Farine et Cacao est une pâtisserie et chocolaterie artisanale à Montréal, reconnue pour ses pâtisseries élégantes d’inspiration française, ses desserts raffinés, ses viennoiseries et ses chocolats faits à la main. Située sur la rue Ontario Est, l’adresse mise sur la créativité, la précision et des ingrédients de qualité.
Farine & Cacao est largement saluée pour ses pâtisseries, viennoiseries, chocolats et desserts faits maison, avec des croissants notamment gianduja et pistache-framboise, et la tarte au yuzu souvent citée comme un incontournable, tout en bénéficiant d'une reconnaissance internationale et d'un statut de découverte pâtissière primée. Les présentations sont décrites comme artistiques et raffinées, avec des associations de saveurs imaginatives et une ambiance calme et accueillante qui attire autant les couples que les familles ou les visiteurs seuls, même si certains avis pointent des prix élevés et que quelques desserts peuvent paraître trop sucrés ou manqués de goût. Le service est souvent chaleureux et attentif, et certains commentaires évoquent des pratiques durables et le savoir-faire des pâtissiers, bien que les expériences gustatives varient. Dans l'ensemble, Farine & Cacao est une adresse de premier plan pour les gourmets exigeants à Montréal, offrant une expérience pâtissière mémorable mais premium.
I just had some croissants & chocolatine with my kids & they're spot on crunchy on outside & very soft & fluffy inside !! & the lady who served us is super super friendly wish I knew her name. Loved my experience
Heard about this place on social media, it seems quite popular as they were recently awarded an international pastry prize. We arrived before opening around 9:45AM on Friday September 20th. There was already a couple people in line, we were 3rd. As we got closer to the 10AM opening, a line of about a dozen people formed. Doors opened at 10:05 AM, they were still not done setting up pastries in the display. Only 5 people were allowed entrance at a time due to limited space. First impression is that it looks very elegant, high end, beautiful little cakes & pastries that are almost too pretty to eat. We ordered 4 different cakes: the black forrest cherry, yuzu tart, a chocolate/caramel mousse, & the rapsberry/pistachio cake, along with 2 of their stuffed croissants. Most cakes were around $9 a pop & I believe the croissants were close to $5 each. Considering the small size, these are not cheap. Service wise - there were only 2 employees, they were slow to take the orders & prepare the boxes, which needed to be set up & taped. This should have been done ahead of time as assemblings boxes for all customers on the spot really slowed down the process. I have seen reviews of people waiting upwards of an hour, I can understand why. It takes an average of 5-10 mins per customer, since people always have questions on the products, then take their time choosing & paying. Flavor wise - our favorite was the yuzu tart & raspberry/pistachio cake. The black forrest cherry cake was lacking flavor & seemed kind of wet in the middle. Their cakes are made with real fruit or purees so if you don't eat them right away they tend to get soggy. The croissants were filled with cream inside, they were a bit too heavy & sweet for my liking. Other than aesthetics, I am not sure what is so special about this place - I am not a big cake or pastry connoisseur but I can't say I was blown away. They make a nice gift since they are beautiful & I can tell they are fresh & well made but they cakes were not delicious & not worth the price or wait times.
Extremely delicious pastries! Very savoury ! The Yuzu lemonade is also very good! My fav croissant is definitely the raspberry one! Highly recommended :)
Got there before the store opened & managed to snag the last of the croissants after waiting in line for 1.5 hours. They are average croissants, the only one that truly stood out was the raspberry croissant. The forêt noire pastry is mostly whip cream inside & not worth the hype whatsoever. Does it look pretty? Yes. Will I be back? Absolutely not.
7 sept. 2024
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Went there today when I read they won a prize for one of the best up & coming pastry shops in the world. The pastries were excellent & deserve a five star but their small variety of croissants were a huge disappointment. Considering the prices & the accolades they received, I expected to be blown away by their croissants. Unfortunately, they're not even as good as cheaper places. They are not flaky, buttery & airy at all. The filling in some of their croissants were good but the croissants themselves just average. They don't compare at all to the ones at Patisserie Rhubarb at the high end or even CroissantCroissant at the affordable end. Stick with the pastries & cakes. The service was very good & they go as quick as they can but you have to wait a long time to get in as the line is long especially after all this PR they recently received from their award.
Expect to be served with bare hands. Staff reluctantly serve food with bare hands, croissants, muffins, etc. Very gross. I have tried croissant, & it was slightly above average. Cake was just overly sweet & nothing else. Sadly. A lot of hipe & supposedly nice ingredients, but far from the best. Average Parisien gastronomie.
Definitely to be visited. We went for all types of croissants, an Americano & two pastries (Paris Brest & Chocolat & Caramel). Everything was great. Particularly liked the croissants - plain, chocolate, almond & strawberry. Americano was good too. The gentleman was very friendly & explained the items very well, including the homemade chocolates collection they have. There's about 15 people seating capacity inside. Plenty of street parking available on both sides of the street although we had a traffic backed up on a weekday evening till about 5-6 intersections, so we just parked at one point & walked about two intersections. Definitely recommended!!
23 août 2024
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Passe ici par hasard comme je voulais un petit café. Jai pris un café latte lait d'amande & un croissant. Pour 11$. Je trouve ça cher. Le croissant était compact à l'intérieur pas du tout feuilleté. Après 1h maux de ventre. Croissant devait être mal cuit ! La café est bon mais servi dans une tasse moyen. Bien que l'endroit était vide je n'ai pas pu m'installer n'importe où puisque certaines tables/chaises n'étaient pas nettoyées.
We ordered a cake Caramel & Chocolate from them. It was absolutely amazing. Not only was I able to customize but also to find a time that worked for everybody for me to pick it up. It's a great place with delicious chocolate, cake, croissants & other homemade pastries. The service is great everybody is super nice & you can even taste some of their cake (limited).
