Vie a Paris is a French Bakery in Hurst that specializes in desserts, petite fours, custom cakes, and some French style croissant sandwiches.
My Overall Rating - 4 1/2 Stars (Atmosphere, Service, Food, Return)
Atmosphere - Located in a small strip mall Vie a Paris has the huge sign that says French Bakery outside. There's some outdoor seating and free Wi-Fi. Inside is pretty plain. You'll find a counter for savory items, one for sweets (the one you want), and a fridge with full cakes ready for pick up. There's not much else here, and dessert places like Thierry in Vancouver & even Emporium Pies in Bishop Arts prove you can have great charm to sweets. 1/2 Star.
Service - You can place orders in advanced for custom cakes, or big orders of small desserts. Either way the staff is very friendly. They will walk you through the entire customization process, from cake type, size, lettering, etc. It's not a custom cake place where you can create a cake shaped like a TV, etc. But you can do some basic design. Regardless, they're very helpful and make sneak a palmier or two while you wait for your order. 1 Star.
Food - I'm not going to focus on the savory items. I come here for the cakes and petite fours. The strawberry shortcake & mocha cakes are consistently great. The cakes are moist, not overly sweet, and the strawberries on top seem like they were picked from the best of the batch. But the best item is the strawberry napoleon. It's like the strawberry short cake where the cake is replaced by thin, crispy filo layers. It's an incredible flavor and texture experience. And they are BEAUTILFUL. You almost don't want to eat them. Desserts here really are incredible. 2 Stars.
Will I Return? - Yes! And not often enough. Given enough lead time Vie a Paris is one of my favorite places to order quality cakes from. They're a bit far for most folks, but when I have a big order they're at the top of the list. 1 Star.
My Yelp Rating Scale (Sum of all parts):
1 Star - Atmosphere - Is it a cool dive? Perhaps an upscale place? No matter the type, atmosphere plays a big part and I'll give a star if I like it or thinks it has great charm.
1 Star - Service - You can have a great meal with bad service. But that's also what can make a five star joint drop to four. It's important to the dining experience that service is great and on point.
2 Stars - Food - I'll award up to two stars for the food, since this is the main reason we dine out. Sometimes the extra star is given for value, but it's really all about the food.
1 Star - Will I come back? - If I know for a fact I'll return, I'll give this a star. A place has to make an impression for me to return.
Each Category can be given up to 1 star except food (2 stars) because I consider all these categories important to the overall dining experience. I will sum them up to provide my final Yelp score. read more