Great french boulangerie! The service was great, we’ve ordered two special breakfast, including bread, butter, jam, eggs benedict, coffee and orange juice for 50$ total, with taxes. The food was great! Would recommend!

Every time I am in town I go to Pauls for the most delicious chocolate croissants and coffee. Even with the challenges they have faced, the staff here continue to be kind, courteous and even make a girl feel extra special on her birthday! I will definitely be back!!

Good food, bad service! The young lady working there has some anger issues! She is scary!

Slowly Pauls is opening upIt has a few customers and weekends people arrive for take out. Its still expensive and has serious competition for pastries by je ne sais quoi. There sandwiches are good as is their bread but they could be better filled for the price. The Napoleon is big and taste also palmera my favourites. The Croke missure is good looking but expensive and not as taste as I was expecting. Still a good location to sit outside and watch lack of traffic or a 20 veichel car cade of the president coming back from McDonalds. Relaxing atmosphere and helpful service doing everything to please.

Ionela is the best. This is the best breakfast that I ever had.

I randomly stoped by. I was hoping to get a taste of home. As a French away from home its hard to find some good bread and pastries. I had the eclair (which Ill pass in the future) and a pain au chocolat (On par with France. very good). The highlight was the service provided by Ionela. She really went above and beyond into making sure I get a nice experience. Shes the one that suggested I get a pain au chocolat after being disappointed with the eclair.TLDR Great Service

Fantastic place. We just visited this shop for the first time and it was such a good experience. The employee that greeted us, I think the owner, came out from the counter to introduce herself to our 1-year-old who was all smiles with her. She then proceeded to take our order and show us all kinds of kindness. The service was worth 5 stars all on its own, but then we come to the atmosphere of the cafe - awesome. It was clean, open, and inviting. On top of all this, my Vanilla Latte was one of the best Ive ever had (and Ive had a lot). My wife also LOVED her Vanilla Cappuccino. We had such a great experience that were going to make sure to visit every time were in DC.

Chocolate Eclair was too sweet no flavor. Strawberry Coke was too dry and too sweet. Quiche was good. Croissant was good. Cappuccino was warm (room temperature)and dull espresso taste. I don’t mind to spend $40 for just coffee and pastries if the taste is very good. I was kinda angry with myself paying $9 /each for the cake and pastries. The service also wasn’t good. Yes. Paul is very famous but don’t know why. Never go back.

Amazing bakery. I had the chocolate croissant. It was perfect. Paul always surprise us with they amazing decorations. It was the first time I try the macaron and the taste wasn’t as I expected. It was bigger than the normal size. My friend who knows the taste of the macaron said it was great.

Picked up a Toogoodtogo order while in the city, from Ohio. We received a variety of items in our bags. Every single item was absolutely delicious! We will be back!

My husband and I love Paul. We made an order but got stuck in traffic on our way to pick up due to an accident. We called to see if they were still going to be in the store by the time we would get there and the person I spoke to gladly assisted us. I believe her name was Ionela. She was super sweet and nice!

Ordered omelette and chocolate deluxe croissant. Their latte was very good! Not a busy place and friendly employees.

This place was amazing, food was good, donut’s were not super sweet. Croissants were awesome and the staff was nice. Ordered thru doordash pickup and stayed to order more croissants. Yummy breakfast!

I went here every week right until the lockdown & every time I had good service and delicious pastries!

Amazing and exquisite bakery and sandwiches. I had to ask for the name of the manager as they were so down to earth and pleasant. Ionela is cheerful this is the place to start your day!Going home with my fresh, warm, and individually wrapped baguette

5 stars to super womens who worked their. So friendly and hard worker.I loved Paul vibes

Filled with delight when I stepped into one for the first time! Love their enticing display of sandwiches, breads and the tantalizing aroma of coffee.

Always great, food, service, ambience. Love rhe Georgetown location, they have all available sandwiches and my lively millefolie tart. Excellent service and orofessional guest skill. Thank you to all.

A famous chain from France, their pastries and smcertaun French staples are always delicious!

Their chocolate macaroon is absolutely amazing and addictive 🤤

Great,delicious, good service, I recomend. very clean place.

Great! Im from the UK and to find a Paul in downtown DC was a delight, as was the food and the coffee, very un-American but in the right way!

Wonderful ambience and super personal service. The meals were crisp and yummy. Will surely recommend this restaurant to friends and family. Fair prices and generous meals. Good job.

Simple and tasty.........

I loved the croissants!

I arrive at this unique restaurant from time to time because I enjoy the good air that is unique to this restaurant. The crew is highly loyal and professional. The service is extraordinarily efficient. Not to mention, the food you get is outstanding. I frequent many times and I was never disappointed. The rate is reasobable. I suggest this restaurant to my friends and family.

Basically whoever is managing this location this morning allows vagrancy at their door. A man approached us about money outside blocking our way in. I calmly told him we didn’t have any to give in which he retorted with threats and obscenities. When I have money im more than generous to our communities under served and unfortunate. Upon hearing his nasty words to my partner I became very upset and was very vocal when walking in. The sitting manager who wasn’t wearing a mask scrambled and stood up putting on her mask while her fellow employees at the table sat there looking at me like I was crazy. The manager said she couldn’t do anything about the man who was blocking the door and had items sitting on outside tables. In an attempt to walk away from the situation and calm down the manager didn’t reassure me. She said she couldn’t do anything unless the man was inside even though he was right at the door and using a table outside filled with his items. Rather than deal with the situation properly this manager threatened to call the police on both of us. Both. I am a long time customer of Paul both in dc and Paris and quite frankly I am appalled at how this situation was handled. I did nothing to harm anyone even though I was visibly upset. The man tried to come back in the store at which point my partner was so overwhelmed and hadn’t even been allowed to order that she had to leave the situation. The man cursed at her as she walked out the door and continued to curse at me. The manager asked me to leave and I did. I left hungry and frustrated feeing like my pleas were unheard and my European bakery experience ruined. Never in my life have I ever talked down to someone less fortunate than myself and somehow this man was allowed to make us feel unsafe because we didn’t have money for him. Sad to say I will never be a customer at Paul Bakery ever again. When I left the employees went back too crowding their table, maskless, and laughing at my misfortune.

Everything here is delicious! Try everything, you won’t regret a single thing. My favorite is the red fruit tart, I always end up buying the whole tart.

I really like their sandwiches and coworkers like the croissant-coffee combo. id give higher rating but the catering can be bad (about 1 out of every six catering orders for us). Today the restaurant forgot to make the order then they said it was on its way, but that was 40 minutes ago - we are fewer than two blocks away and not our first time ordering from PAUL... What gives?

I found this place after the move. I love them.

Always and great place for a quick bite.

A pastry and coffee at $4 is not something to complain about. And this patisserie does a phenomenal job with their croissants, and all things flaky and French. Delicious.

Best place to have my morning coffee with a chocolate croissant!! I love them. Yesterday I tried their eclair and it was awesome!!! thanks guys

We love going to Paul and it was our first time in this particular location. Staff was great and the food was delicious. The best we had at Paul so far. Baguette was perfect and our deserts were delicious and so fresh.

The staff were friendly and the food was tasty. I dont think I like having a salad in a drink cup but maybe thats just me. The quiche was on point. Because they had Combos and specials it took me a minute to figure out what I wanted because when I said what I wanted, it didnt come that way. You could get half a sandwich with a salad but not just half a sandwich and it was happy hour so you could get a medium coffee cheaper than a small... so asking for half a sandwich and a small coffee was not an option.

This place always exceeds expectations. Any time of day, everything I’ve ordered has been worth the trip! My favorite spot close to Farragut Square.

This used to be my go to place for Tomato Basil soup - they recently changed their supplier and now we get a tomato leafy concoction instead of the usual delicious creamy tomato basil awesomeness. Im so disappointed by the change.Ill still come here for some lemon meringue.

Cant go wrong with Paul cafe! Fresh food and VERY good pastries.Nice coffee place. Good for meetings.

Had really great luck with this location. Decently quick on drinks and such and not to busy, so comfortable to sit and have a work meeting in a new setting every now and then. :)

Great food but a lack of curtesy from staff. Please train your staff to sound more pleasant when talking to customers. Thanks

The ‘A’ team; we came here on Saturday and the service was great! They took our order gave us a number and brought everything to the table. Great food great service

I used to like going in here, until they started playing american country & western music and old rhythm and blues.Coffee is still excellent; music abysmal.I aum

I like this location of Paul. This has become my go to place for coffee. Agreed you wont get the entire range of drinks like at Starbucks, but this is the place for coffee, latte, cappuccino, Americano and at a decent price!Plus all the dessert and food to go along with it, makes the trip totally worth it.Seating is ample and we generally are able to find an empty table to enjoy to coffee.Service is quick and friendly too.

Great food and pasteries, but what do they actually have on the menu?? Lack of consolidated menu had me guessing throughout the ordering experience. Found out they had breakfast entrees only after settling down with a coffee in my hand and croissant, and raisin danish.

Well designed and good looking interior. Service was fast and friendly, and the coffee tasted great! Prices were a little high on breakfasts, but Im not from DC, so perhaps theyre in line with everyone else.

Lovely apple tart. My wife was pleasantly surprised that hot tea was served properly with a tea pot.

It was good but very much on the pricey side of options for the area.

Ive visited this Pauls frequently because its a convenient spot and I cant remember if my order was ever correct! I dont know whether the staff is untrained or underpaid, it appears theyre not concerned about making it a good experience. And my experience has been steady over a few years so I think it could be that because of its location, this place gets so much foot traffic that there isnt too much incentive to improve service. No complaints about food/beverage selection.

Old world class. New world features. Everything from european crepes & pastry to special needs vegetarian quiche... Wow... Just WOW!

Great 🥧 pastries and coffee. Nice seating outside as well. Good neighborhood.

Hot chocolate. Hot chocolate. Hot chocolate. Did I mention the hot chocolate? Also, great service and delicious..... pastries (and hot chocolate). :)

This place is awesome!! There is a girl here named Rosa and she goes above and beyond every time I’m there. She very personable and sweet to everyone there, she provides amazing customer service!! Deff deserves to be recognized.

All time destination for breakfast! Love their pastries but coffee is not the best.

One of the best French bakeries in DC, and definitely the best French bakery chain in DC that Im aware of. They serve elegant food and decadent pastries. Watch out for the prices, though. It can get expensive fast. In this case, worth it, so long as I dont go too often. This particular Pauls is a relatively small affair. Other locations are larger with more seating.

I love PAUL. Thrilled to fine one of me Parisian favorites right on the heart of DC. Yummmmm

A smaller version of the other Paul locations in the city but still comfortable seating. Always a good option for tea, coffee, and a yummy French pastry. The staff is nice and helpful.

Great place to grab a morning snack or breakfast. Pastries are delicious.

Bakery trifecta: Good coffee. Incredible pastries. Friendly staff.

A little pricey.. but well worth it.. the desserts are authentic and on point definitely upscale for a reasonable price considering quality. Great French desserts. Their macaron are really big and really good.. $6 for a large (like three-five Times the size) authentic macaron.

Im updating a previous review because my two most recent trips to Paul were excellent. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the customer service at Paul today vs. a few months ago is night and day. Staff is friendly, quick to assist customers, and takes care in giving you a high quality product. Stop in for a latte and a pain aux amandes, and watch all your worries fade away.

Above average for a chain coffee shop in the middle of Farragut. Paul does a good job of creating a nice atmosphere in general, and this one seems well maintained

Food and beverages are deli soups, but the staff on Saturday evening wasn’t very enthusiastic when dealing with customers. No smile and friendly manners. On top of that, the employees were noisy, laughing loudly and not caring that customers want to enjoy their cup of coffee.

Delicious pastries and bread! You cant go wrong with anything here and everything is traditionally French. This is an actual French chain bakery that exists in Paris.

Friendly staff, quick.Coffee too hot, burnt my mouth, not the best for a take with me coffee. The pastry was really good. Didnt seem like it was the days bake, maybe the day before. The fresh flakey pastry wasnt quite there, more softer chew.They had some great looking quiches, would go there again to check out them.

Food, as always, is delicious, but the price point is a bit high for what you get...2.50 plus tax for a mini can of soda or mineral water.

Quick service and friendly people. Thanks Jessica, your hosting was perfect. Will come again

Great food and the best of all great service

Paul is a pretty great location -- the shop has a great feel, the service is good, and the food is all pretty good. Its unfortunately quite overpriced, but the Sandwich of the Day is a fantastic deal.

The service is great, the employees there are polite and friendly. Shyra greets you with a warm loving smile, while their cooks prepare such great pastries

Reasonable prices food was pretty good overall, would return again. Good selection of pastries unfortunately they had no smoked salmon.

My to to coffee/networking spot. Close to the metro and yummy. Also its accessible.

The service was awful and very unfriendly. No one offered us breakfast options or explained anything. It’s so unfortunate for such wonderful European chain to have such poor service in Washington D.C.

I love PAUL. One of my favorite places to have a tasty breakfast, excellent coffee and delicious pastries! When my mom is in town, this is one of the foodie highlights ❤️

What can I say..Yummy

Delicious pastry, fresh orange juice

Great pastries and sandwiches. Nice European feel for a chain restaurant

YUMMY! I only wish they had one in my home town.

Cute chain boulangerie serving crispy pastries and coffee. Plenty of seating available.

Great selection, fresh! One more slice of Salmon wold not hurt on the croissant I had, but otherwise delicious !!!

Good coffee and bakery items.

The chocolatine and the croissant were those I like in my French country.

Good simple food. Get a pastry!

Very good customer service, clean, Very good selection of items

Nice and neat clean atmosphere 100% cust. Service to the next level . My favorite drink cappuccino and mint tea ice, thank you Diego Giuseppe . Review for Paul coffee at Connecticut Ave Washington, D.C. Thank you very much

Food is good, but if youre eating in, expect to wait a while for anything that is cooked.

First choice for coffee and a baguette sandwich. Love the smoked salmon croissant as well!

Authentic pastry offering, amazing flavours

Great good, amazing pastries and fast service.Expensive food but worth it.

Great food but this place is always crowded and noisy during the weekdays. Location doesnt seem to matter, its the same at every one Ive visited. Must be the go to spot for meetings

This place was great. I could have eaten pastry there for hours... hours. Staff was friendly but the food is why youll stay.

The reataurant itself is not too bad, but the food feels stale and the serving is callous as well as the fact the waiteresses are not very hospitable. The eclair pastry was good and the drinks were refreshing and the two are the reason i am given Paul these 2 stars, except from these i felt that the restaurant wasnt very good.

This particular location has horrible service! and too small. but u cant go wrong w the pastries! i suggest another location!

Food and staff are great.

Reasonable quality pastries.

Love their raspberry macaroons!

Great bread means great sandwiches, all you need to know.

Coffee was extremely good and pastries were wonderful

Nice place, comfortable setting and friendly service. Everything was fresh and delicious.

Best croissant Ive ever had in the states. Not greasy at all.

I love their vibe, the food and their coffee croissant deal