Le Parisien Cafe

I am a fan of crepes. I’ve had both their sweet and savory versions. They were all good. I like the coffee selection as well.

My wife and I stopped in for brunch. The California omelette and Apricot crêpe were delicious! Very friendly staff. We will be regulars.

Classy, wonderful, beautiful place. The smells are amazing, and the staff is extremely helpful and friendly. Always a treat to stop in here.

The cashier/​waitress forgot about my order so it took 20min for me to get my quiche. I had to be the one to remind her and she admitted she forgot about me. No apology either. All she had to do was warm it in the microwave. I didn’t want the green salad that normally comes with it but she still charged me full price. I guess the salads are free then! I’m not going to come back here. Aside from the service the food isn’t all that great. La Boulangerie in Fig Garden is MUCH better! Totally worth waiting in line there for FRESH food.

Love this place. The service is great employees are very nice. Food is very clean and delicious.

My French friend said: «Un Francais de passage approuve !» (Approved by a French who was passing by!) We were having a relaxing time with good French food here:)

Pastries are always so buttery and on point and the service is two thumbs up. Great as a quick stop during a bike ride!

First, let me say that they’re over priced. EXTREMELY. I’m assuming it’s the location, clientele and possibly the fact that French automatically equals fancy? I don’t know. THAT being said, their veggie soup (aka daily soup) is to DIE for, seriously i need the recipe. It’s THAT good, portions are good sized, and they’re are always pretty delightful when I go in. Their beignets
are great, have had them make them for a mardi gras party and they went over well. Personally not a fan of pastries, so if they keep making their soup, I’ll keep selling my blood to buy it! (Just kidding, it’s doable, just not something most can afford every day.)

Great little spot for a brunch, maccorons where beautiful and tasted even better. All of our dishes were really good, I would love to come back and try the rest of the menu. Limited sitting and to close to other tables other than that eveything was good. Prices reasonbly for crepes sandwichs etc but maccorons a lil pricey but worth for the taste. They have different flavors baked fresh every day and they melt in your mouth. Great girls brunch location.

I went in on a weekday around 9am. There were a fee people in there so I was able to quickly order.
I went for the chocolate croissant and the lady asked if I’d like it warm, which was very nice. Most of the time other places don’t ask. So kudos! She then asked if I’d like anything to drink, I let her know I’m not a huge coffee drinker and whether if she had any suggestions. She said the hazelnut latte is good and I asked if she can make it to warm. She said yes!
I sat down about a few minutes later I received my order and I was reluctant to try to latte as most of the time it’s too bitter. Well this one was the perfect temperature and flavor was just right! I liked it so much I had to let her know. Def would be back to get myself another cup of that!

Ordered 4 almond croissants and they were extremely soggy on the bottom (all 4). Not sure if they were just over stuffed, undercooked, or old. Regardless I won’t order them again. We ate the two ends and the top and tossed the rest away (not edible). I have been here a few times in the past and never been wildly empressed with anything but my mom wanted to try them. She too will never go back.

Came here for a mocha and raspberry crepes before an interview. Filled my tummy so no grumbling noises dieting interview. The raspberry crêpe was delicious! I told myself I’d only eat half, ate the whole thing is was just too good! The mocha was way sweeter than I’d prefer but it was still good. Service was quick and easy. I would definitely come back if in in the area again to yet some macaroons as well.

Customer service is impeccable! Food is absolutely amazing! I bought several different desserts and everything from the macaroons to the chocolate cake and fruit Tarts were delicious!

Im exclusively reviewing their macarons and not their other food service and dining experience. As for macarons, Le Parisien lacks making gourmet style macarons and instead the macarons they make here is closely related to store bought macaron judging by taste, texture, and quality.
Although I don’t consider myself to be a picky eater, I do have specific guidelines for the qualities a macaron must possess in order to be deemed «excellent.» Will I eat a macaron that lacks excellence? Probably – it’s hard to make a macaron taste repulsive. But I won’t be very happy about it.
Now, don’t get me wrong the macarons here looks beautiful like the macaron we see in the food magazines, but if you are a macaron addict and you are on a prowl for some of the tastiest and most delicious gourmet macarons in Fresno, Le Parisian wont be that place.
For $ 2.50 each, these macaron comes with a choice of 2 elongated box, perfect for fitting 5 macaroons or 10 macaroons in one line, which translates to a beautiful packaging for gifts.
What I do like about Le Parisien is the selection of the macaron flavors available. Le Parisien offers 8 – 10 different varieties of flavor, everything from fruity taste to common flavors such as vanilla.
French macarons, often confused with macaroons is a meringue based styled cookie, which entails whipping egg whites with powdered sugar and then folding the almond flour to incorporate it into the meringue. It is usually sweet, crunchy on the outside, creamy and soft in the middle, with hint of flavors of nut, fruit or vanilla beans. The macaroons here is nice and hard layered on the outside, almost like biting into a chocolate shelled ice cream, but lacks that nice soft and moist interior. Its also cloyingly sweet, a good macaroon should not be so sweet and leaving that lumpy feeling at the end of your throat. I also feel that the filling was very stingy and it was slightly lacking in being smooth, firm, light and a non sticky in texture. But my biggest issue would be the cloyingly sweet cookie.
For a macaron lover this might be heartbreak and back on the macaron tinder (dating app) to find true love, but for anyone looking for an average tasting macaron for presentation and gifts Le Perisien should be fine. I just hope they would make it a priority to be better at making these little jewels and maybe have pride in selling them as a gourmet selection to the Fresno metro. The positive thing about Le Perisien is their macaron box, which other places lacks, so awesome job there for presentation, but the taste of the macarons here is probably the same level as groceries style.

5 stars! Drove up from LA at 4am and this was the best place for my first stop. Large triple shot latte and chocolate croissant. The owner is lovely and makes you feel welcome even for a grumpy tired traveller.
Great internet too. Cruising at 15mbps.

Location is key, this little french bakery is located at Palm & Nees in a quaint plaza. The atmosphere is casual with plenty of local artwork covering the dining room walls. There is a patio and free wifi which is always a bonus in my book. you order at the counter and depending whether you’re staying or not they will provide you with a number for your order. This Bakery offers more than pastries including breakfast, sandwiches, salads, and more. I had the croque monssieur for breakfast when I ate here and it was above par. Croque monssieur translates roughly to, Mr. Crunch. Thats exactly what this dish was, Crunchy! covered with béchamel sauce and cheese. Hands down best breakfast ever. If your live near by, visiting family/​friends, or just traveling through stop by Le Parisien and have something to eat while you check your timeline haha.

Came here for the first time in my birthday and was not disappointed. I got the pesto turkey crêpe while my wife got the Normandy crêpe which consists of apples and cinnamon. Both crepes were delicious, we would certainly order them again.
My only complaint is the coffee, it’s slightly better than starbucks which is not saying a whole lot. However, for Fresno this type of quality is totally normal and for some reason accepted.
All in all, excellent food but terrible coffee. We will definitely return… for the food.

I normally don’t give places a «5,» but in this case I can’t see why I wouldn’t. Coffee is excellent, strong roast and they don’t over pour on the syrup. The pastries were excellent and full of flavor. I got the «mini» Crème Puff, «mini» Custard Fruit Pie, & a large Strawberry Custard Pie. I had bites of all… Custard was perfect. Sweet & yummy! I think I’ll go here more than the other competitors. Great Find!

I waited a month before coming here, macaroons are better at whole foods. Day old or older macaroons. If they are fresh that makes them even more horrible. Sorry the croissants made fresh everyday are not that much better. I’ve had better, sorry.

I have driven past this place a ton of times but have never been inside, this past weekend we were going to go to our usual spot but found they don’t open until non on Sunday’ so we decided to give this place a shot.
My girlfriend got a regular croissant and I got a chocolate croissant, both were really really good. You can tell that everything is definitely made fresh there onsite just by some of the chewy elasticity on the inside of the pastries, there is no dried out garbage here. I also got a café late which was also very good.
Was also surprised to see that the lady who owns the place is actually from France!