I tried a few things from Renaud's while staying nearby. For my first visit I had a mini lemon tart and one of their small easter chocolates, which were on sale after the holiday. The lemon and meringue in the tart were very good: the citrus had a nice bite to it, it wasn't too sweet. I found the pastry a little thick, but that is sometimes an issue when making miniature tarts, as the pastry to filling ratio can get off-balance. The little dark chocolate bunny was ok, but honestly not any better than most retail chocolate bars for a much higher cost. On my second visit I stopped in on a morning for a matcha latte and ham and cheese croissant. The croissant was flaky and had a good balance of ham and cheese. They warm them up and it was the perfect temperature. The matcha latte was very disappointing, though. I didn't end up finishing it and threw most of it out. It was bright green, but had no real matcha flavor to speak of. Instead it tasted overwhelmingingly of vanilla. So much so that as it cooled it reminded me of drinking melted vanilla ice cream. I don't know if they use vanilla syrup by default as their sweetner, because I didn't ask for it, but if so it's an odd choice to make without telling people. Overall, a bit of a mixed bag. read more

The desserts are delicious but the girl working behind the counter is RUDE for no reason. I came here to pick up some treats for someone for their birthday. It was my first time and I had questions. She clearly saw me but did not want to turn around to help anyone. And when I got her attention she gave me attitude. I asked her if the chocolate one was good and popular and she just said she didn't like chocolate. Renaurd, you need to better train her. She is unappreciative of her job and hating everyone. I ended up getting the Bomb, the exotic, the apple pie, and their rasberry white chocolate one. Thankfully the birthday person enjoyed them all. I would come back to get more items for the holidays but the girl working there makes me hesitant. It's located in Gelson towards the front. read more

The pastries look and tasted so satisfying I was happy to have stop by here for a birthday treat. The service was amazing I gotten enough help with what a girl may like for her birthday taste buds and the he place seem small it got enough pastries to fill once stomach. I would say the place is big and clean being part of a bigger store in the inside I would have missed it. read more

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My office was gifted a box of pastries from Renaud's Patisserie yesterday, August 29th, in the morning, and they were absolutely delicious! The box had a mixture of croissants, pecan pastries, and one with golden raisins. I got to try half of a pecan and the other one with raisins, and they were so goOood! They were fresh, flaky, rich, and full of butter. They paired so well with my hot cup of coffee in the morning. Delish and would totally recommend! I'll definitely come to the location to try out some more! read more

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Cute small shop inside Gaison's Market. They have beautifully displayed of pastries & cakes that just make your mouth automatically water. Taste wise, delish & yum. Not too sweet but right amount of sweetness for sure. Price wise, on the low of high end but worth it for sure. Service is fantastic, very friendly, helpful and attentive. The place is clean and good vibe plus plenty of parking. read more

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My family and I was suprised and love this nutellla cake. It was velvettee delicious that melted in your mouth. Theres a surprised crunch in the crunch. My daugther who celebrating her 19th birthday were really loved it. The service was fast and the server was very helpful! The place is inside Gelson by the entrance. read more

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Extremely rude service, supposed to close at 8:00pm and the worker decides to take her break right before closing. I walk up and she says "we're closed". I say "but you close at 8:00pm?" Her response "I needed to take my break." After that she said nothing and continued to close out. (Mind you I got there at 7:45.) Every time I come this worker always looks miserable or has shit attitude. If it weren't for the goods I wouldn't bother dealing with the subpar customer service. read more

Why is this place only four stars? It should absolutely be five! I ordered the plain croissant, and it is the best I've ever had. I've tried many croissants in my life and I'm always searching for the perfect one. I used to drive all the way to Santa Barbara just to get my croissants, and now they've opened a bakery here in Long Beach. Please, please open one in the South Bay/Palos Verdes/Torrance area--we need you there! read more

This Bakery is a tad pricey, but TOTALLY worth it! The impeccable attention to detail, exceptional texture, and incredible delicate flavor of each component makes every bite a pleasurable experience! I bought a selection of (3) Petit Gateaux for my mom's 94th birthday plus (1) for myself. (2) Exotic Cake-Mango, coconut and passion fruit mousse, pistachio sponge, and passion fruit glaze; (1) Raspberry Charlotte-Raspberry mousse, chantilly cream, vanilla bean madeleine sponge, topped with pistachios and a white chocolate square; and (1) Decadent Cake-Dark chocolate mousse, flourless sponge, and dark chocolate glaze. read more

Renaud's Patisserie - (2) Exotic Cake, (1) Raspberry Charlotte, and (1) Decadent Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

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This patisserie for sure brings a taste of France without traveling there. Delicious and decadent. With excellent quality products. Great service and amazing selection. I had tried so many wonderful things from here!!!! Highly recommended read more

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Took my wife and little one to Renaud's when we were in the area (around breakfast time). They both loved the selection of pastries they offer and the ones I ultimately chose for us. She noted the morning bun tastes and has the texture of what she imagined a "cronought " to have. We've never had a real "cronought" from the bakery in NYC, but had a lot of facsimiles (in California) that we didn't like. My wife couldn't stop talking about how delicious the morning bun was for her. Our little one (26months old) loved it all as well. Lastly, I want to acknowledge the awesomeness of the lower level of Gelson's outdoor area with its many tables and chairs. My wife having never visited the bakery and this Gelson's was impressed. It was clean and well organized. read more

Renaud's Patisserie - Almond croissant, pain chocolate and morning bun! So delicious ! - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Great quality cookies, and excellent service I like that they open early take orders that are available the same day and they give you points on your purchases read more

The service. The pastries are good and the customer service used to be good but isn't anymore. What happened to the nice people who used to work there? read more

Stop by Gelsons and try their Renaud's Patisserie items. U will feel like u are in France. Nice staff. Clean, well organized store and bakery. Easy parking available. Upstairs terrace table seating area for enjoying your bakery purchases. read more

So decadent chocolate mousse cake, addictive and delicious. I love this renaud's chocolate cake YUM!! This was brought by a friend, I'll go there to check out the other pastries and cakes. read more

Renaud's Patisserie - Chocolate Mousse cake - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

Favorite chocolate cake of ALL times. The name says it all - Decadent. Always make a stop when in Long Beach.

For a little treat and coffee drink, this is our go-to place for sure. Nestled inside Gelson's (ultra fancy, premium-priced market), Renaud's really satisfy my sweet tooth. Plus there is nothing better than a French bakery. Nothing. :) The only thing missing here is the Eiffel Tower. Love an iced or hot latte. Depending on the season. I gravitate towards iced in the summer, hot in the cooler months. I love pairing my latte with: Raspberry Tart - for when you want and to satisfy your sweet tooth and be healthy in the same bite. Almond croissant - Loaded with almonds. Love. Again, almonds is really heart-healthy so you feel less guilty eating it. The shortbread cookies - perfect for dipping in your hot lattes. The mini cookies - you can never go wrong with chocolate chip. But do try all the flavors. The chocolate eclair - This is a treat for when you have been really good. So creamy and delicious as an eclair should be. You may need to run a mile afterwards Good thing I don't live walking-distance from Renaud's. I would eat nothing but desserts all day. Bon appetit read more

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Just been there to try these sweets but the guy who was serving us seems so unhappy and needs customer service training. Not friendly at all and I don't think needs to be at there representing this business. read more

Enjoy the location and enjoy its right at the entrance of the market. Great selection and friendly happy staff. I love the ham and cheese croissant. The cookies are ok to me, macaroons are good, muffins are good. Choc almond croissant texture is the not the best I had but good enough, but the choc they use it really delish read more

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Oh my god, where has this almond croissant been all my life! 5 stars for this. There is a good amount of almonds spread over the top. A good flakey exterior and crunch to the croissant. And a sweet spread in the middle. Didn't look at what it was. Driving. Couldn't even take a picture of it. Their French macarons taste fresh and good. Service was so nice, friendly, and attentive for a grocery bakery. This is the bakery located inside Gelson's market. It is an order and go place. read more

Renaud's Patisserie - Macarons - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

Easy to think it's just okay given the location inside of a grocery store. However, the pastries are genuinely excellent! Best almond croissant around! Such a good marzipan flavor! Coffee and Lattes are just okay. But it's a pastry shop first! Coffee shop second. read more

my second visit and it did not disappoint. i love that you can order your cake online and that is what i did this time. earliest pick up is 7. picked the chocolate with HBD on the top of it. will be back. read more

Thought the cakes would be fresh, they aren't. Probably made days before, and left in freezer. How do I know, the Madeline's surrounding my raspberry cake were stale and very dry, and the raspberry filling was frozen.... To the business owner. Sorry, but is this not your cake that I purchased for 36$?? The Raspberry Charlotte?? See picture? If it isn't the correct store, I'll be more than happy to issue a complete apology and take this post down. FYI, this Renaud's was in LB inside Gelson. read more

Renaud's is located inside the supermarket. It's at the front of the store. Hands down! We love Renaud's and passed by on our way home back to the Bay Area. This Renaud's has way more options than the previous 2 locations I visited in Santa Barbara! Omg the Bomb is really the bomb! We tried a small personal sized last time and this time we bought the big one home. Croissants are crispy on the outside and soft and chewy inside! Macarons were delicious too! We spent $70 on this trip and didn't regret one bit! The staffs were super helpful. They were patient and took their time to pack our stuffs. We will be back for more goodies!! read more

This bakery is located inside Gelson's, so there's plenty of parking. There were tables outside, but I didn't see anyone sitting there when I went. I ordered from the cashier and got an order of pistachio and hazelnut macarons and a lemon tart. pistachio macaron - loved it. perfect amount of creaminess in the filling and the shell wasn't too chewy or hard. A very decent macaron. hazelnut macaron - it was good, but didn't really have much of a hazelnut taste. it was just chocolate. lemon tart - crust was a little thick but the lemon custard was good! perfect ratio between tangy and sweet. service was ok, but i saw many issues including food handling safety... the worker who packed my macarons - I didn't see her wash her hands after ringing me up at the register, but she put on gloves. As she was helping me, she answered the phone and stopped packing my order. I asked another girl who was at the register and she helped me, but she also didn't wash her hands after touching the register and cash and didn't even put on gloves before grabbing my pastries. I had to speak up and ask her to repack it with gloves on... read more

I was very impressed and am already wondering when I can justify coming back here again. I needed so get some treats for my lovely neighbors and also some desserts for a family dinner, so I decided to come here. Parking was relatively easy even on NYE. The counter was a bit busy but not too bad. I chose macarons for my neighbors (they have several flavors ranging from lemon to pistachio to cassis to chocolate), and I purchased some little entremet-type desserts for us. They were SO delicious! I think my favorite was the hazelnut cake, which tasted similar to a Ferrero-Rocher chocolate and even had a layer of slight crunch. The strawberry cheesecake was also outstanding. All of their mousses had perfectly light texture and delicious flavor. I probably shouldn't start off the new year with another cake... But perhaps I can try one of their chocolate croissants for breakfast today! read more

Renaud's Patisserie - a variety of pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

I live in nor Cal, ordered a cake over the phone for our kids who live in LA They loved it ,the cake was fresh and tasted amazing was custom made and ready on time for pick up read more

Pastries are amazing! Cakes are pricey but so worth it:) Their day old croissants still taste good , priced with discount.

Excellent service and cakes. We order cakes from here for bdays. The chocolate decadent, and the mango/passion fruit are home runs!!! Can't go wrong. read more

Exlent! Pastries and such! The Macaroons are next best thing to being in Paris where they are a wonderful delight! I will be back again n again to get more! Thank you for such treats!! read more

Happened upon Renauds in Santa Barbara while walking my puppy. Loved the ambience in the Cafe immediately and have to say the pastries exceeded my expectations. The service was friendly and prompt as well. I ordered an almond croissant and a morning bun. At this point both are now the best I've ever had. The pastries are beautiful and taste divine. The morning bun was heavy in the cinnamon, which I loved and the almond croissant was loaded with almonds and had the most delicious almond paste on the inside. Would highly recommend this place both fir ambience and food. read more

I've been on a major macaron craving and got some from Brodard and Cafe Maji, but that elusive combination of both crisp and chewy textures were just not there. My friend picked up a box of macarons for me from Renaud's and now I'm a huge fan. Their macaron texture is perfect - so beautifully chewy and moist, which one always looks for in a macaron. They are also quite large sized, so you can enjoy more than a few couple bites. I love their flavors and the buttercream fillings were very flavorful. Red velvet, hazelnut and pistachio were my favorites, but the quality and consistency of all of their macarons is very impressive. Can't wait to go back! read more

Renaud's Patisserie - The red velvet macaron is a must-try! - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

Work had a birthday party and the cake they got was solid. It had a crunchy base with a light cheesecake texture. Will come here to try the rest of their desserts! read more

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Customer service was great ! Stopped by for the first time to grab my sister some macaroons , her fave . I asked if they could write happy birthday on the box for me and they did , they even went the extra mile to wrap it up with ribbons for me with her favorite color (blue) I also grabbed a strawberry cheesecake for myself and it was delish !! read more

Renaud's Patisserie - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

The first time I came here, I got an almond croissant here which was delicious. I came back twice more and on both occasions there were gnats flying around/on the pastries in the display cases. I mentioned it to the staff who didn't seem to care at all or do anything about it. So I left without buying anything. After the third visit with the same problem, I decided not to come back. Gross. read more

Renauds is a bakery exhibit located between the cash registers and the front of Gelsons Market in LBC's Marina Pacifica. If you want to eat on site, there's some seating off to the side, but it felt more like a takeaway location. Renauds' baking displays are outrageously tempting. I could see my reflection in the chocolate-topped cakes. The pastries all screamed "Screw your diet! C'est La Vie !" A discount bin contained a trio of gourmet marshmallows. And, the macarons in a variety of not-found-in-nature colors. Got the Almond Croissant which was amazing, and a bunch of macarons which were also delicious!!- skip out on the coffee... wasn't worth the price.  Recommend? Oh yeah. read more

I've never ate at this establishment but my best friend ...man when I tell you every thanksgiving she brings the most tastiest scrumptious Pumkin pie !!! They make the most delicious pumpkin pie I have ever I mean EVER tasted !!! I'm just waiting every year for thanksgiving or Christmas for this wonderful pie read more

We frequent this location. The croissants are consistently big, flaky, flavorful and moist on the inside. Raspberry tart is our favorite. Renaud's is gourmet and doesn't disappoint us! Wish they had a place to sit nearby to enjoy with a cup of joe. We always take out. read more

Was admittedly a little hesitant to write this review since I feel like Renaud's is such a hidden gem that I want to save their pastries all for myself. Seriously -- there's never a line here whenever I visit, and I have no idea why. Their chocolate croissant is one of a kind, with a beautiful thin crepe-like layers and hunks of chocolate pieces inside. The distribution of chocolate is sometimes on one side more than the other, but the flakey buttery dough makes the whole croissant delicious no matter what piece you get if you're cutting it in half. Order their pumpkin pie on your next holiday gathering, and it'll be the star of the meal. The pumpkin filling is perfectly spiced and creamy in texture. Its dough is reminiscent of a crunchy galette. Don't forget to grab a stamp card to save on your next purchase after 10 stamps! read more

One of the only good reasons to shop at Gelson's. Located within the arbitrarily overpriced grocery store, Renaud's is an authentic French bakery, offering a range of pastries and viennoiserie. The business was originally established by famed pastry chef Renaud Gonthier, some 20 years ago. My boyfriend purchased one of their Pumpkin Pies for Thanksgiving, and it ended up being the highlight of our holiday meal. The crust was all butter perfection, filled with silky, creamy, well spiced pumpkin. Following this great experience, we were eager to try more of their offerings. Other reviewers rave about the croissants, but I found them to be overly oily and and dry at the same time. The Pain Au Chocolat, however, was exceptional. We recently tried their Christmas cutout sugar cookies, which looked pretty, but were as hard as a rock. Regardless, I am glad Renaud's exists, especially in the culinary food desert that is Long Beach. read more

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