A traditional French patisserie offers croissants, tarts and gateaux.
(206) 462-3341
3230 Eastlake Ave E
(Fuhrman Avenue E)
Seattle,
WA
98102
47.6508
-122.3217
Neighborhoods: Lake Union, Eastlake
Hours:
Tue-Sat 7am-6pm
Sun 8am-3pm
Price:
$
Last updated 8.16.10
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Le Fournil LTD French Bakery
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Le Fournil, in the Eastlake neighborhood is an extraordinary true French Bakery featuring fresh pastries, such as mouth-watering croissants, triple-decker napoleons, miniature tarts and eclairs. Daily lunch specials come with a choice of sandwich or quiche of the day, French pastry, and espresso drink or cold beverage for $7.99 (plus tax) pick up or $9.49 (plus tax) delivered. Choose from: Ham and swiss; Turkey and swiss; Pate with cornichons; Camembert cheese; Tuna; Quiche of the day; Rotating soups and salads Sandwiches are served on fresh baked French bread with your choice of…
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In Short – Nicolas Pare has baked all over the world, but the French-born boulanger settled here. Fellow baker Kevin Thompson hand forms 6,000 croissants a week with sweet and savory fillings and there's never one to spare. Select from the sandwich menu, which includes classic pâté and camembert, or the quiche du jour. Other options include triple-decker Napoleons, miniature tarts, eclairs and whole cakes.
Editor's Tips
- Save Money:
- Their breakfast is a steal all day long, only $3 for any croissant with a latte.
- Parking:
- Make a right at the flower shop and park inside the building for free.
Quality of pastries has deteriorated
by ReviewerRuvalcaba at Citysearch
Le Fournil changed the ingredients in their pastries and they taste really bad recently (Eclairs & Choux) . They must be using cheap ingredients. I brought this up to their attention and one of the ladies working there in fact acknowledged they had changed the way they prepare the fillings/glaze - We went back three weeks later and we found the same bad taste - we put them in the trash after the first bite. Our requests were ignored - I won't be visiting them any more. Le Fournil is not the same it used ot be. It is now a cheap quality bakery at very high prices
- Pros: none today
- Cons: quality is now terrible
best pasteries in walking distance of UW
by kerroh at Citysearch
Working in the Udistrict, the food is great, but can get a little tiresome after a while, so once in a while, I'll take a short walk across the bridge and head to Le Fournil, they have the best and freshiest crossiants and other desserts that are not only beautiful, but delicious as well. The prices are not bad for the quality :). It's also very cozy! I have yet to try any of their sandwiches, but that will be my next order for sure :)
- Pros: best pasteries/bakery
Wonderful Food!!
by Bakery1 at Citysearch
I am a HUGE fan of bakeries, but have not really been able to find a good one here in Seattle. I stumbled across Le Fournil and was overjoyed. Not only do that have a small parking area right next to the building (for customers only), they brought me my coffee in a very wide-brimmed mug looking as though it had come for a magazine. It tasted just as good as it looked. Their fruit tarts are the real reason I keep going there though. They are absolutely amazing! The blueberry is my favorite.. All the employees were extremely nice and it was a great place for me to sit and relax with a book i had brought. I now try to stop there at least 3 times a week.
Meh
by chowfiend34 at Citysearch
The reviews are glowing but I'm not after my visit to Le Fournil. The $8.99 express lunch sounds great- choose an entree (sandwich, salad, or quiche), a dessert (has to be under $2.95), and a beverage. I've heard that the sandwiches are skimpy with the meat and that their java is poor, so I went with the Quiche Lorraine, dessert, and a Perrier. The quiche was so-so. They served it up on a chipped plate. I think that it was warmed up in a microwave, too much since the proteins squeezed out moisture from the quiche filling. That does a number to the crust, too.
Seldom do I not finish a dessert. The passion fruit chiboust looked amazing with a glossy gelatin top, a quarter of a strawberry, and some powdered sugar. It's a shame that no passion fruit flavor came through and the texture of the filling was weird, bordering on curdling.
I wish that I had visited the bathroom before I decided to order. The floor was dirty, toilet needed a decent scrubbing, the paper towels were jammed, and there was hardly any soap in the container. This lack of attention would have alerted me that the quality of the food would also be just "Meh".
- Pros: Quick service
- Cons: Tough parking near the University Bridge
Excellent bakery and lunch spot
by rocketfuelbaby at Citysearch
Excellent sandwiches and pastries. Great coffee. Very simple bakery with a pleasant ambience and courteous staff.
- Pros: Good lunch specials, Parking, Friendly Staff
- Cons: Selection focuses on the basics of french baking and pastries, but still quality food
Message from Le Fournil LTD French Bakery
- French pastries
- Espresso
- Great box lunches or dine in
Le Fournil, in the Eastlake neighborhood is an extraordinary true French Bakery featuring fresh pastries, such as mouth-watering croissants, triple-decker napoleons, miniature tarts and eclairs.
Daily lunch specials come with a choice of sandwich or quiche of the day, French pastry, and espresso drink or cold beverage for $7.99 (plus tax) pick up or $9.49 (plus tax) delivered.
Choose from: Ham and swiss; Turkey and swiss; Pate with cornichons; Camembert cheese; Tuna; Quiche of the day; Rotating soups and salads
Sandwiches are served on fresh baked French bread with your choice of condiments. Please consider us for your business lunches and special events.
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