Maison Bayat — Restaurant in Paris

I visited this bakery and asked for 2 croissants and 2 baguettes. To my surprise, the woman behind the counter repeatedly echoed my order in an agitated tone — “2 croissants and 2 baguettes and...?” — despite me clearly replying, “That’s it.” The interaction was confusing and left me quite taken aback.

The shop was extremely busy, with a long queue forming outside. Understanding the pressure they were under, I tried to place my order quickly and clearly to keep things moving. However, my attempt at communicating seemed to offend the staff. "Can I get 2 croissants and 2 baguettes?" Why is that so bad?

After I paid, I had to insist multiple times to receive my baguettes, even though they were right in front of the cashier. Oddly, they kept avoiding me and refused to hand them over, which was both frustrating and surprising. I genuinely didn’t expect to be treated that way and in the moment was confused why anybody would do this to another human being.

It felt like they were deliberately trying to waste my time, despite me doing nothing wrong. The whole experience was disappointing and unnecessarily hostile.

Unprofessional, infantile, ego-centric behavior like this — especially toward tourists — reflects poorly not only on the business but also on the values they uphold. No one deserves to be treated with such passive-aggressive contempt over...

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I was disappointed with the service from the ladies behind the counter . If you don't speak French and not one of their kind expect to be ignored and disrespected . I bought the macaroons , croissant and a tuna wrap , and water. There were 5 people ahead of me and 15 people behind me . I was in line for a good 15mins and noticed everyone behind me were served and taken cared off , I kept asking for help but the ladies behind the counter just kept ignoring me and was also not listening while I kept telling what my order was . I was asked to move on the side and wait for another salesperson to help me , unfortunately no one was paying attention while I kept saying I have been waiting for a long time .I was finally served after all the people in line were all gone . The ladies at the counter are racist and discriminates if you are not one of their kind . The food tastes mediocre and sandwiches are dry . I will NEVER recommend this place to anyone . There are a lot of very welcoming place around the area with good and...