Pierre & Michel Authentic French Bakery

95 Broadway, Elmwood Park
(201) 300-6580

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David Vianello

The pictures are showing a eat-in environment instead it's just a take-out bakery. I went there for a breakfast and left empty stomach. Please update the pictures for a better experience.

Millie Ben-David

Very yummy cakes and bread

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cakes, Macarons, French Pastries, Tarts

Marlon Lopez

This has to be the best French bakery in this area, hands down. Please go try them. Everything is delicious. I highly recommend their cakes for a special occasion. Everyone will love it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Abraham Rajput

Good French bakery with croissants and coffee, but it wasn’t too fresh and I’ve had better croissants. Service was excellent, the staff was very kind. Parking is not easy to find as well.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Pastries

Lucia Mariyan

I recently visited this place and ended up not purchasing anything because of the environment. It was disorganized, with boxes everywhere and the temperature inside was unbearable.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Rachel

Mean customer service do not recommend.
The owner is also really rude to his employees.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

addie balogun

The people in these reviews are being too kind, so let me be honest with you all.

This place was so disappointing, in food and service. The chef alone is reason enough to not return. He is extremely rude and abrasive to both his employees and customers. The way this man screams and berates his employees is unethical (and that’s sugarcoating it). I was simply waiting for the cashier to take my order, and he proceeded to scream insults in their face, calling them “slow” and incompetent when they are simply trying their best despite the lack of communication and misdirected anger from management. How are workers supposed to help customers and have a positive attitude when the chef is practically draining them of their energy and dignity? You do math, cuz it’s NOT adding up.

And to make matters worse, the food does not even “justify” the mistreatment that the workers face. When I tried to ask the employee questions about the food, the chef interrupted the employee and didn’t give them a chance to even speak. I ended up leaving with a taste of disgust in my mouth instead of a delicious pain au chocolat.

The chef is a bitter, angry man who has no business running an establishment with such a toxic environment.

This is a warning to future customers and job seekers: DO.NOT.GO.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Erin Kaminski

Yesterday was my first time stopping in. Fine for what I got. What wasn't, however, was the way (what I'm assuming to be) the owner operates his business. I've never been to an establishment in which I've seen such a mismanagement of power.

The atmosphere was very nice. What wasn't was the way this man talked to his staff. I have never seen management treat employees in such a disgusting way, and quite frankly I feel bad for even being in the room. Such an abuse of power reflects directly on the integrity of a business, and from what I saw, this one had none. I can't imagine being in a position where my manager not only insulted me in such a gauche way, but a downright hostile one. The food is decent but I cannot in good conscience patronize a business that seems to view its employees as subhuman. Revolting.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

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I stopped in a few times, and while the pastries are fine, the overall vibe is really off. The person running the place constantly raises his voice at the workers, to the point where it’s impossible not to hear. I’ve overheard him calling people names and criticizing them harshly over minor errors, and it’s incredibly awkward to stand there while it happens.

On one visit, I even heard an employee trying to explain something to a customer, only for the owner to cut in and belittle them right in front of everyone. It makes the whole shop feel tense and unwelcoming. Honestly, no treat is worth sitting through that kind of tension, so I won’t be coming back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Cielle

I’ve visited this bakery several times, and unfortunately, each visit has been overshadowed by the way the head chef/owner speaks to his employees.

The behavior is not only unprofessional, but also deeply disrespectful and disheartening to witness. No one should ever be treated that way in their workplace.I’ve noticed that many other reviewers have also commented on this same issue—some dating back months and even years—and yet nothing has changed. The owner needs to understand that the quality of the food is only part of the experience; the atmosphere and work environment matter just as much.Watching young employees get harassed, humiliated, and berated in front of customers is unacceptable. It creates an unsafe and hostile work environment that goes beyond poor management and into harassment. As a customer, I come here to enjoy baked goods—not to watch workers reduced to tears.

This behavior needs to be addressed immediately. Until it is, I cannot in good conscience recommend supporting this establishment.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

N C

The owner was horribly rude and nasty and made the entire experience horrible. The food was not good enough for the energy he was giving. The way he speaks to his workers is appalling and he shouldn't run any business if he can't handle basic human decency. The most disgusting abuse of power I have ever witnessed.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Charles Nouhan

This modest looking bakery has the most amazing, genuine, French pastries and breads. Their traditional French baguettes, traditional and chocolate croissants, not to mention almond cream pastries, are the best I've ever had outside of France.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cakes, Baguette, Creme Brûlée, Tarts, French Pastries, Berry Tart

Rene Morales

What a great bakery, just disappointed that I didn't know about this bakery sooner. It's so difficult to find a good one and especially a French bakery.
This is going to be my place to go to get my special event cakes and desserts. A must visit if you're around the area

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sonia Yoon

It was such a disappointing experience ordering the birthday cake from this place. Normally I love this place for desserts, baguette, and croissants but not this time. They notified the macaron colors might be different depending on the inventory they have, however I got this random lime green that didn’t fit the party theme at all. There’s no chocolate decor at all like on their website. Generally it looked empty with little bit of berries… Cream sunk and mashed, it moved so easily that it was off center after the pick up. I’m really sad and upset for ordering this special occasion cake from here and I don’t think I’ll preorder the whole cakes anymore they look very different from their website...

Food: 2

Service: 3

K L

Hidden gem. The pastries are delicious and everything looks so good. I wish they made it more like a cute little French cafe where we can sit and enjoy their creations.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

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Pierre & Michel Authentic French Bakery

95 Broadway, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
(201) 300-6580