Boulangerie Aux Deux Frères — Restaurant in Gatineau

EDIT. @DeuxFrères we seriously need to talk about your coffee, since what you are brewing tastes like tepid milk laced with regret. You have a good espresso machine. You have sourced some good espresso beans. You need to give your staff more than a five minute intro to pulling a shot and steaming milk. After ordering a cappuccino doppio, I had to stop my “barista” from dumping 12 ounces of milk into a large cup. When I told him I wanted less milk and it should be in a smaller cup, he said that I must have meant a cortado and proudly topped it off with a modest 8 ounces of milk.

I suppose mixing traditional French bread making with a traditional Italian beverage was bound to be a train wreck, but why not treat your coffee with as much care as do your bread? We love your bread so I’m keeping the review at 5 stars for now, but really hoping when I try another of your coffees in a month or so that it will be worthy of the rest of your offerings.

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Outstanding boulangerie in old Aylmer, real artisans. Traditional croissant au beurre that crackle when you tear them apart. Also recommended is their sourdough...

We were in Aylmer, Quebec, visiting friends in town. We found this bakery when we were out walking from the nearby British Hotel where we were staying.

We found the bakery when we saw a content stream of people going in and coming out of a neat little house.

We were curious and joined in the line up. A lot of people buying bread. We chatted with fellow shoppers, who were surprised to find out that we were from Vancouver. They were the regulars at the bakery.

We bought a glutton free loaf of bread, some macaroons and coffee to go. The owner was very friendly too.

The bread and macaroons were above average in quality. And the dark coffee was awsome, just...

I regret coming here on a Saturday. I got a loaf of their whole wheat sourdough and two salami-like dry sausages in the early afternoon, and I devoured it over the next 24 hours with butter and cheese. It was absolutely delicious, the sourdough tasting tangy and salty and chewy in all the right ways. The dry sausage has so much flavour, and is made with fermented pork. Now, the reason I regret coming on Saturday is that when I had finished the bread on Sunday, they were closed. And they're closed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday can't come...