The French Bakery - Bellevue

Service is meh and food is slow. The pastries are good, but the coffee is one of the worst I had. Would not recommend and will not return. It is also a shame because they are in my building and really comfortable.

Pastries are under the average for French style, but the baguettes are fascinatingly bad. I have experienced baguettes of similar low quality, but not in many years. The crust is extremely brittle and fragments in countless pieces as soon as a knife gets in one inch of it. These shards of breads taste like corn flakes. The crumb is light, sponge and airy, which is for a cake, but rather terrible for a baguette. It should have pockets, but be chewy and tasteful. This baguette isn't either. I tried to find creative ways to use it or revive it, but for no purpose. The toasting has made it harder and it does not have the density to keep for the production of French toast or bread pudding. As I said, fascinating bad. On the plus side the staff was very friendly and pleasant. Feel a little bad leaving this type of review, but people must be warned about the Baguettes anyway. By the way, if you are looking for solid baguettes, come to *gasp* Costco. Yeah, my friends. It can be a hike to get to Kirkland, and it could be your better judgement to go to a French chain of joys, but Costco is putting out some of the best baguettes in the area. I didn't crack you. You got two. That's really good. You will thank them.

The atmosphere is fantastic, and the sandwiches are absolutely delicious. I inquired about decaffeinated coffee, and it turned out to be wonderful as well. I’ll definitely be coming back!

Excellent service, very friendly and professional staff. French bakery best. Fresh and delicious French pastries. I wish the name was La Boulangerie Française, it would have been a complete French experience. Jokes aside, my family and I really enjoyed it on Sunday morning. Mandel Croissants are brilliant and I highly recommend it.

My photos are true to life! I’ve already taken a bite and it's absolutely delicious! Wow, this food is fantastic. I can already tell I’ll be savoring the extra 4 pounds I’ll likely gain in just 5 days because I plan to come back every day. They could definitely use more turkey in their croissant, but I’m from the East Coast, where we like our sandwiches piled high. Great job, folks! The service is excellent, and the food is outstanding too.