Le Chantilly

Ambience counts and over the years, I really enjoy seeing how the mural has progressed. Having watched it from the first paint strokes, I am happy to see it only gets better with age. A labor of love, much like their wedding cakes, it lends the feel of a true Parisian Bakery. A place to have a cup of good café au lait, a petite four, you are transported to the Avenue des Champs-​Élysées. Though the faces are truly New Mexican, it is a nice blend of Paris and NM.
Sad to see they have hit or miss days, after reading some of the reviews here, I hope that will not deter you. They have some reliable things that are unusual. The croissants are worth it. How many shoppes actually make theirs from scratch? They are works of love. Can get them stuffed with green chile, turkey or ham and cheese, several other interesting ingredients. I like them. Pure and simple good eats. In Paris, these would pass with flying colours. The chocolate eclairs, also pass the test of authenticity.
Quiches of several lovely varieties make for a good lunch. I like anything with green chile that they offer. Also really enjoy finding treats here for my mom, who is often off her food these days. But coming here is like a small trip to France or Switzerland for a petite four and a cup of good coffee. Nothing fancy, really. But special in its own right. I like that everything is made from scratch.
Coffee is good, real cream, always a plus. Nothing is as irritating as fake creamer. This place must buy butter and cream by the ton, the butter cream is the real deal. The recipes are rock solid. Yes, every place can have bad days, and the staff might just have their favorites. For me, they have always been helpful and kind to me and my picky little mother. For me that is a big deal. She is a true expert for anything chocolate and pretty much everything she has tried along those lines has passed her finicky test. Win!
The Challah is a Friday staple, not the best I have ever had. But it is hard to find good Jewish fare here in New Mexico, imnsho. The baquettes are reliable. The chocolates solidly lovely. I have not yet tried their catering, but the turkey is always succulent and fresh that they add to their sandwiches and croissants. We have enjoyed every soup we have tried here. I can imagine that their catering would hold up to any here in town.
I would like to try one of their wedding cakes and intend to. Not that I am getting married, but just to be able to order a cake of such perfection. Why not, I say!
I will always miss Zinns and the horrible way their shoppe had to close. But as a bakeries go here, you can get some good Jewish Rye and Challah. Not the best, but then again, this is not NYC. And these days, Trader Joe’s Jewish Rye is very reliable and fresh as well. So all is not lost, if you need to make your own Reuben, for instance, which I hope everyone does. We lost the best Reuben in town a long time ago, and none of the new places have yet to compare. But I will keep trying to find that perfect Reuben. Always.

Service was very poor the chick seemed dirty and seemed like she didnt want to serve me and most of their pastries are bland but the chocolate croissant was okay.

Not impressed. The place was very filthy & the service was lacking. Tried 4 different pastries & did not like any of them.

Buy baked goods early in the day at this bakery/​eatery. Whle selection is not that extensive, the pastries, cookies, etc. are tasty and personnel friendly.

We have now gone to Le Chantilly twice, and both times were very disappointed. First time we went the food was good enough, but the service SUCKED. No other way to put it. We thought maybe it was because they were busy or short handed, but that wasn’t the case as we recollected on this last visit today. The same thing happened today as on our last visit. However, this time we didn’t stand for it and left before ordering.
Upon arrival into the store we did not get any greeting from the two servers behind the counter. Another guest came in behind us and they greeted her — strike 1.
We had to acknowledge the server in order to find out we can sit wherever we pleased. We chose the counter. The server asked what we would like to drink — I ordered. The server was not sure if they were out of one drink we ordered and walked away — NEVER TO RETURN.
We glanced at the menu, and glanced, and glanced hoping someone would come back to us to take our order — or heck, just bring our drinks. Nothing.
An older gentleman (who from the servers joyful greetings was a regular) sat at the bar. The one server who took our drinks engaged him and told him they only had one danish left. He then proceeded to order. The server walked away and another server walked up to the gentleman, gave him silverware and proceeded to get his order — ALL THE WHILE NO ONE SPOKE TO US.
My recommendation — unless your over the age of 60 and come into Le Chantilly regularly — AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

My car was across the street and I stumbled on this eatery. I had the stuffed egg and green chile croissant. Yum. Only issue was that I was so full I could not indulge in the sweet treats! I will have to return.

I come here on a regular basis for there stuffed green chile cheese and egg crossing which is awesome! Great local people and food!

I will start off by saying, the sweets here all look amazing. I had an Alexander something (a cookie filled with raspberry jelly) and it was actually good. I also tried a brownie and I wasn’t too impressed. The brownie wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t like a «normal brownie». I think the texture really psyched me out. I feel the prices here are a little unreasonable. I don’t at all feel I got my bang for my buck. The atmosphere there is very weird, and the staff isn’t friendly. I feel if you are trying to sell an expensive product you need to be friendly with the customers because you can make or break your business that way.

Sweet tooth? Well this place will fix it. Also can get soup and sandwiches here. And if you are up for a great new Mexican lunch charlies front and back door is right next door.

PETIT FOURS! I love, love, love these little cakes, and Le Chantilly makes the best ones I have ever eaten. Try the pink ones – they’re vanilla with raspberry filling and are as tasty as they are cute – total Marie Antoinette food. As far as other baked goods go, if you’re crazy about marzipan, try the Almond Pocket, a croissant-​type treat filled with almond paste and topped with royal icing.
I am not the biggest fan of lunch here, since I am not a soup-​and-​sandwich person, but I must say that the homemade mayo in the chicken salad is heaven on earth!
It’s worth going in just to see the incredible mural of a parisian street that takes up a whole wall. I remember coming in when I was little and seeing the artist working on it. I’m happy Le Chantilly is still around!

Best brownies in Albuquerque.

Love the whole-​wheat croissants.

Yummmm… my sweet tooth is lovin’ the Unilocal app on my iPhone! Once again, I found another gem thanks to Unilocal.
I arrived close to closing on a Saturday evening — appreciated having the hours listed on the app. When I arrived things were slowly starting to wind down, and there was one customer inside enjoying their coffee.
But there were soooo many delicious looking pastries — — how would I be able to decide? I ended up choosing the Marquise de ville and one of their «homemade oreo» cookies. Both… amazing — — but the Marquise de ville was seriously, seriously good! It was a squared layered cake with chocolate and hazelnut flavors, frostings… nuts. oh my gosh, so good!
And friendly service!

Very good pastries and coffee.
My only annoyance is they don’t have the pastry prices out so you don’t know how much anything is until they ring you up.

I love Le Chantilly. This is definitely another place I make sure to eat at when I’m in Albuquerque. Their bakery case is amazing; decorated cakes, pastries, breads, cookies and other desserts is enough to satisfy any sweet tooth. Their sandwiches are excellent. I typically always get my sandwich on a whole wheat croissant, which is very good. They have different quiches that are also fabulous.
A great place to stop for a quick lunch.

Any business with a bakery case I find myself gawking at wins some major points right off the bat, and Le Chantilly definitely scored in this department. Plenty of fancy decorated cakes, pastries, breads and cookies to satisfy window shoppers and appetites alike. Good for an afternoon treat, daily bread, or catering an occasion. Very tasty whole wheat croissants, but get there early or they may be sold out. Le Chantilly also offers a lunch menu and coffee drinks. Definitely not a fancy dine-​in atmosphere, but there is an impressive mural on the wall to gaze at when not gazing at the baked goods.