Boulangerie Pâtisserie Victoires — Restaurant in Paris

This boulangerie gave us an unforgettable but absolutely terrible experience, ruining what should have been a pleasant moment in Paris. The woman behind the counter hardly spoke English and behaved in a very rude manner. She insisted that under no circumstances were we allowed to sit outside on the terrace, repeating that all drinks and pastries were “only take away.” The absurd part was that other people were clearly sitting outside, so we could not understand the problem. Since they refused to give us plates or serve the food “for here,” we had no choice but to order takeaway and sit on the terrace anyway. Then another employee rushed over, pointing at our order and trying to chase us away because, according to her, it was forbidden to sit at their tables with paper cups. We understand that places may have their own rules, but we repeatedly asked — even begged — to be served properly on plates, and the staff refused. This is the opposite of customer-friendly service. Frankly, it was humiliating and very disappointing. Shame on this boulangerie. After a long, pointless argument we simply left and found a much better place. Definitely the worst memory we...

AVOID unless your happy to be charged double...or more

Visited 23/06/18

Visited this cafe for breakfast during my trip. Food was average and so was the service. All products were clearly priced on the counter and our order was taken by a pleasant lady. However, when we went to pay the bill we were informed that all our prices were doubled or in some cases even more than double because we were seated in the cafe rather than having the items as a take away!

Not once during our visit were we informed that the prices differ based on this. Also it is the responsibility of a business to label the prices to reflect this (like they do in businesses such as Costa Coffee).

The owner appeared somewhat sympathetic by claiming other cafes may do the same...which I fail to believe as my week-long trip was coming to an end and this was my first encounter.

Please avoid unless you're happy to pay extortionate price for an average (or less than average) cafe with an average atmosphere which may be targeting unexpecting tourists.

If only I knew a 1 croissant, 1 pain au choclat and cappuccino would cost me more than €10 I would have...

Slow service, terrible coffee. Pastries were good. It took the overwhelmed waiter 15 min to take our order. Exasperated, I went to counter to order food. The lady gave me a speech that eat in customers must order food from the waiter. I explained to her that I don't like waiting and insisted on ordering with her. She refused. I then said that I'd just take the croissants to go and have them elsewhere, whereupon she said "I don't believe you" (truly, who cares 😂) and went on to say that she had been working there for 43 years (not entirely sure how that's any relevant but she was obviously trying to make a point). It's somewhat ironic that one employee must be bored at the counter, refusing to sell to customers while the single waiter is in way over his head. The only thing that saves this place is its location on a quiet square just off Place des Victoires. If anything, just go to experience the "I won't sell to...