Pain Perdu

I’ve never been disappointed at Pain Perdu — great food, friendly service. Try the delicious roast beef on baguette or the french toast… My friend and I often get one of each and split them. best of both worlds.

The coffee is not as good… what happened? And the servers don’t seem to notice. When we ask for a second, it’s just as bad as the first, so we give up. Also, when we ask for a double espresso we get a cappuccino; when we ask for a cappuccino we get a latte…

Love coming here at lunch for quiche and coffee. Would also recommend the croissants, crepes, and the bread pudding-​style dessert the place is named after.

Bookmarked this place as I wanted to get my husband some croissants and other flaky treats for his birthday as he’s not a fan of cake but loves a good croissant. I called ahead to confirm open until 6, and rushed here after work one day. When I arrived it smelled wonderfully of butter in the air and I was looking forward to grabbing a few things. I was there around 5:30 which was plenty of time before closing. I ordered a few treats to go and then because I was starving I ordered a quiche to eat. I was informed that it’s only take out from 5:00 —
6:00 and I would have to take the quiche to go. I said sure… Assuming I could still have the quiche warmed with a fork to enjoy. Apparently «to go» means you take it as is and I had to ask for a fork. Feeling a bit confused and foolish I left. There were no other customers in the place and I would have wolfed down that quiche in 15 minutes or less, so it seemed a bit odd to me. I spent around $ 30 on the handful of pastries and a slice of quiche and left. I ended up finding a Mexican restaurant nearby to have a proper dinner since I was still hungry. Customer service for me is huge… And I didn’t feel I received it here.

The eponymous pain perdu is great, the staff is super friendly, and the atmosphere is great. The only thing to be aware of is that it is almost always packed, so consider coming at less popular times if you want to be sure you’ll get a spot – especially if you’ve got more than two in your party.

Pain Perdu has a good chocolate croissant. They have a table and seat, so it is nice to have a cup of coffee and croissant with friends. Other pastries are expensive and they are not fresh. I am not impressed with their pastries. They do not show the price for pastries. Inside Pain Perdu, it was dark. When I was there in the last summer, they did not have an air conditioner and it was very hot and dark.

I showed up one Saturday 15mins before closing wearing construction clothes. They were friendly, informative, and (perhaps because it was the end of day) they even threw in 3 additional pastries for free with my order.
I’ve tried 4 items thus far and as far as the quality is concerned, in true french fashion its very rich and delicious. Also, the ambiance is warm and cozy.
while other pastries shops may offer something different, very few if any can claim to offer anything better in terms of quality.

It’s the real thing, a French/​Basque bakery complete with a Basque owner and a Basque flag on the wall. The best croissants in town, flaky and buttery. First rate chocolate in the croissants and in the sinfully good hot chocolate.
It’s tiny, the eat in seating was likely an afterthought. But take the baked goods home or to work like I do and you’ll see a lot of smiles. Delicious.

Thought I would try this place out a second time and found the server with the brown hair to be just as rude. I waited patiently in line behind three people only to have her tell me the lady behind me was next and the lady said she was when she knew she was. Then I walked toward the door and she said fine I’ll take your order since you’re here (rolled eyes reaching across counter) and then I said my order was for here and she said «well you’re supposed to sit down!» Found it to be rude and embarrassing since the place was crowded so I didn’t know if I should sit down or not. Sand which on croissant with ham and cheese was sloppy and cold

The only brunch/​breakfast place in Toronto that creates a culinary experience second only to some café in a sleepy old French town south of Bordeaux. Magnifique!

honestly, this joint is over rated, especially the pastries. the baguettes are way overpriced. i spent the last 5 years in St Maur, and travelling France and this is simply average

I came here with a group of girls for a friends 26^th. They don’t take reservations, so we had to wait a little bit, but we got a good table. We came around 11ish because by this time it’s already fairly busy. After my first time here, I can say i would definitely return. The food was great, particularly the Pain Perdu (I split it with a friend, as it is quite big, particularly if you are eating something else beforehand). I had the roast beef sandwich, which came on a baguette.
The service could definitely be refined. Despite having 6 people at the table, our server did not take notes, and had to ask everyone three times what we were having. The tea is also not great. They have red rose and some sort of english breakfast, I think Tetley. They don’t even have Earl Grey. I would expect a nice café to have premium tea, but at least a mediocre brand would have been better. I ordered the coffee on the way out, and it was good!
The place is crammef, so strollers aren’t allowed. The place gets busy and hectic inside, but if you don’t mind, the food is worth it. They have sandwiches, quiches, croissants (I didn’t try, but my friends loved them), and great dessert.

Super adorable French style café. It’s small so don’t assume you’ll get a table on a Saturday or Sunday morning but if you do, embrace it! The coffee is great here and the breakfast quiche was perfectly made. The croissants looked amazing as I saw several customers take one to go. Next time I’ll follow the masses.

the coffee was excellent but the croissant was okay. the space for this place is pretty small but very warming. the service was good as well.

This is a small, cozy place to have a café au lait and a croissant. It smells delicious at Pain Perdu and the pastries are delicious. The croissants are buttery and flaky and remind me of what I’d eat in Paris. If there’s no room to sit and eat make sure you grab some pastries to go!

Aaaahhh Pain Perdu, I love it!!! I love their almond croissant and their butter croissant. Nice place to relax with a newspaper and a coffee/​tea. I’m not a fan of hot chocolate but when I tried theirs, and my faVourite, Croque monsieur– I’m so lovin’ it!!! A Bientot Pain Perdu!

Stopped in after my 30^th birthday brunch to check out the place (I have lived in this hood for 4 years, but never went in here, always wanted to!) and ended up ordering a croissant with a side of homemade raspberry jam and custard filled pastry to go.
The shop keep was super sweet and gifted me incredible pommiers after my silly BF told her it was my birthday. D’aw! You shouldn’t have!
Loved the service and the pastries were absolutely incredible. Can’t wait to come back to enjoy a treat and coffee in this really cute little shop. It is a bit pricey, but worth it, IMO.
Try their housemade jam, it is redonkulously delish!

I come here for brunch frequently, even though this is more of a café/​bakery than a brunch place (no fried eggs/​hash browns etc at this place). But they have a lovely selection of sandwiches and quiches, and some other meaty stuff, but I don’t pay attention to that.
The seating is limited and this place has a very cozy feel. The staff are very friendly and nice.
I super love their quiches and I’m really digging bibb lettuce these days, so I usually get their side salad as well. Simple but delicious.
Great coffee and pastries as well.
Tip: you won’t be brought a bill, you just go to the register when ready to pay.

A very cute place that feels authentic French that even plays French music in the background! The Croque Monsouir sandwich, which is a grilled ham sandwich with cheese melted on top is great. The mocha coffee is so tasty, I highly recommend this with the whipped cream. The almond crossoint is made well, it’s fluffy, tender yet crisp with great flavour. Overall a faboulous place to eat lunch or just to go on a date too.

My exposure to pain perdu was due to the reputation they have for their croissants. So while on a espresso crawl in the vicinity, when we couldn’t find a suitable dessert we decided to to give this place try.
Just to give an idea the setup is very tight and most tables are just packed together. (they even had a sign asking people to leave their strollers outside)
Service was below average on this visit as we had to chase the server to get our order in.
My friend ordered a chicken sandwich I went for their namesake dessert (added a croissant for good measures as I still recall it being very good.)
The baguette was good for the sandwich, the meat itself was seasoned poorly. Now the main event for me at least Pain Perdu looked very nice covered with anglaise sauce and lots fresh fruit. However the taste left a lot to be desired. The sauce overwhelmed and egg soaked bread was quite dry and didn’t have the eggy taste. This version is best left lost/​forgotten.
The croissant is still good.
I would say 2 stars for the mains we ordered. With a half star bump for the still good croissant.;