L’atelier des pains — Restaurant in Paris

Absolutely terrible service. I was the only customer at the counter, yet the girl attending made me wait far too long before even acknowledging me.

I asked to eat my small pastry sur place (my friends were already seated and eating, though she didn’t know that), and she refused, saying the place was about to close… It was only 6pm. I agreed to take it to go, but then ended up sitting with my friends — and we stayed for another hour and a half. Clearly, they weren’t closing. So why the lie?

What really upset me was seeing someone who didn’t even buy anything being allowed to sit and charge his phone for over an hour, while I — an actual paying customer — was denied a seat for a tiny pastry. Totally unfair and frankly disrespectful.

The food is okay, but definitely overpriced. With service like this, I won’t be coming back. I strongly recommend going to the bakery next door — not only are their pastries better, but their staff actually treats people with basic courtesy.

Train your staff to be polite and consistent. Nobody likes to feel unwelcome — especially when they’re...

We enjoyed a seated lunch here. You can take a seat in the admittedly crowded dining area, but there is lots of seating. They come take your order. You can order off the menu which emphasizes sandwiches, including burgers, and salads and you can order from the pastry case (where there are probably 10 different types of sandwiches, foccacia, etc.). We had quiche off the menu (Lorraine) and a chicken curry sandwich from the pastry case. Both were quite good. The quiche was soft and flavorful with a good butter crust and came with an overdressed mustard salad and a tiny loaf of bread. The chicken sandwich is on a full size baguette. We could only manage half of it. But it was also quite tasty. We also ordered a side of fries. Service was very friendly, quick and...

Visited this place the first thing when we reached our hotel. Quaint little cafe but famous for their coffee and pain ah Chocolat. The tables are limited. Interior is cozy and the place is always full. Try: Coffee 3.5 ⭐ Pain au chocolat 4 ⭐ Chicken baguette 3 ⭐

Mind you the rates differ if you dine in vs if you takeaway. Rest...