La Tartine French Bistro Cafe

Walked in and then walked out!

Never been before. We seen the reviews online and thought we would check it out. I must have come on a bad day. The parking lot was empty which made me happy... no wait, right. Well, when we walked in, it smelled like dishwasher. The pastry window looked very very sad. The pastry's that were there looked like they were maybe the left overs from yesterday, there was not much and they were everywhere. Also, no one greeted us when we walked it. We came on a Friday around 10ish am. After standing there for a minute or so, we seen someone come out. She said absolutely nothing. Didn't even want to make eye contact. We had already decided we were leaving at that point. Based on reviews I'm guessing we came on a day that no employees wanted to be there. It's very sad because I was looking forward to trying this place.

Atmosphere: 1

I came here on a Sunday around 11:30 on a quest to find a good French onion soup in Colorado springs. I went in thinking it was a sit down restaurant but you just order from the counter and they bring the food out which is fine but for me the problem was they brought different people's food out so far apart from each other that my guest was finished eating by the time my soup arrived. I also had to go back to the counter to ask if they bring out the drinks or we were supposed to have received them from the counter. I also had to ask if I was supposed to get a number. I saw a few other people having to ask for their waters as well so it's certainly not a smooth process.
The food: The French onion soup was okay...it had plenty of cheese which is very important to me....the onions were caramelized a little bit too long creating a slight bitterness but it didn't take away from the dish too much. The créme brulee was great with a nice crispy top. We had a hot chocolate which was fun for my daughter and I had the ginger peach ice tea which was fresh and refreshing. The macarons we would not order again.
Atmosphere: very bland...would benefit from some booths and partitions to lead to some privacy. It's just a bunch of tables out in the open and the customers were mostly over 70. They did play some French music which was a nice attempt and would be great if they did some small improvements inside...like paint 😬

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup

The chicken linguini and potato leek soup are so far my favorite!! Definitely recommend!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pretty good, nothing special but a nice place for lunch

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

great pastries and breakfast. Cinnamon rolls are awesome

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggs Benedict, Cinnamon Roll

It's my "go-to" for French onion soup!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Always good food! Best French Onion Soup you will ever taste!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pop in here now and then, usually on a weekend, never had an issue with the food. Only gripe is sometimes the service can be slow and the portions can be meager depending what you order. Neither of which was enough to keep us away. Oh and parking, during the lunch hour can be a challenge. But again, not enough to keep us away.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

The place was clean, smelled like fabuloso. We arrived when it opened, I ordered quiche and my husband ordered something like big plate… it came with a cinnamon roll that was hard. My quiche didn’t have crust. I enjoy French food, but this was not it. I had been here about a year ago, had the French onion soup I did like it, but now that I think about it, it took me a long time to come back. So with that, I don’t think I will be returning.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Love it. Great food and great price

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggs Benedict, Denver

The food made the experience worth it, for us. The dishes were excellent!
The service was ok but not that friendly. The atmosphere was disappointing - I expected a French ambiance. Not even French music playing.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

9/18/24. My daughter and I have been coming here for years. Lack of staff, slow service and poor attitudes of order taker and bus boy. Cost cutting in place; no napkins on table, butter
$0.35 extra, refills on tea or water at the counter only.This place going downhill. This was our last day! bye Richard

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup

This shop on the corner of academy and I-25 really surprised us! The quality, options, and the reasonable price make for a great outing with family or a friend! They are only open from 8:00 to 3:00 everyday so you want to make sure that you get here early so that the pastries are hot and not eaten up!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The cashier was on her phone. I felt like I was interrupting her by ordering.. didn't offer any help when it came to the menu. When we looked at the desserts she rolled her eyes. The roll was HARD. no explanation of where to get napkins or togo boxes. The server was sweating.. it was dark. No need to go back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

I live down the street from this place and the only thing I regret is not trying it before ?. Very tasty

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggs Benedict