la Madeleine

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janyap

Joined 5 years ago

good coffee, great bread, simple atmosphere. Desserts look beautiful and are available in "mini" versions. Very good coffee and strawberry jam, excellent savory dishes - we tried tomato and basil soup and beef burgundy crepe. Perfect lunch on January 1st to start off the new year.

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chipsmith

Joined 6 years ago

Tres American-French - Just what you should expect.. Tres American-French - Good food, with a relaxing and approximate "French country" ambience. Is it the very best French food in the city? Possibly not, but then that is not the goal. The salads, soups and meals are consistent. Onion and tomato-basil are exceptional. The French roast coffee is very good. The roasted chicken is well above par and the desserts are excellent, a cardiologists dream. It is a different and nice place for a quick meal, or a relaxing morning or evening dining experience.

Now you would not really expect a chain like La Madelain to be EXACTLY like a country French restaurant with all the panache and unique style of a chic roadside cafe or bistro in a French village, but it clearly has a French flair.

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Will we return? Oui! Absolutment!

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thesnp500

Joined 10 years ago

new owner...less quality. Ever since La Madelaine was sold to God knows who... the new owners have ruined it. This used to be such a nice place with exceptional service and friendly smiling faces. Now the soup is colder, the people are colder, and the glasses are cheaper. No good restaurant lasts unless someone takes the time to make it good.

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FEssissima

Joined 10 years ago

La Madelaine. La Madelaine is nowhere near the best French restaurant in Houston. In fact, the food served there isn't really french, just expensive knock-offs to what Americans think is french food. The only thing good there are the expensive desserts...and the potato soup!

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whammock

Joined 10 years ago

You're kidding right?. Our best French Restaurant is a "chain"? Mercy sakes I can thing of a half dozen that make this place PALE in comparison.

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rupanisp

Joined 10 years ago

Best of the Best in Houston.. La Madeline in First Colony is the Best French Bakery and Cafe on Planet Earth.

Chicken Friand w/mushroom sauce, cup of Tomatoe Basil Soup, Salad (small), Anne's Cake is my favorite for dinner.

American Breakfast w/sausage, Freash Orange Juice, and Coffee is my favorite for breakfast.

Thanks and Regards.

Sam Rupani

Houston, Texas, United States of America.

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Hillingdon

Joined 10 years ago

classy. Having eaten in Europe, I find this restaurant to be the most European-like place we have found in the Houston area to visit, have a quiet Sunday brunch, lunch or pop in for coffee. The help is ALWAYS very well groomed, pleasant and helpful. We love our Sunday visits to La Madeline

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LEAH_BIANCHI

Joined 11 years ago

NOT ALL THAT. THEIR COFFEE IS NOT ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS.

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furax14800

Joined 11 years ago

Good and simple food. I'm french, so I was interested in going to La Madeleine and find out how "french" they really were. They were some hit, but also some miss.

The food is overall pretty good, but some of the pastry are below par. Stay away from the chocolate eclair, but do try the Strawberry Napoleon. The croissant, almond croissant, chocolate croissant are very average. I have yet to find a good croissant in the city. The baguette is pretty good. I liked the Tomato basil soup, but not the french onion soup. Also, the service can be very very slow, but they are also very very nice.

Good for a quick stop.

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txajay

Joined 11 years ago

Check your map. This is not French food. This is American Food servered in a resturant with a French name. That's where the French Connection ends.