We used to love this place...then something totally weird happened. When I ordered my favorite blueberry scone, I told the server I wanted the second scone from the front of the case. I'm paying for it and should be able to pick the one I want right? WRONG! She said, "sorry I can't do that. We have to pick the scone." What? That's ridiculous. I'm paying for a scone/cookie/breakfast roll, but only the Server picks which one I get. This is like going to the meat dept, asking for two expensive steaks but only the Butcher picks which ones you can get! This experience made me quite frustrated. Have things gotten so financially bad that La Bou is reduced this type of petty behavior towards their customers? read more

Food is always oh so good. Chinese chicken salad and of course baguettes w/ their special dill sauce are so delicious! Great service and always fast!!! read more

I grew up in Nor-Cal and miss La Bou SO much! It's my favorite cafe - better than Panera or Corner Bakery. The coffees (drip and specialty espresso drinks) are delicious. I usually get a white mocha or a black-and-white mocha and I love that they use an extra-rich whole milk - it makes it so decadent! There is always a fruit-filled croissant selection (and plain croissants) in the mornings - my favorite is apricot, although they're usually sold out of them when I get there. For lunch, I love the Thai chicken soup (spicy in a good way) and anything with the dill dressing. The dressing is so popular that they sell it as a side and you can take it to go with a sliced baguette for dipping. Delish! The decor doesn't bother me - I go for the food anyway. read more

I enjoy their scones and their Spicy Thai Chicken Soup, but all of a sudden the decor has become kitschy and cluttered instead of neat a clean-it looks like a garage sale of goods (although not "used")-I don't mind seeing food related goods for sale, such as teas and coffees, but really, Asian "artsy" do dads??? Yuk!-what a turn off-and a green dragon on the cold case? It must be this location only because I haven't seen it anywhere else. Sorry folks, go back to doing what you do best-FOOD! read more

Consistently great. Wonderful for a quick light lunch. I love all the soups and salad! They could use a little more counter help during the busy lunch hour. Hard to get in and out on a short lunch break. read more

Disappointing "Vegetarian Club" sandwich: just a limp piece of lettuce with cream cheese, avocado and a few apple slices. Very scant filling and almost no vegetables to speak of. Not worth the $8. read more

Very disappointed that what used to be their wonderful house salad is no longer made with just butter lettuce but now is mostly large pieces of something else. Just a little butter lettuce in it Butter lettuce is what set it apart from an ordinary house salad. Their Ti Chicken soup is still nt wonderful Want old La Bou house salad back read more

Chili is very thin and soupy; much different from the chili at the Carmichael location. Flavor is good but could do with more beans and meat. read more

Yummy! Great food, but the service sets them apart. Not the cheapest place in town. But, lest I sound redundant, you get what you pay for. The gentleman at the counter walked me through all choices and was super helpful. Great Customer Service!!! read more

Yummy their Baguette & Dill Sauce is so good! Only $4! They are always so nice there! A huge variety of eatables!

I've been to la bou numerous times, but this location I paid my first visit to today. I was very impressed with the amount of employees working....my food literally look 1 minute to get out to me and it was during the lunch hour! I was taking it togo and eating at the office. I ordered the half thai chicken soup (my favorite for when I am sick) and a house salad with dill sauce. K their dill sauce is just amazing....if you haven't ever tried it...WHY!? This was the best La Bou I have visited ever, so close to my office, I will be back :) read more

I am not sure what they are serving in their coffee cups, but I would not call it coffee. Horrible pretty much sums it up. I ordered a cafe mocha, but received something that tasted very fake and processed. The building this coffee shop resides in is very sad. I needs some TLC, I almost didn't go in thinking it couldn't be better than the outside appearance. I am now wishing I hadn't stepped inside. It is fairly clean but the service was so so. I will be looking elsewhere for my next cup. read more

I love going to this location. They always have the fruit croissants I like, and the iced tea is always brewed to perfection! My favorite salad is the sweet basil pasta salad and it was delicious when I had it last. As well as everyone's favorite baguette with dill sauce. The staff is always very friendly and fast. Will keep coming back! read more

The food is good, lots of seating. BUT the place is super dirty; windows, bathroom, tables, floors, and those plastic chairs simply gotta go. Kind of disgusting to sit in that cafe very low class . Will order to go next time when my family will want labou. Love their raisin custard, Latte is no good though.. read more

Great staff, answering all questions in a friendly manner, sure Menu, sure a little pricey but the food quality delivers and all u can handle with the Tomato Bisque Soup/Combo, simply fantastic..We use the drive thru in Granite Bay too, very nice team there, never a problem!!! read more

Used to go to La Bou often and really liked it. I don't know if it's only this location, but was disappointed with their portions of to go salads I ordered, containers half full, Chinese chicken salad barely had anything on it, a few shreds of chicken and handful of lettuce/cabbage. read more

Over the years the Thai Spicy Chicken Soup has been consistently good. Ordered it again today at this location and the taste didn't disappoint. The slices of soft baguette paired with mango iced tee made a satisfying lunch. Only complaint was that portion seems to have shrunk. Usually they fill the bowl nearly to the brim. Today it was down about an inch. Hope this was only a one time oversight. read more

I normally love La Bou & decided to stop in here since I was famished & wanted something on the healthier side. The service was very friendly and they keep it very clean. When I ordered a panini I asked how large it was to judge if I wanted an additional soup or salad. The girl taking my order showed me with her hands & based on her example, I opted against anything additional. Boy, was I disappointed when I got it. It was MUCH smaller than she said it would be & had no flavor...especially since I just paid over $6 for such small & awful food. I won't be back for such flavorless, overpriced food...maybe it was just this location? read more

Used to like this place but lately they have been getting my order wrong and service hasn't been up to par. I won't be returning to la bou.

Great chicken club sandwich. Amazing atmosphere with a very clean facility. The only reason they get 4 starts instead of 5 is because they forgot to make my coffee. After waiting for 20 min I came up and asked and they made me one, and apologized. read more

Laziness. So the eggplant panini had been on the La Bou menu for more than 10 years, some locations don't have it on the menu. The one by my house happens to have it and I order this quite often. However, each La Bou still carries eggplant, goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes. The lazy employee Lee, decided that she did not want to make this, stated, "that's not on the menu, I can't do that." So you're telling me that no one ever makes modifications to their sandwiches? Especially after I was told that any sandwich can be made into a panini? So I ask if they carry goat cheese, I'm told they do. I ask if they have sun-dried tomatoes, this is also a "yes." There is an eggplant sandwich, so why am I told that I cannot have goat cheese or sun-dried tomatoes at an additional cost? I don't mind paying extra, but "no."? You've got to be kidding me. Then Lee had the audacity to apologize, apologize for your poor work ethic. I don't eat meat, so when you tell me that you cannot make my eggplant sandwich and all of your paninis have meat in them, what option do I have? Go somewhere else? On my 30 minute lunch break that you've already consumed by dragging your feet thinking of different ways to justify your refusal to make a fucking vegetarian sandwich with items that you have in stock, that La Bou has carried in the past? I wish I could fire you myself Lee. You deserve a write up for being so ridiculous. The justifications of her refusal didn't even make sense. Annoyed and hungry. read more

La Bou is great, but my suggestion is to put the ham and cheese on something other than a croissant; it's too greasy and chewy. Perhaps a bun of some kind, then I would buy it. read more

I have always enjoyed La Bou so on my Saturday morning I decided to grab food for me and my family from here. This location has so many different options in comparison to the Rocklin location where I frequent. Being vegan I have to ask what is in certain items before I order so naturally I had questions for the young lady checking me out. She seemed extremely annoyed with the fact that I didn't know exactly what I wanted. She was very impatient and when I asked her questions she stared at me like i should know all of the menu items. I felt very uncomfortable by it and quickly made a decision. While me and my sister went to fill up our iced teas we over heard her and another coworker snickering and looking over at us. It made both of us feel very uncomfortable once again. Upon receiving our food I was extremely disappointed. Our house salad was not even a salad more of sandwich toppings thrown in a box. I usually love la bou it's my favorite but I will not be coming back to this location again. Extremely unprofessional and unwelcoming. read more

Ok, after ordering a small coffee and rasberry Scone I was treated rudly on my return of The Scone. Am I Not the customer? The infamous Scone was not good. I could not taste raspberry and it seemed to lack moisture. I know scones are topically dry, but this Scone well let's just say it lacked that quality. So I returned a scone. The gal looked at my plate and Assumed I had customerpurchased a Mini Scone and proceeds to charge me the difference for a Almond crussant which I said I would rather have. I said why are you charging me more money when I purchased coffee and scone at 4.85. She assumed my scone was a mini and said half of it was eaten. I was then offended by this. Customer satisfaction. I told her just keep it I dont want your scones or crussant in which she starts to appoligs for her mistake. I walked away. How rude this gal was. She should have exchanged my scone or money with out her stupid rude comments . Customers satisfaction comes First. read more

Just finished lunch @ Roseville LaBou. The cashier, Brian, is a real asset. He provided excellent customer service (I sat near the counter & could hear him). He is efficient, knows the products, friendly & seems to enjoy working w the public. Hard to find someone like him these days! My lunch was excellent as well. I had the combo w 2 salads & a drink ($10). read more

A Sacramento Classic. La Bou has long been a favorite. Although the quality on some items has moderately declined over the years, still a great place for breakfast and lunch. Great soups, salads and pastries. Braden at the front counter has an amazing attitude and customer service ethic. Always a pleasure to deal with. It's always nice to be greeted by such a friendly and knowledgeable employee. read more

I too used to be a La Bou regular for coffee & croissant the turkey n cheese. Now it's a stop once every 3 months. The flakey croissant quality it not there anymore, just the filling inside a light bread. Bread to the point the tips are chewy like French bread. The croissant has lost its traditional crescent shape. I'm thinking this might be a day old one, love the taste. Just the flakey mess is gone. A good mess. Coffee still good read more

The sandwiches are always well crafted. I always say La Bou is the best place in the area to get a sandwich over places like Togos and Subway. The prices are well worth the service which is really great and their sandwiches which are like put together with an artisans touch. read more

I and some of my friends have been coming to La Bou's on Douglas for a good 5 years now. I am always very pleased with the meals I have been served such as the Thai Chicken Soup; Panini Turkey sandwich; Tuna melt; BLT; Apple Walnut Bread; Ham & Cheese Crossant; Coffee Cake; Apple and Cherry Strudel; Muffins; variety of scones, etc. The coffee is good and reasonably priced. My understanding is that the meat used in the sandwiches is better quality than you would find at most deli cafes. Amy, and Matt are two of my favorite servers. I appreciate the bustle of the breakfast and lunch time crowd. I recently asked a server at a Starbucks where they got their pastries and he immediately said La Bou's. La Bou's has a larger selection of pastries and they seem fresher than Starbucks. I prefer the larger dining area of La Bou over Starbucks and recommend La Bou's to many of my friends and co-workers. I also equally enjoy the La Bou in Granite Bay. I am very grateful that my friends and I have two La Bou's to regularly visit in Roseville area for the best in quality and variety of sandwiches, soups and pastries. Phil D. read more

Baguette and Dill sauce all day! Favorite hang over food by far. and service is always friendly!

my husband and I met up on our lunch breaks and decided to go here because weve never been. this place was horrible from the start. everything is over priced you don't get anything with your sandwich you have to get everything separate, we sat in the back booth and we were approached being accused of moving some chairs blocking off apparently the area we were sitting in, when someone was sitting there before us (we had to clean off our own table). That really put a cherry on top of everything. When we got our food....yuck! my Caesar salad was literally two big pieces of LETTUCE NOT ROMAINE with disgusting flavorless croutons and the nastiest dressing I've ever had in my life. My soup was nothing special. My husband said his sandwich was nothing special. I will NEVER come back here again, I would rather go to DENNYS and order the same exact thing because they put avocado and bacon in their Caesar salad and their dressing is amazing! their potato soup is the best I've ever had.....that's pretty sad. read more