Bien Mérité Bakery and Restaurant

We celebrated our daughter’s 25th birthday and our service was impeccable. The food was delightful. Everything we ordered was Beyond expectations and A.J was top notch !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Began a Friday morning at Bein Merite with a beautifully crafted Gold Coast latte before indulging in the bartender recommendation—the decadent Lobster Thermidor Omelette. An elegant breakfast that was every bit as memorable as it was delicious. We definitely had to try the pastry next door before heading out and got a cheesecake and a tart for later.. ☕🦞✨

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

AJ was an amazing server and was knowledgeable about the food and the history of the building and business. I will definitely be back again and again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I can always appreciate when a local establishment makes it happen 👏🏼

My favorite drink is a matcha lemonade and most local spots don’t replace the milk with lemonade.. but Bien does and it’s so dang good! 💚

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

The to-go Coffee cups were so cute. Food was also great. Correy was kind and helpful

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gorgeous atmosphere & the food was delicious! We had the Croissant French Toast & the Nutella Crepe. Both were amazing!

Finally made it to the new location. I made sure that I went in on the dining side just so I could see the vibe. I’ve heard lots of feedback about. It looks very cute and has a beautiful bar. The bakery side was completely dead. Also kind of dark feeling. I was the only customer. The Coffee menu seemed extremely limited, which is strange because originally coffee, Matcha and baked goods was the foundation of this whole brand. I ordered a cookie butter latte, which I couldn’t even drink. I am 99% sure they forgot to add the shots so I ended up throwing it away when I got home. I also got an almond croissant which I’ve had many times, but for some reason today it had half melted and half un melted chocolate chips in it. The entire staff with one exception did not have a smile on their face. This review is only getting the rating it is because of one server/bartender that walked out of the kitchen and took an extra second to hit me with a beautiful smile. So to that person, you deserve a raise. I’m not sure if they had already seen that I had been waiting for approximately 20 minutes for this one coffee or if they just know that you should smile at customers or I just looked extra cute. So as someone who only chooses to support local, I decided to go back today. There was one out of the maybe two or three hostess that had a happy to be here Smile on her face which she maintained the whole time that she was running and fourth from the dining side to the bakery side. Today I ordered a banana pudding latte which also is not on the menu and probably should be because the coffee definitely made it in the cup today and it was good. The girl did remember me from yesterday and I told her when she asked how I liked the cookie butter latte that I was pretty sure it didn’t have the shots in it. She didn’t seem to be affected by this and honestly kind of seemed like maybe it does happen but no accommodations were made. I also noticed today when I asked for coconut milk she said they didn’t have coconut milk. They only had almond and oat so no idea what they put into my drink yesterday, but didn’t really matter. I threw it away. The coffee was good my cup was broken, which I would’ve posted a picture of, but my nails just need to be redone. Also, unfortunately, today smiley from yesterday was not there. I really wish they could bring back the warm inviting feel that the original bakery had the fact that it’s dark and there’s no seating while you’re waiting makes you feel very unwanted. I would turn the merchandise bookcase sideways so that people from the other side could tell that they could come over there and purchase some stuff to take home and let people sit in the open area where the piano is self playing while they’re waiting for the coffees and lattes. This would immediately add more light add more seating and maybe make people feel more welcome. I hope for their sake, they can stay busy pass the “Corpus Christi new place to go era”

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Excellent drinks,apps, and mains
AJ our server was very attentive and provided great service
Definitely coming back for dinner

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was delicious. Corey was an excellent server making the experience even more enjoyable!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Correy was fab!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great drinks great food! All staff were super friendly and kind. The upstairs was a little warm but a staff member made an announcement apologizing and explained it wasn’t their fault and it wasn’t unbearable. Will definitely be back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is amazing! Correy is very attentive

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Super special place to meet my Real clients when in Corpus Christi, The staff very sweet and super nice service. The food is delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food, great service, and incredible pastries. Plus it's super cute

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lovely atmosphere, very friendly & considerate service, food was delicious. My friends and I had a lovely brunch. Piano in the background was nice. Good selection of desserts but even better if you arrive earlier in the day for full selection.
Also open for dinner with a different menu. We will be back.
Separate bakery if you prefer.