La Provence Patisserie: Pretty much "meh". I've been having a craving for waffles for weeks, but I haven't been able to work up the effort to go to a highly rated (and probably packed) restaurant for breakfast. So today I searched on Yelp for waffles nearby, sorted by highest rating and picked this place. I tried: Belgian waffle, chocolate covered brioche french toast, machiatto, apple/carrot/orange juice, croissant, red velvet cupcake, caramel macaroon, and raspberry macaroon. The waffle and french toast were pre-made and then toasted, a big letdown because they were missing that freshly made texture and cooled off quickly...in fact they were pretty forgettable, though the waffle was better than the french toast (flavorless except for the chocolate sauce...so like eating chocolate sauce on a slice of bread). The machiatto was ok, but not strong enough...it's not a european macchiato, but americanized so there was more foam than coffee. The apple/carrot/oj was too carroty and didn't have that fresh oj flavor (and oranges are so good around here right now). The croissant was made with real butter, but had an odd aftertaste. The caramel macaroon was super salty, super sweet, without enough toothiness for me (more just mushy with the slightest crust). The raspberry macaroon was better...same texture, and the flavor seemed just a bit artificial (but maybe that was just because I needed to wash the sugar salt out of my mouth first, but simpler. Finally, the red velvet cupcake had some pretty tasty cream cheese frosty over a very moist but relatively flavorless cupcake...maybe it tasted slightly like chocolate.
So, meh.
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