05/30/09

disappointed

by uokyam

I was looking for some good pastries, and figured I'll go here since there were so many wonderful things being said...but I didn't read all the reviews and now that I have been there, came back, and read the reviews (too late!), this is what I have to say.

The first thing that I usually do when I go to a new bakery/pastry shop is to try their croissants (and chocolate croissants), as I have had the real stuff in France, and other places that claim to be pretty authentic french bakery...So that's what I got: a croissant, a chocolate croissant and an apple tarte (apple slice is what they called it...). Anyway, three little items, and I expected to pay, but not that much!! And I wouldn't mind paying for them again. Unfortunately, they weren't what I expected from a pricey bakery.

I had the croissant first, and it was not warm (it was only 7:30 am), crispy, or flaky as it should be. It was not buttery or sweet (not even the slightest), and for sure didn't melt in my mouth, and I'm no food critic. I just know when it's good. Or not, in this case. I was so disappointed...

Then a few hours later, my carb cravings returned, and I figured, I might as well try the chocolate croissant. Maybe it would be better than the plain one (and by the way, Costco croissants are better). This one was no winner either. The chocolate was hard and the croissant was thick, not light, fluffy and flaky...

Then I tried the apple tarte and that was a little better...but for what I paid and the simplest thing couldn't even win me over, I wouldn't return.

• Pros: nearby
• Cons: too pricey for what it was

11/20/07

Lemon bars...lemon bars...lemon bars

by netter1

Did I mention their lemon bars? I don't normally eat a lot of sweet treats...and wasn't really impressed with their sandwiches or croissants...but I will go for their lemon bars ANY TIME. I have to say some of their freshly baked breads are nice...chewy textures with crisp or crunchy crusts. I particularly like their oat breads when they sprinkle the tops with fresh oats. Again...I have to say... LEMON BARS. :-)

11/08/07

High Quality Food

by kurgen99

Everything at Euro Pane is top quality. Some of the best restaurants in the area get all of their bread from Euro Pane. The owner takes very careful efforts to make sure everything they serve there is good. As an example, when they put "lettuce" on their sandwiches, it isn't a big leaf of iceberg, it's mixed greens.

Their coffee is excellent. I drink straight espresso, no sugar, so I notice bad coffee immediately.

I find it highly amusing that someone criticized the croissants. They are perfect - crispy on the outside, soft in the middle. Croissants anywhere else are very disappointing to me after eating them here.

You might not think that a tuna salad sandwich is special, but they happen to make their tuna how I like it.

I highly recommend the meatloaf sandwich, moist and tasty.

If you like "slow" food come here.

07/02/07

Euro Pane, Euro-Pane In My Asss!

by ignacious_crumb

Go here if you like baby meat pie. I had a pie here. Tasted like baby.

I'm not an expert in the art of cooking, nor am I an expert on the art of babies. I have, however, disregarded my own well-being for the sake of both. Do I want to eat them? Of course. But together?

03/28/07

Seriously??? Best of??

by kymigirl

I am mystified as to why this bakery has so many good reviews...it's OK and overpriced. Since I live in Pasadena I made it a point to go to the bakery and was charged a small fortune for a croissant and coffee. I'm not saying it's awful - but I feel the best places are the ones that you would drive out of your way to go to and this isn't the place. I failed to see the specialness about the place.

• Pros: located in my city
• Cons: overpriced and average

03/23/07

It was so good I wanted to cry!

by mariasolis1

Absolutely the best and freshest ingridients. It's just sad that this seems to be the only decent bakery outside of Europe in LA!

• Pros: Delightful food, variety
• Cons: Small, not enough seating, crowded

06/28/06

best lemon bars, brioche, egg salad

by charmschooldropout

"fen" dunno what he-she is talkin' about. everything is fresh and delicious. blueberries are my favorite and i love how she (owner) incorporates blueberries in a lot of her pastries. brioche (pistachio/hazelnut/chocolate are the best in my opinion) are only made on weekends - if you're lucky on Thursdays. also HOMEMADE Oreos that put Oreos themselves to shame.

::drooling:: just at the thought...

• Cons: friendly staff, svc is pretty quick

06/22/06

ordinary bakery

by fen

I had a high expectations before trying it, but it turned out to be a very orginary bakery with plain decor .. there are many other cafe houses are more enjoyable than this one ....

03/14/06

So Yummy

by ejl8

The pastries are the best in LA. I am always craving Euro Pane. I love the egg sandwich! The squash quiche is also very yummy.

• Pros: pastries, sandwiches
• Cons: small

08/17/05

A Special little bakery/cafe

by luvntruth

The former LaBrea Bakey pastry chef continues to show why her quality is the best in Pasadena & probably one of the best in the country. Egg & chicken salad sandwiches & lemon bars are easy to get wrong, but EuroPanes are the best I've tasted. Cinammon rolls are hard to beat too. Her current service staff are all good without any attitude. Not cheap--but not expensive either--this is Quality. Like coffee? They have the best regular & decaf I've tried in the area. You can really taste the difference compared to most other coffee. One customer told me she comes weekly from Camarillo just for Europane! My luck, I'm just across the street. My only regret is Sumi hasn't opened another location.

• Pros: Friendliness, Coffee, Everything Tasty
• Cons: Limited BreakfastMenu