Le Café Gourmet - BAKERY & CATERING - Authentic, Fresh and French!

Nice little cafe. Well made cappuccino. Has a great salmon crepe. Bussing your own table is a bit off putting though.

Cute spot, great staff friendly and attentive. Cramped interior but plenty of exterior seating. The croissants were very underbaked, raw inside and deflated and not flakey. The "lavander" croissant had zero lavender flavor which was disappointing. The baguette was very nice and the egg sandwich was pleasant but lacking in seasoning.

In response to the owner's response.....

There was nothing wrong with my experience besides the disappointing vienoissarie. The staff was lovley. However I am a classically trained baker.... learned how to make croissants from a French M.O.F... your croissants were underbaked. No matter how much butter you use in the batch if its properly proofed and baked there should be a honeycomb structure when you cut it in half...this one was raw and poorly laminated and had zero lavender flavor which if youre going to serve a "lavender" croissant, it should be more than just colored dough and sugar crystals..

I was excited to take my Mom to this place. We walked in the door about 35 min before closing and were not received well. The guy at the counter took our order and when we ordered crepes, he let us know that they stop serving them an hour before closing time. That was kind of a bummer because we came there specifically for that. So, we both ordered the Parisian Sandwich and the bread was rock hard and sandwich super dry. The tables were dirty, so I had to ask the employee at the counter to please clean our table. He did, but definitely with an attitude. Our sandwiches came, and there was no one to be found at the counter. There was another employee on the floor, so I asked if she worked there just to make sure. She did. We explained how awful and dry the sandwich was, and she replied’,” I don’t know, I don’t work in the kitchen.” That was her response. Not, let me talk to someone etc… so, finally the owner came to the table and took the sandwiches off our check. We were not even offered an alternative. Just, I’ll take this off your check. I guess because closing time was more important. Everyone in that place had such a bad attitude and very poor customer service. I will never go back and never ever suggest that restaurant to anyone in Savannah or out of town guests. We had to go to another restaurant for lunch. Awful experience there!

We overheard a local mention he loves Le Cafe - so we popped over for a light bite. It was an off time, so it wasn’t busy. But the worker was kind and helpful. The pastries looked fresh and the chocolate croissant was delicious. The Gourmet White crepe was a delicious and light. Don’t be folded - the crepe was large! But perfectly thin. Stop in for a quick bite!

We visited Savannah in the summer of 2021 and fell in love with this cafe and their lavender croissants. To this day we still talk about them and how good they are. Chat GPT wrote this poem that expresses how we feel:

Oh how I long for lavender croissants,
From that French bakery in Savannah's midst,
The thought of their delicate, flaky scent,
Leaves me with an insatiable bliss.
But alas, I am miles and miles away,
From the quaint streets of that southern town,
And though I search day after day,
Lavender croissants cannot be found.
I dream of the buttery, lavender-infused dough,
Baked to perfection, golden and crisp,
A fragrant treat that steals the show,
And leaves my taste buds in pure bliss.
Oh how I wish I could taste them again,
To savor every moment of delight,
But until I return to that bakery in vain,
I'll dream of lavender croissants tonight

Maybe they are the "best in Savanna," but my butter and sugar crepe was not very inspiring. They can't possibly be using French (or French style) butter. Anyway, the flavor fell flat.
Service was absurdly slow, and there were a surprising amount of microwave oven "ding!" sounds coming from the kitchen.
Bathroom was clean. Seating as ok.

This is a great place to have crepes, small treats or coffee. To set up expectations, the coffee flavor is medium to mild flavor and it is not over roasted. Major coffee chains over roasted the grain to provide flavor consistency across all stores, but the drawback is the lack of richness on the grain, well not here. They used a local Viennese grain type. Coffee was delicious and unique. They seems pretty creative about the bread. They have a Walnut and fig baguette and a sourdough baguette. There was an steady flow of customer in and out; however the service was quick and smooth. The people working in this place was also very friendly and willing to answer any question about the menu. You can also order ahead over the phone and pick it up at you best convenience time. Highly recommended.

What a really amazing and delicious experience, the smoke salmon crepe my wife had was so yummy and great quality. I had the crepe with ham and cheddar . Mine was delicious. We both highly recommend give this place a try, you will be happy.

Mmmm! My sister and I ate here for breakfast March 2023. It was busy but we ordered and it was yummy! She had the cross isnt egg sandwich, I had the baguette egg bacon. The sandwiches were so big and good! We each had a black coffee. Was all good! I’m sure those that were complaining about the service was because the server was on top of it, verbal and loud so people could hear and asked people to put their trays in the bin to expedite service- oh well get over yourselves. We liked it!

Omg, what a great little place. I had the Versailles sandwich on Rosemary bread. My mouth is happy