Huge fan of donuts, and since we don't have any big Donut franchise in France, I'm always excited…read moreto try places offering homemade donuts. I've been very disappointed by this place, twice, the donuts are dry, with no flavor, the texture has nothing to do with donuts, but more like dry cake. The place offers a lot of American products which is nice, but really isn't worth a detour.

This place let us down. The donuts are greasy, the coffee is…read morewatered down and the restroom is in awful conditions.

Bagel was dry and cream cheese was tasteless . We were very disappointed! Maybe it was the time of…read moreday. Poor selection of bagels

Got the Alaskan fire with nachos on the side. The specific ingredients in this bagel were not so…read moregreat. The chicken was a little dry and the BBQ sauce was overpowering. However, I feel like the other bagels on the menu would be really good. The nachos are exactly the same type you get at a movie theatre with the liquid cheese. Great in a guilty-pleasure kind of way.

A really pretty, clean, surprisingly large tea (Marriage Frères) and coffee house with some food…read moreavailable. Warning: on the weekends you can only order a whole menu meal, so to get a sandwich (Which is all I wanted) I had to buy another tea, a fresh juice, muffin and biscotti as well. That with a piece of cheesecake came to €24. A bit much. Also, limited amount of loose-leaf yea available for takeaway. It looks full, but it's just all the same stuff. It is really pretty and clean though, seems like a local date place. And, it was open... Hard to find in this part of Lyon on a Saturday afternoon.

A cute coffee shop in the historical part of Lyon! I had a small cappuccino for 3.2€ and it was…read moredelicious. The staff was efficient and friendly.

From the owner: Bienvenue chez Mary's Coffee Shop…read more Premier coffee shop de la Loire, Mary's coffee vous accueille du lundi au vendredi, 17 rue Cuvier à Saint-Etienne (derrière la Bibliothèque Universitaire de la FAC). Venez découvrir nos boissons gourmandes, chaudes ou glacées, à base de café, thé et chocolat dans un cadre chaleureux et convivial avec accès Wifi gratuit. Resisterez vous à l'appel de nos muffins "Fait Maison" ? Pas si sûr.. Notre gamme de pâtisserie américaine (Donuts, brownies, crumbles, cookies...etc) vous comblera de plaisir et de gourmandise ! Mary's Coffee c'est aussi les petits déjeuners ( avec pancake au sirop d'érable !!! ^^ miam ) et de la restauration rapide le midi sans oublier les smoothies, les milk shakes, les crêpes - gaufres et bien d'autre délices !! A très bientôt chez Mary's Coffee !!

Ordered a flat white and macchiato and they were okay tasting. Actually, the flat white was just…read morenot that good. Those two coffees cost almost 10 euros, pricey! Lots of breads and sandwiches here but no pretzel that I like. Service was a bit slow but friendly.

What does Paul in France and Tim Horton's in Canada have in common?…read more They are both legendary chains which top management turned into cash cows. Previously marvelous food was cheapened and cheapened and cheapened to the point of being nearly inedible. The financiers that bought Tim Horton's and Paul as investment assets got rich from more favorable ratios of revenue to outflows. Establishments that used to be a treat are now awful. * * * Tim Horton's was once the best donut chain in Canada. The donuts were wonderful. The coffee was classical. The side dishes for breakfast and lunch were solid and reliable. Tim Horton's was a defining chain for Canada the way McDonald's was for America. Only Tim Horton's was much much better. Now McDonald's is actually a first rate chain - at least in the U.S. (Outside of the U.S., you are taking your chances with a McDonald's). Tim Horton's went from excellent to fair to absolutely downright awful. It was a sad process to see. It was a worse process to taste. * * * Long ago, going to a Paul in Paris was a treat. I still remember a hot chocolate I had at a Paul near the Ile de Cite. It was being one of the biggest thrills of that particular Paris trip. (I was poor then, so Michelin starred gastronomy was not going to happen. Paul was a French comfort even a starving student could afford.) I didn't go very often. But I was always very happy when I went. * * * There were not very many Pauls back then. Now Pauls are everywhere. Some big locations like shopping centers or airports have multiple Pauls. When French intellectuals complain about "alimentation industrialisee", Mass produced baguettes are Exhibit A. Factory pastry is Exhibit B. Paul shows up under Exhibit B. Paul is all about selling engineered pastry on a Fordist scale - Thousands of identical awful viennoiseries are being churned out every hour on assembly lines in industrial parks. They are taken by truck to street corners and shopping malls everywhere. Like Tim Horton's, people come because they have memories of when the food was good. Like Walmart, people come because the price is right. * * * Eating at Paul won't kill you. Paul's coffee is bad but A lot of French coffee is bad. (Every time I have a French espresso these days, I get sad memories of the wonderful coffee of Australia and Spain.) Paul coffee is actually no worse than what an artisanal bakery would serve you. Paul pastry is much much worse than what an artisanal bakery would provide. If Americans need a base of comparison, Oreos are slightly better than Paul pastry. Chips Ahoy cookies are significantly worse than Paul pastry. In some cases, eating at Paul might even be your best choice. At the shopping center at Lyon Part-Dieu, nearly ALL of the food is industrialized fast food. Paul is no worse than the awful stuff that is for sale at the food court. We are not talking one star poisoning here. We are more talking two star disappointment. * * * When I ate at Paul, I comforted myself with remembering happy experiences. I thought about my wonderful sessions at Paul in my youth. This is no different than me remembering the girls of my dreams when I was attending high school. I am nearly seventy now, and have a lovely wife. Like Paul, some of those girls I yearned for back in the day are not exactly wonderful fifty years later.

The best vegan burgers in Geneva for sure :) Note: they do not take reservations as of the posting…read moreof this review.

From the owner: Hot-Dog, riz sauté, Cheeseburger, pâtisseries veganread more

Awesome spot for good food in Anncey.. The couple who run it used to have the best cafe in Chamonix…read moreand moved down here. If they had six stars I'd give it to them because the place is called Boston. Go Sox.

I hate to be the naysayer after reading so many great reviews about the desserts/meringues at this…read moreplace. I walked by this place and saw all the beautiful meringues on display, and loved watching the pastry chefs work their magic with the mixers, making each dessert, and going inside and smelling all the sweet sugar and freshly baked goods. After reading all the rave reviews, I decided I wanted to try this and we got the praline flavor. The meringue is basically the base of the dessert and then it's topped with a chantilly cream which is really fresh and then it's topped with nuts or chocolate flakes, depending on the flavor. We got the praline one and it was topped with almonds and hazelnuts. While everything was really fresh and the pastry was light, it was just really sweet. Neither of us were really craving more, and we were glad we had only just gotten one to share. I can't remember the exact price but it was somewhere around 2,50-3€. For me, I'd much rather have an ice cream or some other kind of French patisserie. The desserts here are certainly unique and you probably won't find things like this elsewhere, but just not for me. I wouldn't come back here nor recommend it.

Stopped by right before they closed not knowing what it was. The staff were lovely and made…read morerecommendations for us as well as sent us away with a classique! We loved everything and then started to read all about their amazing merengue. Love the chocolate and it's all perfectly French and quite outstanding. Highly recommended.