After moving from California to France, we found ourselves missing a place to go for a good…read moresandwich, and for a good coffee with pastry/cookie. Gontran Cherrier fulfills that void brilliantly. The sandwiches are very affordable and tasty, the cakes and "patisseries" are great. My favorite sandwich is the "black sandwich". For dessert, I highly recommend the lemon cheesecake, for instance. And then, coffee is excellent too, with again a large choice of danish or pastries to eat with. The employees are very nice. And unlike many bakeries in France, there is plenty of room to sit. After you visit the château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and wander in the nice shopping streets, this is the best you want to stop for lunch or coffee.

The best baguette tradition in town! They have the usual whole wheat, tradition, pain de mie, but…read morealso interesting breads like squid ink and curry. I didn't care for their croissants (too heavy and bread like, not flaky), which is too bad since they offer a breakfast with orange juice, espresso and a croissant for only 3.5 Euros. They have a great classic ham sandwich for less than 4 Euros. Their lunch menus include bun sandwiches which can be a curry bun with chicken to a pad thai shrimp noodle dish with soup for under 18 Euros. Warmer weather means their patio is open and I saw a gelato set-up being wheeled in recently :)

From the owner: Un café de Papouasie sur un bout de comptoir Déclinant des mélanges de café malongo venant de…read morePapouasie, du Kenya ou encore du Brésil à consommer sur les rares tables disponibles à l'entrée ou sur le comptoir mural, l'endroit tient plus du salon de thé branché que du véritable café. On grignote sur le pouce des sandwichs rond et toastés qui rappellent une chaîne de restauration chic et chère de Paris. Le design est tout en arrondi alors que le bleu plastique, qui investi jusqu'au murs des toilettes, se marrie à merveille avec la vieille pierre. On vous prépare milk-shake et thé glacé au shaker avec un sourire bienveillant.

I went there with a friend for a coffee. We sat outside to enjoy a bit the winter the sun. After 10…read moreminutes we had to go inside to meet a waiter and order our coffees. Once they were done a waiter brought them to our table. And there, the waiter through the bill on the floor, like this. He didn't put it on our table. I was really shocked, and how could he do that. Like he didn't care about the place. This is why it deserves only 2 stars and I'm being nice. This is an awful behavior for a waiter. I will never come back !

There are a handful of good waitstaff there (friendly, polite, do their jobs well), but the rest…read moreare among some of the rudest serveurs I've seen in France, which is really saying something. I stopped going as I found the bad service quite shocking.

From the owner: L'Atelier Pièce Unique est un lieu de rencontre atypique, une galerie d'Art actuel où on peut se…read moredonner rendez-vous pour déjeuner ou prendre un verre. On y donne aussi des cours de peinture et de dessin et on y vend du matériel pour artistes. Les Beaux-Arts et la convivialité y sont à l'honneur.

Nice beers and food, relatively expensive prices. The only that is crowded in Rueil-Malmaison at…read morenight.

From the owner: Un café torréfié sur place Dans une pièce étroite, encombrée derrière le comptoir par un immense…read moretorréfacteur, la boutique hésite entre l'épicerie fine et les produits ethniques. Les cafés et thés " authentiques " composent un tour du monde hétéroclite dont les correspondances se situent en Colombie, en Jamaïque, dans une petite île près de Java ou encore en Ethiopie. Les mélanges de robusta et d'arabica, torréfiés sur place, sont de véritables compositions dont toutes les subtilités s'expriment au même titre que celles d'un grand vin.