In summer 2024 the kid had tennis or swimming lessons at the SMU complex across the street from La Madeline so we went for brunch after her lessons. One year ago in 2024 (I write in June 2025) we had positive experiences with the food, service, and cleanliness. We became fans of La Madeline once again after a long hiatus. In 2025, the situation was different. Our silverware and dishes were not cleaned well and had residue. The wife did not enjoy her French breakfast and said it was not good quality. The croissant was greasy and heavy. My tomato soup was good (just warm, not hot though), but my grilled cheese took forever and a day to get it so that the soup was gone. I had hoped to dip the sandwich in the soup. The kid did not like her pasta and they got the order wrong. Basically, the meal was close to disaster all the way around. I think it is going to be hard to get the family to agree to return anytime soon. read more

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We have been eating at the Mockingbird location since they opened in the early 80s. It is very disappointing that bread, pastries and food selections have lost the authentic French bakery standard for quality. It seems such a waste to let this restaurant chain get to this state. My husband loves the blueberry muffins, but all of the croissants have lost their crispiness. Today we had the spinach and Loraine quiches. The dough was thick and doughy and the quiches were not creamy or flavorful. The bread loaf we ordered, had not risen properly and was like only 2" tall. I hope the corporation that owns this chain can step up their game. read more

Ordered grilled cheese sandwich and chicken salad sandwich today. Grilled cheese sandwich was hard and old and lettuce on chicken salad sandwich was bad. read more

la Madeleine - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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The sandwiches and pastries were very tasty. The coffee was good too. Well worth a visit.

Came for a very late dinner and enjoyed myself immensely. The place was clean, the order was prompt, the place was nice in clean sort of way and the food was everything I had hoped. In fact, I may have over eaten a bit! I started off with the country potato soup. Very thick and hearty. I'm a sucker for potato soup and this one didn't disappoint. I also had the classic Croque Monsieur sandwich which is basically a toasted ham & swiss cheese. I probably ordered too much. Both of them together were quite a hit with me and I only wish I was able to come more often and try more of the menu. I guess I'll have to wait until my next trip to Dallas. If you're in the area, definitely try their sandwiches out. read more

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My work friends and I frequent the LM in downtown Dallas. You can never go wrong with the tomato basil soup or the chicken ceasar salad! Chefs kiss! read more

Waited about 45 minutes for to-go food when the restaurant was quite empty. The people working at the front don't know what they're doing & take their time despite knowing how long it was taking. Once I finally asked where my food was they told me "someone took my order." When actually, the workers handed my order to the wrong person. (I saw them looking out the window & going outside to find the guy to get my food back from him?) Very unprofessional & lacking transparency when waiting for food. read more

La Madeleine uses to serve delicious food. What happened??? The Caesar salad, which was one of their signature dishes, tonight was wilted, flavorless and just sad. read more

the fruit tart was the size of a half dollar. I really thought it was a joke. I can't believe i paid for this

Hair in the food, sick and throwing up after eating here, manager was being difficult about a refund bc we didn't have a receipt.

Great place for breakfast I loved every tea and coffee combination.Also moderately cheap.

I stopped by for lunch and ordered a sandwich and soup. The sandwich wasn't what I expected so the manager, Autumn, replaced it with half a quiche. The food is delicious! The manager Autumn, is an asset to LaMadeline. I hope she is around a long time. Great customer skills (and with a big smile to boot!) read more

Food wasn't fresh and I felt like they were rushing me to put my order in. My waitress was nice though. read more

First visit to La Madeleine and I was very happy with the service! A regular customer in line and employee recommended the chicken Caesar sandwich and it did not disappoint!! Can't beat a warm baguette sandwich. The quiche lorraine & fresh pastries were also delicious and very flavorful. Definitely will be back for the quiche, cheesecake, and chicken Caesar! Overall great experience and fast service. Happy customer! read more

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This place has Nutella croissants!!!!!! This place is DEFINITELY recommended!their service is AMAZING!

Service is always on point and very courteous. Even when they are busy they still get things done on a timely fashionable way. We came in for lunch and really enjoy their French Dip hot sandwich (full order) it's plenty to split between two, just ask kindly for a second dipping sauce and they will get you taken care of. We also love their chicken Caesar salad and all of their pastries. Breakfast is so delicious and their coffee is hot fresh and pleasant. If they run out, no worries they always have a back up freshly brewed and ready to go. We enjoy the outdoors patio on sunny days and crisp fall weather too. Being right next to SMU campus is the cherry on top! The way they run this business is very well thought out. The staff is well synchronized and things flow smoothly. Back in the 90's I had a lot of cousins fresh out of high school that had part time jobs that later became full time jobs. At this location. I love la Madeline! Plus the rewards on the app are a bonus! read more

I love restaurants that don't take advantage of their customers with their inflated pricing but cares about the quality of their food and service. We are not from around Texas and we came to this restaurant 10 minutes before they close looking for some keto/sugar-free dessert (which they don't have btw, so I don't mislead you). The gentleman who was there, I think he was the owner or the manager, was nice enough to answer our questions and asked us of our stay in Dallas. He didn't try to shoo us or hurry us up even they were about to close. We didn't get what we came that night for but it was such a pleasant place with a relaxed atmosphere and we saw the prices on the desserts were fair so we decided to just come back in the morning. They open at 7pm. For having a closing time of 10pm, they open early. I asked the gentleman for a menu list that I can take home so I'd have more idea of what I might order for breakfast. He said that I can take home one of the their menu card which I thought was too fancy to take home. And that should tell you this place is not profit greedy! The next morning we came back for breakfast. You would have to line up to the cash registry to order. I ordered a Country French Breakfast, Cafe Americano double shot and a slice of their Sacher chocolate cake. The server asked me how I like my eggs, and I went with over easy. They give you two eggs for the Country French Breakfast and you get to choose your meat. My husband ordered a Crepe Madeleine which was a savory crepe with chicken, rice, broccoli, Swiss cheese, topped with mushroom sauce. We love the food. The coffee was hot and wonderful. The food was not salty nor the dessert too sweet which you usually get in most breakfast places. The food were light and just perfect. Our total bill for all we got was only $34. Other restaurants would've easily charge us with $60 for our order but this place doesn't overcharge you. The place is nice and clean! The atmosphere is homey and the staff are nice. In the ladies restroom they have a recording of some French phrases you can learn which I thought was very thoughtful. Would love to be back here when I'm back in the area. read more

la Madeleine - Country French Breakfast - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Bad salad , bad food full of sodium and chemicals . Be careful when you eat at this restaurant. Their salad and good is loaded with sodium and chemicals they! WE WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT. read more

Ok so most of the poor reviews aren't about the food but the service - personally, and coming from LA, I wasn't shocked by the service and felt like employees were just doing their jobs! Not warm & fuzzy but definitely not rude! We ordered a mini lemon tart, a crème brûlée as well as a slice of chocolate cake & an apple juice- total was just about $15 which is very reasonable. I liked everything except the chocolate cake that was too dense & not impressive. Seems like the place is known for soups. Inside is cute & clean. read more

Haven't even tried the food yet but just off service alone it was a very unwelcoming environment. Seemed a little prejudice, a black lady who wasn't even working the to go order service had to come and make me feel welcome, the regular to go order server didn't even greet me and was very nonchalant about my service. Safe to say I will definitely stay away from here! read more

My husband and I recently moved back to Cumming and was very excited to see a la Madeleine a bit closer to us. When we walked in, I immediately knew it was a mistake; but thought would give it a chance. Should have just turned around. This location is very different than the others; it looks like they were trying to save money when they built out this location. The other locations are warm, inviting, cozy, and relaxing. The other locations are probably about the same size-roughly, but there are smaller areas you can sit just create by walls. There are 2 sitting areas created by the fireplace. Speaking of the fireplace, it was not warm at all. At the other locations you can feel the heat from the fireplace when sitting close; this locations you can barely feel any heat. We both ordered one of favorites, my husband the Croque Monsieur and myself the Chicken la Madeleine. My husband had not been happy with the Croque Monsieur for some time (at the other locations) because they had changed the bread for the worst. Unfortunately, this location was the same - the not as good bread the other locations had changed to a bit ago. Now the Chicken la Madeleine 'their signature dish,' the amount of chicken you receive has greatly decreased. It used to be a half of a chicken breast (roughly) that was then cut slanted into slices. By half I mean cut length wise, or it looked like it. Now it is some extremely thin slices of chicken stacked on top of each other to make it look like it more than it actually is. To get the slices so thin they probably cut it on a slicer. The other locations had been changing as well - not sure if it is new mgmt. for the locations, some are probably franchises, &/or just cost cutting; either way changes are not for the better. read more

We spent the morning at the Bush Library that is located on the Southern Methodist University Campus. This La Madeleine restaurant is located in a plaza at the entrance to SMU. We decided to give it a try since we both enjoy quiche and salad cafes. The restaurant is located next to the college bookstore and was busy at lunch on a Friday. Food is ordered at the counter. the women behind the counter were less than friendly or helpful. We both decided on Caesar salads. My wife order Quiche Florentine and I picked Quiche Lorraine. Two coffees for drinks. Unfortunately, we got stuck in the back room next to a group of three men who had long finished their drinks but not their meeting. We had to endure the virtues of plastic surgery and hear how wonderfully he managed his business while we ate our very bland quiches and salads. The coffee was good but the combination of mediocre cafeteria quality quiche and the distractingly loud neighbor was not a recipe for an enjoyable meal. read more

la Madeleine - Quiche Lorraine with small salad - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

La Madeleine, You are over priced & gone are all the attention to details. No more flowers on the tables & you guys used to have one of the most charming patios, but gone are all the gorgeous pots with blooming flowers. Cleanliness is also gone. Pigeon pop is everywhere on the Patio...ground, chairs & tables too! We wanted to sit outside due to Covid but chose to sit inside cause it was so filthy! The food was meh! We had 2 trio salads & 2 chicken sandwiches. The balsamic chicken was dry & the bread was old & dry. My MIL loves your veggie soup & we were told you don't carry it anymore??! The only reason we stopped in today was because she chose where to eat lunch & wanted that soup. So many other places to grab yummy food!!!!! read more

I got the country breakfast with sausage instead of bacon. Croissant was buttery. Potato cake was moist and sausage was yummy and greasy. Can't wait to order again! read more

Ordered group size of French onion soup. Order did not contain cheese or croutons. General manager refused to give refund tried to say they even though they were listed as ingredients on menu are not essential ingredients in French onion soup. Said he would send dessert coupons but failed to do so even after follow up call was made. read more

Sometimes, one needs a little French in their diet, even if it is a chain from Dallas! This location is almost always near perfect and this trip was no exception. I noticed the menu had changed and my favorite was no longer served. Thus I went with my second favorite, the French Dip along with a bowl of mushroom soup. The steaming soup was ladled into a large bowl and I was happy. They always have small pieces of fresh bread available plus plenty of butter. The ice tea was perfect and they had plenty of large lemon slices. I found a nice table next to a mural of a French country setting. It was fun to let my mind wander into the French country side. My sandwich arrived with plenty of au jus and I began dipping and eating and enjoying the murals and décor. Only thing missing was some cheesy French sounding accordion music. The food, service, décor, self serve options, and price are all quite good. Plenty of parking at this location. read more

la Madeleine - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I get takeout French dips occasionally from this location- close to my house. I order through the app and earn some perks here and there. The sandwiches have always been good with fresh bread- nice and hot. Side Caesar salads are ok. I ordered the tomato kale soup recently and it was NOT good but today their mushroom soup surprised me. Very light and not the thick gelatinous stuff you get in a can. I'll certainly order that again. Finally - their chocolate chip cookies - Ahh they are my weakness! read more

Terrible food, terrible service. We both walked in and our first visit. No one greeted us, so we both walked to the register to order and this potato style pancake lol was awful, the croissants that came with the meal, were a fake meaning tbry looked either store bought or over cooked, as true croissants are buttery and flaky, these were not. One of us ordered a latte and was told it would come to our table, it never showed up. So we went to the counter and the latte was sitting there a d plenty of servers waslked by. So don't waste your time or money. Not worth it! read more

The food is good and pastries are delicious ... BUT ... the coffee is always , always cold !!!! Yesterday I asked if there was a microwave I could use as the coffee in the containers was not even Luke warm , I was told " no " !! I ended up putting ice in it and. making an iced coffee . Not what I wanted but I had paid for it . If you are going to offer coffee .. please let it be hot !!!!!! Thank you . read more

I had the sampler with cranberry pecan greens salad, cup of tomato basil soup and 1/2 quiche florentine.. salad was good, as well as the soup but the soup was barely warm would be the only drawback. The Florentine quiche was good. Smallish portions but everyone knows the French eat lightly. The thermos for the Americano coffee probably is broken as it was just barely warm. Patio was very clean and just a tad of traffic sound at evening rush hour but I think the thick hedge screen helps a lot with that. It was a bit of a drizzle but the sunbrellas shades over the table handled quite well. Plenty of space inside but I like the open air. The counter people were very pleasant, but if you are pressed for time this might not be as fast as say, a Burger King. So go there if you don't enjoy a relaxed setting as French cafes are just that. read more

Download the rewards app for a free butter croissant or lemon Madeleine. Rewards aren't based on dollar but the amount of times you visit. read more

la Madeleine - Croque Madame - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Rude customer service! First of all the cashier was annoyed because I needed a moment to look at the menu. I wasn't holding anyone up and would have gladly moved if anyone was behind me. I came to use my La Madeline app reward buy one get one free dinner after 5pm just scan your code with your phone. I was asked to give my phone to her (I've never been asked that before at any location). So she begins swiping through the app and she's like ok pay with linked card and I tell her no they have two different codes to pay with or without and I have the pay without on the screen ready to swipe to use already. She goes and scans it anyway with pay with linked card thinking she's slick. So it ended up not going through -- why because that card isn't active anymore. Instead of just letting the customer swipe and choose because it's on my side to swipe anyway shes doing way too much and inspecting my phone. Had she asked me why I did not want to use with linked card I could have told her because I have not updated my new card on my app, which neither was important to finalize my transaction because I had my current card in hand ready to pay. Her whole demeanor was rude, unprofessional and offensive for no reason!!! read more

Someone tried to hide this nasty avocado inside my omelette which ruined it. It literally looks like it's been sitting out for two weeks straight. The fact that they'd serve this is ridiculous. Their food used to be really good. Ever since Covid it's gone to actual garbage. read more

la Madeleine - Gross avocado - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

It's been to long since I visited La Madeleine Bakery and Cafe. The ambiance is still as I remembered. Oh how I missed the rich delicious potato soup. The Chicken La Madeleine is still as delicious as I remembered. The people are very kind and so accommodating from assisting with the menu if you are new or patron as myself. French coffee is one of my favorites. What I did miss was the french bag-gets slices and the marmalade jellies. But if you ask for them the manager knows exactly what you want. So you can still enjoy the sour dough bread and marmalades. Now for the bakery side of the cafe. Filled with all the rich and delicious sweets. Let me say this if you haven't ever had french pastry then you should start here. This is my opinion. But if you have seem me you'd know I try a lot of pastries. LOL. Lastly I miss the La Madeleines that was on Lemon street but now all things are good I have a new location to enjoy some great french cuisine. I hope you all enjoy the experience of La Madeleines Bakery and Cafe. Bon appetite. read more

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Unique Little cafe at a Busy Airport. This restaurant is a little bit of a unique dining experience, compared to the usual airport food. It's basically a simple soup and sandwich cafe. You order at the counter and they deliver your food in paper containers. They also have some tempting croissants and pastries in the display counter up front. I ordered the three salad sampler. I selected the cup of onion soup, chicken salad, and strawberries Romanoff. My wife ordered the tomato basil soup, what she tells me was very tasty. Our order was completed surprisingly quickly, but the salads are really just small portions in paper cups. The strawberries Romanoff is just three fat strawberries in a cup. So not a terribly impressive presentation. I thought the onion soup as well as the chicken salad were very tasty. So overall, it was a pretty good meal. Not very elegant, but pretty healthy anyway. Despite the sort of tacky method of serving the food, it actually was a good meal at a reasonable price. Surprisingly economic option. If you're interested in a full meal, this Cafe is probably not the right choice. On the other hand, if you're looking for a light meal with lower calories, this is a decent option. read more

This original location is still popular and busy most of the time because of its location. The food quality is not as good as it once was though. The outlying restaurants have fallen off in recent years and Id hoped this one was still humming on all cylinders. But the Caesar salad I had for lunch was a franken-salad with pieces of iceberg lettuce! The tomato basil soup is still solid but the strawberries in the Romanoff were bitter. overall you can get a passable lunch here at a reasonable price but nothing special. Their breakfast particularly the American is still superb at all locations and I think breakfast is probably the best option here. read more

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Everything about this place was excellent. From the food to the service, I was thoroughly pleased. Price was very reasonable and the French-style atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming. Highly recommend!! read more

la Madeleine - Coffee with Bacon Egg and Cheese Croissant - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Went in for lunch, and wanted the chicken friand. I passed on it due to the flies collecting on top of it. The employees have a glassy eye appearance that makes one think "non violent zombie". I don't recommend. read more

Rude, disorganized, food quality has gone so far downhill since the last time I visited a la Madeleine. Waited forever for omelette while potatoes free cold. Had to ask for it. Of course it had been sitting forever. read more

The girl at the counter at take out is extremely rude on her phone well my ticket is sitting on printer doesn't smile she needs to fix her attitude asap. Or they need a better cashier. I believe her name is Cinthya I won't be coming to this location any more. read more