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Patisserie Manon is located downstairs on the far left side of the building behind Flemings at Charleston and Ft. Apache.
The location is a bit diabolical as it is situated just beneath a few personal training studios - confronting someone with the option of delicious, beautiful French pastries right after an exhausting hour long workout just is NOT playing fair.
That said, it is equally delicious when you are not famished. It is set up in two parts, really. The front register is for the bakery case - there are a number of different pastries in the case - eclaires, macarons, slices of cake, croissants, tarts, and more. They are pretty reasonably priced (around $4 each) and perfect for a sweet treat to enjoy there or to go.
You can also purchase cakes at the front - their cake cooler is always worth a peek as they really do a gorgeous job with decorating. Lots of great colors and flourishes. These cakes are AH-mazing. My favorite is the Tobli cake. I bought it by accident once because it was the least expensive chocolate flavored cake in the case and I didn't want to spend the money on the more expensive truffle cake. It is called "Tobli" because it incorporates elements from the Toblerone Candy Bar - so chocolate and peanuts. There are crispy nougatey layers alternated with generous dollops of to die for chocolate cream filling, and dusted with more chocolate cream and peanuts.
I've since bought this cake a few times for various occasions and everyone absolutely loves it. Additionally, I purchased two of their Bouches de Noel (Christmas Logs) which are "rolled" sponge cake filled with frosting and decorated really cutely with a "log" exterior and little woodland animals. Super cute and a perfect hostess gift for the holidays.
The back section of the restaurant is focused on the savory yumminess - breakfast is nice - they serve a few different egg dishes with their amazingly flaky and buttery croissants, along with delicious quiches (the salmon and vegetable quiche special I had once was surprisingly amazing) Their soups are also quite good and my husband always ordered the "French Hotdog", which was a hot dog sliced and served on baguette with bechamel sauce - super yummy. Warning: the hot dog itself is not very high quality, but the rest of the dish is good enough, and novel enough, that it is still okay. If you're having both a meal and dessert, you usually order your meal and your dessert from the separate areas, not all on one tab.
The staff are typically very nice - there are some who don't always come across as super friendly and there are occasionally waits, but I've honestly never had a bad experience there and anytime there is a wait, I can understand why (they have a lot of diners, or few employees, etc)
The drink selection is the one downfall - for example, they don't currently carry any orange juice (or a selection of other juices), which is a bit odd for a place that is open for breakfast.
Price: The pastries and savory food are a deal - very reasonable. The cakes are pretty expensive, but worth it in my opinion as they are unique, fresh, and delicious - your guests will talk about a cake from Manon for weeks.
Cake Tip: The "servings" listed on the cakes are pretty generous - a "4 serving" cake serves at least 6, a 6 serving cake probably serves 8-10 slices, etc.
In conclusion, if you have not been here, please go, it is great!
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