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| - I LOVE this place, unfortunately my waist line does not. Nonetheless, I keep going back here like some sort of french pastry addict. The prices are reasonable (approximately $4.50 for a gigantic slice of cake) and the portion size, at least of pastry is huge. I have been here about three times now, the most recent being yesterday where I finally tried the La Parisian (brie, ham and pickles on a baguette), the lunch special including a small bowl of soup and a small salad and a drink was about $10. The sandwich was what was to be expected although I would have preferred them to have melted the brie. My friend said that they have melted it before when she went there. We also split a quiche Lorraine. The quiche was phenomenal, a very light and custardy texture, not overcooked or dense with great flavor. The best quiche I have had thus far.
As for the pastries, where do I start? My favorite so far has been the coffee eclair, and I am not a big eclair person but it was perfectly baked and the coffee filling was not too sweet. Also had the chocolate cake which was great too. The chocolate croissant (my standard for any bakery) was authentic and reminiscent of the other french bakery I like The Baguette Cafe (although Patisserie Manon is much larger with much more variety, The Baguette Cafe is more of a lunch spot than a bakery). They have a varied selection of macaroon and for a macaroon they are quite good although I will admit I am not a huge macaroon fan.
My mom came before and bought the flan, she was quite happy with it, granted she doesn't eat much so wherein I would have inhaled it in a night she took a week to eat it - which I guess goes to show how big their portions are.
The cashier recommended a cake, which for some reason I can't remember the name of but it had a toblerone filling (I think it was called the Tobey but I am not sure) - I simply must try that one that next time I can justify going here!
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