Interesting variety of bread (they offer slicing service), delicious array of pastries and cakes.
What I go for annually is their panettone. The make their own and it varieties slightly from year to year with what’s available. One year they had Buddha’s hand citrus included in it. It is pricey but for the quality and once a year splurge.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joseph Morris
Fourné miche is the apex of European bread baking
Food: 5
Dave Thomas
Best bakery in the east bay!!! Actually the best bakery I've ever been to. Products are outstanding !!!
Amy
Parking was a little difficult on a Sunday morning. Line was out the door but moving steadily. Selection was full but I was expecting more options. Felt a little rushed to pick items as I was nearing the front. The almond chocolate croissants and the almond croissants were delicious and very toasted.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eliott Hinds
Food was amazing. Have to get the morning buns!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Virginia Gordillo
Excellent; I recommend the ham and cheese sandwich
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ahmet Gyger
Delicious every time… but also very expensive every time…
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeremy Crandell
Call ahead to place your order the day before for fastest pickup.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ham and Egg Croissant
Christie Waisum Ng
Love!!! The flaky pastry is lamination at its finest. What's more Fournee is esconced in a row of shops at the foot of grizzly peak.
Pastry, the hills, and a majestic historic hotel makes for a great spot for a relaxed stroll on the weekend. Again, looove!
Dana Hertz
Received an apple cake at work in appreciation of our service. It was delicious. It went fast.
Best tasting croissants on this side of the bridge! Other bakeries in the area do not come close.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Xiaofeng Fu
Went on a sunday morning and the line was 20 minutes long. The croissant was excellent. Everything else I ordered (scone, grougere, and shortbread) were fine but nothing to write home about. I would only trek up here again for a serious croissant craving.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Tiara Womack
The short: good but overrated and overpriced for their pastries (e.g. almond croissant) but great teff and sesame bread. Service has not been great with a particularly snobby experience the first time we went.
You'll hate me for being the contrarian to most other reviews, but fournee unfortunately doesn't live up to the hype for me.
It's good, don't get me wrong. Better than average i'd say. but not stand in line, inhale my pastry without breathing and bring all my friends good.
Came in with high expectations for "the best almond croissant in the bay" and for the chez panisse alum reputation. We've been twice in the last year, the first an awful experience I would've left a 2 star for due to snobby service and a stale tasting croissant, but this time slightly redeemed itself with standard service, an edible almond croissant, and a tasty and unique teff and sesame loaf I would actually go back for.
Details from last time: The first time we came about a year ago was awful. Mostly because the service. We asked if it was possible to heat up our pastries because we were on the road and had no where to rebake as is our standard for refreshing pastries. The response was a look of a disgust and "we don't do that here", like they were so great that they didn't stoop so low as to offer service to customers. I could see if it were busy or if this were still COVID times, but this indicated to me that they are one of the chefs / businesses that say we do things 1 way and you like it or not. Which is fine for some, not my cup of tea.
This time: Standard service with the mistake of leaving out the 2nd almond croissant we ordered. We weren't charged so won't give them too much negative.
Almond croissant was ok. Tons of butter making a rustic rather than refined light/airy style we've tried at other places like bree'osh in montecito. Frangipane was not super sweet which was a plus but still very buttery. Too much so for me. I love rustic style (like Gold Coast up in Duncan hills) but not for almond croissants.
Teff and sesame loaf was the star. A cool loaf given teff is normally the flour used for Ethiopian/Eritrean injera bread (a soft, squishy sourdough like wrap used to pick up food instead of utensils). Love the stuff and never tried as a bread. Combined with sesame made for a very nutty, earthy, textured loaf that does well for a simple roasted veggie sandwich with light avocado and egg. We also tried it as a pesto cheese sandwich but the pesto overpowered the bread. Wish we had bought the full loaf instead of half!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
corie zhang
The croissants were very flaky and crispy but everything just continues to fall off. When I took the first few bites it didn’t take me back to Paris. I am still on the hunt for that croissant in the east bay.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Irys Schenker
I think Fournée's oven is too hot. The croissants are well layered but the outside is inedible.
Interesting variety of bread (they offer slicing service), delicious array of pastries and cakes.
What I go for annually is their panettone. The make their own and it varieties slightly from year to year with what’s available. One year they had Buddha’s hand citrus included in it. It is pricey but for the quality and once a year splurge.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fourné miche is the apex of European bread baking
Food: 5
Best bakery in the east bay!!!
Actually the best bakery I've ever been to. Products are
outstanding !!!
Parking was a little difficult on a Sunday morning. Line was out the door but moving steadily. Selection was full but I was expecting more options. Felt a little rushed to pick items as I was nearing the front. The almond chocolate croissants and the almond croissants were delicious and very toasted.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was amazing. Have to get the morning buns!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent; I recommend the ham and cheese sandwich
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious every time… but also very expensive every time…
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Call ahead to place your order the day before for fastest pickup.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ham and Egg Croissant
Love!!! The flaky pastry is lamination at its finest. What's more Fournee is esconced in a row of shops at the foot of grizzly peak.
Pastry, the hills, and a majestic historic hotel makes for a great spot for a relaxed stroll on the weekend. Again, looove!
Received an apple cake at work in appreciation of our service. It was delicious. It went fast.
Food: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Best tasting croissants on this side of the bridge! Other bakeries in the area do not come close.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went on a sunday morning and the line was 20 minutes long. The croissant was excellent. Everything else I ordered (scone, grougere, and shortbread) were fine but nothing to write home about. I would only trek up here again for a serious croissant craving.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
The short: good but overrated and overpriced for their pastries (e.g. almond croissant) but great teff and sesame bread. Service has not been great with a particularly snobby experience the first time we went.
You'll hate me for being the contrarian to most other reviews, but fournee unfortunately doesn't live up to the hype for me.
It's good, don't get me wrong. Better than average i'd say. but not stand in line, inhale my pastry without breathing and bring all my friends good.
Came in with high expectations for "the best almond croissant in the bay" and for the chez panisse alum reputation. We've been twice in the last year, the first an awful experience I would've left a 2 star for due to snobby service and a stale tasting croissant, but this time slightly redeemed itself with standard service, an edible almond croissant, and a tasty and unique teff and sesame loaf I would actually go back for.
Details from last time:
The first time we came about a year ago was awful. Mostly because the service. We asked if it was possible to heat up our pastries because we were on the road and had no where to rebake as is our standard for refreshing pastries. The response was a look of a disgust and "we don't do that here", like they were so great that they didn't stoop so low as to offer service to customers. I could see if it were busy or if this were still COVID times, but this indicated to me that they are one of the chefs / businesses that say we do things 1 way and you like it or not. Which is fine for some, not my cup of tea.
This time:
Standard service with the mistake of leaving out the 2nd almond croissant we ordered. We weren't charged so won't give them too much negative.
Almond croissant was ok. Tons of butter making a rustic rather than refined light/airy style we've tried at other places like bree'osh in montecito. Frangipane was not super sweet which was a plus but still very buttery. Too much so for me. I love rustic style (like Gold Coast up in Duncan hills) but not for almond croissants.
Teff and sesame loaf was the star. A cool loaf given teff is normally the flour used for Ethiopian/Eritrean injera bread (a soft, squishy sourdough like wrap used to pick up food instead of utensils). Love the stuff and never tried as a bread. Combined with sesame made for a very nutty, earthy, textured loaf that does well for a simple roasted veggie sandwich with light avocado and egg. We also tried it as a pesto cheese sandwich but the pesto overpowered the bread. Wish we had bought the full loaf instead of half!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
The croissants were very flaky and crispy but everything just continues to fall off. When I took the first few bites it didn’t take me back to Paris. I am still on the hunt for that croissant in the east bay.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
I think Fournée's oven is too hot. The croissants are well layered but the outside is inedible.
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