French Meadow Bakery & Cafe

My love for French Meadow expanded from Minneapolis to Saint Paul. I love the back yard in the Saint Paul location. Peaceful and beautiful. The shroomy calamari is amazing, crispy and tasty. It's that kind of vegan food that you don't have to be vegan to love it. Kushi bowl with tempeh is yummy! We like our server a lot. She is attentive and helpful.

My 3rd time eating here but was not wowed today. I ordered their rachel with french fries and the sauerkraut had such a strong vinegar taste I could only eat about 1/4 of it and I always get a side salad verses fried but I saw fries on another plate that was served at table next to us and was disappointed that they were only luke warm. My cousin had the special of the day which was a tutu bowl that she loved, wasn't the prettiest as it was very green but she liked it, my aunt had a tuna melt with their firecracker cole slaw and she never commented wether she liked it or not so ??? Wished I had tried their eggs benedict, maybe next time.

We love this place! The owner is so kind and friendly! The food is great! I had the vegan breakfast tacos. Best tacos I've had anywhere in months. So good I had them on the second visit two days later. Coffee is good but the nitro cold brew is a skimpy for the price. We love the ambiance, too. Enjoyable location to eat, ample parking across the street. We go to French Meadow every visit to the Twin Cities. They have great food and coffee, bakery items, and nice locations with comfortable seating in a welcoming decor.

I met 2 friends here for brunch yesterday. Parking is easy on the street or a small lot reserved across the street. This is a cute part of St. Paul for sure. We made advanced reservations for 10:30. We were seated promptly, but that was the end of anything prompt for the next 2 hours - ha! Service: slow and inattentive. We were seated in a booth through the restaurant and behind the bar. While the lighting and ambience is fine, both of the bench seats in our booth had broken springs it was very noticeable - it literally felt like we were sinking 6 inches down into a huge pothole in the vinyl pads. Our server was pleasant, however she rarely came by our table and we had to flag her down after 30 minutes just to place our order. I ordered coffee when we sat down, and after that never once in our whole time at the table did she offer to bring me more hot coffee or refill my cup. It seemed really disorganized because there were like 3 different servers coming in and out of our section. After we got our food she never came by the table to see how things were or check back until we asked for the bill. Also, there was a line out the door when we finally left so definitely a missed opportunity for this place. Food: Ok. I ordered the avocado toast with eggs over easy. The avocado was generous and well seasoned - very tasty! But the toast was not crunchy so it was like thick white bread, and the eggs were cold. One companion ordered eggs and bacon and the bacon was quite limp and fatty. My other friend ordered Cajun hash browns which she enjoyed. I would give this place a try again but only if I have lots of time and patience!

Well, what can I say, this location has good food but bad service, at least on this visit. We got some food for take out and we were going to get a latte to go as well. The young girl greeted us at the counter and we said we just needed some coffees and to retrieve our food sitting right behind her. Some others walked in to be seated, so she ignored us and proceeded to seat two other groups that arrived after us and then never returned. We had to ask another person if we could just get our food and to forget the lattes, the older lady apologized and said she was the owner and she knew the young girl had ignored us. I don't know why saying she was the owner would help....Sadly we will stick to the Minneapolis location, better service, more selections of pastries and more seating.

This is the location I frequent when I'm in town. (There's a second one that had a rodent problem, but this is not that location.)They were recently named best plant based food in MSP and I honestly question who they asked, because there are over half dozen other dedicated veg spots who have entered the chat and would like a word. Anyway, I tried this place because I wanted some vegan breakfast. Blueberry Corn Pancake was pretty tasty. It's one huge pancake but they only give you one little syrup container. I'd buy extra syrup next time. I veganized the Cajun Hashbrowns by omitting cheese and requesting vegan sausage. These were delicious, but not cajun. No spicy factor and no cajun flavor, but still very good. The potatoes were shredded and crispy on top, just like I like 'em. It was filled with veggies that tasted as if they were fresh from the garden. The sausage was good, but not the best. Overall, I loved this dish and would definitely order it again. Large portion!I tried a side of tofu scramble. It was gross. There's an extremely heavy (what I think is) vinegar presence. I couldn't stand another bite. Healing Plate - one of the healthiest and most delicious meals I'd had in a long time. Tofu, brown rice, greens, micro greens, coconut red beans and sweet potato mash (that were both insanely delicious!), topped with an accompanying dressing. I repeat ordered this dish about 3 or 4 times.Tempeh Tacos were very good. Excellent tempeh flavor!I also tried the vegan chocolate turtle cake. It was dry and stale. I informed the restaurant of this, via the square survey, and never received a response. I'm not a fan of ignoring customers when they tell you about a mistake. Surely, serving stale cake was a mistake, and an expensive one at that. Regardless, there are a couple of more things that I'd like to try on their lunch menu so I will return...eventually.

It's been awhile since I've been to French Meadow Bakery and Cafe.I've frequented the one near Uptown and decided today after many years to try the one in Saint Paul.There isn't t much parking since they are near St Thomas University and its bustling area.Lots of other businesses.Once I got inside there was a lot of seating at 1pm.My wife and I were greeted with smiles right away.Promptly seated we orders some coffee while examining the menu.It is an extensive menu and everything looked good.Breakfast is served until 3pm y'all. All of the good cafe smells were enticing us to order quickly as our stomachs couldn't wait.After some suggestions we went with the Rueben and Turkey and bacon croissant.The bread was toasted perfectly on my Reuben and the homemade sauerkraut was made well.My wife and I swapped sandwiches and her Turkey and bacon croissant was yummy!We topped off the lunch with a lemon bar,peanut butter brownie and a classic brownie.Gotta come here for breakfast or lunch!

Very cute bakery cafe and bar! They serve organic and sustainably sourced ingredients with an emphasis on serving slow food - how amazing!!I had the Tempeh Reuben was was flavorful - a little too salty for my taste but still very good. The salad and the kombucha were also yummy! I tried my friend's California wrap which was also flavorful and delicious! The fries are good in an average way.Some of the other reviews had poor service, but I thought our server was friendly and attentive!To get to the dog-friendly patio, you have to walk through the restaurant. Super cute with string lights and a mix of wooden booths and round tables. The restaurant is connected to an apartment building, so check the door to make sure you're going the right way.

Just moved to the neighborhood and this is going to be our new go-to spot for brunch. High-quality farm-to-table fare and cozy whether you're sitting indoors or on the patio. The menu had so many selections that I can't wait to go back and try something new!

I had the Salad Nicoise that had perfectly cooked salmon. The salmon was succulent. You order at the counter. They bring you your food. The salad was excellent. Vinaigrette dressed perfectly.I know they focus on local food, but I did miss the traditional nicoise olives on this classic French salad. Maybe they could add a local pickled vegetable in place of the traditional olives. Just a suggestion.