The French Avenue

I can be a stern critic but I may have just gotten this place on a good day. My sister and I came to pick up macarons before leaving back to her place in Tustin this past weekend and it looked really cute though was relatively empty despite it being a very busy weekend which might be all direct correlation to the reviews currently written.We got a box of 6 of Coffee, Lavender, Rose, Tiramisu, Biscoff & Raspberry. My ratings for them are as follows:Coffee: 2/5 - No coffee flavor at all; Just tasted like sweet cream but texture was niceLavender: 2.5/5 - Wish the lavender flavor was more subtle; texture was thicker but similar to aboveRose: 3.5/5 - Decent rose flavor but also overpowering like the lavender Tiramisu: 3.5/5 - Tasted just like the coffee one but the sweet cream flavor makes more sense for this type of macaron; No coffee flavor was present Biscoff: 5/5 - Amazing and would order a box of just 6 of these next timeRaspberry: 5/5 - Also amazing and would order another half dozen of theseWe don't ever plan on getting food here and it seems a lot of poor reviews came from this but can vouch for some of the macarons above as we would definitely come back for these.

I came here today for the first and last! I LOVE crepes and a good latte anytime, but this was certainly not the place for good crepes or latte made correctly. I spent a total of $25.42 on a crepe that was served in a box with chicken very dry and rubbery, it was so hard to eat with the plastic silverware I was given and the knife that split and a latte made wrong. My Latte, which I requested from the gal at the register, who had no personality, didn't talk or apparently listen, and was almost rude in her demeanor towards me, I told her I wanted a latte that was not sweet and not to be made with a vanilla milk. After waiting 15 minutes I get the latte made with vanilla milk, that was so lousy, I drank my water bottle with the 1/2 of the crepe I ate and threw the latte with the rest of the crepe in the garbage. This $25.42 was the biggest waste of my money in a restaurant I could ever remember!The sandwich my friend got, she barely touched, and said, I could make this at home much better than this. It was a simple vegetarian sandwich and she said the same thing, "I would never come back here, I don't know how they stay in business, what a wasted expensive lunch this was!!!" I had just had crepes in Orange on Glassell last week, it was delicious, I was craving crepes, but this was nothing like "Euro Caffe."

We stopped by this bakery while strolling through Irvine Spectrum on a coldish Sunday evening. We looked in the window and thought we'd give ita go.The entire place is run by one employee. She was ok but maybe there should be a couple of employees working the store. When she's making the crepes, the counter is empty. I feel this is greedy/desparate business practice. We got the OLala Crepe. Esentially, it's a crepe with strawberries and a lemon cream in it. Again this tasted lack luster. The crepe was really thiick. And it was served in a paper tray. Not a great look. But edible. It was about $13 or so plus tip.The ambiance was ok. The seats are outside. There isn't anywhere to seat inside. This just feels like a money grab. I wouldn't come here again.

Everything looked inviting so we decided to try this place out. Sorry, but we didn't really enjoy our crepes. It took a while to make and it was not very good. I make better ones at home. The cost for 2 Nutella, strawberries and banana crepes with two scoops of gelato was $36.50. Service was friendly but sorry we will not be back. We should have just shared a dessert at Del Frisco's for $11.00.

The French Avenue is, by far, one of the worst café experiences I've had. Their crepes are ridiculously thick, the coffee is watery, and the pesto chicken sandwich is just disappointing. On top of that, the customer service is terrible--the staff is rude and unwelcoming. Honestly, I wish they hadn't labeled it as a place for French pastries because it does not live up to the name.

Absolutely a travesty of a bakery. I got a turkey club ($15) it was literally one(!) slice of turkey meat, one limp piece of lettuce, the hardest unripe avocado that was the size of a quarter between 2 slices of white bread. Looked nothing like the pictures.$15 bucks for this?!?!? Absolutely insane prices for literally next to nothing of a sandwich. I could not believe my eyes when I saw this sandwich. I thought someone was pranking me. Turns out the jokes on me since I paid 15 bucks for one slice of turkey.On top of that, it took 20 minutes to prepare, which makes no sense because it was one slice of deli meat.This place is not going to last very long.

This shop won't be around very long. Overpriced low quality and disgusting treats. Everything here tastes artificial. Avoid!

I'm shocked with the negative reviews. I got the bacon Bri sandwich and my sister got the chicken pesto. Both were delicious and hot. It comes with potato chips. The pomegranate sparkling refresher was delicious. I also got the raspberry gelato and it was delicious as well!!! Service was fast and she was so kind! They just opened so I am hoping that they add more decor to this location. I will most definitely come back. One of my fave spots for sure

First time I went there it was closed while people were on break. Second time I stood there waiting for a couple minutes awkwardly while everyone did their own thing then they finally came over. Sadness to find there was no coffee at all - not even iced or bottled? Unthinkable for a French inspired cafe.

I wished I looked at the reviews here before buying. All the negative reviews are accurate. I ordered the turkey club and there was a hair in it. It looked like a sad sandwich with subpar ingredients, nothing like the picture. I went back inside to get a refund and she said all she could do is make me a new sandwich. Why on earth would I eat a sandwich made by the same person who made my previous one with the hair?!! I asked for the manager/owners phone number. She gave it to me and made no apologies. I called and left a voicemail for Sam. I also texted him and sent him the picture of my sandwich. No response. Service and food are horrible and extremely expensive.