"This small cafe has a soothing contemporary blue, green and white decor."
"For a moment I forgot we were sitting in FiDi and not a fun cafe in Paris."
"The atmosphere reminds me of the cafes in Paris."
"Atmosphere is authentic."
"Everything is so incredible, from the atmosphere to the freshly baked goods and the french music."
"The atmosphere is fun with music playing and a beautiful gallery wall."
"It feels like a nice little escape from NYC Fidi by just walking in the door."
Cons:
"The place is a bit small and cramped, so not recommended if you have big bags or luggage."
"Place is so packed, feels like sex in the city scene Carrie and Miranda argue at a 'Valentine' dinner, a small table and a million people around them."
"This is a really tiny place, not ideal for someone with stroller or a lot of bags and not for large groups."
"Space management is a mess. Tables are placed way too close to each other."
"It is small and the tables are close."
"The only drawback to this place is that it’s very tiny and has pretty limited seating."
"Not spacious and only few seats, so need to wait to get seated."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Be prepared for Heavenly French food."
"The food here is amazing. We had the homemade French toast, a ham and cheese croissant, and a prosciutto and egg sandwich."
"The food was phenomenal - I had the avocado toast and added a soft boiled egg."
"The ham and cheese croissant with an added egg (get the egg). It was absolutely delicious!!!"
"Delicious cappuccino and I had the best croque monsieur of my life."
"The bread is divinely fresh."
"Everything they make is beautiful and delicious."
Cons:
"The food itself is bland, relying on fats to satisfy the customer."
"the food was average."
"The pastries we ordered were incredibly dense, heavy, dry - not enjoyable to consume."
"The hot chocolate was basically milk, not much chocolate flavour either."
"Can't believe some cold leaves with spam and some cheese cubes cost me 14 dollars."
"Espresso machiato came warm but not hot and the Coffee taste is far from Illy, Lavazza, Chicco doro, even Nespresso."
"The toast was cold from the inside."
Service
Pros:
"Service was very good and they have little tables outside, too."
"Seated within 2min at 10am on a Tuesday."
"The folks at La Parisienne were friendly and accommodating."
"The service is phenomenal."
"The staff is incredibly efficient, managing to serve a large crowd in a small space."
"Super nice staff, attentive and welcoming."
"The staff were all incredibly attentive."
Cons:
"I was also publicly shamed for leaving a tip less than 20%."
"This is the worst customer service ever."
"Lastly, the service was excruciatingly slow, testing my patience."
"I had to flag down staff whenever I needed something, as no one checked in on me."
"it was also unclear whether we had to pay at the counter or wait for our bill."
"The one server didn’t have time to check on our table because she was so busy."
"However, the waitress was literally pushing us to leave while I wanted to enjoy my coffee."