French Way Café

238 Lilac St, Winnipeg - R3M 2S2
119 reviews
French
(204) 421-9002

Edit. We come often and we love getting some treats. The breads are OK. The strawberry whipped cake is so good and different tarts. The apple strudel is too big and many raw apples.Probably my go to place for brekkie. This place is the perfect place to meet friends for a quick coffee and scone. Love the vibe and great service. One minus is the coffee is just OK, wish it was great.

Tasty breakfast - typical fare with an extra flair. Bakery treats have a more 'European' flavour (less sugar & butter than North American versions).

The food was super delicious and that’s the 3 stars are for! The two stars are for the bitterness that we felt when the waitress took our name and hesitantly said “I will call, I guess” and while we waited outside we were not called in and we saw few pairs of people got in and seated. We then had to go into find out that our name was crossed off and 5 waitlisted after us were already seated. I don’t know what to call it, but I sensed a bit of racism in it. I really hope the waitstaff person at the entrance on Sunday Dec 9th did a genuine mistake and was having a bad day. I just wished the person who listed our name on a piece of paper and committed to calling us in, would have done their job irrespective of who we are.

We all ordered a dish that had hollandaise sauce which was the worst we have had. It was so orange and all we could taste was butter it had no flavor.

Pastries are delicious but their service was not great at all.Decently priced for the quality even though there isn't a sign (at least not an obvious one) indicating prices.Servers were super annoyed with two happy customers specifically coming in for their pastries, no smiles, no welcome, and absolutely gave off ??"Urgh"?? energy.It was about lunch time and there were staff hanging around chatting behind the counter while we were served by two individuals that seemed like they would rather not be there.The whole feel of the place was not friendly so we decided to just buy our many pastries and quiches and go eat elsewhere.I understand the holidays are coming up and for restaurant staff can be drained, stressed and tired but it's a lunchtime on a Friday but they surprisingly weren't busy inside the café.I'd like to try their food and give the service a second chance...We drove about 45 minutes to specifically try their pastries and we were super excited only to feel like we weren't wanted nor needed.Unfortunate.

Really tasty! Food came out pretty quick. Service was good

The service sucked and it wasn't busy. The pastries are great. I'd order to go or skip the dishes next time to avoid that feeling of being unwanted.

Lovely tea pot, fantastic service

I've been here several times, each time Great food, friendly service. Tasty breakfast of eggs Benedict with steamed asparagus. We were well served by Tanith, our charming and attentive server. Took home a cinnamon bun and a pain au chocolat that was to die for!

Cute little bakery and restaurant..pastries are delicious and fresh. Great coffee. Wonderful atmosphere.