Pierre Hermé

So in LOVE with PH! The staff is super amazing (if you ever go to this location — there is a super cute and helpful Japanese lady working there, you will love her! She is so kind and helpful). The macaroons are the best macarons in the world. So addicted! Once you try Pierre Herme — you won’t go to Laduree anymore.

After realizing the magic of macrons this place is a revelation. They do non traditional flavors so don’t expect the classics here. Folks this is perfection and with a single day that I got to spend in London (don’t ask) I am glad I came here to give it a try.
The space is minuscule and can feel crowded even with a small group of people. I think its the overly intruding display that is to blame here but hey with these tiny morsels from heaven I think they need all the display space one can give. Needless to say these were the only take away goodie item on my flight home.
5 Stars!!!

The most delicious macaron that ive ever tasted. In my opinion it is better than laduree and pierre marcolini etc. it has many different exotic flavours. Plus they are really soft; tastes like heaven :)). My favourite flavour is rose flavour it is so amazing. Definetely recommended brand of macarons

Boutique style patiserrie shop. Prices are through the roof! The taste makes up for it though. Famous for the macarons but they have great chocolates and cakes aswell.

I’m so used to waiting on long lines to get into PH in Paris that when I saw NO one in the shop, I thought it might be closed!!! But it wasn’t. We got just a few for the road and they were gone in 20 seconds. SO good!

Dreamy. Best macarons I’ve ever had. Pierre Herme kills, and I mean KILLS, Laduree by a country mile. Much better texture and fantastic, balanced flavors.

So, Pierre Hermé is located in the very upscale Belgravia region, surrounded by other high-​end retailers. I really wanted to try some Parisian macarons while I was in Paris, but I did luck out coming to London and being able to try Pierre Hermé. Although there was a Ladurée at Harrod’s, where I was before getting my macaron fix, I was told to try PH instead.
The shop was so cute. Small and chic, I felt… so at peace already with just stepping in. I felt rather overwhelmed with the macaron flavors, even though I had a few suggestions (thanks Alex) for which ones to try. Ultimately, I got the special edition London Landmarks box (cute little box with little illustrations of landmarks like the London Eye, Tower of London, etc.) of 6 (they also offered a larger box) for a few extra pounds.
The flavors I chose were:
— Mogador (milk chocolate & passion fruit)
— Velouté Ispahan (yoghurt & rose, litchi, raspberry)
— Infiniment Rose (rose & rose petal)
— Infiniment Jasmin (jasmine flower & jasmine tea)
— Infiniment Chocolat Porcelana (CHOCOLATE)
… and on other one that I can’t quite identify right now but it may come to me.
(These are from the Les Jardins collection.)
Such care was taken into preparing my little box of treats. A piece of tissue paper was placed inside the box, the macarons lovingly placed on the paper, the paper folded over the macarons, the lid carefully fitted on top, the sides gently taped shut. And the cashier was nice in the same quiet and calm way that the shop was as a whole.
I did like these macarons, but I don’t know, I don’t think I was WOWed by them, by any means. And yes, they cost quite a lot. However, they were a delightful treat and I am really glad I was able to visit a Pierre Hermé location during this trip, even if I couldn’t visit one in Paris.

Oh my — delicious. My go to was always Laduree but after having a Pierre Herme macaron I’m totally sold. Buttery caramel… orange blossom… oriental themes… no matter what you choose the macarons from Pierre Herme are delicate and you can taste how fresh the ingredients are.
Definitely come here if you’re a macaron lover. Even if you’re not, try Pierre Herme! You might just be converted!

I was actually disappointed with this place. The display WAS beautiful but the whole thing was almost too simplistic. And the macarons were… fine. Nothing spectacular, nothing terrible. And yes the staff was not terribly friendly but I guess that’s not what you expect from a place like this. All around disappointing.

We had a taste comparison with macarons from Laduree, Herme won on all counts: texture, flavour, filling, and price.
The Herme store was beautifully designed and the staff very friendly. Still prefer the Fleur De Sel from Pix in Portland but really liked the Mosaic here. When in London this is the place to go.

Pierre Hermé is not a small man which, after a bite of one of his macaroons, is easy to understand — if I were as good a patissier as him, I’d eat more than I sold. Whilst Ladurée has long been the top name in the highly populated macaroon market (ha), Pierre has enjoyed a fast rise to popularity in Paris due to unusual and inventive flavour combinations.
The only disappointing thing about the boutique in Knightsbridge is that they don’t offer any of the teatime cake-​type things that they do in Paris, but to be honest, it really doesn’t matter that much as the macaroons are enough to reduce me to Gregg Wallace-​esque noises. At £80/​kg, my box of 7 came to just over £10 which, considering that 2 coffees/​2 cakes at Caffe Nerd will set you back a similar amount, it’s totally worth it.
As for the flavour selection, I hear they cycle them quite often in the store. Each macaroon has its own texture as well as flavouring — the salted caramel one was REALLY buttery, whereas the Venezuelan double chocolate one was much more like, well, chocolate.
So, in short, yet again I manage to find an expensive, decadent, potential habit which could ruin me, but I’d be hard pressed to find a more delicious way down the slippery slope.

A little bit of elegance.
You feel special buying something in this area. Ok, at least I do, since I certainly cannot afford a £6,000,000 home, a Chanel coat, or, like, anything else in Knightsbridge.
That said, these were a treat. I’d never really had macaroons before, but I DO know food, flavour, and well thought out pastry. Pierre Herme certainly delivered.
A box of 7 macaroons will run you about £10.80, but it is totally worth it for an occasional treat or small gift. I really loved the butter salted caramel, jasmine tea, and rose flavours. Each flavour’s filling has a different texture to support the particular macaroon– for example, the vanilla one (with three different vanilla types, whoop-​ti-​doo) had a denser, almost crème brûlée like texture, whereas the butter caramel tasted, well, lighter, like whipped (salted caramel) butter.
Unlike others, I found the woman working there to be really friendly.
This is indulgent art in a box. YUM.

In the world of macarons, Pierre Hermé’s creations would most definitely make the roster for the all-​star team. If I had to pick an MLB player as a comparison, I would say that Pierre Hermé is a little bit like Justin Verlander: one of the best in the business with numerous accolades and distinctions on his resumé whose offerings come at you hard and heavy with no holding back. Like a Justin Verlander fastball, Pierre Hermé’s macarons are bold and packed with a ferocious intensity, which is to say that the macarons are strongly flavored with seemingly audacious flavor combinations. Green Asparagus and Hazelnut Oil? Fresh Mint and Sweet Pea? Color me intrigued. I ended up buying a box of seven. Here are my thoughts:
Dark Chocolate: So rich and decadent that it almost tastes like a truffle, especially given the fact that there is so much filling. The stuff of chocolate lovers’ dreams.
Apricot and Pistachio: I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. A very nice macaron with a great pistachio filling, this was one of my favorites.
Fresh Mint and Sweet Peas: Light and refreshing. I think there were actually chunks of pea mixed in with the filling. And your eyes are not deceiving you, the top and bottom cookies are not the same color.
Salted-​Butter Caramel: One of my two favorites. It was just so ridiculously smooth and buttery with a luxurious richness to it. A bit of saltiness helped to round out the flavor.
Rose and Rose Petals: The lone disappointment. I found it to be perfumy and too artificial-​tasting.
Green Asparagus and Hazelnut Oil: I didn’t really taste the asparagus, as the hazelnut oil was quite overpowering, but this was still a pretty tasty macaron.
Olive Oil and Vanilla: The second of my two favorites, this macaron offered a nice balance between the silky olive oil flavor and the warm vanilla. Very nice.
Texture-​wise, these little guys are supposedly not as crisp as other macarons, but I found the texture to be quite good. The cookie: filling ratio is decidedly skewed towards the filling in Pierre Hermé’s macarons, and, with the exception of the Rose and Rose Petal macaron, flavors were strong and bold. All in all, I was quite pleased with my first taste of Pierre Hermé’s macarons. While they are certainly not cheap (£1.80/macaron or £80/​kg), they are worth a splurge if you are craving some well-​made, intensely flavored macarons. Pierre Hermé certainly deserves all of the praise he has received for his macarons, and I am really eager to try out his other pastries when I head over to Paris in a couple of weeks. As the Justin Verlander of the pastry and macaron world, Pierre Hermé truly stands out and demonstrates a mastery of his craft that sets himself apart from his peers.

Horrible. I would give zero stars if I could.
I tried a passion fruit and milk chocolate macaron, which sounded and looked very promising, but it tasted like a dry, stale military biscuit. Not to mention the hefty 2 pound price tag for a single measley macaron.
It doesn’t help that the staff is as snooty as ever.
The only selling point of this place is the impressive macaron display, clearly sculpted by a professional. I think the problem is that by the time the professional is done arranging the macarons, they’re stale beyond gustatory recognition.

Not as good as the macaroons at le cuisine at the royal monceau in paris but the best in London. try the salted caramel!

SO GOOD. Better than Laduree (which I love).
I had the olive oil and vanilla macaron and it was splendid.

Le meilleur pâtissier de France (et même du monde allons y franchement) vient tout juste d’ouvrir sa première boutique à Londres.
Si l’on pouvait déjà déguster les macarons et chocolats du maître chez Selfridges depuis début 2010, celui-​ci s’est offert dans la foulé une jolie boutique pour mettre en valeur ses petites merveilles, dans l’un des quartier les plus chics de la ville.
Malheureusement pour les habitants de la capitale anglaise, la boutique né vend pas les pâtisseries que l’on trouve en France.
En revanche on retrouve une bonne partie de la gamme des chocolats et macarons disponibles dans les boutiques parisiennes.
Dans la boutique de Londres, on né se presse pas encore pour savourer ses petits délices. Il faut dire que les prix sont évidement d’un niveau élevés (mais pas plus cher qu’en France). Toute fois les macarons y sont tout aussi bons, quoiqu’un peu plus fragiles au niveau de la meringue, que ceux que l’on trouve habituellement à Paris (à moins que je sois tombée dans un mauvais jour). Quoiqu’il en soit, le goût et la texture des macarons restent tout aussi exceptionnels.
Service à la française par des français of course.

A wonderful little macaron boutique.
Macrons are £1.85 each, or slightly less if you buy several.
Of the flavours I sampled my favourite was crème brûlée.
I have to say that I don’t quite know what all the fuss is about with macarons. Are these ones any better than Laduree or Paul or Maison Blanc? I don’t know, but this shop has a very exclusive feel to it. I personally prefer coconut macaroons. Those (sometimes) sold at Konditor and Cook in the Gherkin being good examples.

French patisserie macarons are all the rage these days and none are more celebrated then those by renowned pattisieur Pierre Hermes. His sliver of a shop in Paris’ St. Germain always has a queue out the door, and now London has a boutique of its very own.
While the shop does not have the full range on pastries, it does have a large assortment of his world famous macarons. In flavors such as jasmine, rose, crème brule and the outstanding chocolate-​passion fruit among many others such as classics like chocolate or rose. A box of these confections make a perfect gift –especially for one’s self!