Paris Bakery

Bread is waaaay overpriced $10.99lb and it just tasted like regular sweet bread that you can get from H-E-B or even Wal-Mart so that doesn't say much. The worker was very nice but other than that everything wasn't worth it. But I guess they're not wrong because with those prices it really does make you feel like you're in Paris lol

Price not justified by the quality.

El Fénix was closed, so we gave this place a shot. Granted, we came at noon, not morning. We don’t expect freshly made bread at this hour, but the croissant tasted like it was a day old. It was consistent with the other reviews critical of the staleness.

We also tried the glazed donut and felt it didn’t have enough density. It felt too airy and the inside felt like it was beginning to harden. Maybe it was only a few hours old, but this donut is not like fine wine: it does not age gracefully.

The cheese empanada kept the theme of disillusionment by lacking enough cheese. It could’ve been saved if the pastry was softer and flavorful, but I think you know where this is going.

On a scale from 1-5, these all earned a 1. But like an M. Night Shyamalan movie, there was a plot twist: the biscuits.

I take pride in being a biscuit aficionada as someone who always tries a bakery’s biscuit offering. When I saw the biscuit behind the glass, it was unassuming in appearance with a slight shiny glaze and a crisp to the exterior. Biscuits are usually best when they’re closer to the time they’ve been out of the oven, so I didn’t have high expectations. Then I bit into it and found a delightful upset. The bread had a thin and flaky crust enveloping the soft, buttery center.

This was a perfect 10. It could’ve redeemed the experience, but it went downhill when we got to the cash register. I’ll admit, it was our mistake to not check the pricing before loading up the goods, but in all the bakeries I’ve been to, you pay per pastry. At Paris Bakery, they charge per pound. Just the four pieces of pastry came out to about $9.50.

Do you know that a study once found that patients who experienced a mistake by their doctor tended to only pursue lawsuits against doctors with bad bedside manners? (Google it and you’ll find it.)

All this to say, that while the product was unfulfilling, our visit would’ve had a silver lining if the customer service was better. The woman behind the counter seemed busy and perhaps a bit tired. I know it’s hard work to be on your feet for hours, so I feel for anyone who experiences this. Although she projected a compulsory greeting upon our entrance, there was no assistance after that. I was a bit confused when trying to find the clean trays and tongs. I took the only ones I saw, although they looked like they’d been used. It’s fine if we’re not told where everything is at, but a little sign would’ve sufficed. When we finished with our selection, we went to the counter to pay. It’s hard to explain why, but it felt like we were annoying the woman and that was before I asked her to repeat the price. Other than that question — to which I responded with a ‘wow’ — we weren’t trouble customers.

A little courtesy would’ve gone a long way.

Very good pan dulce. Pricey but fresh and worth the money. 4 stars are for the price.

Super expensive sweet bread $11lb 2 Marranitos technically is $11 wow.. never again

$13 for 4 donuts. Insane for mediocre pastries. Never coming back

Carina was super sweet offering us warm conchas on our way home back to San Antonio. These are literally THE BEST CONCHAS I've ever had in my life and I've been eating them all my life. Worth the stop and any time we come back to Edinburgh we will stop in and say hi. Thanks for such a good addition to my morning routine♥️♥️

Place had lots of people cause it was cold so everyone buys sweet bread to have with some hot coffee. Saw what I liked and only several left and asked the lady and she said none in the back like if she wanted to push the old bread out first and it was so old and hard. Harder than a rock never ever going back , where’s the integrity !!!

First time coming to paris bakery and would be my last time coming it was really expensive for the pound of bread

Very disappointed with Paris Bakery. Bought a cake, had no taste, flavor and was very dry. Called them to let them know, took it back because they had to taste it (and the owner had to taste it). He still hasn't taken his time to taste it, and apparently to them it was good (it wasn't, my guests were disgusted with it)
Have no complaints about the staff or their bread..but do NOT order custom cakes they look pretty but have no taste, and are on the expensive side.

I bought 5 pices of different breads and was highly disappointed specially with the empanadas which was thick bread and just a little stain of pumpkin. The cake was all hard and the frosting was not that good. The honey bun was an empty hollow shell all dried up with hardly any sweetness or cinnamon flavor. The glazed donut was hard and the glaze had a funny taste. HEB In McAllen are where the good empanadas are at. I also bought a premaid box of white powder cookies and they're nothing worth writing about. The price isnt crazy they are just not good or worth the price. Ive been to REAL Paris and this is not anything like real Paris bread. This place is all hype and the claims of justifying higher price because of better ingredients is just marketing tactics cause honestly the bread is very sub-par. I don't recommend this place but its your prerogative to try, experience and be disappointed if you must.