It was a lovely cool morning in Houston, and I decided to visit Croissant Brioche French Bakery & Cafe in Rice Village. They had Napoleons and a few other pasties we had to try. The Napoleon had the required white and brown icing, so I was happy just seeing that part. The pastry cream was very fresh, great texture and you could see vanilla bean pieces, so I am definitely impressed with the filling. The puff pastry was flaky, but seemed a bit stale/soggy. French Riviera's pastry is still #1 at this point, because they managed to keep it fresh, flaky and perfect all the way.
The atmosphere was very European with all the tables close together and the long stretched out tables placed so that you're close/sharing with people you don't know. It was very busy, so we got our order to go. Contrary to some reviews about the people being rude, our service was just fine.
Other items we bought included an Almond Croissant that had almond paste on the inside and outside with tons of almonds on top. It was OK, but André's was better. We got 2 Eclairs 0ne with traditional pastry cream which was wonderful, and another with chocolate mousse filling. The taste was good, the filling was a bit stiff. I also got a piece of Symphony cake that I haven't tried yet.
I will post a photo of the Napoleon shortly.
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