Seriously disappointed.
I looked forward to having brunch here for the last few days, only to be sorely let down. Maybe it's because I just returned from Paris, where the bakeries and cafes are out of this world, but Le Pain Quotidien really missed its mark for me.
We came here for brunch today with some friends. My partner and I both ordered omelets. It was small and dried beyond belief. Under salted and tasteless. The mixed greens provided were tiny on a large plate. The bread while good was not particularly special or interesting.
Our friends had french toast and soft-boiled eggs with bread. The french toast looked good (although hard), but the soft-boiled eggs came out hard. The waiter did return it (points for him), but coupled with the overdone omelets, over cooked eggs seemed to be a pattern at Le Pain Quotidien.
Admittedly, the croissant and pain au chocolat were good (although we've had better and at cheaper prices). The organic brioche was a far cry from what we had in Paris and simply not worth the almost $3.00 paid for it.
For the relatively steep prices, I would not come here for brunch again.