Le Boulanger Français - The French Baker

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Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We recently placed a small catering order for pastries to be served at our wedding and the assortment was fantastic. Every pastry was delicious and our guests really enjoyed them. Scott was great to work with. Thank you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Pastries

Hidden Gem. Bakery goods excellent quality. Fresh. Absolutely amazing customer service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A good Palais Royal but not great - base a little too sweet and the mousse lacked refinement. Possibly the best in town?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Thank you. The best staff i meet today

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place has gone downhill since the pandemic. Used to make the best success cake. Nowadays they don’t include almonds on it and doesn’t taste as good. Suspect the baker has changed. Costs over $40 too. Overrated

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Bought a baguette today. Very stale. I stopped here because I wanted something fresh. It should've been made into bread crumbs. Disappointing. Lesson learned.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

The service killed this establishment for us. First of all, no seating, dirty exterior and above all the lady that was at the counter. When we walked in she was playing with a customer’s dog. I respect that you love dogs; but when serving peoples food, maybe reconsider. After she played with the dog, she went to wash her hand(plus pointa) but then when we was back, I saw her scratching her belly under her shirt!!! Here’s a croissant with a side of eczema?!! Come on. Get your act together!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

I love the wonderful smell of this place! They have the best baguettes and the best chocolate mousse cake! 😌 However croissants and some sweet baked treats are a bit too heavy for my taste and miss some fluffiness. I still highly recommend it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

We had ordered 3 different varieites including a cjocalate cofee cake, almond tart and biscuits(probably.. don't knw what exactly it is called). Everything tasted amazing.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Such a gem! Cannot pass by without popping for a little treat! Great selection of all.sorts of baked goods from breads to tarts to rolls. Definitely recommended, definitely worth visiting!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Authentic Fresh French Bakery, wish if they had other french goodies. They need absolutely to make additional baked pastries in their beautiful menu.

I recently visited this charming French bakery and was delighted by the quality of their pastries—especially the éclair, which was hands down one of the best I’ve ever had. The choux pastry was light and perfectly baked, with a rich, silky filling and a glossy chocolate glaze that struck just the right balance between sweet and indulgent.

However, I was surprised (and admittedly a bit disappointed) to find that they don’t offer croissants. For a French bakery, this felt like a notable omission. It would’ve been nice to enjoy a classic buttery croissant alongside my coffee.

That said, what they do offer is clearly made with care and expertise. If you’re an éclair enthusiast or simply looking for a well-crafted treat, this place is worth the visit. Just don’t come in expecting the full spectrum of French staples.

Is it too much to ask for FRESH baked goods of a bakery? Bought for Mother’s Day and everything was obviously a day old. What a waste of time and money, and how pathetic for the nation’s capital to have so very few decent places to eat.

I've been to Ottawa a few times, I figured that due to the proximity to Quebec, there should be some great bakeries, though I had yet to find them.

This came across my lap and I hoped that this would be the diamond in the rough.

Sadly, I was wrong.

Their online presence is very good, they talk a big game, but fall short.

It's a bright, clean bakery with an attached bistro that has an interesting menu. Though I wasn't there for that.

The bakery had none of the smells associated with a bakery when you walk in.

No scent of bread, yeast or butter.

I picked up a croissant, brioche and a cinnamon roll.

The croissant was dense not very buttery.

The brioche was the same, very bready and dry. Hard to eat to be honest.

The cinnamon roll looked great and very promising, but was just like the others.

The lady at the cash was a bit snippy with me (and some of the other customers) and just didn't want to be there.

This seems to be more of a bread place than a pastry place.

Not the quality I had hoped for.

I was left wanting.