Review The French Oven Bakery

dirk w

Few weeks ago my friend and I visited Victoria. In the evening our sweet tooth was torturing us. So we went to “The French Oven Bakery” in the Victoria Public Market. Although the selection was not so large anymore (it was shortly before closing time) we could buy some items. The price was ok and the service friendly. And the taste of all of them was pretty delicious. If someone want to have fresh, tasty baked thing, one should go there. It is certainly recommended. 4.5 out of 5

David Rózsa

Very delicious little bakery, with incredibly friendly staff. The bread is fantastic, and especially the breakfast croissants. I would highly recommend this little spot, located in the Public Market.

Nathaniel Parry

This Bakery could be considered a hidden gem do to it's less visible location at the back of the Hudson. I highly recommend seeking it out while you're in the area as the breads and pastries here are fantastic. Personal favourites include the garlic stuffed baguettes, brioches, and their buns. Prices are a bit higher than getting regular baked good, but, the quality is more than worth it.

Shelagh Hamerton

Love the excellent treats and breads from here! Everything I have tried is delicious! The frozen chocolate croissants come with detailed instructions to make the best fresh-baked pain au chocolat right at home. Warm from the oven heaven. The staff are all lovely as well. When I'm in this part of downtown I choose parking so I can include a stop at French oven bakery! Cannot think of a better way to conclude an event in centennial square than a short jaunt over to French oven bakery!

Mody Bossy

I love this Bakery!! I am slowly making my way through everything they sell and I have not had a bad experience yet! My go to favourite treat is the Monkey Bread! A cross between a croissant and a cinnamon bun these are so flaky and mouth wateringly delicious! Or the almond croissants... hard to choose!! I like the Dark Rye bread and the quiche too! Oh yummy, yum, yum French Oven Bakery!! p.s. the staff is wonderfully friendly too!!

wendy h

Love the market offerings at the Sidney and Saanich Fair. I recommend the chocolate almond croissant and the French loaf. Pleasant service, fresh tasty and well made products - this bakery has it all and it shows up consistently . They are the main reason I attend these markets.

Leah Tidey

Hands down best bakery in Victoria! We've tried so many others and nothing can compare to the French Oven's stuffed garlic loaves....seriously amazing. Also, the raspberry turnovers are a slice of heaven.

Mimi W

This bakery has a wide range of goods that aren't just confined to French classics such as various flavours of croissants, pains au chocolat, choux pastries and heaps of meringue. Among this wide assortment, however, there was one, no two things that were just calling out to me: poppy seed buns. My favourite baked good in the most unlikely of places, and there were two types at that: the poppy seed brioche and the poppy seed roll (I forgot the name of the second one). It's so beautiful! ;-; -- "Mimi's Cake Tour"

Logan Smith

I love that everything is baked fresh the night before and the bacon and cheddar croissant is a nice treat in the morning! They also have fabulous staff that create a friendly and fun bakery experience.

Cameron Rainey

Good coffee. Solid choice of pastries. The people that work there are french speaking and deliver an authentic French taste on their products. The sitting area could be more charming.

Levi Hildebrand

I would say this is the best bakery in town. The pastries are unbelievable and the bread selection has something for everyone. My recommendation, the chocolate raspberry turnover. Literally life changing.

Robert Quickert

Friendly staff eager to help and chat when engaged in conversation. Wide selection of pastries and baked goods. I had the poppy seed danish and a lattè. Delicious.

Colleen P

This place is dangerous. So so good. Would be a 5 star, but i don't love their coffee and they don't have sugar sub.

Yana R

I got two pastries and they were delicious, coming back here again our last day here because I'm craving the berry croissant I had.

Natalie Kelt

Nice spot to stop and grab a baked good while out and about at the market. We enjoyed our cookie.

Sarah LeBlanc

By far the best bakery in Victoria, finally found a place that knows how to make a great baguette!

Rowan Gloag

By far my favourite bakery in town. I love sourdough and Croissant square. Thank you guys!

Justine Kurek

My wife and I thought the French oven bakery was just ok... Nothing really wowed us. Their rye bread was the only bread we found tasty and interesting enough to buy and their chocolate butter cream Christmas Yule log was oh so disappointing, we could not give it more than 2/5. It was *very* dry and kinda bland. Coming from Vancouver, we may have higher expectations from a French bakery, since we know there are so many good bakeries out there. If there was a next time in Victoria for us, we would probably try another bakery like Wild Fire or Fol Épi.

July Moe

Love everything. Especially the OLIVE bread, and multi grains. After eating these breads, can no longer eat groceries bought breads anymore. Also cheese and bacon breakfast rolls are to die for.

Deena Simon

I felt like I had stepped into Europe, the buns I bought were light, fresh rosemary flavoured. Amazing place,

Stephen Bailey

Great focaccia bread and a fantastic new selection of pastries - some of Victoria's best.

Kirby Tall

The fococcia buns are a favorite for our family.

Agnes Cheung

Love those croissants!!! I had bacon and cheddar bits and chocolate ones!��

Brittany Nolan

The best bakery in town by far! I haven't had a pain au chocolat this delicious since I was in France! <3

Ailsa Forshaw

Yum! and gooorgeous! : > Uh-oh, you have t have 50 characters... let me see if I'm there, yet... lol! : >

Sally Eshuys

The quality of the bread and other products at this bakery are excellent, and the skills of the expert French baker are obvious every time you take a bite. My favorites are the croissants, ciabatta and focaccia rolls, monkey bread, and pan au chocolate.The service is always friendly and helpful. Best bakery on Vancouver Island!

Laverne Soohochoff

Wow I really liked what I bought there!

Mc Hurlupee

Croissants ou pains au chocolat délicatement moelleux, bacon stuffed baguettes ou triangles feuilletés aux épinards délicieusement croustillants ! Mais aussi pains variés, brioches au sucre, galettes aux amandes ou tasty clafoutis... à chaque fois un régal pour mes "papillae", à la très accueillante French Oven Bakery de Victoria !!!

Bernard Jessel

Ne pas quitter Victoria sans passer par la Boulangerie Française La vraie avec du pain fabriqué artisanalement comme en France Tout sur levain Des produits de qualité avec des matières premières de qualité! Profitez de cette très bonne adresse!!!

Ximena Londono

Oh, la, la.... Les petits pains cuits au ciel!! Une vraie délice

Dave Aharonian

I'm addicted to the multigrain bread. As well as the spinach-feta brioche. And the monkey bread. Oh, and also the pain au chocolat...... shall I continue??

Mario Stocco

This is the bread my grandmother made when I was young boy.

Brigitta Vadász Hurley

Sorry - can't type. I am eating these lovely baked goods!

Chris.

All your products I bought were great!. Hi, Got a baguette, cinnamon swirl and a roasted garlic loaf and another swirl. All were delicious and incidentally your two young ladies could not have been more helpful or more pleasant. Send your "cranky clients" elsewhere, you don't need them.

Dm

Very disappointing. We went here for breakfast because of online reviews. It was very disappointing. I can think of a dozen places in Victoria with better croissants than these doughy creations, No flakiness at all and the brioche was similarly heavy and tasteless Will not be back

Twoofus62

Good Service in a trying Time.. I had the pleasure of visiting your bakery on the weekend and have to admit your products are amazing, but i do have to say you may want to keep both staff members on over lunch time and definitely on a Saturday. We were there is past Saturday and had lunch about 12:30ish, and with a line up in your store your employee with short hair went off to lunch, leaving the other employee to handle the entire line and store. She ( the employee in the store) did a great job of being pleasant and quick and got to every customer as fast as she could but some people did walk out because they did not wish to wait. After the line was done she stock and cleaned to get ready for the next rush which came rather quickly i commend her for her friendly service and hope you keep that one around.

Glen

Hello? Hello? Could I get some service here?. Dear bakery owner, your bread is delicious. You do however have an issue you need to address. Your staff lack basic knowledge of customer service. Customers appreciated being greeted with a friendly, "Hello. May I help you?" This is much more appropriate than continuing to chat with a staff member from another business while glancing at customers and then, upon realizing that said customers may wish to purchase baked goods, loudly asking, "Have you decided what you want?"

Hungry Aussie

Best bakery in town. I love this bakery. I like all of their products but the croissants are the best I have ever had and the focaccia is soft and very tasty - perfect for grilled sandwiches or garlic bread. The staff are friendly and helpful. I just keep going back for more! -----27 Jun, 2014----- The croissants are outstanding. Flakey, buttery French goodness! I also love the bread and the brioches. Best bakery in Victoria.

Happy Stomach

Butterific. I've had a butterscotch brioce and a pain de chocolate and both were pretty awesome.

Review The French Oven Bakery - Victoria