Café Vendôme

Basically we go to this Cafe 2-3 times a month. Normally on weekends.Main point. Their Pastry Chef is French. Should I say more...? She is Outstanding, and the reason we go so often.To many great pastries to name.The bread reminds me of what we ate when we lived in Europe.The food is just as good. Authentic, fresh, and delicious.The facility, the service, and the food is five stars all day.Highly recommend

This place has great croissants and pastries. I was here yesterday and purchased 2 chocolate croissants and they were on point. Because of it, I had to come back today and try their breakfast. I had the bonjour croissants and I added the ham. It normally comes with egg and cheese and I added the meat with a side of roasted red potatoes which they were very tasty. They have lots of options for pastries and they all look delicious. The service is good and mostly self service but they do pick up after you. The restaurant was clean and the best part was the openness and all the windows to allow the natural light to come in. If it is early in the morning and not very hot or cold, have a seat outside and enjoy nature.

Great food and coffee with an amazing atmosphere. Could use a few more outlets. Every time I go I'm on the hunt for an open table with an outlet. But overall a great place to hangout

I came in with High hopes Unfortunately it didn't meet any of those.Customer service: the lady at cash register couldn't have been more disinterested in taking my order. I have to repeat it 3 times before she got it right. Still leading to my order being very late. Food: for the price, it was disappointing, it didn't help by the time our food arrived, it had already been over 20 minutes and it was cold. I had ordered a hot sandwich. I did enjoy the Tiramasu. Music : while I didn't doc any marks, I would expect with a French cafe something instrumental. After waiting the 20 minutes for my food, I told the waitress my coffee was missing and after waiting another 10 minutes I went inside to find what seems to be the owner of the company behind the coffee machine. I explained I was waiting for my coffee, he asked me where I was sitting and what number I was.. Turns out sitting outside they weren't able to see me and the girl at the register gave two people the same number so they thought they had served me. While he apologized, he did seem to have a number of reasons/excuses as to why it happened.. I'm not sure why in this day companies don't offer refunds or comps for their mess up.

We had bought pastries from here before, so we decided to come back by for lunch. I ordered the croque madame. For those who don't know, a croque monsieur and croque madame need to be made extremely specifically to be even close to authentic. A croque monsieur is a sandwich with ham, a cream béchamel sauce, and cheese - typically a gruyere or similar. The sandwich is then topped with more béchamel and cheese, then broiled to melt and brown the cheese. It's creamy, savory and cheesy. A croque madame is exactly the same with an egg on top, typically sunny side up or over easy.What Café Vendôme served me what not, by any stretch of the imagination, a croque madame. The sandwich I was given had clearly never been near a béchamel sauce. What this sandwich had on it was ham and a tiny pinch of shredded cheese (mozzarella I think), then more cheese on top, then topped with an egg that somehow managed to be nearly burnt on the bottom and raw on top.I was immensely disappointed in this. However, I cannot give this 1 star because while it was no croque madame, the ham and cheese sandwich I got was edible. The bread was fine, the cheese was fine, the ham was fine. I ate it, but I wasn't happy with it. My verdict -- get the pain au chocolat, avoid the croques.

Spent $14 for only 2 items. This was my first time coming here and I got to say that it was calm and welcoming, but the price and taste were not there for the food and drinks. Didn't live up to the Paris Standards_________________________________________________________PARKING |[Parking was easy to find, even in a small complex building. The address will take you straight to the location and soon as you find the building, there should be plenty of spots to choose from; either in front of the building or in the open lots.]_________________________________________________________EXTERIOR & INTERIOR |[The exterior of the building is in a small convenient shopping complex and is a little hidden in the back area (wish they were in the open more near the highway). Soon as you see the building, it is hard to miss the big red sign which is their logo. Soon as you walk in, the decor is pretty catered to the more urban, Paris look, which is what they are going for. They have plenty of seating to choose from whether it is inside or outside seating. You have some seating for comfort, traditional, or even bar style.]_________________________________________________________IS IT CLEAN? |[For the most part, I have not seen a dirty spot anywhere in the store. It was pretty clean when I walked in and walked out.]_________________________________________________________FOOD & DRINKS |[Here comes the important part which you want to note. The food and drink was delicious and it was good. However, for the price of $14 worth of just two items, which was pretty insane, it wasn't all that great or different from any other place. It was honestly a little disappointing that the chocolate croissant didn't live up for to the standard of its high price value of proximity $4-5. It was lacking the chocolate and croissant combination because it seemed like they wedge only two chocolate pieces in the croissant and just focused on baking the breading than focusing on the taste texture and uniqueness of the chocolate croissant. Now for the Almond Latte which was probably the more higher value item on the board which is around $8-9. For a coffee that is smooth, it was basic with no care. The latte should come with some ideal flavor or hit to give you a wow spectacular, but however, it tasted no different than a coffee that you would get at your local market. The foam on the latte is key to its success, even with design, but it didn't have the success nor design to live up to its standard. Coffee is the highlight of my day and if I am not satisfied by at least the coffee, then it has not gained my respect. When comes to a cafe, the coffee (at least) should be designed, tampered, and developed with care and respect, but however, this coffee was not given any respect at all.]_________________________________________________________SERVICE ‍‍|[The service was quick and simple to the point.]_________________________________________________________OVERALL |[Would I recommend this place? Only if you are wanting to see the interior of the building. For something that is so basic and has no spark, it is disappointing to the least that the shop doesn't put care into their coffee, more or less, create a memorable experience with their food. For a store that incorporates a more Paris -Style cafe, it is not the Paris-style cafe you are going to hope for.]

Our criteria for lunch today was something new, something decent. And and something fast. All 3 boxes were checked. We both got a bowl of French onion soup. I don't like it when it's overly salty or overly goopy. This was neither, which was a pleasant surprise. The soup was chock full of fresh onions, served w tiny cheese toast on the side. Parking was easy. Service was pleasant and fast. Something about it doesn't feel like an authentic French cafe, but we enjoyed the meal.

Some of the best croissants I've had in the States. Great chai latte, not too sweet like some places make it. Ambience is really pretty and cozy, would love to bring a book here to read. I will try the entrees next time.

The deserts are incredible, sandwiches are simple but good. Great spot for a business casual meal. Impress your mother in law with a special cake from here. The only challenge is the cost of everything. It's hard to stomach a baguette that is 70 cents in France selling for $5.50 here. I'm all for making money though so if you can afford it enjoy it :)

Changing my review. Have been here several times. The food and service are excellent. It is a great place for meeting someone for coffee or light meal.The prices are high for a counter service place even considering the quality of the food which is why I deduct one star. Were it not for that I would be there every week!