Paris Baguette - Santa Clara, California

Moustafa M.

I’ve been a fan of Paris Baguette for a while, and I’ve visited multiple branches around the Bay Area. However, my experience at the Santa Clara location left much to be desired. While their pastries and baked goods are typically known for being fresh and delicious, this particular branch seems to fall short in that regard.

On my recent visit, the selection on the shelves seemed to have been sitting there for far too long. Some of the items looked like they had been out for days, maybe even a week, without being refreshed. Compared to other Paris Baguette locations, where the baked goods are often warm, flaky, and clearly made fresh that day, this store felt like a stark contrast.

It’s disappointing because the quality control and freshness are usually what make Paris Baguette stand out from other chains. If you’re in the mood for fresh pastries, I’d recommend heading to one of their other branches in the Bay Area instead, where the standards seem to be much higher.

Here’s hoping this location steps it up, as it has the potential to offer the same quality as its sister stores.

JS

This morning at 7:50 I went to buy bread. There was only one cold loaf left. However, there were some unwrapped fresh breads inside the bakery. I asked if they could give me some fresh breads, I asked if I could have the new loaf, and the employee said, “That’s going to be used tomorrow. Buy the last loaf.” The employee thought the customer was a fool. Which bakery would make bread at dawn to sell tomorrow? I was so angry that I just left. I will never go back to the Paris Baguette branches in Santa Clara and Lawrence again. According to the employee, they sell stale bread. It was an act of deceiving the store and the customer.

CC

Came in yesterday morning with my mom and sister. My sister and I got a cold brew. The drink tasted off and my sister only took a sip of hers but I drank a good 1/4 of the drink to at least wake me up a little. It’s now 4AM the next day and I’m definitely still awake. In my bathroom. With a terrible stomach ache. I should’ve stopped when my sister did 😭 Pretty sure the milk they used went bad.

The pastries were great though and the workers were very kind.

Nate U.

Had a brunch meal on a Saturday. Turkey sandwich baguette was good, we asked they warm up the sandwich and it was great. Iced mocha was on point. Staff was very amicable and checked in with us to ensure service was on par. Plenty of tables outside with a few spaced out inside. Looking forward to their expansion near Great America soon!

Lu Y.

Very clean spacious shop with yummy pastries! Plenty of seating indoors!

Pastries: all the breads / croissants and cakes are phenomenal. However when you get any of the pastries with an entire sausage inside it and go home and heat it up, it’s difficult to toast the sausage and keep the pastry at a good temperature as well.

The chai tea latte here is on the sweet side.

Luke H.

The pastries all look delicious and the cakes look like heaven. However, they don't taste quite as good as they look. I'll probably be back but I wasn't very impressed. The premade sandwich was okay and the coffee wasn't very good. It's worth checking out at least once to see if you like it but I wouldn't go out of my way.

Lokender J.

I had the pleasure of visiting Paris Baguette on my birthday, after a satisfying meal of Biryani. I was on the lookout for some eggless dessert options and was thrilled to find three options at Paris Baguette. The first one I tried was the Chocolate Croissant which was lovely, gooey and had the perfect texture of a croissant. The only thing that could have been better was that the chocolate log inside could have been spread out more evenly to give a better taste profile. Nevertheless, it was quite good.

Next, I tried the Custard Donut, which was fluffy to the touch and had a delightful sweet custard flavor. It was coated with powdered sugar and cinnamon, which added to its taste. I also noticed that there were coffee options available, but I didn't try any as I was not hungry. However, I will definitely be going back to try the coffee and explore more options.

The seating at Paris Baguette was comfortable and well-lit, making it a great place to sit and read a book or work on my laptop.

Enas A.

The food is usually fresh and good. It's on the expensive side though. But today's pecan pie was the worst, very dry and not fresh at all. Service at this location isn't good. It used to be better a year ago.