One of the best European pastry makers in the SF Bay Area, little-known founder and master baker Sal bakes to order (Online) or in person at pop-ups in Novato. To learn of upcoming pop-ups, one can subscribe to alerts via email, via the website. The fantastic textures, flavors and the beauty of Sal's pastries such as Paris Brest, gateau basque and canelé are divine. The canelés have a crunchy cinnamon caramel exterior and moist fluffy yum on the inside - perfect.
Third grade is studying opinion writing presently. They're using an extended OREO (opinion, reason, example, opinion reiterated) template to develop their pieces. For my son's first assignment, he immediately thought of Pâtisserie Orlando and their many tasty treats. Thomas loves the chocolate eclairs, and we both love Sal's Basque cheesecake.
Be sure to visit one of their many pop-ups OR don't wait and order from the site.
I dont even want to write this review and keep Patisserie Orlando all to myself, but its just too good not to. My husband and I stopped by their pop up one Saturday morning. We ran into three of his co-workers there.....two were European, one French and the third doesnt even like sweets, but he was in line. This was a great sign.
They had 8 items, we ordered one of each item to try and I tell you......every single piece was soooooo good. Im not a huge sweets fan, first of all. The sweetness of each item is far less than what you're used to at American bakeries. The flavors were all on point. We tried it right when we got home...and made it last until Sunday night...taking little bites after each meal.
This is the best thing in Novato right now.... You can wait for their pop ups or you can pre-order anything.
Here's the list of things we got:
1. Parisian Chocolate Flan - **** light and airy,
2. Almond Raspberry Travel Cake - **** At first bite, it was a bit plain, but on our second round, we both really loved this cake. This was my husband's top 3 item.
3. Salted Vanilla Caramel- ***** so so good! I wished we ordered more! The best flavor, sweetness and consistency of the caramel
4. Canele - ***** by far one of the best canele Ive had EVER. Perfect crunch on the outside and the best consistency on the inside.
5. Caramel Travel Cake - ***** we werent sure what a travel cake was and also concerned it would be too much caramel, but this was such a dream. Imagine a choc cake, coated with a thin coat of dark choc....and on top of that, a nice sized caramel glazed ribbon on top. You control how much of the caramel want with each bite. We were blown away at how light and delicious this cake was. This was my 2nd fav.
6. Coconut Bounty Tart - **** Maybe it was just me, but I didnt taste much of the coconut on this one, but the crust and flavors were near perfection. This would be a great treat with a nice cup of tea or cofee.
7. Gateau Basque - ***** Just by looking at this, I knew I was going to enjoy this...only problem was that I didnt know I was going to love it THIS much! SO GOOD!!!!!!
8. Basque Cheesecake - ***** Ive had many variations of a basque cheesecake, but after tasting this, all those other ones do not ever compare. The saltiness and sweetness is a perfect balance after a meal. This was probably my favorite of all the items we got that day.
We did a pickup for a party - basque cheesecake, apple pecan charlotte and kipferls. Everything was delicious! Savory and rich without being heavy or cloying. Kids liked it but adults loved it. Pickup from an online order was really easy too!
Everything was amazing!
I had the privilege of trying Patisserie Orlando while at Butter and Eggs Day in Petaluma and boy am I glad we did! We tried one of each: Parisian Flan, Milk Slice Cake, Gâteau Basque, and Basque Cheesecake (gluten free). Every single dessert was delicious but my favorite was hands down the Gâteau Basque with the berry compote. The service was also amazing and I cant recommend Patisserie Orlando enough - but good luck - it'll be hard to choose only one dessert!
