French Memories

Unfortunately this nice little café has closed. I used to go here a few times a week and enjoyed their coffee and pastries. The only down side was the patrons who spent hours taking up tables over one cup of small coffee. It’s tough to run a business with customers like this.

I am a sucker for French bakeries, and I give them more rope than I should. So I gave this spot another couple of tries, against my own instincts.
The pear and almond tart… has slipped a little. The crust didn’t taste as fresh as I’ve previously experienced and the texture isn’t quite right. It’s still pretty good but has diminished a bit.
The croissants… ack. The sunburn is exactly the same style as the real French Memories in Cohasset. The latter has a better version of it as the one in Sharon is more expensive and doesn’t taste like a croissant. My major gripe is the plain croissant. Here, it’s just above what you’d get at Costco and just right about the same, maybe lower than what you’d get at Au Bön Pain. The worst part is that this bakery is more expensive than the one in Cohasset. Disappointing.
The service my last two trips have been a little better, though I’m still bitter (I can hold a grudge, lol) about that teenage punk that gave the blonde in front of me a free croissant because he wanted a score. I guess I’m just not bringing sexy back… :-(

French Memories has delicious food. However, the service is so horrible that it should be avoided. This is especially true during the weekends when an incredibly rude woman with the worst attitude is there. She has this attitude that is so bad that it can’t be described in words. If she doesn’t feel like making something she tells customers that they got there too late. If a customer wants to customize a dish she gets very annoyed. She is also as slow as molasses. This isn’t from one bad experience, it is a chronic problem. It is worth driving or walking to another restaurant.

Good place for a meeting, as it is usually quiet and rarely crowded. The coffee/​food is fine and I haven’t seen any issues with the service.

My wife and I went here on a cold winter day for lunch and to take some pastries to go. We both had the pesto, tomato, and mozzarella sandwich. Mine was on a baguette and hers was on a croissant. We were both very pleased with the sandwiches but they are overpriced. I believe each sandwich was $ 6.75 and they were not very large. We bought some chocolate croissants to to go and they were amazing! They also gave us a bag of some fresh dinner rolls when we left because they did not have the warm apple cider that we ordered. We were very pleased with the service here and we hope to return! We will just stick with the pastries though. Free wifi is a bonus!

I lived in Paris for an entire year, and unfortunately this doesn’t bring back memories of those mouth watering croissants and sumptuous baguettes. The baked goods are OK, the lunch menu is American basic (wraps, soups, and sandwiches), and the atmosphere is more Starbucks than Parisian.

We got a very lovely tomato bisque with red peppers and celery in it that was deeply smokey and flavorful– my friend and I thought it was the most unusual but perhaps also the best tomato bisque we’d ever tried.
I also bought a bechamel, a puff pastry with ham and cheese tucked inside and doused in sauce– very rich but filling. And a «sunburn», a puff pastry with a dollop of almond cream and a baked apricot– perfection.
I would happily come back and try their other items gleaming so attractively from the pastry case.

The woman behind the counter was friendly, quick, efficient, and very well mannered. The food and café au lait? Yummy!

I stopped in the center of town before a holiday dinner and wander in for a cup of chai latte tea. It was a pleasant suprise to find a non-​starbucks coffee shop. I liked the surrounding– had a homey feel to it. The pastries were gorgeous– but I really can’t comment on them having seen but not tasted. Service was slow. The 2 people working were very disorganized and I waited in line for about 10 minutes, behind only 2 people so shouldn’t have taken that long. But the tea was good and the setting was nice so I would go back again when in the area. ANd next time I’ll get a sweet to go!

This is a cute little place but I want Starbucks back! If you live in Sharon you know what I mean. It’s a nice place to meet with friends. The pastries are very good, and the sandwiches are OK. The coffee is very bad, and the hot chocolates and mochas are horrible.

I really like the pastries but the coffee is consistently horrific. It tastes TERRIBLE. I usually love all coffee, whether it’s from 7 – 11 or Starbucks. But this stuff is the stuff of nightmares. I just wish they’d improve their coffee.

I had to respond to all the negative reviews of this little shop, although truthfully I haven’t had their coffee, it’s home brew for me 98% of the time. The few times I have stopped by, (usually on the weekend) the people behind the counter have been unfailingly pleasant and thoughtful. The croissants are rich, buttery, and tasty… not the best ever, but hardly deserving of all this venom… how can one imply they are pretentious and Starbucks isn’t. I must be living in a parallel universe! I’m picking up some croissants for my Mom today; she loves them, and she’s pretty fussy!

The most delisious authentic French bistro bakery arounnd love love love!!!

Service was awful. Effusive is not necessary, but pleasant is.
The brioche was good, the espresso very weak, and the milk not foamed right. Blehh.
It seemed that they are a bakery that threw in an espresso machine behind the counter, and I guess for some thats fine… it just makes me wish everywhere was Rao’s.

I literally just ate lunch at French Memories. I was thoroughly impressed! Unlike everyone else, I had no concrete opinion about Starbucks leaving Sharon center. I kept hearing «OH NO! THEY TOOK AWAY OUR STARBUCKS» or «THANK GOODNESS THEY GOT RID OF THAT CAPITALIST-​DRIVEN STARBUCKS.» Me? I thought «Meh, Oh well.»
I AM SO GLAD this place is here. I was a little reluctant to go there. Of course, I’ve heard buzz around town…“That place is so pretentious“
But, NOPE! I thought it was lovely, quaint, and friendly.
I had an Orangina (YUM) and their Chicken Caesar Wrap. IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!
I definitely suggest checking this place out!

3.5 stars. Oh the horrors I had when I went home and found my local beloved Starbucks replaced by something called «French Memories»?
I walked inside and what do you know, it’s basically the same thing, except now they serve savory and sweet pastries as well too. If I see food I obviously have to try it, so I ordered a savory tourte to start myself off. The first thought in my mind; steak and cheese. Except without bread it’s a pastry crust, and add a whole lot of cheese. The entire concoction was so rich I was full after one slice. I think I prefer my steak and cheese as a sub rather than a tourte, but that’s probably my American upbringing telling me I’m not sophisticated enough for classy tourtes. Of course being the gluttonous bastard I am, I tried a mini-​Boston Cream Pie as well. With an emphasis on mini, the large bite-​size Boston Cream Pie was tasty but didn’t convince me enough to want to try more pastries. Or maybe it was just my belly telling me to stop eating.
French Memories is like that new stepdad trying to be cool with his kids, but being super awkward in the attempt. I miss my Starbucks and all the «cool high school kids» who go there after school because they are too cool to go home or play sports. Oh wait, that was me five years ago. That’s awkward.

I’ve met French people who are friendlier than the staff here. Oh I’m sorry to interupt your conversation, but may I have a coffee and a damn croissant???
Despite mediocre service, the food here is god. The pastries are delicious and the fruit tarts and deserts look amazing. This place offers sandwiches, soups and salads in addition to typical breakfast pastry fare. There is a lot more variety here now than there was when this place was Starbucks, so props to them.
Now if only we could do something about the service… maybe then this place would have an extra star.

Finally! French Memories opened today. Ever since Starbucks closed, I’ve been longing for a local coffee shop where I could stop in on my way to the train or on a lazy Sunday afternoon. I got a cup of dark roast today and it was definitely cheaper than Starbucks. A medium was $ 1.75. I like my coffee bold and it was lighter than the standard Starbucks blend, but in a good way. It’ll do.
I didn’t get a chance to try any pastries today but what they had looked good. They also make sandwiches to order. That’s something that the Starbuck’s that was here previously never offered. I think I’m going to stop in for a sandwich over the weekend just to try it out.
The service was friendly and there was at least one familiar face behind the counter. Welcome to the neighborhood French Memories!