like a hidden gem. Didn't know about this place until we drove by and took a chance. Soo glad we did. The food was incredible. Get there early because they sell out of fresh bread and menu items fairly quickly. Will definitely be going here more often.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Food is amazing. When they are on the busier side, service lacks. The atmosphere is nice but echo-y so the high-pitched screams of the child at the next table were really loud and obnoxious.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Poached Eggs Benedict, Butter Croissant, Almond Croissant