Food is always great and fresh. Love their dessert. Mushroom soup the best and bread and jam are great

La Madeleine is a very cute little restaurant to get watered down French food. However, the food is pretty good. Well, what I ordere is pretty good. They have seasonal offerings that I get sometimes. Maybe 1 item because most of the items aren't that desirable. Their only there for a few weeks or a month though. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I stick to the breakfast items but I have tried a few lunch items. My favorite item from here is their bran muffin. Yes, bran muffin. They are a very very good size with raisins in it. I'm glad that they are tasty and not too sweet. I've never had them with butter, (I'm not a bread and butter girlie. I just like plain bread), but I bet they would be so delicious with a little schmear of butter. The next thing I really think is delicious is the savory quiche with the buttery crust. I get the Quiche Lorraine with the ham and cheese in it. It's nice and hot and has a good amount of toppings. Whenever I want quiche, this is where I go! So yummy! I also love their delicious hot cocoa. It is so warm and rich. Just, really nostalgic of my Mum's creamy hot chocolate. Come try it out! read more

Large variety of bakery and pastry food. Sometimes I like sweet and sometimes I like savory. Relaxed ambiance and good customer service. read more

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Unfortunately, I had a really terrible experience tonight with Brian. I believe he was the general manager and he handled the situation I am about to tell poorly. We ordered a Strawberry Nutella crepe tonight and my brother did not like the cream inside. The crepe was also sitting on a drizzle of Nutella but we will get back to that later. I went up to the counter to see if we could get the creme out and just comment that it seemed a bit misleading to call it a Strawberry Nutella crepe and there only be a drizzle at the bottom. Anyone else would expect a bit more from the name, you know? Of course, I understand it does not fall on them since they did not create the menu. Anyways, the girl at the register called over Brian to help once I expressed my concern. Brian came over and I explained that my brother did not like the cream and that the name was a bit misleading. He said to me, "Well that's how it is" and "read the ingredients". His tone was very rude and his body language seemed like he didn't want to hear it. I then suggested if he could take the cream out and he quickly said "I am not going to fill it with Nutella" even though I never asked for that, he assumed. I told him "I did not ask for you to do that, I just asked if you could take out the cream" and he responded with something along the lines of "yea, if you want a dry crepe." At this point I am getting angry and I won't lie I caught a bit of an attitude because he was talking to me as if I was stupid. I finally just ask for the money back. He refunded the money and I got the courage to tell him that he was very rude and he could have handled it better. He said "I wasn't being rude, we just had a miscommunication but I wasn't being rude" and "I'm sorry YOU felt that way but I wasn't being rude." There was no miscommunication or misunderstanding, he was genuinely being rude to me from his tone and body language and his remarks. I truly feel bad that this place has someone like this as the manager. If he reacted like that to a customer, I can only imagine what his employees have to deal with. read more

I had a delightful experience at La Madeleine! The cozy ambiance, friendly staff, and delicious French-inspired dishes made for a memorable visit. Highly recommend the tomato basil soup and the pastries for dessert. I continue to come here because I'm reminded of times I took my mother here when she was still with us. read more

Very unhelpful staff or manager at this location. I placed an order online and they charged me incorrectly. The store refused to reimburse me. The man I spoke with said he could not help with the charge because their store doesn't actually receive the money. It just goes to corporate. I wonder why I tip then if they don't actually receive the money! read more

Casual neighborhood French bistro with lots to offer. Staff is always nice. Manager is super nice patient and helpful. I forgot her name, she's an Asian lady. Always ready to help with a smile on. The food is yummy and portions are good. Although I must admit my weakness for the linzer cookies is unmatched. They're soooooo good!! Been patronizing this location for years and will continue to do so. If you're in the area, it's worth a shot. read more

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I order a Caesar salad on line and the lettuce was old, soft and hardly any green. Half the salad has brown/white edges of the iceberg lettuce. The croutons were stale and hard. See picture below I read more

la Madeleine - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

Bonjour. I am watching the 2022 FIFA world cup France vs Poland. Here is the cheapest French restaurant for me.lol. I ordered French coffee. Just like French soccer is the best, the coffee is the best. La Madeleine stop giving the customer complimentary French bread. I am so sad. Whenever I go to the bathroom, I have to learn some French words. Merci! read more

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La Madeleine was a favorite for the less-adventurous and smaller-budgeted high school hangout nights as well as a quick after-church lunch. And while I haven't dined there in awhile, I will always have a sweet spot for that endless bread and jam and will remember their tomato basil soup as the first memorable soup I listed as my go-to choice at a restaurant. The strawberry and spinach salad is also delightful. If I didn't have a policy of not eating salads outside my own home, I'd eat more of it. But the reason I write today is to talk cake. So let's talk about this Sacher torte. It's a three-layered chocolate cake dipped in vanilla syrup with layers of raspberry jam, topped with chocolate mousse and ganache. The whole torte comes with 10 slices pre-sliced and the price is I think less than the price of 8 individual slices. I seem to remember $45 or $48 as the price, and it's worth every penny. It's also nice that with so many locations, you are likely to be able to find a whole torte without having ordered it ahead of time. A huge plus for a busy week. ==== I'm starting this set of reviews for cakes around town - please feel free to send me recommendations to try! read more

la Madeleine - Whole Sacher Torte - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

Good value, fresh food, not fancy, just straight up. We were there for breakfast, had the country breakfast, an omelet, and a large cappuccino for $31. read more

The atmosphere, the food and the employees are nothing but kind. I highly recommend this place. read more

la Madeleine - This is a chicken, Caesar sandwich and delicious! - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

I love going here because it's quick and I sometimes crave it. I always get the same thing here even though I keep telling myself to try something new, oooops. I always order the cafe sampler because you can order a soup, a salad, and half of either a quiche or chicken friand. It's a pretty good deal in my opinion! Chicken friand (3/5) idk if it's just this location or because I haven't had La Madeline in a while but it tasted a lot different this time. The mushroom sauce was still good but the pastry itself tasted a little off to me. Cranberry and pecan salad (3/5) this salad was good but I think I needed more dressing on it, but that's just me (I like a good amount of dressing on my salads) but the pecan and cranberry balances everything out and makes the salad good! I also added feta cheese to it and made it so much better. Tomato basil soup (5/5) I don't get this soup anywhere else because I only like it from here Service (5/5) the service here is awesome! The manager went out of her way to get me feta cheese from the back. Everyone was just so nice! One of the main reasons why I'm giving four stars. read more

la Madeleine - Cranberry & Pecan Wild Field and Tomato Basil soup with a half Chicken Friand (Savory Puff Pastry) - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Decided to dine in on my day off. I ordered a turkey sandwich with pesto pasta and it was delicious as it has always been. The restaurant was clean and very spacious. My food came out fresh and promptly. I don't come here often but when I do I don't regret it. read more

la Madeleine - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

I have to share something. I've been going to this place for more than one year. Every Monday with my friend's dad who is 98 years old. Every time we order the same thing. This week after afew times noticed that every time my bill and price is different, I asked for the reason. The manager told me that at the time that bill is less, was the mistake of cashiers. I asked that my order is always the same. And showed her that on the menu's list the price is my soup for first cup is $1.29 and the second one $2.99. She said yes, But if you want the two soup for yourself. But we know that one of the soup is for your friend!!!!!! I can't believe that. Instead give him the senior discount!!!! They know bringing him inside that restaurant takes 20 minutes. I think they should honor him to their resturant. read more

la Madeleine - My friend's dad - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

A nice place to eat breakfast or brunch. Their pastry selection looks yummy even though I cant eat any of it. Their food is always fresh. read more

la Madeleine - a view of a deli counter - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

Quantity is much less than before. Pesto pasta is the size of a kid bowl now. They used to fill the plate with good amount of food for $14. Do not order because the amount is totally different from when you eat there read more

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So far, this is my favorite la Madeline spot, mostly because I like how this location doesn't do the cafeteria system like many other la Madeline's. The food is alright, but I appreciate that everything is always served hot or cold when it needs to be and the employees are, for the most part, very welcoming. Because this is located at the Energy Corridor, near where 3 schools are, the place can get super noisy with all the kids and teens running around, or employees from nearby companies coming in for their breakfast/lunch/dinner. So I don't recommend coming here to work or study. If you are meeting up with friends and you happen to be in the area, this place can be good for you. read more

la Madeleine - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

While I don't think the food matches up to many of the high end French places in houston, I think for the price it is superb, and their quality is so consistent, its nearly impossible to replicate in other chains. The potato soup is one of my wife's favorites, and is our go to when she isn't feeling well. They package it well to go, its always so delicious and comforting, and never had a bad batch. I love how filling and flavorful this soup is, and can't help but drench some of that fresh sliced bread in it! We also ordered the chicken friand which is one of our favorites. This is a dish that is definitely much better eaten at the restaurant than taken home, but on this occasion to go was our only choice. It's nice and flaky, the chicken is well flavored, the mushroom cream sauce its served with could literally be drank fresh straight out of the container. I love this dish! Lastly we got the chicken Caesar salad, which is another one of our regular dishes. The chicken is moist, well flavored, and never gummy. The dressing is creamy, not fishy, and liked by anyone who ever tries it, and the croutons and Parmesan are good enough to hold up the rest of the dish, albeit not as good as some other places. read more

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I ordered the turkey bistro sandwich kinda didn't like the sauce on the bread and it was toasted so the roof of my mouth was irritated! My husband and i both had sandwiches and soup we spend $42 kinda pricy for sandwich's not really getting a bang for your buck but overall thr food was good. read more

La Mad never disappoints but unfortunately this location did. Food was decent, however, service was a huge let down. First, I was put in an awkward position when I was in line and the cashier was arguing with a customer. Then, I received a dirty glass with an obvious lipstick stain printed on it for my mimosa-didn't get an apology for that either when I got up to exchange it. And the list goes on. This is a closer La Mad for me but after this experience I probably would do much better going to a different location. read more

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Our visit to this location was very positive! Food was great deserts were great and the espresso was spot on! A little crowded for a larger location but we did find a table and had a very relaxing lunch.. worth a visit. read more

la Madeleine - Lunchtime! - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

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What a lovely find! We had actually come to this strip mall to dine at another place, but they were closed....so we Yelp'd and found this place. I like the decor very much....such a nice clean, warm, and cozy decor and ambiance....like a French country house feel with classy wall pictures, timber beamed ceilings, and stone fireplace. This was our first time here and we were unfamiliar with how ordering worked, but we soon figured it out. You look at the menu while in line, place your order at the order/cashier counter, pay for you order, and take the number provided and find a table to sit. They will bring your food out when ready. What a nice display of fresh breads, pastries, and desserts they have at the order counter.....you can even peak through window to where they bake everything fresh. This was supposed to be our breakfast/brunch, but it was already around noon. The place was at least half filled, but the crowd grew as time went on. My mother ordered the scrambled eggs and bacon which came with a baguette....and as usual, she'd order too much and went ahead and ordered a cinnamon dusted crepe with fresh strawberries. My brother and I ordered a custom omelette where you can include 3 items to go in it....I ordered mine with chicken, onions, mushrooms, and green bell pepper.....it came with a baguette. My brother ordered an omelette which came with a croissant. What I was pretty disappointed about was that I wanted breakfast potatoes with my breakfast, but was told they only came inside the omelette and that I couldn't order them as a side.....bummer. I really liked my omelette and the baguette was very good.....everything was very fresh. I got to try my mother's crepe with fresh strawberries and a creme spread. The crepe is thicker than traditional crepes and looks more like multi grain crepes. I think they're thicker because the crepes are folded over and meld together into a thick crepe.....my mother said she didn't like it, but I liked it very much.....there was just a light sprinkle of cinnamon so it didn't overwhelm.....and I liked the texture....I personally thought it was yummy, especially when eaten with the fresh strawberries. There are two separate stations for coffee/hot water and soft drinks.....which is also where you pick up your own cutlery and paper napkins, ketchup, jams, etc. There is also a free bread rack where the jams are. Note that I had a hard time finding the hot water for my tea! I had to ask where it was and finally found it....it's by the coffee and you get it from what looks like a water fountain......you probably wouldn't have found this unless you saw the little "hot water" sign under it, but it was turned away from view when I was looking earlier. Nice place! Wonderful ambiance for a nice relaxing breakfast/brunch. If I were living in Houston I would definitely make this a regular place to come back to every weekend. read more

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Have all the La Madeleine's gone to this model? If so, I kind of like it. Rather than moving your tray along a line where you see the food sitting out and order, cafeteria-style, this location takes your order, your money and gives you the standard numbered wood spoon block used by all LaM's for all food orders. The food's the same, though, just not wilting in front of your eyes. That's a nice change. It also frees up space for additional seating. This location dropped the quasi-cozy dark, cave atmosphere that makes you wonder what all that darkness is hiding and opted for a open concept with lots of windows bringing in natural light. It's a nice change. Underneath the surface changes, it's still a LaM, though, with the traditional menu. The Caesar salad is good, the french onion soup is a okay but bordering on bland, and the free bread is good as long as you get there during the rush. Otherwise it's day old and slightly stale. The food is neither outstanding nor horrible. It works, but with the popular non-chain competition nearby, they needed to do something. It's a start. read more

la Madeleine - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

La Madeline always has really good French comfort food, from the quiches to the tomato basil soup and their delicious salads. However, I'm only giving this specific location a 3 star because service was a bit slower than expected if you had more than one dish per order. My friends and I went and I was the first to order for myself and my sister, but we got our food last, even though we were separated by a few families in between. The rest of my friends finished their food before mine came out -.- The food was still on point however. I got the sampler plate, with a cranberry pecan salad, tomato basil soup, and a pasta salad. I would recommend getting this because it gives you a variety of choices you can pick from, and it gives a decent amount of food, but still keeps to good portion control. Always try the tomato basil soup, that's their specialty. It's creamy and the flavors are just bursting with every mouthful. The dessert crepes and their fruit tarts are also delicious! Always a good way to end a meal. read more

la Madeleine - Dessert crepes - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I came by today with a friend as we were looking for a place to grab dessert and I remembered that La Madeleine offered a variety of pastries and desserts. The first dessert we chose was the Raspberry and Cream Cheese Croissant and it was pretty good! The raspberry balanced out the cream cheese very well, creating a pastry that was not overly sweet. The Fresh Fruit Tart has to be my favorite dessert that La Madeleine offers. The custard had great consistency, sweetness, taste, and complements the fresh fruits really well. The crust is nothing special but it holds everything together nicely. The Creme Brûlée was average. It had a good taste, but I would have liked the consistency to be a bit firmer and the top to be crunchy. You definitely get the flavor of the torched sugar, but because it was refrigerated after being torched it became soft rather than a crisp top. They also serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner at this establishment! I've been to this location several times now and service is always super friendly and quick. read more

la Madeleine - Creme Brûlée & Fruit Tart - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

The holiday special is turkey or ham dinner with green beans and stuffing. It is just ok. Not very good. Both my plate (ham) and my wife's plate the turkey was room temperature not warm at all. My wife asked for gravy as advertised and the young girl not wanting to do much said " it doesn't come with gravy ". Wrong. My wife had her plate warmed up and ask another employee about the gravy which was handed to her. It's 7;00 pm and maybe everyone her is just tired. To many places to get dinner so I won't be coming back . read more

Very busy during lunch at this location. Employees were very helpful and friendly. Ordered a quiche cooked to perfection. Fresh french coffee. Thanks guys! read more

la Madeleine - Quiche Lorraine Country Potato Cheesecake French Roast Coffee - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

Came here a couple of weeks ago. Have visited La Madeleine for many years and the quality of the food has declined significantly. My wife ordered a half sandwich with Caesar salad, the sandwich was ok, but nothing special, the salad was poor, the lettuce was pale, and seemed old, certainly not fresh and the cheapest part of the lettuce. I ordered the quiche Lorraine and did not eat it, the ham had no color, almost white- either old, or very cheap ham. While prices have increased significantly, quality ha come down, and we will not return. read more

The worst La Madeleine I've ever been to... Terribly dirty, staff behaves uninterested in customers, food was stale (we had to return two pastries, one had a foul taste!), bathroom was like a sauna -not sure why there was no A/C- etc etc. Such a good location, what a waste! read more

Best customer service that me and my boyfriend have had since this COVID thing happened. We ordered and what my boyfriend thought was a big meal turned out to be small and he halfed it with me thinking it was just a side or something. Well he waited, I got my croissant sandwich and the manager checked on us and helped him out. We found out he actually got the order but the manager was still nice enough to order him a whole other meal on the house for the inconvenience. We will come again and again. Thankyou for the service! read more

Soup was good as usual but why I received molded strawberries in my romanoff will forever boggle my mind. read more

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Sorry for the Madeleine, is not like the real food it used to be prices are very high for the quality. The service is not bad but I could be better,the only thing that it's great is the Sacher cake please dont change the recipe read more

la Madeleine - Sacher cake is estilo the same great!! - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

I used to love coming to La Madeleine! It was good fast food but over the years, the quality of food has significantly downgraded. The portion sizes ridiculous as well. We stopped by for an hour lunch, it wasn't very satisfying. Orders the 1/2 turkey bistro with a side of pasta salad and the full order of turkey & brie with a cup of tomato basil soup. Well our orders for switched. He got the turkey bistro and I got the turkey brie. Wasn't a big deal but one of our sandwiches was supposed to be a full order but wasn't. One of the sandwich was toasted really well and the other was just lifeless. And when the 2nd half came out, it looked depressing. It was super small in portion. Like all of our sandwiches shrank! Yah that was no bueno. I still like the tomato basil soup though. Always like to dip my sandwiches into it. read more

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Order from here all the time even have the app for points!! & they messed my order up and didn't even apologize. I asked for a half chicken caesar with my order and figured that's what I paid for since that's what I asked for so when I got my order the salad wasn't in there and so they had to place that and then i go back and say my chicken is missing and the lady says you'll have to pay for that like DUH lady that's not the problem and so she printed the receipt and handed to me and said would you like to pay for the chicken and I was so annoyed with service that I left. read more

Generally a huge fan of La Madeline, especially this location in which I spend a lot of my time, but this is disturbing. The manager has the staff high dust cleaning while people are eating in the dining area - this should be a common sense no-no as I am sure the patrons, myself included does not want dust and dirt falling on me and my food as I am trying to enjoy a meal. This is obviously an after-hours cleaning issue and should be addressed as such. I expect better and would hate to stop enjoy one of favorite places over such stupid issues. Be better than that, this is not a McDonalds! Would have left some pictures but I guess Yelp don't allow that option. read more

la Madeleine - High dusting in the dining area while patrons are eating. Serious food-establishment no-no! - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

What can I say? We have a weekly date here and I'm determined to hit their highest level of rewards membership... 50 times a year... everything is absolutely top notch. The pasta is incredible. The pastries are delicious. The breakfast is to die for. I could swim in the soup, any of the soup options! Do yourself a favor and get you some La Madeleine! Like, now... go! read more

la Madeleine - Holiday sampler! Yum! - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

I've said it before and I'll say it again... I HATE LA MADELEINE! Their food sucks! Food is hardly hot enough, the cold pastas are swimming in grease, the chicken is bland and the list goes on. I only come here when I'm dragging, kicking and screaming by a coworker when it's their turn to choose. This last time was different, I found something I actually liked.....and the winner for LM's most edible dish goes to *drum roll please* Mediterranean Paella It was a delicious dish comprised of shrimp, chicken and chorizo with saffron-infused rice, tomatoes and peas. It's not the best paella I've had...that award goes to La Fonda in Atlanta (the paella del mar is too delicious for words) but La Madeleine is a nice compromise and the best thing they have going according to my taste buds. I also topped it off with a slice of cheesecake. It ain't Factory good but standard. The service at this location has been friendly for the most part but I have had a bad experience...I went in with my old coworker who's Cuban and her new coworker who was some Hispanic descent. We were all standing at the registers, they were looking in the dessert case and I was closer to the actual register. An employee with a crazy, jacked up eye walked up to a 2nd register to take orders. After he asked what the order would be, I started saying I wanted the paella but he proceeded to cut me off saying that they (pointing to my 2 companions) where there first. I got all the way annoyed and semi-crunk. He assumed because my face doesn't look like theirs, it was no way we could have all been together. The way to avoid all problems is to ASK who's next, never assume because clearly if he paid that much attention to who came in with whom and who was next, he would have known we were together. Especially since we stood up there 5-10 minutes just talking while waiting in line...sigh #rantover Just get the paella...and stay away from Cyclops! read more

la Madeleine - Couldn't resist... - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

La Madeleine was always the better choice between Red Robin and Sonic for us after school as H.S students. The restaurant gives off an ambiance that brings together all kinds of people alike (working class, students, elderly, etc). Their menu is not extensive or complicated- but it isn't really creative at all. Still very cookie cutter "french cusine". This particular chain is very elegant and well kept for the most part. However, i find that they are often running out of favorite pastries and even coffee. Which should be the main reason any one really comes to a french place in the first place. While the food is better than a bad burger, and a mediocre burger (at best)- the quality depends on the day and it never exceeds average food standards. It's good knowing what you're eating for a change, but at times their dishes ( their Chicken La Madeleine for example) are tasteless, and lack some serious seasoning. It seems that the food is already so pre-prepared that there was no real attempt for it to be pleasing to the palate. Get this on a better than fast-food day, or on a pre-date; but if you're considering something to satisfy a craving buy a pastry and then go next door to some near by establishments. read more

la Madeleine - Lemon tart - Cafes Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Ordered salmon and a cup of soup to go. Sides missing with the main course and the soup was cold. Go there at least 2ice a week, and this is the 3 time this has happened lately. Lost me as a customer. read more