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| - Bonbon is unduly hyped in my opinion, since both the pastries and the brunch missed the mark for me.
I have gotten pastries here a few times, and overall, I am unimpressed:
I am not a fan of the macarons here. I have had a lavender and a passion fruit. I was excited to try them because the flavors sounded unique. Unfortunately, both of them were very bland, and I could not taste the main ingredients at all. My main gripe is that they are filled with a a thick layer of heavy buttercream that I believe detracts from the delicateness of this dessert.
As an avid viewer of Food Network's "Cupcake Wars," I was so excited to try the confections of a winner. However, I have tried the s'mores cupcake with a marshmallow frosting and a chocolate cupcake with raspberry frosting, and both not bad but were not above average.
I tried two cookie sandwiches: a s'more and a chocolate raspberry "Oreo." I was so tempted by the lovely-looking s'more, and I thought it would be fun to try one made by a professional baker. Honestly, this was worse in flavor than what you could make at home because these graham crackers were so soggy and had an off-putting, "cardboardy" taste. The raspberry Oreo was better. The chocolate cookie itself was tasted good, and had a nice crumbly texture, but the raspberry buttercream was too heavy for my taste.
There was one very tasty pastry that I tried, and that was the eclair. This was not a long doughnut being marketed as an eclair; this was the traditional French kind. It was great! All the elements of it, from the pastry itself, to the custard filling, to the dark chocolate glaze were absolute delicious, and were just as good as eclairs I ate in Paris!
Overall, these pastries were not enough to bring me back to this shop. However, I came here for brunch with a friend yesterday because she was curious to see how it was. I went in with an open mind, hoping to be impressed. We arrived on a Saturday at about 11, and there was about a 15-20 minute wait.
I had a hot apple cider to drink. It was not too sweet and had a nice flavor, and came a little bit frothy, which was a nice touch. My friend ordered the "Chicken or the Egg," but asked to replace the fried chicken with a veggie patty. The waitress said that they didn't normally like to do substitutions, but when she asked, the cooks agreed, which was kind. Although I didn't try it, she said she liked it. I ordered the tofu hash, since our waitress told us that it was her favorite item on the menu. This was essentially a vaguely-Asian flavored tofu stir-fry with brussels sprouts, potatoes, onions, carrots, and peppers. It had a pretty good flavor, but nothing special. I was disappointed to notice that my dish was a little bit cold. This was a bit off-putting, and because of that and because the dish itself was lackluster (although it was supposedly the brunch menu's standout dish), I don't think I will be coming back here for another meal.
My conclusion: This is an overrated cafe. To me, this is a greasy spoon marketed as gourmet establishment. There are much, much better brunches and pastries around town.
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