Cie France Bakery — Restaurant in Upper Harbour

Whenever I have special occasions, I buy cakes from here. I bet this place has the best "Korean" cakes. I have brought their cakes to my work and my non-Asian colleagues liked them too - especially kumara cakes.

As a loyal customer here, I would like to comment on negative reviews. Korean cakes/savouries are very different from Kiwis/Europeans. So if you have never tried Korean savouries, to be honest, it would not be the best place to go. (Korean savouries are slightly different from Japanese and Taiwanese, too.) In general, Kiwi savouries are salty; Korean savouries are sweet - but not as sweet as Kiwi desserts. Even the cheesecakes are different from Kiwi cheesecakes. So if you are not sure, don't go - and I mean not just this bakery but all Korean bakeries.

If you order in advance, they do make fresh cakes for you on time. If you pop in and purchase a cake, they would obviously give you whatever they have in the cabinet.

I find this place better than the Gateau House because I did get some old cakes even though I ordered a week before, also they are quite pricey, too.

Service-wise, well, they are not that friendly. But when I requested special messages on the cakes, they did it well without commenting/charging me extra. I won't complain about services or attitudes as I'm not dining there or something.

Overall I'm pretty happy and would like to recommend - if you know how to enjoy...

Was around the area and decided to visit this korean bakery first time since middle of last year. I bought three types of bread: cheesecake-like bread, chewy/sticky rice bread (kke chal bbang) and injoelmi bread. To be honest, was blown away by the improvement of their quality of the breads ! They were very fresh and moist, and had perfect balance of sweetness, which helped satisfy both sweet-tooth and non sweet-tooth eaters. Breads were still fresh after leaving them in the fridge for two days! The staff was really helpful too, and she recommened bunch of breads which ended up with buying the injoelmi bread. Only regret was that I didn't bought enough bread but can't wait to visit there again...

I discovered this bakery by accident and I couldn’t be more happier!!!!!!!!! Prices are so worth it! Really freshly baked! Their chiffon cakes are good! Red bean paste breads and THE BESTEST IS THEIR CHEESECAKE!!!!!! It’s original recipe!!!!! I am impressed! I love my breads, and definitely they have something to offer! Come and try it guys!!!!! I just stock up cheesecake for the coming lockdown! Now they’re in my freezer as I was instructed to prolong the life and no need to put on the oven. Just let it thawed itself for an hour and it’s really like a magic!!!!! Taste really good...