Le Pain Quotidien (Closed)

Item: Le Pain Quotidien
Rating: 3
Author: kerry1210

3.5

163 Reviews

Taste

Decor

Service

Hygiene

Value

6758

Wan Chai

$101-200

Belgian Western Bakery Sandwich Salad Coffee Shop Pet Friendly

kerry1210

Level3

With no doubt, I am a bread monster, I love bread! I've always wanted to check out Le pain Quotidien for their bakeries, but the lineup was too crazy when it first opened. Glad that the thrill has mellowed down, so I decided to give it a try today. Although it was melting today, but I still opted for their cosy patio seats.Since we weren't too hungry today, we ordered le petit dejeuner & a granola parfait. Le petit dejeuner ($115) came with a bread basket (butter croissant, a slice of multi-grai

Read full review

With no doubt, I am a bread monster, I love bread! I've always wanted to check out Le pain Quotidien for their bakeries, but the lineup was too crazy when it first opened. Glad that the thrill has mellowed down, so I decided to give it a try today. Although it was melting today, but I still opted for their cosy patio seats.

Since we weren't too hungry today, we ordered le petit dejeuner & a granola parfait.

Le petit dejeuner and granola parfait

58 views

0 likes

0 comments

Le petit dejeuner ($115) came with a bread basket (butter croissant, a slice of multi-grain toast, whole wheat, and a
baguette) , an orange juice, and a hot drink.

Condiments included their own-branded belgian hazelnut spread (noisella), organic orange jam, and organic four red fruits jam.
The bread basket was mediocre for this price, to my surprise the toasts weren't served warm!

The breads were just, average --> The baguette was crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside; the multigrain toast had lots of seeds and dried fruits, and the whole wheat toast was soft and chewy. We got a cafe latte for the set drink, which they charge $38 on menu...so if the bread basket and the orange juice alone costs $77...which I think is totally over-priced, I could easily pop to the P-boulangerie next store for the same food but with half the price.

As for the granola parfait with fresh fruit, the portion was tiny...there were only 6 cubes of fresh fruits, two table spoons of
granola, and two layers of yogurt...All of this costs $68.

I have looked at previous reviews before I visit LPQ, I agree with some reviews that the food was overpriced. But I think the price was mainly for the environment rather than for the food itself. Well overall, did I enjoy the lunch? Yes, I did enjoyed the patio - although it was at the heart of wanchai, the decal and the garden theme made me felt like I was somewhere far...But the food certainly didn't live up to my expectation.