Good pastries, nice staff, and free roll for kids!…read more Our experience was great. They gave coupons the first two times we went. One for a free pastry next visit and after we used that they gave a coupon for a free bread loaf the next visit. The pastries are really high quality and creative, like the cottage coins(?) and the rye chocolate chip cookie.

I've visited The Cottage a couple more times, along with visiting plenty of other Seattle-area…read morebakeries, and I unfortunately no longer think they are top tier. I'm not sure if it's because something changed on the side of the bakery (maybe recipe or personnel changes?) or on my side, having tried more bakeries around the area. On our last visit we bought two loaves of bread to accompany a butter tasting. Both loaves I found to be not nearly as high quality as I remember previously. Pane Bello ($9) - The crust basically doesn't exist in this bread. It's soft and leathery and doesn't give that satisfying crispness of a well baked bread. The interior, while having good crumb structure, is particularly dry and almost crumbly. The taste is mild, perfect for pairing with higher end butters. (3/5) Parmesan Black Pepper Sourdough ($9) - This batard has similar texture as compared to the Pane Bello. It has the addition of plenty of black pepper baked inside, spaced out rather evenly, allowing a peppery bite every time. There's salty and fatty parmesan baked on top, giving a caramelized salty umami. It definitely has more flavor than the Pane Bello, but suffers from the same textural issues. (3/5) We purchased both loaves at 10AM on a Sunday morning and they were consumed within 2.5 hours, so I don't think it's an issue with storage. I ate a bit of their regular foccacia at a work event too. It has a good crispy exterior and is salted well on the top. Unfortunately the interior isn't the best, having a really dense, chewy crumb. I'm honestly not sure what happened. I really loved The Cottage when I first moved here 1.5 years ago. Now? I have a number of bakeries I'd choose over here in a heartbeat.

I decided to make a Paris Baguette run for my coworkers. We often go Paris Baguette because their…read morecakes are amazing and offer so many options that accommodate specific tastes. The cake sizes are perfect for office bday parties. My coworker and I were talking about summer and roasting marshmallows and s'more. Eventually we ended up on Paris Baguettes website and noticed they had a s'more croissant hybrid. We collectively decided that we needed that in our lives. This was my actual first visit to Paris Baguette, I wasn't aware that it was a self serve style of business, very much my style. I was able to peruse the selection of products in peace at my leisure. The establishment offers out door seating and the interior was pleasant, relaxed and inviting. My interaction with staff was minimal, but they seemed friendly and helpful should you need assistance.

Ordered a cake for my mom's birthday through their app, was easy enough to follow…read more The lettering was so disappointing!!! Cake was okay, not too sweet but really got pissed off with the handwriting on the chocolate slab. I could've written it better. And to have additional payment to have a greeting. Would've been better if I didn't have one.

As a first-time customer and a French citizen who loves authentic French pastries, I only wish they…read morespoke French too! The croissants, pain au chocolat, brioches, and pâte à choux were absolutely delicious--fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with care. The service was fast, and the bakery itself is cozy and inviting inside. The exterior could use a little more maintenance, but honestly, we're here for the fresh pastries, and they definitely deliver. I do wish they opened earlier, around 7:00 a.m. on the weekend too. We arrived right when they opened, and by 8:15 a.m., customers were already steadily coming in. If you're looking for fresh, high-quality French pastries, this is definitely the place to go.

Good taste de crème! It had a rich filling and flaky croissant. The almond croissant stick was a…read morelittle dry. Next time will ask if they can heat the pastries especially if we're dining in. It's a quaint shop with Vietnamese banh mi too. Service was quick and a decent amount of seating.

Ashley's cake was delightful and scrumptious! My son asked for a chocolate cake with strawberry…read morefrosting and Ashley delivered that perfectly. She was so easy to work with, and had perfect ideas for the cake. My son loved it. Thank you!

Ashley's glitter cake was my daughter's dream! Everyone was just in awe of the beauty of it and we…read moreall loved the strawberry flavors. The fruit was noticeable in the cake and filling, nothing artificial, perfectly balanced, soft and delicate. Can't recommend her enough!

Mel and Mia's is like going into any European type breakfast place. It also is very quaint as we…read moreall have those tea sets from our previous family members and they are used. Very pretty. I also held a town hall there once and it holds about 30 people or more. The desserts are fabulous and I haven't tried them all but all the ones I have tried they're very good and again they look very European or more French. The breakfast is also look good, but I've never had one.. coffee is great ...

My daughters took me to a proper afternoon tea on the Friday before Mother's Day, and we had a…read morewonderful time! We dressed up and wore 'fascinators' to add to the spirit. The food was delicious, and the tea selection is great! I've had afternoon tea in Scotland and Victoria, BC, and this was right up there with the best. I've also had breakfast and lunches with friends here many times in years past but, for a unique experience, I highly recommend the tea parties!

Le Bon Patisserie is conveniently located across from the H-Mart interior entrance, making it a…read moreconvenient bakery to visit before or after purchasing groceries. They have pretty typical Korean bakery fare and pricing seems to be just a bit higher than competitors, probably somewhere around a 10% premium compared to similar family owned bakeries. On my visit I got two pastries to try: Soboro Cream ($3.49) - Instead of a delicately crackly cookie crust, this bun has a much softer, almost moist topping, which may be due to them placing the bread in the packaging before being fully cooled off, allowing the bun to steam too much. There's a bunch of sweetened stabilized cream inside that's sweet and oily. The bread itself is kind of dry and crumbly, either not a typical milk bread recipe or perhaps it had been sitting on the shelf for too long. (2/5) Corn Mochi ($5.99) - This comes with six pieces. The corn mochi has a nice chewy tapioca flour base. There's black sesame sprinkled throughout giving a burst of nutty flavor. I expected to see whole corn kernels baked inside but I think they just use corn flour in the dough. It's way less sweet than the soboro. Texturewise, the inside is bouncy while the outside has a harder baked crust. (4/5) Overall Le Bon Patisserie is a pretty average Asian grocery store-paired bakery. It's more of a place to buy bread for convenience rather than anything special, but it does the job decently well.

Far and away the worst asian bakery I've recalled having the displeasure of purchasing from. And…read moreyet I accidentally go back periodically because it's right inside the H Mart complex and because I have the memory span of a goldfish. I am always intensely disappointed with myself for not remembering how much it sucks, especially with 85 Degrees bakery just down the block. My latest foray led me to two loaves of milk bread for $11!!!! WTF? First of all, the two loaves look absolutely different... one is a square, and the other one is more like the milk bread shape. The lady behind the counter assured me they are the same. Spoiler alert: they are not, but they are equally awful. For those of you who knows REAL Japanese milk bread, it is like magic. I f***in' love milk bread... and while I don't use drugs, I imagine the euphoria I feel when I bite into milk bread is similar to a drug high. La Bon's milk bread is literally the worst white bread I have EVER tasted. It's worst than any grocery store brand and tastes like paper mache, wait, no.... I ate paper mache as a kid and this is far far worse. The pure and utter sadness I feel every time I put a piece of that shitty white cardboard into my mouth is worthy of a country western song. And everything else from that place tastes like cardboard. DO NOT GO. Or if you do, just be forewarned.... godspeed.

My friends and I met up at Lynwood a few weeks ago, and my friends were kind enough to take me to…read more85 degree bakery because I was so excited about it! I appreciate that they make red bean paste buns here because it's unusually difficult to find one in Seattle. I also bought the egg tart and Hokkaido custard buns and they were good as expected. I also tried the mango custard bun but that was a little disappointing. Unlike how it was pictured, there was a very thin layer of custard inside. It was crowded that day and drinks look like it would take a while to come out, so we decided to skip the drinks this time. But I would love to try their drinks some other time, because there seemed to be so many options! Service was kind and fast.

I stopped by when they opened at 8:00 am on a Friday and it was not busy. The bakery is clean and…read moreeasy to maneuver. The employees are helpful and searched for bakery items in the back if they were not available on the shelves. The food quality is standard for 85 Degree Bakeries. They have a reward app that you can scan at the cashier counter to redeem discounts and special. I highly recommend visiting if you need a snack on the go.

I was really feeling pie for my birthday this year and after googling where to get the best pies in…read moreSeattle, Rumbly In My Tumbly kept popping up. Ordered online and drove out to Lynwood where pick up is self service with a row of numbered mini fridges out front. I will say the price can be a little steep; you're probably looking at 60 bucks or more for a pie, but the pies are quite large and are beautiful if you're looking for a sjows. It ended up serving 8 very hefty slices Opted for the Key Lime Pie which had a very thick graham cracker crust with a good amount of salt to balance out the sugar. Filling is super smooth and had a great tartness. Whipped cream added that extra smooth, dairy flavor to round out the eating experience.

Apparently no longer open. Went to map location and not there, called and out of service.read more