Paul

I am a very picky eater and Paul bakery is one of my favorite bakery in the world! It serves delicious baguettes and all the food and pastries are affordable for a city like Paris. Highly recommended for anyone to stop by here!

Ok — average

As I write this my heart aches a little, wishing to be in Paris with a baguette from Paul tucked neatly under my arm. Oh and I just found out that they have a location in, ugh, Boston*. Damn you Paul, come to New York already.
Seriously though, as far as chain shops go it’s pretty much impossible to beat Paul; their quality is exceptional, their prices are completely fair, and the feel of their restaurants is as authentically Parisian boulangerie as it gets (well mostly because they are in fact an authentic Parisian boulangerie …). They do suffer a bit from this reputation of being a chain, but in reality I have no problem with that at all, because, as you’ll find out, they do bread amazingly well; don’t mess with a good thing. Walking into this particular Paul, you get the same feel you do from all of their full store locations; classical lighting fixtures that are dimly lit, a large glass display full of sweet pastries and sandwiches, and baskets upon baskets of freshly made bread that smell out of this world good. The staffs is quite pleasant, and are happy to put up with your broken French (or answer you politely in English when you have exhausted your skills). Order yourself a café American, a baguette, and perhaps a croissant (au chocolat of course); take your bread (s) and receipt over to the café bar and wait while a nice young barista named Paul (just kidding) makes your coffee to order, or if you like, squeezes your orange juice freshly from their industrial juicer (the OJ is particularly good here). Once you have your carbs and caffeine situation sorted, take yourself and your cornucopia down to Pont Neuf and watch Paris wake up late, as it does most mornings.
This place really does have it going on; if you find yourself in need of a solid cup of coffee and your morning baguette look no further than the white writing on the blackboard that reads Paul (this holds especially true if you are in Orly airport — make sure to grab a loaf before you go through security. Thank me later).
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* Just kidding bean town, you know I love you

Toujours plus cher pour des menus et sandwiches toujours plus petits et chiches en garniture.
Paul mise beaucoup sur la décoration et l’ambiance. Ça marche sur les touristes, beaucoup moins sur ceux qui savent reconnaître le frais et le fait maison à prix raisonnable.
Je passé mon tour

Industrial chain with generally subpar products — if you must go with a chain, choose Eric Kayser. The almond croissant was terrible: not at all flaky, completely soggy on the bottom, and with barely any almond paste inside. The baguette tradition was too doughy and pasty on the inside, crust really didn’t have any flavor at all. Éclair café was similarly disappointing, with a doughy, dry pâte à choux and an overly sweetened, overly dense custard with a bizarre texture I can’t quite describe.
On the plus side, they are open on Sundays, and I have to admit I have a soft spot for their large macarons, especially the pistachio and raspberry… while they are too sweet, I’m a huge fan of the texture, crunchy on the outside and very chewy on the inside with plenty of almond flavor.

so many delicious sandwiches, bakery, and confectionary products. This is probably the best chain food ever. Wish we had them in the US (San Francisco)
Food Quality — Excellent
Food Taste — Excellent
Food Originality — Excellent
Price — Excellent
Customer Service — Excellent
Ambiance — Average

This was pretty much our daily stop while we were in Paris. This place has a wild variety of pastries for you to choose, as well as savory sandwiches. My husband’s favorite was «Le Savoyard» (please forgive me if I spell the name wrong), which is basically a bacon sandwich. I tried different desserts over there, liked the chocolate beignet, not too small, not too big, just the right size. It goes perfectly well with a cup of hot chocolate.
BTW, this place is always packed, especially evening time. Seems like everyone is trying to get some bread on their way home. So if you go there, be clear about what you want, otherwise, the staff won’t have time/​patience to wait for you,

Toujours aussi décevant. je suis venue parce qu’il me fallait une simple ½ baguette. Je connaissais Paul surtout en étant pas top pour la pâtisserie et viennoiserie mais une baguette, c’est plus dur à échouer.
Hélas, Paul a réussi a me vendre une baguette lourde, et pas assez cuite. J’ai du vider la mie dans le sachet et manger seulement la croute et le sachet devait peser 150 ou 200g! Pas bon.