Recommended based on 9 votes
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User Reviews on Jean-Marc's Patisserie and Boulangerie
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Overall
Recommended
Food 9
Ambience 4
Service 7
Value 8
Not the place for an eat in meal, but as a local bakery it's tops! Great panini rolls, and as per other reviews, fantastic chocolate tarts! The other 'demi-tarts' are fab, and I highly recommend you try ALL of them.
Jambon et Fromage rolls are nice too...reminds me of Bruxelles.
I was disappointed with the dry passionfruit cake and even more disappointed with the staffs attitude when I tried to return it. I used to shop here some years ago and was suprised at the changes, so it came as no suprise to me that when I asked for Jean-Marc I was told he was no longer there. The bread was still OK though.
Popped here on my way home from gym, tried their chocolate and butter croisants. I have to say it's not the best that I've ever had in Sydney but it's decent, good portion and reasonably priced. The other dessert also looks tempting. I will definitely come back and try the others.
As I was in the area, I decided to pop in today, not having visited for a while, maybe almost 2yrs! I don't know if my memory is faulty but I'm pretty sure that it was better when I was last here. I bought a croissant and a passionfruit cake (small friand shaped one) to take away. The croissant was not terribly buttery or flaky and really quite ordinary. The passionfruit cake was okay but not anything above what one might find at a weekend market. I was quite disappointed. I considered buying a chocolate macaron as they were so incredibly large but some of them looked slightly charred/ burnt on top, which turned me off. Actually, I was really hanging out for a millefeuille but alas they didn't have any :(
Everytime we are down in the city on saturday afternoon, we always make our way to this place just to do a take away of their chocolate tart, and we always buy the medium size 'cos we know that the small one won't last long (gone in few seconds!). It's just so divine to the last bite. I've tried the dome and the macaroons and they all just so delicious. But our pick will be the chocolate tart, somehting that I will recommend to anyone, especially chocolate lovers
We were only supposed to have a dessert each but after trying their chocolate macaroon and the creme brulee dome dessert, I wanted more! The chocolate tart caught my eye and it was a great choice as it was just delicious. Everything tasted great and I couldn't help taking some chocolate macaroons home later. Service is very friendly and I would definitely come back.
Nice, soft fresh loafs of bread here. Have tried the vanilla slice, rich but delicious. They also have great powdery rolls but you have to get in early to get them, by lunchtime they are usually gone.
Love this place - real down to earth French patisserie with no attitude. Great bread and chocolate, and thier vanilla slice is so big you can share it! Great value for money! If you are ever organising a dinner party consider this place for dessert particaulrly if you are the type who like to make it look your own.
This place is really bad for people on a diet. There was a time when I would pop in after lunch every day for a month to buy a chocolate tart. The pastries and desserts are divine! The chocolate dome is awesome if somewhat pricey. The bread and butter pudding and vanilla slice are value for money as the slices are huge. The croissants, danishes and baguettes are all very good. The mudcake/ cupcake was dry the one time I tried it. The cafe itself is quite sparse and the tables and chairs are utilitarian. I've had take-away coffee three times and it always tasted very cardboard-like. This must be due to the diposable cup it comes in because I didn't notice anything amiss when I had it in the cafe. The staff are friendly but since I mostly take away, I don't expect much in the way of service.