Mille-feuille Bakery Cafe Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambiance

Pros:

• "You can smell the love baked in to the pastries as you open their doors."
• "This bakery is lovely. A little bit of Paris in Prospect Heights."
• "Our family enjoyed some delicious and extremely fresh pastries on our last day in New York City before heading back home."
• "A lovely little slice of Paris in the city - beautiful pastries, an excellent quiche Lorraine and delicate macarons ❤️"
• "The space itself is small but absolutely beautiful and whimsical and oh so…Parisian."
• "Nestled in the beating heart of New York City lies an authentic slice of French heaven."
• "Delightful pastry nook on Broadway & W78st."

Cons:

• "Now walking in, there is tomb-like silence, dirty countertops, yellowed paneling, and disgruntled staff who cannot muster a welcome."
• "The place is an absolute mess. They had one person taking orders, making drinks and packing pastries."
• "Floor was dirty."
• "Only five tables and ten seats available total. Not good for groups or strollers planning to stay due to narrow shape of the cafe."
• "It gets very crowded in the morning, due to hotel guests having breakfast from this place. Very long lines..."
• "there were some flies flying around the baked good display case and it was landing on some of the bread."
• "A little pricey and according to employees, there is no bathroom for customers."

Service

Pros:

• "Extremely friendly service and the best Americano on the UWS."
• "Nicely done espresso drinks made with care by a guy who knows his stuff."
• "The staff is really helpful, and they’ll warm your sandwiches for you."
• "The wait staff was very helpful. The ambiance was very light and refreshing."
• "The staff welcomed me at every point."
• "Staff were very helpful, honest and friendly."
• "Very cheerful staff and smiling faces all around, mark of well run shop."

Cons:

• "Horrible over time endless does not stop! Orders always cancelled with lies the items are not available but when check the shop is full."
• "This place IS NOT worth a visit. The lady that took orders was tremendously rude."
• "VERY disappointing. Rude and arrogant."
• "Instead of trying to help me to figure out if another customer took my bag the cashier gave me a crazy look and didn’t bother to do anything!"
• "I was concerned they were charging someone else for my order."
• "Ordered a cappuccino, 9 minutes later the person who took my order had no recollection of me placing the order."
• "Staff were constantly changing. The birthday cake was theft-like. They took my card number and ran off with it."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Forget Starbucks & Dunkin’ Donuts Fresh coffee fresh pastries & a killer chocolate croissant."
• "Most yummiest chocolate croissant in NYC!"
• "Wonderful macarons! I initially got some for myself and loved them to much that I came back and got 3 times more as gifts!"
• "Their Macarons come in a variety of flavors and are beautiful in pretty bright colors."
• "The croissants are amazing! Authentic french croissants."
• "Best cinnamon roll I've ever had. Not overly sweet, a perfect amount of cinnamon, and a delicious buttery flavor throughout."
• "Everything was amazing. We got the ham and cheese quiche, Nutella twist and macarons."

Cons:

• "The quiche was soggy to the point of liquid oozing out of it and the crust having disappeared."
• "One of those bakeries where everything looks better than it tastes."
• "For a French place specializing in pastries, the croissants were underwhelming."
• "The Cappuccino cup was huge but the Cappuccino itself was watered down."
• "For 9 dollars I received a macaron and a petit financier. Both were sickly sweet and not at all balanced."
• "Ordered mille feuille and a mixed berry tart. Tart crust was hard. Mille Feuille was burnt and had a bitter taste."
• "Surprisingly disappointing pastries, considering how gorgeous everything looked."

Value

Pros:

• "I enjoyed my chocolate croissant and chai latte for less than $10 total."
• "Pistachio and blueberry macarons for $6 worth trying."
• "The prices seem fair, especially compared against nearby shops, which I appreciate greatly."
• "Beautiful french café with delicious pastries, sandwiches and coffee at excellent prices!"
• "Coffee was ok. Better than chain coffee."
• "I really like it here but I docked it one star because it seems a bit pricey."
• "Great pastries (my wife said it was the best almond/chocolate croissant she ever had)."

Cons:

• "Everything was hugely overpriced."
• "Floor was dirty, staff unfriendly, and everything was hugely overpriced."
• "Very disappointed. $6.9 for a Mille Feuille that tasted old and nothing special."
• "You can take this place off your must visit list in NYC. I went today over there. I noted, no line, which is unusual. After I tasted almond croissant (price went up, now it is 5.25$), I got why line disappear."
• "Service is slow but it's likely as fast as it can go given the constraints and the demand."
• "A little pricey and according to employees, there is no bathroom for customers."
• "the vanilla macaroons were filled with a more solid, waxy filling which was a bit much for me."