Fleur de Cocoa

10/5/2016

I go here all the time now for their incredible, stress defying hot chocolate. I guarantee you will be like ahhhh, so this is what "hot chocolate" is supposed to really taste like - a delicious bar of chocolate that they melted just for you! The staff is always friendly and welcoming. It is a top notch coffee and pastry shop whose display will make your mouth water and your eyes pop!

10/9/2016

• 1 check-in

My boyfriend and I was exploring Los Gatos downtown. It was a hot day and we needed a quick hydrating drink to quench our thirst.

We came across this cute cafe. It had many delicious desserts and hot/cold drinks. We got the Pomegranate Italian Soda and Black Passion Tea. Both were super delicious and hydrating. The Pomegranate Italian Soda is their most popular drink and it was SO good, highly recommend! The Black Passion Tea was also very good and wasn't bitter like other teas.

Overall, great place to get a good drink and dessert!

9/17/2016

Not bad, decided to stop by into this cozy cafe after dinner to get some desserts and coffee.

Service overall good, you have to order before you get a seat or table so the people in line can get a table first if they'll like.

For the pricing it seems standard for being in the Downtown Los Gatos area.

However the pastries were okay, we decided to get the white chocolate mousse with a raspberry filling, it tasted like it was a day old so it was okay. However I can't comment on the other pastries. I guess if I'm town I'll stop by and try another dessert.

Not a bad place to get coffee and hang out though!

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  White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry filling and a small coffee came out to be around $9 bucks

  White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry filling and a small coffee came out to be around $9 bucks

7/14/2016

WORST service I have ever received from a business in my life! We have tried to arrange for a small cake to be made in order to taste for our wedding three times now. We were told the first time that we had to put in an order as they do not stock the cake with strawberries on a daily basis. Fine, that is our mistake and ordering ahead makes sense.

We make an order the day before we want to pick up, and the person over the phone asks when we would like to pick it up. We say "tomorrow at 10am" and explain that we cannot do any other day because we have work. They say "not a problem. See you at 10am tomorrow". It gets to 9:30am the next day and we are about to leave our house to pick up the cake, and we get a call saying they have too many orders and cannot make our cake.

This scenario has happened twice now, and they are the only bakery around that even knows what kind of cake we are asking for (even though they don't know how to pronounce it properly, but that's ok). We are at our wits end and completely turned off from this experience. I run my own company and am glad that I do not give this poor level of service to even my prospective clients.

4/24/2016

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We've popped in to Fleur de Cocoa for something sweet on probably a half-dozen occasions. Every visit has been after a nice dinner elsewhere in downtown Los Gatos. My favorite bite here so far was the Chocolate Mousse. I don't like my mousse too sweet and this mousse was perfectly calibrated. My wife also really likes their caramels and bonbons/truffles.

My least fave bite was a truly mediocre macaron. Fleur de Cocoa definitely needs to upgrade their macaron options. We had the salted caramel and it was terrible - prepackaged, much too gummy, kept too cold and wholly inauthentic.

Fleur de Cocoa's Cafe menu looks great - we'll will have to come back during lunch or brunch service for more savory fare.

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  Chocolate Mousse

  Chocolate Mousse

8/28/2016

My husband's parents got us this to celebrate our wedding and we were delighted to have a small cake to enjoy with those close to us. They got us the Fleur de Cocoa which took me by surprise; the dark chocolate mousse and chocolate sponge cake was wonderfully soft and delicious (I'm partial to dark chocolate). I found myself cutting small slivers of the cake for days to enjoy it in moderation. So while I have yet to go to this bakery myself, I'm thoroughly convinced that we'll be visiting soon enough.

9/3/2016

Such a lovely place. Filled by pretty-looking pastries, there are six tables and chairs to sit down. It reminds me of being Paris. Almond croissants and earl gray tea were excellent!

7/22/2016

• 1 check-in

Really tasty little cakes! Most cakes are some sort of sponge + some sort of mousse, which is fine by me. We got two, which were both delicious and not too sweet. I was tempted to get a bag of giant meringues on the counter, but maybe next time.

4/7/2016

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Excellent French patisserie with tons of expected goodies, like flakey croissants, tarte au pommes, pain of chocolat et altri. The coffe was great and service charming as the place. I spent a nice afternoon charging my phone, doing some drawings and enjoying that 'je ne sais quoi' so French and so Los Gatos. I will try more food next time, I hope I lived closer so could be my go-to place for coffee+good quality pastries!

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2/10/2016

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Hm.. not sure what all the rave is about, but these calories definitely could've been avoided. My sister and I stopped by on a Saturday afternoon and left extremely disappointed. The pastries looked good but too bad the taste was lackluster.

Pistachio Madelines - avoid at all costs! It's a cool sounding though, but these were dry and ruined everything I ever knew about the delectable madelines. The package comes with 5 and between my sister and I, nobody took more than one bite.

Satin Cake - not sure if it just came out from the kitchen, but the center was frozen.. though if that was unintentional, it probably was the only notable mention. The cake outside was wayy too sweet, and the rest of the cake was just blah. Definitely not worth the 50$ price tag for the big cake - you have been warned.

Rasin snail - mediocre.. this is probably one of my favorite things but I've had better, though this was probably the only redeeming pastry for the day. A little dry.

Salted Caramel Latte - did not taste like what it sounds. No salted caramel, tastes like regular latte

Overall.. not much to miss at this place, and I would not be returning

2/7/2016

• 1 check-in

Fleur-de-Cocoa is on busy Santa Cruz Ave. downtown and can get mobbed at peak hours.  My bf and I came just in time to grab the only table by the window and enjoy our latte's and croissant.

They have a nice selection of decadent individual chocolates, custards, and several choices of sweet desserts.  They also have soups, quiches and salads too if you prefer.  Seating is very limited in which is often on the weekends.  The line tends to consume the atmosphere much like a barricade of people next to your table.  

It's a quaint spot and dainty change of scenery to the mainstream coffee shops most of us are familiar with.

8/27/2016

Love the location, food and beverages, and staff! Ashleigh was so friendly and overall a huge help when I was trying to order (I'm beyond indecisive) perfect for that Sunday morning brunch spot

8/26/2015

• 2 check-ins

Breton, baby, Breton! (That's a Sea Salt Caramel Latte, and it's true to its name.) There are a number of reasons to go visit the upscale community of Los Gatos, and "Fleur de Cocoa" is one of them. That is, you dig luxurious desserts of rich, rich chocolate with whipped mousse. I really like the 5th Avenue: Dark Chocolate Mousse, Pistachio Mousse, Sponge Cake, Pistachio bits on top. If you get a horde of desserts to go, whether it be raspberry cake, a torte, or carefully sculpted truffles, they tape down everything inside a golden box so it won't shift around in the car. Lots of care here by a staff made up of bright young men and women. #foodslut

3/12/2016

• 1 check-in

I remember they have the best hazelnut cake. I haven't been in Bay Area for almost 2 years so I decided to come and back and satisfied my craving. I was a bit disappointed. The taste not as good as I remember. I also has latte, it is disappointing. The coffee is not very good. This place will definitely will not be in my list to go to when I am in Bay Area.

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  Royal cake

  Royal cake

7/17/2016

All I can say is YUM! My significant other had the butter croissant and a double espresso and I had the cheese croissant. There's no better way to start out a great Sunday morning than with good pastries, an espresso, and excellent service with a smile. We will be back to try all the other great looking pastries .

2/28/2016

3 1/2 stars for me only.  Went with hubby for breakfast. We ordered:
Double cappuccino - 3 stars. Not so crazy about Verve.
Croque Monsieur/Madame- 4 stars.
French Onion Soup-2 stars. Meh

7/10/2016

I was very disappointed, as was this morning that brie cheese  cannot be replaced with Gruyere, as the cheese it is not available on the days that sandwiches are not pre-made! (Ham and Brie to Ham and Gruyere)

10/31/2015 Updated review

• 1 check-in

Dessert addicts beware! Busy weekends means hectic parking, which will put a delay on getting your hands on these delicious desserts.

A friend of mine ordered a birthday cake for another friend, a chocolate lover, and boy, was it chocolatey - a chocolate explosion, to say the least. It was divine. I'm not much of a chocolate person (cue the gasps), but it was quite good. I also recommend the coconut pastry; I think Gordon Ramsay himself would call, "Absolutely...*dramatic pause*... incredible." Clearly, I've been watching too much Master Chef (Junior).

I was also giddy to see that they served Verve coffee, and soon after met with disappointment as it was too burnt. :/ Otherwise, fantastic place! Yay.

8/23/2016

Nice coffee shop for coffee lovers! Worth trying is the Breton - salted caramel coffee.

9/9/2016

I loved loved this place when it was opened with the original owner who was a french pastry chef renowned around the world.  Everything was flawless and yummy.  Now I've noticed with the new owners, the quality of the pastries has gone downhill.  I ordered two chocolate crossaints and 2 almond crossaints.  The chocolate was a bit small and didn't have enough chocolate.  The almond was the most disappointing.  Over cooked (almost looked charred) and not much almond paste on the inside.  The new owner is not as flexible as the other owners.  They determine whether or not they'll make something for you.  I wanted a crochenbouch for Christmas and was told they didn't have time - It was a special occasion since one of my sisters was dying of brain tumor and another visiting from Texas.  Ironically, my sister in Texas passed away and it would have been a special memory to hold with the cake.  Can't help it, that's what comes to mind when I think of Fleur de Cocoa.  A wonderful opportunity missed.