4.5 for the food and pastries! the food is delicious and the pastries are as well! most of the staff speaks english and the staff working at the pastry counter was always friendly during my visits. but warning if you eat at the restaurant and also buy yourself pastries from the take out counter, the waitresses will be very rude. they don't want you to eat take out pastries in the restaurant area, even though it is a pretty casual restaurant. despite not having the best service i returned to this paul location many times because it was near my flat and the food is good. read more

Delicious baked goods and coffee. It's more expensive to sit in the dining room to eat, so I recommend picking up your Parisian breakfast to go. We bought breakfast here every morning of our stay. Baguettes, pain au chocolat, croissant, croissant aux amandes, and pain au chocolat aux amandes were all fresh and delicious. The coffees are generally smaller than what you get in the US, so be sure to ask for the 40 cl size. read more

I love this place. The service is very nice and helpful. I know it is a chain, but I had the berry tart at every chance I got - and it stood out in my mind as being one of the most delicious things I've ever tasted. read more

I know it is supposed to be the chain patisserie in Paris, but honestly it is the best I have had all week. The chocolate croissant was really good and this small donut ball was amazing. read more

Excellent! Ok, so this is chain café, but the food is excellent and the staff is always lovely and professional. Only complaints is the espresso. Is not that great. I think they use Lavazza's, and, well its not my favorite. read more

My addiction in life. There is everything for every mood you are in. The best macarons ever. Croissants/croissant au pain and baguettes are a must every time I go. The sandwiches are a dream come true and perfect for lunch. The quiche is also another delicious option. Regardless, you can't go wrong with any choices. Paul never fails me. If I could pick one place to eat everyday for the rest of my life, this would be my place. read more

I never met a pastry or sandwich I didn't like at Paul. The Pavot Poulet is always a good choice and I find myself craving if often!

There are a lot of PAUL's in Paris, this one is the best as far as sitting down and having your food/coffee in.

Not recommended. Unattentive waiters, poor service. Waited looong for menues and, when finally ordered, waited looong for meals. Then served without knives/forks. Waiting again. Also waited for drinks; they arrived when meal was 2/3 finished - and only half of the drinks arrived. Waited looong for a waiter to bring the bill. Paid, and waited again for change. Nobody came. Had to ask another waiter. And by the way: Food was sub-standard. read more

Paul won't compete with Pierre Herme or your favorite bistro, but they offer tasty prepared sandwiches, salads and more, and the outdoor seating is great. If you want table service, walk through to the back of the retail area and there's an area you can be seated and have your order taken. The prepared sandwiches are great. The pastries, breads, salads, etc. are pretty darned good. The macarons are meh but the slab of puff pastry with glazed apricots is out of this world. A line of locals stopping by for bread forms in the early evening - if you're in line, don't worry - they're not cutting in front of you. read more

You don't have to go here....so many more options to choose from in this neighborhood! Horrible service, food was awful and just a waste of time!! read more

I love this place for delicious quick lunches, coffee or having the typical Paris baguettes ham and cheese sandwich ready to take to the nearby Luxembourg Gardens to enjoy al fresco picnic. Everything is made here, their fruit tarts, quiches and eclairs are fabulous. read more

Very good for a chain cafe. Awesome meringue and bread.

Sat down for breakfast this morning...was given menus and the staff never returned. Staff was not friendly towards Americans. We ended up getting up and leaving. read more

Amazing bakery that we stumbled upon. Accommodating to allergies and friendly staff. Coffee was excellent!!

This bakery is across the street from my hotel. The only problem, is everything I've had so far, is amazing!

What a terrible experience! I arrived at 10:35... first coffee arrives 20 minutes later... COLD... Friendly, I request the waitress to return it for a warm 'café au lait'. The (below average quality, bordering, inedible) "croissants aux amandes" is finally served...no coffee in sight yet... finally, at 11:08, the coffee arrives... it is a double espresso with foam on top, not a 'café au lait' as ordered... I asked the closest server to speak to the manager... I wait five minutes for him to arrive... When he arrives sporting a white shirt, tie and dirty baker's overcoat I can already see the irritation on his face without having uttered a word. So I calmly explains to him that I've already been there since 10:35 and still I haven't had a proper coffee from the bar (I'm not even mentioning the inedible Viennoiserie served to me). He immediately starts arguing with me in that typical French attitude as if I have just insulted him, the French population and France in general over one cup of coffee... In front of everybody in the restaurant, he raises his voice and tells me that I'm just being difficult and that what is served to me is a 'café au lait' and that's how they do it and he doesn't see what the problem is... Calmly I show him the double espresso with foam on top and all I ask for is a bit of hot milk on the side... So of course, A HUGE French melodrama ensues of how he will make me another coffee if that will please me but that I should know that there is nothing wrong with the coffee in front of me to begin with... So I calmly gathered my belongings, walked over to the bar to cut short his self induced melodrama and walked out of the door... NEVER to return! They can keep their F'ED-UP-sour-face-attitude, bitter coffee and below-average-tourist-trap-quality-viennoiserie. read more

While eating a beignets I thought I heard angles singing and harps playing...they were mind blowing good.

I just popped in to order croissants and a decaf americano and a latte to go. They took my order, gave me the croissants which is fine and then I was sent to the barista counter where I stood for almost 5 minutes before I asked for someone if I was in the right spot to pick up my coffee. The person I asked, put a finger up and said 'one moment' to never return. So I went back to the order counter to ask again and he finally got someone for me. The barista who finally made the coffee for us handed me the wrong order. Unfortunately, we didn't realize until we got back. The only reason I am give this place two stars is because the coffee was good and the croissants delicious. I won't return and don't recommend Paul's Cafe. In Paris, there are thousands of these cafe's and prefer to find another one with better service. read more

too bad about michelle t's review below, but we had a good experience. after all, it is a bakery, so we stuck with baked goods. stayed in this neighborhood for a week and probably stopped here almost every morning on our way out. fantastic place to pick up a fresh croissant, apple tarte, pain au chocolat, cinnamon roll, cramiques (sugar roll). these were all items we tried. they also make a decent cafe au lait and tea, although a bit pricy. that seems to be the norm for st. germain des pres though, so no biggie. but where else can you get a fresh baked good for less than 1.50 euro to go?? service was always fast, although they don't really speak english at this location which can make for some tricky ordering. read more

For a bakery, this place should be ashamed. The croissants are dry and tasteless. The food is bland, if ample on the plate. The service is blah. There are many better places to eat in the area. My advice: Avoid this one. It is a tourist trap and thoroughly mediocre. read more

this was the 2nd time we visited the Paul in St.Germain des Pres. I'am quite surprised that so many people rate any star for this establishment. Apart from the "attitude" of the Paul-staff, the establishment is in a dreadful state. If the Paul staff apply the same or similar hygene principles of the toilet to the bakery and kitchen, I wonder if the guests are aware what they eat. The quality of food is far below par. Serviettes are not brought to the table. The efficiency of staff, unfortunately, is very low indeed, guess they are badly trained. Well, we tried it again but were bitterly disappointed again, hence its the last time. I have requested to remove the Paul from tourist portals in Germany and in Switzerland. The Paul gives Paris and Paris Tourism a very bad name. Unfortunately, Paul Mgmt would not do anything about it, as still too many tourists flock to the place, but i believe this will change... read more

The service here is absolutely terrible. I had been before, and had to wait over half an hour for a coffee and a croissant, but the food is good, so thought I would give it another go. This time, we were not even seated. Multiple members off staff walked passed us and we were ignored completely. It was busy, but not packed, and we would have been happen to wait, but we weren't even acknowledged, or asked to wait. This wasn't being busy, this was just rude. The waiting staff weren't even doing anything. The food is fine, but not good enough to deal with this poor level of service. read more