Douce France

Decent coffee. Underwhelming croque madame. Well dressed mixed greens salad.

I have been going to Douce France for years. Today we enjoyed sweet crêpes and good coffee.

Nice displays. Good amount of dining seats. The time it took for them to cook my panini was at least 20 minutes and all other customers had received their meal . When I got it there was a few pieces of arugula and one or two other items in the sandwich. It should have looked more appetizing and like it wasn't thrown together . Especially because of the time I waited to get it There was enough time to make it right. Expensive --which is typical of most French restaurants and French shops in general .

I would say it’s okay

Prime location. Outdoor seating. Chocolate croissant was delicious but tiny, plus expensive.

Service about as warm as I would expect as an American in Paris, although the guy behind the counter was likely from San Jose.

Lol bummed that I paid 3-4 bucks for what i’m pretty sure was a pre frozen baguette. Not a bit of crunch to the crust. Why are they selling these? I could’ve just gone to trader Joe’s if I wanted to buy a supermarket baguette. The pastries I bought looked great so looking forward to those. 🤞

Update: The pastries were very nice. Will be back for those.

Hot chocolate is average, macchiato is good. Go for the chocolate croissant.

French-style cafe/bakery, fairly no frills. Their food has been consistently good for years now. I prefer their buckwheat savory crepes which are kind of unusual to find in the area, but everything is good and there's something for most palates. They're also very reasonably priced for a French style place in Palo Alto 😉...

They tend to be fairly busy regardless time of day, but it can be a zoo during lunch hour as all the high school kids and Stanford and PAMF people seem to enjoy the food here as well.

I have been to this bakery for many years, and am happy to say it is a truly special place with the best of offerings in food and desserts (a bit on the pricey side, but worth it). Whether quiche, croissants, cakes, tarts, or marsipan, I have never been disappointed with what I have ordered.

Everyone is friendly, and if you go here often enough, they start to remember you.

Great coffee and amazing croissants. Kitchen cooks a great breakfast. Staff is super friendly. Excellent cakes and desserts as well. Cecilio and Armando are fantastic batista's.