la Madeleine

All my stars are for the fruit tarte. It’s a cute bakery/dine in but you do have to do everything yourself.
Include find your own silverware. The water is tap water and I personally would not drink Albuquerque tap water it tastes bad.
The broccoli was dripping water and tasted like water too.
The rice was okay. The salmon was kind of good actually because of the balsamic. The omelette looked very nice but was okay.
The little bread they give you with your salmon was so salty I couldn’t eat it. The service is ok. The bakery is cute though and everything was nicely presented.
The fruit tarte was delicious and that’s all I can recommend. Also if you’re a germaphobe like me the glasses and silverware were covered in water stains.
We wiped them down with napkins. Cute place though I guess.

Owner response

💕There’s a couple of things that I loved about this place: 1.
Customers order at the register instead of the table. 2.
You immediately get your dessert or paisley from the bakery as soon as you pay for it.
In essence, the baked goods are like appetizers but much FASTER. 3.
The kind staff greets you when you come in and when you leave 💚🤍💚🤍 4.
The tables and restrooms were clean. Note: The bathroom decals are in French.
Just an FYI, Madame means ‘Mrs’ so that you walk into the right restroom. 5.
The food was delicious and my entire order was under $38! I ordered a build your own omelette which is originally under $12 with three ingredients.
I had tomatoes, spinach, onions, bacon, and cheese.
Yes , I know you can order and one te anywhere but this is what I had a taste for 🍳🥚🧀🥓🍅🥬🧅The omelet comes with two slices of tomatoes so you don’t have to add it to the omelet if you wish to save money.
Since each ingredient is $1 more , I paid $14, not bad.
My daughter ordered a kid’s scrambled egg and bacon with a side of fruit.
The kid’s meals are under $6.
Each of our meals came with a croissant.
In additions, I ordered to vanilla fruit parfaits that were each under $3 and a great proportion.
I am very picky about parfaits but the baker did very well with the taste and size ! The fruit didn’t taste watery like some other places.
Also, the fruit salad watermelon was cut the perfect bit size.
It was sweet and fresh ! If I sound picky, I might be 🤓 6.
The atmosphere is very relaxed/ laidback and I saw many different groups of people just as if you were really in 🇫🇷💙 When you walk in, it seems like all the elderly people sit to the right and anyone under 40 seemed to take a left. 7.
The baristas/waitresses were wearing cute berets because that’s….
Classic French👌🏽 8.
The drinks are self serve. Additional comments: Kind staff and clean bathrooms matter ! ✅💚 This is a snob free environment.
There was a rude customer who received judgy eyes for her behavior to kindly let her know to behave 🌝 The croissant was a little dry but still good.
I ordered French coffee but the French coffee dispenser was empty.
I ended up drinking American which was not any change in price.
Four stars total for the great experience and my daughter wants to come back to this family / kid friendly cafe 😊⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Owner response

This place was an absolute pleasant surprise.
I had never been before and went in a busy Sunday morning.
The service was fantastic, and even after my party was missing a soup, two different people came to help us.
In a world where restaurants are minimalist and drab, this place had a unique charm to it.
The food was affordable and delicious.
I recommend the chicken friand and the desserts.

Owner response