Michel’s Bakery Cafe

When i was studying at herzing college, i use to go there almost every day. i loved it, nice/​polite stuff, great quality, they almost make excellent latte with cinnamon in the bottom of the cup! :)

This placed served as my backup coffee joint if Second Cup was crowded or temporarily unavailable during that endless renovation period. Not really impressed with the coffee selection, although the German Chocolate concoction has potential. In addition, this place had nothing on Tim Hortons. The deserts are a step up in class and the almond croissant with powdered sugar is a distinctive treat in itself. Strangely enough, WiFi reception is non-​existent from this location, hence there always seems to be available tables. What is the deal with no splenda? Only an abundance of those cheap plain sugar packets and the usual assortment of killer aspartame substitutes. Oh, Canada…

My first encounter with Michel’s Bakery café at St Laurent Center though I have seen one every other day at Rideau Center ground 1, near OC Transpo counter. This outlet has a larger in-​dining space compared to the one at Rideau, where they only have a few tables against the wall, along the center’s walkway.
The service at the counter has been polite and gracious. Although the staff may have little knowledge on the daily special salads ingredients, she apologized for her inability to give information.
The café is generally cleaned and spacious. Empty seats and lesser crowds were seen at the outlet in mid-​afternoon around 3pm on a Saturday. I could easily find my seat and make way to the cashier to order my food.
There is a wider range of light snacks like scones, sandwiches, salads, soups, limited pasta (only 1). Breakfast range from platters like Bagel, muffin, croissant/​Danish or continental, granola yogurt parfait and even fruit tray. Lunch/​Dinner includes wraps: Cajun chicken Caesar, smoked turkey, Black Forest ham, roast beef etc. sandwiches range from Mediterranean chicken, roast beef with caramelized onions, turkey with grilled mushrooms. Salads lover will get a selection from egg, chicken, albacore tuna or even garden veggies alone. They offer desserts like baked cookies for chocolate chips, lemon poppy or banana loaf slices. They even offer squares platter and croissant platter.
I went for a quick tea break. I had with me a small cappuccino which is quite potent in caffeine and smooth in the texture, not acidic even after a while. The cranberry orange cookie $ 1.25 was a good snack. Mildly sweet and buttery, the disc measures ²⁄₃ of my palm size and was very soft and chewy, I enjoyed the cookie much as it was studded with quite a handful of dried cranberry fruits and candied orange peels and rimmed up with desiccated coconut. Lovely treats on a lazy weekend afternoon!

I have been 2 more time since my last review and there seems to be a lot of improvement.
The employee I mentioned in my previous post was not there the last 2 times I went.
The result is friendly service and a clean environment.