Carlsbad French Pastry Cafe - Carlsbad, California

Anna Liza

Carlsbad French Pastry Café is always a must-visit whenever we’re in the area. It’s honestly one of my favorite restaurants in all of California! I even brought my sister, who lived in Europe for three years, to get her opinion on the pastries. She said they were better than what she had overseas—I knew it!

My husband and I have tried several items from their menu over the years, including the Danishes, bran muffins, ham and cheese quiche, spinach and cheese quiche, ham and cheese croissant, bacon, egg, and cheese croissant, and the French onion soup during our last visit in the past 3 months. Every single dish is consistently delicious, and even the sides to the plates are too.

I always make sure to order a latte—especially their seasonal ones—and they never disappoint. Everything is just *so good*!

Adding to the charm, Olivier often plays with his band near the café door, and the music is such a wonderful touch. His son, Cassien, is always so kind, genuinely caring about every order and each customer’s experience. The entire staff radiates happiness and passion for what they do, which creates not just great food, but a fantastic atmosphere.

If you’re in the Carlsbad area, don’t miss this gem—it’s a truly special spot! I’m glad to hear that they will be opening another location soon.

Jeanie Hanson

Exquisite bakery! Everything tastes as good as it looks! Dine in is very nice as well. The service is very friendly, personable and professional!
It's just the Best‼️

Chloe Barth

We got a cake here tonight and it was DELICIOUS! We came in last minute and picked up a cake from the case. We got the white cake with strawberries and whipped cream and all 13 people in our party enjoyed it so much. Highly recommend, it was fabulous!

D R

This used to be our favorite spot for getting French style cakes for every birthday or celebration. This is the last time we will buy from here. I’ve never experienced finding hair in my food but we cut into a part of the cake and we saw a big hair come out of the frosting. We paid $45 plus tip for a half sheet of cake and couldn’t serve it after finding that. I am extremely disappointed with the quality that we used to rely on.

MFG _

This place has some of the most delicious pastries and baked goods! But be prepared to spend more money than you anticipated. Donuts are around 6 bucks and other smaller pastries are too. It sure is delicious though!

R G

I have been a loyal customer of this bakery for two years, but after my experience this morning, I won’t be returning. I had placed and paid for an order yesterday, and when I arrived to pick it up, I went to the cash register with my receipt. I was met with hostility and was told, in an extremely rude and condescending tone, to go to the end of the line near the counter where people were ordering pastries. Despite explaining that I had already paid, the young woman assisting me continued to speak to me in a disrespectful and dismissive manner.

Even after I followed her instructions and waited in line, she publicly treated me poorly in front of other customers, making the situation even more humiliating. I understand that it’s Christmas Eve morning, and businesses like this are incredibly busy. However, being busy is no excuse for such unprofessional and unnecessary behavior. This level of disrespect is unacceptable, regardless of the time of year. Unfortunately, after this experience, I won’t be returning to this bakery.

Elisabeth Vizcaino

Over the weekend (Saturday ) My sister bought a cake for my daughter 18th birthday party. Every one that tried it notice that it had a tangy, bitter taste. It seemed like strawberry that were inside tasted as if they had gone bad. It was pretty much wasted thrown away. The next day my sister called to tell them about the cake and the manager pretty much said all are cakes are made fresh and no one has ever complained, if you would like a refund you need to bring back the cake. This really got me upset like Seriously how stupid is it to ask someone to return a cake that was cut and served to over 40 guests. It was thrown in the trash, who is going into trash to get it out ‍♀️Does the manger not know that There’s always a first time for everything, things due happen. The least the manager could have done was apologized, give a partial refund or remake a new or give us a credit, mind you the cakes are a bit pricey my sister paid like around $75 dollars. What kind of business
Doesn’t make it right for their customers. This will be the last time we will be ordering cakes.

Ms Pera TV

This bakery is the best! They have the best cakes in town. The pastries are so delicious, creamy, fluffy, tasty and perfectly sweetened. I love that they always have cakes ready to go!