Paris Bakery

The Paris Bakery has always especially appealed to me, since it reminded me of the cafés where I used to just sit for a coffee and a pastry in the middle of the afternoon or buy a loaf of good bread. That’s something that I find very difficult to come across here in Dublin and old habits die hard… Which makes it a bit sad for me to give it only three stars, especially since I think this place really adds perfectly to Moore St.
I already knew their pastries were delicious — my boyfriend has them delivered to his office — so when I finally decided to try the service there I was expecting a good experience to match. After I placed my order I went quickly through the reviews here on Unilocal and I was a bit baffled to see that so many referred the bad service. I must say they’re completely accurate.
The staff seem to be completely untrained. They took forever to serve a «Luxurious Hot Chocolate» which was standard Bewleys drinking chocolate; they only seemed to start doing it ten minutes after the rest of our order was on the table as we stared impatiently at one of them (who had just five minutes ago confirmed they were going to make the hot chocolate). This wasn’t too bad comparing to what was going on on the table beside us: two girls asked for some mint tea and, after tasting what their waiter had brought them, tried to show two other waiters that that wasn’t a mint tea. The waiters first denied the fact and a third one finally came along and confirmed it wasn’t, in fact, mint tea, but green. This was unbelievably bad service, one of the worst I’ve ever witnessed!
That being said, the food they produce and serve is very good.
I haven’t tried the bread yet, but I still want to. I’m not giving it two stars because this is still a very unique place and it has its merits. Besides, like I said, it’s very hard to find a place with this kind of ambience in the city. I’ll sit though their bad service and ordinary drinks just to be able to calmly enjoy a delicious cake.

Cute French style bakery and Café, owner lady sounded British though. But great concept anyway. Pastry and breads are immaculate. I tried the cranberry twist. Lamb stew was awesome. Tragic part is they’re shutting down in 4 months :(because they lost their Lease. Waiter man and his wannabe Manager buddy were snotty … I guess it was their French coming through. If they reopen elsewhere they need to replace the guys with the gals, who were great!

Delicious food… the service simply isn’t good enough.

Really lovely experience. The pastries are a delight and melt in the mouth. Very hard not to get some to take away !! On entering it is a little confusing if its busy as you try to catch someones eye to be guided to table. But overall its really lovely for a treat even if it is a little pricey but worth it !

Just of Henry street on Moore street where fruit and veg sellers still exist on the street of Dublin, this hidden bakery is fantastic fresh baked pastries breads and cakes definitely a place to stop after a morning pounding the streets shopping. sit back and unwind you can even watch them make all the baked goods through a glass window. One to check out

If you’re looking for an authentic French experience this is the place for you! The food is great, cheap, well presented, laden with garlic (a plus for me). I’ve had their calamari salad a few times. it’s not fried, just cooked in a garlicy sauce and served on garlic spuds with a side salad too heavy on the olives for my liking (but i’m not a fan of olives) — it’s tasty and a bargain at around a tenner. I’ve also had the mussels (delish), and the white fish (can’t remember exactly) it’s served in a creamy tomato sauce with mussels and mashed potato, and it’s yum. My Dad usually orders the steak, which he always enjoys and comes with a generous side of veg. The desserts are yum (if a little pricey) — but you’ll not regret the indulgence every once in a while.
Ok, so on the basis of the quality of the food this place definitely deserves a better rating — but that’s where the authentic French experience comes in! The service is so bad it’s actually hilarious. The waiters are friendly but totally incompetent, and also completely indifferent! They couldn’t give a toss if something goes wrong, they just sort of shrug and smile and occasionally blame their poor English — it’s almost part of the charm. And that’s the only reason they get the third star. I’m some sort of service masochist and they’re bad enough to be entertaining.
Do not go in hungry, because you’ll definitely have enough time to work up an appetite!

Went here for the first time today and unfortunately the last… We waited ages to be seated and table wasn’t cleared properly. The material on the seats was stained and dirty and in bad need of some resurfacing.
Once we were seated our order was taken straight away. I ordered a tea and a cake and my partner ordered a scone and fizzy drink. Our drinks were brought straight away but there was no sign of our cakes and I had to ask for them after I realised they weren’t forthcoming any time soon. My tea cup was dirty and when I politely pointed this out to the server he took it away, apologised and gave me one with a chipped rim. At this point I decided to say nothing as I was afraid my third cup would be worse again. The lady next to us was there even longer than us and had to ask for her coffee and cheesecake as her companion got their drink and chips but there was no sign of hers.
Down to the food– I got a fruit whirl pastry and it was very tasty. I tried my partner’s scone and it was nice but just like a normal scone you’d get elsewhere. Grand for what it was but nothing special.
In short — go for take away goodies but I wouldn’t recommend you sit down to eat as service was brutal. Especially not on your lunch break or if you’re in a rush. The staff didn’t seem to have a clue and didn’t have any kind of structured method for serving tables and getting orders out in a timely & professional manner.

I had tried the cakes before and they are amazing although on the expensive side. So when my friend suggested lunch there on Saturday, I said sure why not.
Got there first and asked to get a table. Well, I tried. The layout of the place means people getting takeaway bread and cakes stand around in the same place as the café customers. It took three people before I could be told where I could sit.
Ok I hate the décor (peach walls? Tapisserie seats? What’s this, a motorway cafeteria?). But that’s personal taste so I’ll stop there.
Service is bad. Slow, inconsistent and careless. After our sandwiches we said we would like dessert but the waitress never came back to take our order. Everything takes forever and staff doesn’t seem to have dedicated areas. Being French and a former Parisian, I’m used to bad service in my country but not here!
Now, the food. I had the BBQ sandwich and my friend had a BLT. It comes with a side of crisps and a salad. No dressing on the salad so it’s inedible. The sandwiches were bland, a bit like what an overworked mum would slap together for her children’s lunchbox in two minutes in the morning. And overpriced for such low quality: 8,90 for what would cost me 2 euros at my Londis deli counter AND taste the same if not better? Seriously? My friend is not a fussy eater and he found his BLT was crap compared to what you can find in Dublin. Dry soda bread, chewy bacon…
All in all it was not pleasant. The only funny element was that they play radio Nostalgie in the background…
So from now on, I’ll only do takeaway cakes there.

Sit down the back to watch the Bakers, lovely espresso, very tasty pastries and breads. New restaurant out the back which I’m sure I will be investigating soon.

OK the terrible service has gotten to me. And I went there for brunch expecting terrible service. You know its not that big and they have enough staff, they should actually be able to organise themselves to run a half-​way decent place. It took forever to get the table cleared — the waitress looked at us like we had two heads when we asked for the table to be wiped.
And then tea — I don’t know if its that they don’t approve of tea, but we had trouble getting two teas. Eventually one arrived with a dirty cup and saucer. We eventually got someone’s attention and got a second tea, and when they replaced the cup (but not the saucer). We had breakfasts and the food was really good, then we ordered cake and another tea. That third tea was just not happening. Eventually it arrived, long after the cake.
Going to pay was another shitty ordeal. I’m totally fed up with this ‘you can’t split the bill’ bullshit. Of course you can split the fecking bill, its not bloody rocket science. I actually asked the guy at the till what year he thought it was (in my defense I’m not usually rude and I do have a lot of empathy for people who work in the service industry!) Then I actually looked at the bill, and saw that one of the teas we had fought so hard to get was actually listed as ‘speciality tea’ and was 30c dearer. Normally I wouldn’t haggle over something so little, but the service was so poor, I pointed this out. Instead of minusing 30c off the bill, he took 30c out of the tip basket and handed it to us. And we hadn’t even paid yet. None of it made any sense.
I wanted to pay my half with a card and Hazel M had cash — this was not allowed — My attention was drawn to the sign that said you have to pay at least 15 euro to pay with a card, even though I’m sure mine came to over 15 euro. I was getting really really stubborn at this point. In the end Hazel broke the standoff by paying for us both with cash. Otherwise I would have stood there until he took my card, or left me go without paying!
I don’t think I can go back, despite the lovely food.

Went here for lunch (about 2pm on Saturday) based on a recommendation. The place was packed and the food looked good. Unfortunately, the service was awful. Increadably slow to take the order and then when it did arrive one of the two sandwiches had been forgotten (when we reminded the waiter about it he picked one fom those on display right behind us). The food was ok, but not worth it really.
Two people at the table beside us gave up on it having been waiting since before we arrived. With hindsight, we sort of wished we’d done the same.

The crap service has finally affected my overall experience of the Paris Bakery. In general this place is great but I couldn’t relax and enjoy Saturday’s brunch because everything was just so damn difficult.
I was directed to the dinner area at the back for a seat, but left when the waiter there made it clear he wasn’t happy about it as that section didn’t open for another hour.
Our table had lots of debris and the waitress looked at the table in genuine surprise when we asked her to clean it. Had nobody explained to her how to wait a table? I’ve worked as a waitress in several places and while training is never great, I was always told to make sure the table was spotless before taking an order.
Asked for two breakfasts and two teas, and the order was read back to us. Despite this, only one tea arrived, with a dirty cup and saucer into the bargain.
The food was lovely. But when we came to pay the bill, we were overcharged 30c for a tea and the guy at the till took money from the tip jar to sort out the difference. This is not your money to give in change, my friend. A stand-​off ensued over splitting the bill and paying by card, and eventually I just pushed money at the problem and left. And underpaid by 30c apparently.
Just…too much hassle. Pity.

This place is really, really cool. It’s a busy café and bakery, with glass into the back kitchen so you can watch them making all the things they have. The desserts are pretty good, and most of the staff are French so it has a real authentic feel to it. I will say that it gets really stuffy and hot in here, especially back by the kitchens. There are no fans so on summer days and when there are a lot of people, it is a pretty heavy atmosphere but the coffee, hot chocolate and all the little treats make it great.
There is also a little shop in the place to get canned items and some other delicacies. I can picture it being a great haven on a cold, rainy Irish day!

I really did not enjoy my experience here. I had heard a lot about the place, and knew it well from seeing the vans around the city.
I ordered a croissant, it was really nice but it is a pastry. The coffee I ordered was burnt, and made badly.
The whole idea of the place I thought was french styled, the only french thing in the place bar possibly some staff was the cakes etc. The style and interior do on tell me that is was french. It seemed as though I was in a «coffee shop» from the 90s down in the west of Ireland.
Anyway, I am willing to give it another go but I do home

I initially really liked this place, but each time I go, I like it a bit less .
The service is appalling. I never visit when I’m pushed for time. The last time we went about a month ago, about 15 mins after taking a seat, I had to chase down a waiter. I don’t think he liked that as there seemed to be a bit of attitude when taking our order. The order ended up being messed up. Half arrived, then some more arrived, we sent some back, and then more arrived. We were told some things weren’t available so we had to change our order, but when I went to pay, those items were clearly there. Frustrating to say the least.
The food is ok, reasonable prices however I’m at the stage where the service just doesn’t justify my going in there. There are other places to get cakes, with better service. Its a handy spot, as there’s nothing in that area, I guess thats why I’ve gone a couple times.
Now, I DO like their take away breads, and the other items for sale on the other side. Tasty meats, cheeses, jams, and all sorts of french bits. If I was reviewing that I’d bump them up to a 3 star at least.
Shame, it really has potential.

Allo Allo…
Even General Von Klinkerhoffen would love this place…
Great to see something this good on the Northside… don’t think, just go…

Just back from a gut busting lunch at PB&P. I had the Paris Club which was chicken breast, bacon, egg, cheese and some mayo and salad served on brioche. Sounds sexy, doesn’t it?
It was. It more than sexy, it was (cover your eyes children and prudes) a gourmet orgasm. I couldn’t show such excitement in front of my boss, but I did comment that it was very meaty and probably the best sandwich in Dublin.
And I still like the fact it’s on Moore Street. Keeping it real man!

this is a great little café in the heart of moore street. with its lovely menu of pates, goats cheese brioches and little fruit tarts this is a gem. and the breads looked delicious although i didn’t buy any. its a french café and the day i was there, there was a group of french people beside me so i figured it must be good and authentic!
now i’ve never thought of moorse street as a place that i would go looking on for a café but with its location beside henry street and the ilac center its no bother to walk there.
for the tourists visiting the café they will certainly get a taste of dublin street traders with their cappucinos!
now i find it very hard to find a good coffee in dublin, usually too weak a blend or too cold but here i got a lovely americano with warm milk which really hit my coffee spot!
the only not so good thing for me is that he the little tables are very crammed together and not a great place to bring a book to read and relax if alone but i did notice lots of couples so if i can find someone who likes to bring me on a cheap cofffee date then i’ll come back here although where we’d go after i’ve no idea.

We popped in based on the reviews on Unilocal.It was pleasant on a Sunday afternoon. Live French music is a nice touch and the singer wasn’t too bad.
The bread here looks and is fab. I just see from another reviewer @Kim C, that they got a basket of bread when they arrived, no show for us — bummer!
I had the Italian Ham sandwich on a baguette and it was very good, the bread was a winner. My better half opted for the steak sandwich with chips. The steak was perfectly cooked, and the chips were great.
We got a sourdough loaf of bread and cake to go, both very good and the bread lasts a few days.
All in all pretty good, only docked a point from the rude guy at the till when we were paying.

I have no idea who those two happy people are in the photo of this business, I went there expecting them but alas they have moved on to other places with their happy heads.
Firstly hurrah! The Northside has a place to be proud of, a proper café with superb food at fantastic prices.
Nestled in the hubbub of Moore street is this wonderful addition to the city. It is a bakery and at the back you can see them making the bread. The décor is clean and harks back to cafés that my Mam used to take me to, so it’s no surprise that you will see old dears, hipsters and professionals frequent this place side by side — a terrific sign.
I got the Irish ham sandwich which came with three options of bread; baguette, focaccia and panini (to be honest I could be wrong about the last item as my mind just drew a blank). I got it with the focaccia bread, absolutely delicious and satisfying. It cost a bit more to eat in € 5.20 to be exact! Seriously terrific value for the quality of the ingredients.
The owners are French so no pretend «French Cuisine» in the house. The older lady in her baker gear went table to table with a basket of warm just baked bread and offered everyone some. Of course all the Irish looked shocked,
«Where’s the catch? Free my eye, nothings free, probably have to pay some bread tax on it to that shower in Frankfurt.»
«It feckin is free Mary! It’s cause they are foreign, that’s why they are doing this.»
«Jaysus! Go on then put some in your handbag for later. It’s free!»
I felt the servers pain, I too give you free things via Unilocal from time to time and I always will get one look from someone that screams,
«She must be the head priestess of a cult… I’ll take my free bottle opener but I’m watching you. You big weirdo.»
But I digress…
Coffee was good too and € 2.60 for an americano but the sandwiches and bread are the reason to go there. Also their logo is a fleur de lis and anyone that knows me knows my ties to that symbol… Go Saints!
p.s
They don’t accept debit or credit cards yet according to their sign so I presume eventually they will.