La Boulangerie de François Reviews Summary

Category: Bakery New York

Address: 109-01 72nd Rd, Queens, NY 11375, USA

Phone: +13476445606

Rating: 4.4
based on 223 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Customer service is excellent - lightning fast and yet attentive."
  • "Regarding the staff they always go above and beyond, they even go as far as to remember your name."
  • "The staff is patient, helpful, and attentive."
  • "Staff is all so friendly too."
  • "The retail staff were amazing and provided quick service."
  • "Wonderful staff and quite pleasant."
  • "The staff are super friendly."

Cons:

  • "Service can be slow and it is a tad expensive."
  • "I've realized some of the employees that work here are absolutely rude."
  • "They are served by the weakest link, the staff at the cash register often changes, confuses orders, and is not always friendly."
  • "The real problem is the service: it is SO SLOW!!"
  • "I must say I have never seen such horrible service."
  • "The blonde woman is always rude. She’s rude to the staff. Rude to the customers."
  • "Servers do not always attend to customers first, which leads to lines and wait times that are longer than necessary."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "This place is worth every dime."
  • "The cafe is small but cozy."
  • "Such a cute place! Atmosphere is super cozy and food is delicious!!"
  • "It's a small coffee shop with a large communal table right in the middle and a couple of tables for two on the side."
  • "It is situated on the quieter part of Austin St and behind a church, so one can enjoy the goodies this place offers without people frequently looking in on you while you eat or cars honking or passing by every so often."
  • "The feeling here is communal European, and although not really a waitress driven eatery, it is a great place to be, to eat and to enjoy."
  • "First of all, wow, this place is just super cozy."

Cons:

  • "Sidewalk width clearance less than mandatory 8ft and height of outdoor umbrellas way too low whenever it’s sunny."
  • "I wish the floor plan was larger. It's always crowded."
  • "Stairs to come in so if with stroller might be tough."
  • "I also don't appreciate the communal table."
  • "There's just not enough seating and a sign limits you to 15 minutes."
  • "When we got to the table the table was filled of crumbs and dirt."
  • "The place is cozy, there were board games available for use."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Always fresh and delicious."
  • "The Cuban sandwich has the fluffiest toasted bread and perfect proportions of ham, cheese and pickle."
  • "Really good baked goods, baugette, crossaint,etc."
  • "The bread and pastries are sooooo good. And very very fresh."
  • "These breads are so delicious its addictive."
  • "The pastries are to die for and the coffee and espresso are just beyond delicious."
  • "Food is really delicious. The bread and pastries are always fresh."

Cons:

  • "The croissant and chocolate croissant are deceiving, both in texture and flavor."
  • "The apple sauce felt uncooked and tasted almost like a raw baby's apple sauce."
  • "Almost $4 for croissants but No flakiness."
  • "They rarely have croissants after 11am."
  • "The eclairs used to be amazing... The shell was stale and brittle. Two dollops of tasteless custard at each end."
  • "The only thing I don’t give 5 stars is because I love their baguette so much, but sometimes the quality is not consistent."
  • "The plain croissant I got looked like something you get from Costco."

Pricing

Pros:

  • "It’s a bit highly priced, but for the quality (and the fact that it’s in NY) it’s understandable!"
  • "The quality comes with prices to match. Not for the budget minded."
  • "You get what you pay for and it's quality pastry and service."
  • "Yes, it is pricey, but it's worth it, at least you're paying for quality not for 'rent' like you would if it's in Manhattan."
  • "While this isn't a cheap eats, it is extremely good and worth the price."
  • "Pricey, but worth the indulgence for a fancy cappuccino once in a while."
  • "Everything is fresh and extremely tasty."

Cons:

  • "One size caffe latte for $6.50 while comparing to one of my favorite coffeeshop in Manhattan is only $4.50."
  • "However pricing is quite stiff and I was shocked to pay $7.00 for a chocolate eclair!"
  • "The baguette is good but not worth $6!"
  • "Plain croissant was $4.45 which is pretty steep compared to other bakeries."
  • "Down side is way overpriced."
  • "Overpriced. 15 bucks for a latte(not even large) and a pretty good (insert pretentious french name) donut."
  • "It is a tad expensive."

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