La Boulangerie

I come here all the time. Especially for their bread. I love the bread. The pastries are great as well. I always recommend this place to friends/family.

I haven't had their cake in a while, but for my bf I decided to splurge and get their 8 inch cake because I remember it being sooooo good. I'm not sure if they changed their recipe, but I do remember the frosting being just perfect. Not too sweet, but this time it wasn't really sweet at all. Almost like they possibly forgot to put sugar in it? Or maybe that's how it always was? I'm not sure. The guests enjoyed the cake. In all honesty the cake alone was great. Fruit/filling great. But the frosting just threw me off. I opted not to eat that portion. But it was beautiful. I paid an extra $15 for the whole top to be filled with fruit. In total the cake was about $65?

Very warm, inviting and cute bakery! All the items we purchased were delicious but our #1 favorite was the chocolate croissant. There was a long line when we arrived but the service was quick and we didn't wait more than 5-10 minute to be helped.

We didn't get to try their breakfast/lunch items so we'll definitely be coming back for those but everything we did taste was amazing! Will definitely be coming back! 5/5.

I give this five stars, because they have the best French pastry in Fresno. It is all made with butter and SOME of our favorites, there are SO many, are these: cherry danish, apricot danish, nut bar, big flaky croissants, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, fresh strawberry croissants and baguettes, of course! ;)

Their morning quiches are buttery, savory and delicious!

On the first Tuesday (ONLY) of every month, they bake an ORGANIC, stoneground milled, rye bread that you CANNOT get ANYWHERE else! Pre-order before the first Tuesday. I have even pre-ordered a week or so prior. You will have to pre-pay for the order. They come in one or 2 pound loaves. I have mine sliced and freeze a couple loaves to last me the month. It's a very dense, moist bread.

When my brother comes to visit, THIS is the place he wants to be sure to come. . . We sit outside and leisurely enjoy morning pastries, or brunch here. At La Boulangerie, it is easy to pretend that you are NOT in Fresno.

The café has fresh delicious food and their salads are fantastic! I enjoy both their Mediterranean and Chinese chicken salads. The side salads (Bowtie pasta, and Potato salad) that come with the soups and/or sandwiches, are equally good! The French Onion, and the Chicken with Wild Rice soup taste homemade with rich and hardy flavors. I also recommend their Grilled Vegetarian sandwich and their Chinese chicken salad on a croissant. The Parker rolls that come with soup or salad are very moist on the inside and crispy on the outside. . . like they are supposed to be!

One of Fresno's ' jewels'!

What happened to the finest French bakery in the valley? No longer are quality ingredients being used. The taste isn't there anymore. It's bland and not sweet. Sad, very sad. Go to the French Bakery in Clovis on Clovis Avenue to get authentic French pastries, breads, and desserts.

I am pretty sure I got to interact with the owner today, which was pretty cool and this was the first time I had seen him. He was very helpful and in good spirits, it shows through the love of the food he serves his customers. Absolutely delicious. Since I do not go to starbucks anymore because of their support of genocide, I will be coming here more often to get a delicious matcha latte. The latte was made from scratch. Thank you for the service and delectable food.

This place has phenomenal cream cheese croissants.
Quite busy but service is quick.
I got a ham and cheese croissant, which was very good, my only issues was the middle wasn't as hot as I would have liked. Pumpkin spice latte was delicious, not overly sweet like Starbucks & tasted like good coffee & the regular coffee was good tasted fresh and just good in general.
They have a spot to add creamer & sugar, several types of sugar & flavored creamer plus half and half

They should really modify their hours for Saturday lunch. I got here at 2:15 and lunch was over. I was able to grab a sandwich in the pre-made glass display. My ham sandwich on a roll was really yummy. I also bought jalapeño cheese sourdough which I haven't tried yet. I had to wait in the long line for the bakery. I also bought a snickerdoodle cookie and it was just ok. I have had better elsewhere. The cinnamon rolls were sold out which are really good. I really wanted the French onion soup but lunch service ended at 2.

I'm leaving this review in the spirit of helpfulness because the outdoor dining area today was truly disgusting.

The food we got (eclair) was fine. The service was slow-ish as always (despite not too many customers) but everyone who wants a pastry at La Bou has come to accept slow and not especially friendly service.

But when the outdoor eating area, on a gorgeous fall day, is completely out of control and disgusting, it wouldn't matter if you had the best eclair in the world, or fast friendly service.

What we saw was completely offputting. The outdoor tables were dirty too.

This was not a brief or temporary problem. The area looked like this when we arrived. It looked like this after we waited in the slow line for the eclair. It looked that way the entire time we sat outside at the least dirty table we could find. It looked that way an hour later when we passed by it again after shopping.

At no point did we see any employee come outside. No one wiped tables or addressed the trash -- and I mean the situation was beyond "trash" -- you could fairly describe it as "filth." Look at the photos.

The only reason they get 2 stars instead of 1 is my sentimentality from when this was a really nice place. What happened? And in Fig Garden Village? I'm surprised the surrounding businesses didn't complain.

This does not give "upscale shopping center." It gives "run-down shopping center in distress." Not the vibe FGV is going for.

If I'd never been here before, I would never come back. I live nearby and have fond memories of this place so I'll probably check to see if they get the situation under control. But the condition of the outdoor space was beyond horrible.

First off, the quality of the espresso and the Lemon cake is the only reason the review is not below 3 stars.

Pros: Lemon cake is great (when they have it). The salted toffee iced latte. And the iced white chocolate mocha. (And oat milk options is sprays a positive.) Good customer service. Even with the long lines, they had a lot of employees on hand to keep customers moving. They have a lot of seat's and It's not too loud inside. They also have plenty odd seats outside, and that's where a majority of the customers were on this 77 degree summer day.

Cons: LOTS of mosquitoes floating within the cakes/pastries/cookies display. As in the s'mores cookies that we selected was not the one the mosquitos landed on. The chocolate shavings on the s'mores were good, but the s'mores were bland. The Lava cake was not good either. We found their neighboring grocery store's chocolate quality within the pastry was IMMENSELY better. Their lines for baked goods is very long, but...(read above). Lastly, their mocha took about 12 minutes to make. That was after a late and a hot chocolate was made for the other patrons. That isn't a very good speed of service for their business model.

Final review, a 2.8 out of 3, which my wife says is too generous.

Love this bakery and buy my fresh bread there weekly. Occasionally I'll treat myself to one of their goodies. The staff are always so helpful and I love the patio vibe.