À la Folie

On our second trip to A la Folie’s Mont Royal location, we decided to have three desserts, since the two we tried on our first trip were so outstanding and left us wanting much, much more. They have a great deal for three picks at $ 10 (a tarte slice, a macaron, and a «choux à la crème», which is a puffy piece of heaven stuffed with heaven with crispy sugary bits on top), which if you think about it is an awesome deal. You’d pay more than $ 20 for that much dessert in a restaurant, and what A la Folie is offering is vastly superior.
Not to brag, but my husband and I lived in Paris for a year and ate so much pastry his parents almost got mad at us. This is better. IT’S BETTER THAN FRANCE. I feel like that should seal the deal. I don’t understand why there isn’t a line up out the door. The flavours stand out, the use of quality ingredient (ahem, BUTTER) is evident in the flaky pie crusts, and the presentation is adorable.
Bring your mom one of their «délices» or a box of macarons and become (or remain, as the case my be) her favourite child.

Nice macarons, well made, good texture and nice selection of flavors. The staff were not as welcoming as Point G though and I sensed a slight hesitation when I asked for translations in English.

Went to the booth in Centre Eaton on the second floor in front of The Face store. WOW!!!
What flavors, great service and presentation. The price was okay not too expensive actually for what I have paid in the past it was cheap. And the young lady that took care of us gave us broken ones for free. I am not a lover of sweets but macaroons might just change that. Correction A la Folie macaroons might change that. AWESOME A MUST DO WHILE IN MONTREAL!

Les macarons sont dégueulasses. Collants, secs, sans gout… Je né comprends que la barre né soit pas plus haute avec un concurrent tel que le Point G à deux rues.

Non, simplement non.
Ici, le macaron manqué cruellement de finesse, autant esthétiquement, que gustativement. Alors qu’un macaron se doit d’être complètement lisse, ici, il est granuleux en surface et en bouche, probablement à cause d’une poudre d’amande insuffisamment mixée. La coque n’a rien de léger, d’aérien ou de craquant, mais est plutôt (très) sèche. Quant à la garniture, elle n’est ni crémeuse, ni fondante et ses différents parfums sont plus que discutables. Au final, le macaron d’À la Folie est un monobloc, assez dur, cassant comme une meringue trop cuite et qui s’effrite dès la première bouchée (/​/​saveur pistache, qui n’en a en plus que le nom). Ajouter à cela le fait que, toutes les fois où je l’ai goûté, il n’était pas frais (!), et c’en est définitivement fini pour ce produit déjà plus que moyen. Surfer sur une mode culinaire, c’est bien beau, mais avoir un réel savoir-​faire de son produit me paraît essentiel avant de vouloir en faire une industrie (de qualité) et s’autoproclamer comme spécialiste.
Pour finir sur une note un peu plus positive (quand même), les préposés à la vente itinérante (salons ou boutiques temporaires) sont aimables et sympathiques.
Si j’y retourne? Non.

like for Point G, i’m not reviewing their macarons offering but only their hot chocolate simply named Choco Dingo on my 4^th stop. dingo as in freaking crazy and it is!
the hot chocolate is meh but it contains maple marshmallow. tiny marshmallow cubes floating with maple drizzle. marshmallow melting over the piping hot chocolate which becomes all mixed in with the maple drizzle. all 3 together makes for one hell of an overly stupid crazy sweet hot chocolate. diabetes beware! like their poster says when you enter: leave your reason at the door. it all make sense.
you know that moment when you lose all hope and just gave up? yeah, totally happened to me. simply couldn’t force myself on drinking it

I cannot oversell the desserts here. The macarons are absolutely phenomenal — as good as Ladurèe, if not better — and available in a plethora of flavours. The cream puffs are utterly heavenly, and the other assorted edible works of art taste as amazing as they look. The staff are friendly and helpful, particularly in helping me translate with my terrible French! Do yourself a favour and visit. You’ll thank me later!

Their specialties are tart slices, cream puffs and macarons. In fact, À la folie was previously named La Maison du Macaron
My choices for the tasting:
choux praline (praline cream puff)
choux ananas vanille (pineapple vanilla cream puff)
choux fraise (strawberry cream puff)
choux a l’erable (maple syrup cream puff)
choux chocolat (chocolate cream puff)
choux caramel et fleur de sel (caramel fleur de sel cream puff)
choux framboise et lime (raspberry lime cream puff)
choux bleuet (blueberry cream puff)
choux baileys (baileys cream puff)
pointe de tarte poire amande (pear almond tart)
delire fraise pistache (pistachio strawberry raving)
The cream puffs were delicious. They were very light with a generous amount of cream. An explosion of flavors happens with every bite! The level of sweetness is just right enough to satisfy your sugar cravings. In other words, it’s the perfect treat. My personal favorites were the fruity puffs as they were very fresh, sweet and light.
The pear and almond tart was sweet enough, crispy yet moist in the middle: the perfect texture. It was new to me and I thought it was a great one. It was different and simply delicious.
The «delire» has a tart base and some kind of pistachio strawberry flavoured mousse in a ball shape. Surprisingly, it is very light and a must try.
Going to À la Folie is a true experience: from the feeling you get when walking into the shop, to the amazing presentation and look of those small delicacies. Every little detail is thought of, even the packaging looks nice. It makes the trip definitely worth your while (for those of you who don’t live on the Plateau).
The concept of having slices of tarts rather than a full one is genius because you can pick from a wide selection and don’t have to settle for one flavor. It is a great gift to get for a friend’s dinner party. Eight slices make a complete tart. You can even mix and match tarts, puffs and macarons, they have the appropriate pretty box for it!
My overall conclusion: À la folie is now on my list of favorite pastry shops in Montréal. I definitely recommend it if you’re craving delicious desserts or as a treat for dinner parties! You will not regret leaving your reason at the door and trying all the delicious treats they have to offer!
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Being macaron obsessed, I knew I had to try some macarons while I was in Montréal. I looked up a few places on Unilocal,and it seemed like the consensus about the two best places was Point G and A La Folie. Point G was too far away, so I decided to try A La Folie while I was at the Centre Eaton.
I was expecting it to be a store, but A La Folie turned out to just be a little stall in the middle of the 2^nd floor. Easy to miss or just walk by. It’s pretty small and limited in the number of flavours it offers, I think on the day I was there there were about 14. Prices are actually very reasonable and considered cheap compared to a lot of other places I have been to in Toronto, it was only $ 1.80 per piece and $ 9.75 for 6! I ended up getting 6, and the packaging is unique and adorable, rather than the long boxes that most other places have, they have larger boxes that have little fold-​up holders for each macaron (see pictures). Lovely, and would look great if you were to gift them.
I ended up getting pistachio, raspberry, lemon, hazelnut, orange chocolate, and strawberry rhubarb. The macarons I tried were all really light and soft, slightly chewy as they should be, not too sweet, and delicious. They were absolutely perfect in my opinion. For the price point, I don’t really think you can ask for anything else. I do wish they had more flavours to choose from, but I would definitely come back next time I’m in the city to try some of the other ones! SO GOOD.

Some great little macarons (macaroons), hidden among the bustle of the Eaton Centre. There’s not much to say other than the fact that these little treats are oh-​so-​delicious!
My favorite flavors included the Peppermint Mango, Café, and Passion Fruit & Chocolate. My only minor dislike is the steep price for a few delectable bites.
Definitely worth grabbing a half-​dozen for a mid-​day snack!

Amazingly delicious!!! We purchased a pineapple and praline cream puff. Those two bundles of joy are hands down the best puffs I have ever eaten. We also purchased an assortment of macarons and they were very tasty as well. The staff was very welcoming and the store is also very clean.

Still the best macarons in Montréal (thus far). Point G has OK macarons too, but they’re far too sweet. There’s just about a tenth TOO much sugar in Point G macarons compared to the flavour, but I do like that they go all avant garde with flavours like Lavender and for a short period of time, they had Yuzu.
Anyway, this place, originally called «La Maison du Macaron» has THE BEST macarons in Montréal. I still stand by it.
Almost all the flavours are good. I still recommend the Peppered Mango, Strawberry Rhubarb, Pistachio, Coconut, and Crème Brulee as a sampler…

I’m not a fan of macaroons because they’re so sweet and all you taste is sugar and not the acclaimed flavour, but theses ones are cheerfully delicate, and distinguishable. Had the maple syrup and coconut, they are such a treat. Good find from a little cart in the mall.

So so good! The macarons here are worth a double visit, as was in my case over a particular weekend. The fillings are generous and the combination of flavours work really well together, like the passion fruit chocolate and the noisette. Also they aren’t as expensive as their competitors.

Cannot wait to stop by here again on our next trip to Montréal! The original location took at a little bit for us to find, but we also found a stand in the underground shopping area.
Loved the pistachio and rhubarb!

I got introduced to macarons late in my life and it happened to be with the famous French Laduree. So my standards being set high, I would give 4 stars for the macarons of this pastry shop. The selection of flavours is appealing and there is a new one introduced every month. I found some of the flavours a little bit stronger and filling sweeter for my taste, but overall the quality is good.
What brings five stars for Maison du Macarons is their tea room, which is just aside the area with the macarons counter. Little bright space, stylish and unpretentiously classy, perfect environment to try some of their pastries. We shared two of the lemon cream based cakes, which looked so pretty that you hardly have the heart to eat them, but once you do there is no regret. There is a good choice of herbal teas and they are served in a big pot that can be shared between two people.
So Maison du Macaron is a must try and I will return again, although I’d rather prefer to be in the pub then in a sweets shop.

So I’ve been craving macaroons for the past month almost lol and decided to choose this place. I’m really glad I did, the choices are great, I absolutely love the pistachio flavor. The prices are decent and the service was friendly and helpful. The place was clean and great window display of beautiful macaroons. Those make excellent gifts too and they have ice cream ones also. They have a new flavor each month for a month and change or add flavors every 6 months from what I understood. I’m definitely going back there. Oh did I not mention how tasty and chewy they are? Well they are ! Go try em.

This kiosk is a pleasant addition to the downtown. A small display that makes it hard to resist an impulse buy. One of the better macaron spots I have tried in Canada.
There are your traditional flavors and then there are the modern take on this hard to master dessert.
6 pack seemed the way to go so I got half traditional and half from the spring summer collection.
They were a hit with the group of friends on the way back and all of us wish we had brought up more. The macarons them self are just the right texture with a chewy middle and intense flavor for some varieties.
Good stuff here folks and they will make a nice souvenir for your trip home.

La Maison du Macaron, je l’aime pour ses saveurs qui viennent toujours me chercher direct dans ma palette de goût. Avez-​vous vu leur dernière collection? Amande et Disaronno, Chocolat fleur de sel, Ananas caramélisé au rhum… À chaque saison une nouvelle sélection de douceurs, et tous les mois ils nous offrent un macaron à saveur unique dont la production né dure que 30 jours. Un conseil: Si une saveur éphémère vous accroche, il est toujours possible d’en acheter 6 ou 12 et les congeler pour les fringales express! Décongelez-​les une dizaine de minute avant de les déguster, et ils retrouveront la même texture et légèreté qu’à l’origine. Ils ont aussi un petit salon de thé ainsi qu’un bar à desserts, et ils ont souvent des promotions «4 à 6» mixant breuvage et dessert à prix alléchants! Et il né faut pas oublier les macarons de la collection régulière: Fruit de la passion et chocolat (mon préféré!), noisette, pomme et cannelle, noix de coco, bleuet. Ha, je crois que je vais faire un tour à mon congélateur.

Wandering around Eaton Centre looking for dessert/​sweet after lunch… And I saw all these colourful and pretty macaron and I just couldn’t resist!
La Maison du Macaron!
At first I was just planning to get ONE. But I just could not just pick one… and getting 6 is always a better deal at $ 9 with no taxes.
The friendly staff just patiently waiting for me to make up my mind while explaining to me what flavours those babies were!
Fraise & basilic
Caramel fleur de sel
Café
Paillete Feulletine (Hazelnut and Milk Chocolate!)
Bleuet
Amande & disaronno
This is a definitely a convenient location if you are in the downtown area and don’t have a the time to make a trip to their Mont Royal location!
Now there is no excuse for me not indulge myself with these awesome marcons every time I visit Montréal!

Les seuls macarons qui puissent être dits meilleurs que ceux que fait la maison du macaron, sont ceux de la durée à Paris… Honnêtement, ça commence à faire loin pour des macarons alors je me contente de la maison du macaron!
Beaucoup de saveurs, dont des classiques et des saisonnières. Des macarons glacés sont également disponibles. On peut aussi se procurer des pâtisseries à base de macaron.
Sur de la roche, affilié à la boutique: un salon de thé aux allures parisienne qui offre des desserts, des macarons et des breuvages. Un spécial est offert toutes les semaines pour un 4 à 6h à rabais.

I guess it really isn’t fair. I’m not really that heavy into sweets, but it was Valentine’s and I wanted to get a treat for my BF.
I thought the flavours sounded really interesting; mango & pepper, choco-​banana, mandarine and many more I ca’t recall. The problem for me, they all pretty much tasted bland.
The texture of the cookies were off too. They fell apart with even the lightest of touches! I don’t know much about macarons, but these didn’t seem right. I gave them 3 stars because it’s Valentines so maybe this had something to do with it. I dunno

They have ICE CREAM macarons. Please proceed to jizz in your pants.
–Must also get the pailleté feuilletine, basically ferrero rocher in macaron disguise.
–Quality undoubtedly beats Point G

La Maison du Macaron was on my list of stops while in Montréal since I began my pilgrimage for macarons.
I walked 1 hour to get to La Maison du Macaron, and alas, my pilgrimage was not in vain. The shop display is very minimalist, very similar to Nadège in Toronto. White. They have 2 different categories of macarons (accordingly, priced differently). There was the «sorbet» collection and the normal macarons.
They have a very scant selection of other baked goods which are displayed at the window. I was lucky enough to have tasted their chouquette, which is available only on weekends. It is a hollow choux pastry that is sprinkled with sugar. It was nice and thin. I almost fainted when she ringed up the cost of one of these babies… $ 0.40. I thought she had punched it in wrong! These were not small either. Probably the size of one of the Beard Papa’s cream puffs only infinitely tastier! It was very thin, and I only wished I had bought more. However, they don’t have bags, and it was served only with a napkin, so even if I wanted to, portability would’ve been an issue. If they ever moved to Toronto, Tim Horton’s would be out of business. You couldn’t even get a Timbit for $ 0.40. Wow!
Their macarons are a bit drier than some that I’ve tried, which make them very flaky. By the time I got home, even the ones packed in their boxes had been crushed :(The macaron was not too chewy; just right! The filling was not overly sweet but was very smooth and creamy.
I bought a box of 24 for $ 32 and it was worth every penny. Although it is a bit out of the way, it was definitely worth the trip! I would definitely recommend the Vanilla Macaron as IMHO it was the best!

Fondée par un couple de pâtissiers français, La maison du Macaron est une boutique de macarons située sur le plateau Mont-​Royal. On y trouve des macarons glacés aux saveurs de noix de coco, de pêche et mangue ou de framboise et thym, par exemple. Dans les choix de macarons traditionnels, la boutique propose des macarons au chocolat et à l’orange, au pain d’épices et même à la pistache. De plus, il est possible de commander une pyramide de macarons ou de faire appel au service de traiteur de la boutique.