Café du Temple — Restaurant in Paris

We stopped in for brunch at Café du Temple and the food was absolutely phenomenal! We ordered the Double Egg-Pancake (double pancake with fried egg, cheese sauce, and bacon), the French Toast Fruits (brioche with seasonal fruits and crème Fontainebleau), and the Pancake Nutella Banana — all visually stunning and even more delicious. The pancakes with Nutella were rich and satisfying, and the French toast was fresh and vibrant, almost too pretty to eat (almost).

We also tried the Burrata Focaccia, which was my least favorite—more like a cold bruschetta with pesto and burrata, and it didn’t quite hit the mark compared to the rest of the meal.

Service was a mixed bag. Our main waitress wasn’t particularly warm—she skipped the typical Parisian charm (“Bonjour!” and a smile) and jumped straight to “What do you want?” While that was a bit off-putting, the other staff members were incredibly kind and helpful, which balanced things out.

Overall, if you’re in the area, this spot is worth it for the food alone—especially if you’re looking for a vibrant brunch plate that’s as beautiful as it is tasty.

🍳🥞🥓🥖☕ 10/10 for food, 6/10 for the greeting, 9/10 overall.

Back again for brunch at Café du Temple—because when you find a gem, you go twice.

Our server, Chenghao, was absolutely wonderful—so kind and attentive. He made us feel genuinely welcomed and made the whole experience even better.

This time we tried:

🥑 Tartine à l’avocat Avocado toast with sunny-side-up eggs, pomegranate seeds, and chives, served with roasted potatoes and a side salad. It was fresh and pretty, but honestly… we probably wouldn’t order it again.

🥓 Crêpe salée au bacon et œufs Savory crepes topped with fried eggs, crispy bacon, and a melty cheese sauce, served with potatoes. Still our favorite—rich, satisfying, and perfectly cooked.

🥞 Pancakes aux noisettes et caramel Fluffy stacked pancakes with whipped cream, caramel sauce, hazelnut crumble, and a dusting of powdered sugar. These were divine—still the best dish on the table.

🍞 Pain perdu aux fruits frais French brioche toast topped with banana, kiwi, apple, strawberries, grapes, and a dollop of cream. Bright, colorful, and just the right amount of sweet.

☕️ Drinks included a mix of espresso, fresh juices, and matcha. Everything paired beautifully.

Verdict: Pancakes and egg crepe? Still undefeated. Chenghao? 10/10. The avocado toast? Cute, but not a reorder. Either way—Café du Temple has officially earned a repeat spot on our Paris...

Nice place, AWFUL. RUDE SERVICE.

Me and my husband went in to have breakfast, and for 14 Euros each, we expected this to be good.

The "baguette" was freezing cold when they brought it over, awful packet of jam, some packed Danone yogurt (in its pot, with the peel off lid), an orange juice straight from the carton and well... according to the menu, some butter.

However, I had to ask the waiter 3 times for the butter, he kept saying that he would bring it over, while he kept doing dishes, serving other people or just standing by the bar. The 4th time my husband got up, went up to the bar (5 steps from our table) to ask for the butter (bread was almost gone at this point) and the waiter, pissed off, opened the door of the fridge that was RIGHT BEHIND HIM IN THE BAR, he mumbled something french, told my husband that he had to be patient and then brought to the table 3 cubes of, of course, freezing packed butter. The whole process took him at least 10 minutes to get us the butter.

Worst part? When he brings the butter over, he says to my husband "here is your butter, you are not the only customer in the restaurant" in the rudest tone. Now... shouldn't he had brought the butter with the food, as stated in the menu? Or right away when asked the first time?

Avoid this place, do yourself a favor an avoid the unpleasant, expensive experience. Good eggs, but frankly not worth the hassle... Or just bring your own butter...

I’ll start by saying that this cafe was cute, the wait staff weren’t rude, and the food was good. However, I have celiacs disease and got fed gluten. I told the waitress that I was allergic to gluten and she got the allergen list. I asked her if two separate items on the menu had gluten in them and when she said no (after looking at those dishes on the allergens list) I ordered them. However, as soon as I left the restaurant I had a very bad reaction. I emailed them to try and inform them that their allergens list was wrong but got no response. If you don’t have allergies this place would be nice, but if you do have allergies I would not...