Maison Kayser

Super disappointed. I bought the «la nicoise» salad this morning (²⁄₅) on my way to work and as i am eating it now for lunch i found not only a hair on the potato, which i scooped the potato and surrounding lettuce leaves out of the (already small) bowl but i also found a piece of fuzz in the tuna salad part. So i threw out my half eaten salad, which was about $ 12 so not the best deal in midtown. In addition to the extra things in my salad, it was very salty (and while it did have anchovies which i know add salt, every bite i did manage to eat before find the hair & fuzz was salty). :(

I love this place and the white chocolate bread is a must! Had the smoked salmon and it was Delish
Also service was great and would come back for sure

Closest thing to a Parisian baguette there is in NYC… croissants are awesome too!!!
Place would be a five star, but the chic at the register never even smiled… never said tanks… like she was pissed off to have to open the register… Americans think French people are rude??? I’ve been to France, and they are way more friendly than the help in here… all it takes is a little smile and a thank you… if you don’t have any personality, hey, maybe you can move yourself up to a MacDonalds career and make $ 15 an hour… sometimes I’m embarrassed to be an American… end of rant… the food here is awesome!

Great authentic French breakfast, love the almonds croissants. Will deff inanely return

Great place to eat delicious baked goods or simply enjoy a macchiato. Free wifi and intimate enough to have a conversation.

I found out that they have Cookie Touchoco, a flourless & dairy free dark chocolate cookie. It’s a large galette covered with chocolate chips. It seems to be too sweet and big to be eaten all at once. I would prefer if it could be more bitter and not so sweet. But I’m so grateful that they have something that’s both flourless and dairy free. It’s a wonderful find.

So many desserts that are too beautiful to eat! This Parisian bakery founded by Eric Kayser in 1996 specializes in freshly baked bread and baked goods. I have only had sweet desserts from here, but they also have a full lunch menu and savory items.
I am not a huge fan of chocolate, but I enjoyed the Adagio ($ 6.75), which is a 70% chocolate mousse cake with passion fruit center. The cake is rich and dense, and the fruity passion fruit flavor in the middle is a nice way to balance the rich chocolate outside.
I love the Pavlova ($ 6.75) and the Tarte Citron ($ 6.75). The Pavlova has light, crispy meringue underneath and creamy center. It it topped with generous amount of berries, including plump blueberries and blackberries. It is a bit messy to eat though.
Finally, the Tarte Citron is a great lemon tart. Topped with fresh raspberries, the tart tastes like crème brûlée without the caramelization. The lemon-​y center is sweet and delicious!

This place is right next to Bryant Park and is absolutely beautiful! The interior is bright and spacious and decorated for the holidays for now. Our server was extremely friendly and really knew what she was doing. I had a pain au chocolat and an iced latte and my mother had a café au lait and the apple cinnamon brioche. The pastries are to die for-​5 stats definitely. However, the coffee could have been better, especially with so much competition from coffee shops all around the city. I just went here for a coffee break but I would love to come back here for lunch because they have scrumptious looking stews, salads, and more! Definitely recommend for anyone looking for a French experience.

Usually am such a fan of this place have gone here so many times food good service good! Today not sure what happened we get seated and no menus too! Then took forever to get a waitress to even notice us … But I know this place is usually good so I am hoping this is just a fluke???

Very nice place. The décor is beautiful and very much french inspired. The staff although very polite but extremely busy so you have to flag them down and make sure you order everything you want because it will be a while before they come back.
The breakfast items are OK, but their specialty is the large selections of desserts. We tried the mangodor which is essentially mango and chocolate. The cardinal which is raspberry and chocolate. A puff pastry dish that had cream. And finally a apricot and pistachio tart. These desserts were amazing, we ended up going back every chance we got. I hate that our city does not have one of these cafés. This pace will be missed greatly.

I’ve never had a French brunch but this one was amazing! Once I got there, I waited a couple mins for a table even though I was the third «party» in line. I ordered a cappuccino and the Saucisses & Oeufs Brouillés which is actually sweet sausages, scrambled eggs, caramelized onions, roasted red peppers, basil pesto and gruyère. The three people I went with were picking at my meal because it was that good!
And of course a French pastry! We had 4 at the table and shared it all. The pistachio éclair and the chocolate éclair were soft and felt like it was just made. I had the apricot and pistachio tart which wasn’t that good. I think it was just from a bad batch. There was a cherry muffin we had as well and that didn’t seem so fresh. Overall I loved the service, the vibe was great.
P.s All their bread is made on site! You can check it out in the back.

Please note that there are TWO separate entrances to this MK location; the sit-​down restaurant is to the west (right-​hand side) of the bakery.
Excellent, kind, and cheerful service, even if you need help translating the menu (no, your high school French is probably not good enough). The large windows in the back give you a great view of the bread-​making operation here (while the actual kitchen is nearly out of sight downstairs near the bathrooms).
The prices in general are reasonable when you consider the quality and quantity of the food. The superior bread basket came with high-​end butter, Bonne Maman jams, AND the most adorable packet of Nutella. Five bucks, and you can die happy.
My only criticism is that the tables are really jammed into the front section, and you may be jostled by crowds when it’s busy. (The tables in back are also very close together, but it’s more serene, and I would wait for a spot there.)

Very French style. Don’t understand most of the menu. Many different server and some of them in charge of only serving water.
I got a omelet and it was ok. Terrible choice I made on the coffee, which’s name I totally forgot. It was a bit crowed. There were bread chips on the table. I understand it was hard to clean because of the design of the table.
I am just never a fun of chain restaurants. I’d probably give 3 stars, but those little cake selling at the cashier definitely saved the day.

I had the pain aux amandes aux chocolate. It was to die for. Their coffee and lattes were excellent. We were a party of four, everyone had a pastry and a coffee beverage, and everyone walked away happy.
The ambiance is very bright and cheery. This is a great place to stop for a picker-​upper after a walk in Central Park on a cold day. The sugar and caffeine will get you going again.
Just the look of the pastries from the display case was enough to get us in the door. You don’t often see such beautiful bakery work.

My go-​to spot for casual brunch/​lunch, coffee, pastries, dates — pretty much covers most occasions. The pastries taste as good as they are beautiful (chocolate croissant!). The coffees come with the most adorable little cake. There’s a good variety of savory foods and more substantial menu items (all in French, but take no shame in asking for an explanation of everything). I recommend the «pain perdu pomme-​cannelle» (french toast), french onion soup, «ouefs norvegian» (salmon eggs benedict), and seasonal salad.
It’s bright, clean, spacious, classy, and you can sit and chat for hours. The service can be slow and spotty at times, but you can’t beat the delicious and simple French fare, reasonable prices, and location near Bryant Park. Plus you never have to wait so that’s immediate gratification. I’m still hoping they expand their hours to include dinner.

Exactly what you would expect an adorable little bakery to be — filled with colorful goodies like chocolate and fruit tartes, croissants, eclairs and cookies. I grabbed a mini chocolate tarte to go — it was incredibly rich and good, plenty to share, in fact, you should share to save yourself half the calories. They also have an assortment of sandwiches and salads, should you want to eat before getting some yummy desserts. Friendly service.

Not impressed. Came here for lunch and ordered a Niçoise salad. This was absolutely not made to order, the eggs and everything were ice cold they had obviously been cooked early this morning and refrigerated since. The potatoes were also not fully cooked. How can you charge $ 18 for something like that. Had to send back! Got the mushroom tartine and salmon tartine instead which were both okay but nothing to write home about. Dessert was much better, I got a st honore.
Service was very mediocre, I had to get up and get my own utensils after waiting a while, didn’t want my food to get cold. Wouldn’t be back for lunch, maybe for dessert or coffee.

Returned for sit down service on a weekday morning and I’m dropping a star because it was slow, even though it wasn’t that crowded. I had an almond croissant — my usual — and it was soggy, not chewy like it should me. I will say my latte was delicious, and I had a bite of my friend’s avocado toast, which was very good. Concerning the service and the disappointing croissant, I guess they were having an off day.
Update: the to-​go salad that I had was okay. Pretty expensive and could’ve used more protein.

I stopped into this Midtown location right across from Bryant Park early on a Sunday morning to grab coffee and a croissant. The almond croissant was amazing-​it was less light and buttery than the texture of a typical good croissant, but there was something about it that was perfect.
They have seating at the back of the café behind the coffee bar, which I took advantage of.
From that vantage point, you can see the pastries and breads being baked. Many of the employees had French accents, which added to the authenticity of the experience.

I had just come from lunch and was heading to another shop, but I had to stop in and check out the beautiful French treats as I am a big fan of anything French! It was a bit busy, but there was no wait to pick up baked goods/​pastries. The tough part was making a decision with SO MANY choices!
Chocolate Financier
Saint Honoré
Strawberry Pistachio Tart
Petite Praliné Financier
I love financiers and their chocolate version was moist and amazing. The Petite Praliné Financiers were also tasty and so much fun to snack on. The Saint Honoré was fabulous with a light, crunchy caramelized sugar exterior. Finally, the tart was also very delicious. Fruit tarts are another one of my favorite pastries and this did not disappoint. It was still good even after several hours.
There are many locations in NYC, so make sure to stop by one. This location is conveniently next to Bryant Park, so it’s wonderful to pick up some treats and enjoy the park if weather permits.