Maison Bertaux

Bakery at 28 Greek Street
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9 / 10 from 4 reviews
Address
28 Greek Street
Soho
London
W1D 5DQ
Map
Telephone
020 7437 6007
Region
Soho
Nearest Station
Leicester Square
0.16 miles
Category
Bakeries
Opening Times
Monday Open 08:30 - Closes 23:00
Tuesday Open 08:30 - Closes 23:00
Wednesday Open 08:30 - Closes 23:00
Thursday Open 08:30 - Closes 23:00
Friday Open 08:30 - Closes 23:00
Saturday Open 08:30 - Closes 23:00
Sunday Open 08:30 - Closes 19:00

Maison Bertaux sell a variety of fresh sandwiches, baguettes, pastries and refreshments to take away or to enjoy seated outside on the pavement.

All In London Review

This is café chic that will inspire the most cynical

‘London’s oldest (and best) patisserie’ claim Maison Bertuax, the Covent Garden institution of cream filled pastries and dainty tarts. A bold claim but with a shop front that’s straight out of a Roald Dahl creation and a dream like interior, I think that the boast stands up.

At the shallow end of Greek Street it glows with a sense of adventure that stems from far more than the fine array of cakes inside. It attracts the dandiest as well as the most rigid of pedestrians with its colourful approach to café culture shielding the outside with its swathes of hot pink netting beneath its Breton striped awning. Everything about it is self absorbed, which makes it fine to visit alone, or maybe with just one other. It’s intimate and huddled with both its floors crammed with furniture that thrusts you into the shoulders of strangers. The neutral tones on the walls are decorated with knick-knacks and photographs and it also doubles as the Gallery Maison-Bertaux, exhibiting works by Noel Fielding, among others.

The cakes themselves are only a small part of the attraction of this one-off but they’re not to be forgotten. The ultra sickly chocolate bomb gets you every time, while there are also plenty of fruitier tarts and cupcakes to delve into and all of them should be accompanied by a pot of tea or two. This is café chic that will inspire the most cynical.

Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on May 11, 2011


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Not particularly afternoon tea but it’s one that everyone should visit, especially if you’ve ever questioned London’s romantic credentials. Not quite the hidden gem it was but now more people are enjoying the best window display of cakes in the city, zany artwork and the café’s unmistakable Breton bohemia. Tres cool.

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Perhaps London’s most romantic cake shop, Maison Bertaux has been baking fresh desserts daily for decades. The French patisserie has whole cakes available to buy and it’s worth having a pot of tea on any visit to the Soho site.

User Reviews

T.A.O

Oct 3, 2013

I somehow once thought that this was one of those special discoveries you make that nobody else knows about. How wrong was I!

No matter, every visit here is still one of pure joy. I need to stop ordering the chocolate bomb, but I can't. Again, no matter... Perfect for a date and showing off to anyone who hasn't yet had the pleasure of Miason Bertaux.
jamesjames

Sep 11, 2011

Great place , pl note in Soho not Covent Garden as in All London Review.
What better than to start the day with an almond croissant or a slice of plum tart .
Recommend it ? I would move in tomorrow .....

And the marzipan and chocolate ......
Arabella Lost

Sep 3, 2011

Love coming here alone and peering out of the upstairs window. The cafe au lait is always good, the breakfast pasties and afternoon tarts always good. Generally don't enjoy music in cafes, but here it's always thoughtfully chosen and not intrusive. In fact, I'd like to live here.
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