La Maison — Restaurant in Newport

From Aug 10, 2023 Visit

Cozy spot with 9 square tables, which 8 of them can squeeze in 2-4 people each, then one only fits for 2 right in front of the restroom door on on side and the main cook on the other.

We called ahead to make sure they open since the hours are limited for breakfast on most day with last sitting at 1:30pm and closes at 2pm. Yelp listed they open for dinner only on Friday and Saturday also limited hours. I would strongly recommend call ahead to confirm they open and hours before heading over.

When we arrived at 1pm, there were only 2 tables with patrons: one with 4 next to the drink shelf to the left of the front counter, one with 2 on the middle table to the right, both of these tables could seat 4 people max but tight.

Our party had 3 and a service dog for panic attacks for my daughter. The staff asked for paper and we didn't have it with us, then he went on and asked what services does the dog serves. He went on at sat us 3 at the table right in front of the restroom that only designed to fit for 2. My husband had to pull a chair and literally sat on the hall/wall space for a few people walked back and forth to use the restroom. I understood the need to had us sat separately to a side since we had pet with us but really disappointed that there were 6 other open tables which were not in front of the restroom hallway and door.

A lot of things on the menu were either not available or sold out. There were no soup at all, or soup of the day, or the Grandma Chicken soup. Most pastries and bake goods were also gone. I hope this was a sign that business was good and items were sold out because they were delicious, not because the menu was ambitious and they don't cook or make full menu everyday.

We ordered Eggs Sardou for me, Dijon Chicken for my husband, Breakfast Sandwich for my daughter, a lemon curd with toasted coconut flakes cupcake since there were only 2 of these left and a tray of velvet available, and a croissant. Our total was $69.50.

Eggs Sardou: the hollandaise sauce was too sweet for my taste, the poached eggs were nicely done and the artichoke bottoms were a nice touch with a hint of pickled flavor. Thick and quality bacon to balanced the overly sweet hollandaise sauce that I didn't much care for or touch. I scraped most of the sauce off the best I could.

Dijon Chicken: came with an okay tossed green salad, there was not much flavor on the chicken.

Breakfast sandwich: very typical and average, not much to comment on.

All our order came with house baked muffins and bread. There were dried and a bit crispy on the outside, but too much dough and lack flaky texture, included the croissant. The cupcake was dry and forgettable. The Eggs Bardou and Breakfast Sandwich both came with a tiny fruit dish with few cube cut of cantaloupe and honey dew.

The staff was attentive and checked on us a few times. It was nice to have this option while visited the area and a break from fish and chip. However I would not make a drive Or special trip for it.

Bonus: Provides toilet seat covers and clean! There is free and big public parking next to the right and EV...

Updated Review

I have been coming here for years and love this place. I look forward to eating here everytime I'm close. My visit on Sunday changed all that. We ordered a full hollandaise split combo, a pastry and 2 iced teas. We LOVE, LOVE the breakfast sandwiches, and get them normally. The english muffins are normally amazing. These were literally hard as rocks, the hollandaise didn't taste like hollandaise. It had no flavor. We got up disappointed. Went to pay our bill, it should been 22 for the combo 6.50 for the pastry and even though they weren't posted we gifured the iced tea was 2-3 since the hand squeezed orange juice was $7. Our total came to 43.50, and it didn't make sense that would make our iced teas 6.50 each. I asked a question about our total and got stared at. I asked again if the breakfast was 24 and the pastry 6.50 was the rest so much. Again stared at. Frustrated, we left. I even tipped out of habit. We were very, very disappointed with our whole experience.

Previous review

We went for the first time on a recent trip to Depot Bay. We have the AMAZING breakfast sandwiches on their home made english muffins. They made me never want to eat a store bought muffin ever again. We also had one of their eclairs and those are on another level. We ended up eating breakfast there twice in...

We are visiting, they open at 9 am sharp with people already waiting.(that good)They have very limited seating .We didn’t have to wait but after trying the food would have gladly waited. Local owned an the vibe is awesome. They have passion watching them cook. The pastries are amazing. We got cherry turnover, chocolate eclair, and are taking a couple for the road . Flaky well baked, proofed just right. Even filling inside. House coffee is strong in massive mugs, attention to detail. They do have espresso drinks an cake as well. The cake , pastries an coffee is not on the hand menu but displayed. They have a chalk board for beverages. Sitting here watching locals come in for a quick pasties. They have take out as well. An you can come in for a cup of coffee an pastries to go.i would say better then homemade cuz i would never be getting up this early to make food this amazing I gave them five stars. For bring in a seaside town they have amazing innovative breakfast hard pressed to find . Even with limited seating an a couple odds an ends five stars. The crossaints big as my hand. The ham on the bennies massive slabs grilled . Woof. Yum Came back four years later on my birthday. Adding current menu also more pics I recommend crepes chambord with ham...