The French Bastards — Restaurant in Paris

I had high hopes for The French Bastards—everything looked incredible. I picked up a chocolate babka and a cinnamon babka, both visually stunning. Unfortunately, they were Sahara dry once I bit into them. A real disappointment.

I’m gluten and lactose intolerant, and I usually reserve taking my expensive pills (£2 each) for things that are genuinely worth it—I don’t like wasting them. But I made the exception here, only to end up throwing both pastries in the bin (see photo). With the price of the pastries included, the whole experience cost me over £15.

It’s a shame. It feels like the brand has expanded too fast and lost the quality that once made it special. Looks...

Very cute bakery to get some extraordinarily good baked goods for on the go. This is a tiny bakery that serves a variety of pastries and savory baked goods. Everything looked insanely good and the pain au Suisse was loaded with exactly the right amount of chocolate and custard. They continuously bring out new baked goods, ensuring everything is as fresh as possible. They also sell their own recipe book and some other merch. Didn’t see any customer that wasn’t French, suggesting it is a common spot for locals.

Would totally recommend to give this...

We tried the pistachio roll, the pistachio chocolate roll and the pain au chocolat. They all had a lot less filling (or hardly any) than we hoped and expected and hardly any pistachio flavour (in the pistachio pastries). The flat white wasn’t really a flat white but coffee with a bunch of milk in there. Barista skills not too good there. The coffee was made with cups instead of beans unfortunately and was not that warm. We hoped for more and everything looked so good in the counter. Personnel was really patient and...