Paris Baguette — Restaurant in Holmdel Township

I love Paris Baguette and have always had a wonderful experience when I go, but unfortunately yesterday I was a little disappointed. I never go to this location but it was close to whatever I was doing so I decided to give it a try since I know the pastries are always good. I go in around 3 pm which is a later than I would normally go but besides that, this location did not have the pastry I wanted, I looked around at the small amount of options they had and nothing was eye catching. I asked the worker if they had any of the pastry that I wanted which was the almond pastry and she said no. They did have almond croissants (only 1 in the case) she recommended that and I then asked if she had anymore, she said she would check the back. She came back and said they were done making them for the day so I got a little upset and just got the last almond croissant in the case. When I went to my car I looked up the hours for this location and they are open until 9 pm. What really made me disappointed is that at 3 pm they “are done for the day” with making more croissants I’m not saying I needed them to make me what I wanted I just don’t get how you can be open for another 6 hours and not be making anymore croissants. And the cherry on top was my croissant did not really taste fresh it felt like it had been sitting out all day. Very...

My love for Korean bakeries runs deep. When I heard a new Paris Baguette was opening up in this Holmdel complex, I paid a visit on their grand opening day.

Things were wild yet well managed on the grand opening day, and nearly entirely half of the space is dedicated to seating - either at tables or high window tops with stools - so that your chances of finding a place to park and chill with a few pastries remains relatively high.

For the lovers of sweets out there, there's a lot to explore. Mochi donuts, inventive cereal-based treats, and all kinds of croissants with all kinds of flavors. But for me, the real hidden gems are seemingly plain and savory offerings. Any of the milk bread loaves are unimaginably soft and elevate any sandwich or French toast I might make that week. I'm also an enormous fan of their sandwiches and pizza-like breads (which - hot tip - can be warmed for you upon purchase).

During my visit, I loved seeing how frequently the workers came by with fresh pastries, which for me was assurance that - (1) everything is freshly baked, and (2) there are eyes on the pastries.

The complex is enormous, so parking wasn't an issue, even with the throngs of crowds coming by to check out the shiny new store...

Ordered a cold sandwich to be warmed. Wow what a display of ineptitude and complete disrespect for food items all in one hoagie, boy. The server shoved the tomato back into the bread and then proceeded to shove said bread into a bag with no wrapping on the barely there overly nuked items which disappeared once I opened it all after the forceful hoagie attack slash customer delivery system took place. Yikes. Poor ingredients … what did they do to deserve this treatment? Very disappointed. It seemed the lad was unfamiliar with etiquette and basic bagging… the sweets are...