My friend and I stopped by Sweet Thyme Bakery while on a bike ride. It's very conveniently located…read morein downtown Lexington, near a bunch of other restaurants. We just made a quick stop to grab boba, so I don't have much to say on the service. The boba itself was decent, but nothing special. The ambiance wasn't the best... not much decor, but it still felt welcoming and clean. It felt like more of a takeout type of spot. Not sure I'd go out of my way to come back, but nothing negative to report!

Whenever I'm visiting the Boston area, this place is a must visit. I always go for their cookies,…read morebut they also offer plenty of other baked goods. The cookies are all great, but my all time favorite here is the sesame cookies. They are so good. If you have one flavor of cookie that you like or would like to try, you can buy a bag with seven individually packaged two packs of that flavor inside. If you want to try them all, they sell cookie gift boxes with all of the flavors inside. The cookie box also makes for a great gift. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area!

Ok, but a little disappointing. It must be difficult running a business like this and building a…read morefollowing. I got inspired by watching youtube to make a jambon buerre sandwich - supposedly a popular quick sandwich for Parisians. The sandwich is half a baguette with butter and French bistro ham. I tried searching all over for the French bistro ham with no luck. The only options were online sources with expensive shipping and/or expensive minimum order sizes. Somehow I stumbled upon MA-France nearby in Arlington and they sell jambon-buerre sandwiches. It's a small shop that sells sandwiches, pastries, and a small offering of French food products. Lots of pastries and baked goods like quiche, tarts, cookies, croissants, etc. The cheese offerings were very limited and basic. I can imagine that the cheeses that they sell are the same types and brands that they use for making sandwiches. For example, they sell President brand Brie - that you can also buy at Costco and market basket. Disappointing, but understandable because they can't afford to buy more variety and more expensive offerings without a big enough client base to buy those cheeses before they go bad. Getting back to the sandwich - it was half a baguette with some thick slices of butter and two pieces of French bistro ham. The bread was kind of dense and the crust was more chewy than crispy. I was disappointed that they didn't bother to spread the butter, but if they're not selling enough sandwiches then they're probably keeping the butter in the refrigerator - making it too difficult to spread. When I got home I fixed up the sandwich to my liking. Overall, the sandwich was okay, but not good enough to make me want to go back. At least I was able to solve my hunger for the jambon buerre sandwich.

It hurts to write a break-up review. Maybe I'll get Laufey to write the song for this…read more This used to be one of my favorite places for croissants in the Boston area. Now it's quite underwhelming. The apricot croissant is now some smaller glorified danish that has no richness or personality. The plain croissant is quite "bready" now, whereas it used to be light and buttery. I have a sneaking suspicion that they have a different croissant supplier now. What saved this spot from a lower grade is that the pain au raisin and chausson aux pommes are passable. Also a save is that they still offer various French products, from soaps to cheeses to canned goods. I have to find a new French bakery in the area.

Stopped by here on Saint Joseph's Day for zeppol. It was very good. Glad there is a pastry shop…read moreclose by to get some of my favorites.

Wonderful Royal straight flush of bakeries. An OMG good nutty twist pastry, wonderful service by…read moretwo people, suggesting confections for these first time visitors, picking up a pre Thanksgiving pecan pie.

After having one of Mirette's creations at another birthday party, I knew I had to get my…read moredaughter's birthday cake here too. I stopped in on a Saturday, and even though I could tell she was busily putting orders together, Mirette took the time to talk to me about what my daughter wanted and let me know the options available. She was very accommodating, friendly, and kind, and I always like to support local businesses. So I went home and ordered the cake right away, along with some cupcakes (including GF!). The cake and cupcakes turned out beautifully and my daughter was SO excited when she saw her unicorn cake. The kids all loved it, and there were many compliments from the adults at the party too. Overall the cake was a huge hit- looked amazing and tasted incredible! Will definitely be ordering more from Cake Niche in the future!

Ordered an anniversary cake from this little bakery and it came out just as I wanted. I opted for…read morethe chocolate cake with whipped cream filling. The cake portion was a bit too thin for my liking and guests also commented on how little "cake" there actually was compared to the icing. They recommended taking cake out of fridge up to an hour before serving and I highly recommend you do that because if you don't, the cake will taste dry and the icing will crumble. Service was friendly when I picked up my cake. The bakery is small, but cute!

A very nice bakery. I've tried their baguette, simit, rye bread, sourdough, bagels, croissant, and…read moreportokalopita. All have been great, except for the bagels (which were mediocre) and portokalopita (which was amazing, but only available on Saturdays). A bit pricey (their bagels are $3 each, compared to $1.65 at IGGY's, which has much bigger and in my view tastier bagels); perhaps to be expected from a Lexington establishment. One thing that's a bit frustrating is the limited selection of pastries. On most days, even if you get there by 11am, not much is left, and the variety isn't good to begin with. The exception is Saturdays. If the store owners are reading this, please increase the quantity and variety of your pastries!

New owner changed this company. The best thing is the croissant. it was delicious. The staff are…read morevery kind lovely people. The bread took a nose dive in quality. For years I used to get up early just for them at the Waltham farmer's market it's a treat in our house. This Saturday I brought bagels home, everyone was excited ... and they were not good. The everything bagel's spices were burnt so bad it still tasted burnt after scraping them off. The others tasted more like dinner rolls that were less than fresh. I was excited to try the new sour dough olive bread. It was not good. It tasted like the focaccia failed so they rolled it up and called it bread. The olives were good but the oil tasted cheap. I am very disappointed. I might try a few other things and I hope they improve.

Food service and purchases were great. The variety of fresh veggies is great! Picked up scones-…read morewould definitely return.

Loved the international women's day event…read more The issue I have with this place are the prices. I bought a dubai chocolate bar there that I felt was going to be really high quality when the craze started for $20. I saw the same exact bar in another store for $10. I've seen similar situations with other products. I feel the markup is excessive here and it's scammy.

A good choice for brunch! The food is great and the dessert is also my favorite. I often take my…read morekid to eat if we don't have time to cook by ourselves.

We sat outside for brunch on a fine Sunday morning. This was our first time here with a friend who…read moredines here regularly. We ordered indoors, a breakfast sandwich, scrambled eggs and croquet madame, unusually in a large croissant, all of which were brought to us. All quite tasty. The coffee was decent. The food and place deserves three and-a-half stars, but ....

Cake did an amazing job fulfilling my request of a pottery/ceramics cake for my son's 21st…read morebirthday. He is a Mass College of Art student and he loved it!

Gorgeous cakes! Always delicious, especially the frosting. I am not usually a fan of frosting but…read morethis chocolate buttercream is the real deal. YUM!