Patrick's Bakery & Cafe
Last updated 11.20.09
What People Are Saying About Patrick's French Bakery & Cafe
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Patrick's French Bakery & Cafe
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Their selections of French breads include: baguettes, country bread, 7-grain breads, petites and grandes boules and speciality breads like Tomato Provencal and Roasted Red Pepper. Croissants, pain au chocolat, apricot soleil and Pineapple Danish (Patrick's personal favorite) are available every day. But it is the individual pastries that take most customers breath away. There are the wonderful standards like eclairs, napoleons, fruit tarts and creme brulees, but it is Patrick's specialities that are beyond description. Trilogy Chocolate cake, Feuillantine Pralinee and Tiramisu are favorites.…
The Editor
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Citysearch
In Short – Half of the pristine room is devoted to bread and pastry; the other half is filled with dark-wood tables, black-and-white photographs of the Eiffel Tower, and even a window to watch the delectable temptations being prepared. Parisian-born owners Patrick and Azita Bernet (they met at the Paris Cordon Bleu), outshine with their repertoire of French classics. Locals and nearby office workers sample savory, rich bacon-onion tart spread with blue cheese and, for breakfast, silken mini-quiches.
06/04/09
nice bakery
by peacereaper at Citysearch
We went there for lunch and dessert and had I the quiche, which was really good. I would go back and have it again. My boyfriend had the veggie sandwich, which I though was just O.K, but my boyfriend liked. We got dessert, I got the chocolate praline cake and my boyfriend got the passion fruit cake. They were both very good. My criticism however is that I expected to get cake. I got a very thin wafer of cake at the bottom with mousse shaped into a piece and covered with chocolate. It was very rich and I was disappointed that it was not actually cake. My boyfriends "cake" was a similar situation. All in all, it was not a bad experience.
- Pros: good quiche
- Cons: "cake" not actually cake
05/14/09
Perfect place to sample menu
by Truthful at Citysearch
Patrick's is one of the few places that it's easy to order by sight thanks to their display case. Everything I have tried there has been wonderful (I am still working my way through the full menu, with multiple stops at some favorites). I did have one small problem when taking a friend there, something was under cooked, but as is the case with Patrick's they took it back and quickly made a new one for her. One time my cake was barely touched by the side of a box, Patrick refused to sell the cake to me and insisted on provided a new one from the case, placing it carefully into the box to maintain the chocolate perfection that is the outside of the cake. They really will (and always do) go above and beyond for the customer.
- Pros: broad selection, kid-friendly, wine, 50% off day-old bread
- Cons: lunch rush
09/21/08
Desserts, quick lunch, atmosphere
by CityGal79 at Citysearch
I felt like I stepped into another country when I walked into Patricks. You are greeted with a long glass counter filled with the most mouth watering desserts, cookies, and pasteries. It was easy to get sidetracked from what I initially when in there for..lunch! The breads are all baked there. Amazing. Try the chicken finger sandwhich. It's addicting!
- Pros: Desserts, Bread, Location
- Cons: Pricey...but well worth it
The Details on Patrick's French Bakery & Cafe
Know Before You Go:
It's inside Southdale Square, the strip mall across the street from Southdale Center mall.
Category:
Restaurants, Bakeries, Catering
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Cuisine:
Smoking Permitted:
No
Message from Patrick's French Bakery & Cafe
- 2 Locations
- Wide Selection of Pastries
- Best of Citysearch 2004
Their selections of French breads include: baguettes, country bread, 7-grain breads, petites and grandes boules and speciality breads like Tomato Provencal and Roasted Red Pepper. Croissants, pain au chocolat, apricot soleil and Pineapple Danish (Patrick's personal favorite) are available every day. But it is the individual pastries that take most customers breath away. There are the wonderful standards like eclairs, napoleons, fruit tarts and creme brulees, but it is Patrick's specialities that are beyond description. Trilogy Chocolate cake, Feuillantine Pralinee and Tiramisu are favorites. Here's a description of Patrick's Tiramisu, by well-known food writer Dara Moskowitz: "...a glazed taupe pyramid surmounted by flat multicolored bracelet of chocolate, as though one of the rings of Saturn had come to rest on one of I.M. Pei's Louvre additions...
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