The French Gourmet

Edith was awesome. Everyone loved the food and service. So happy we went with them to make our day perfect...

After tasting a few caterers' menus for our wedding, my husband and I decided to go with The French Gourmet and are thoroughly satisfied with our decision! Renee Hirsh worked with us closely and put a lot of care into what was important for our special day. We were lucky enough to have her as our Day Of Coordinator, which she went above and beyond her duties! She caught every single detail and reviewed everything with us to the letter. Our guests loved the food, presentation and service, and we received several compliments of our family style dinner which was elegant but yet had a sense of "home". The FG truly captured the experience that we wanted to share with our guests. Thank you for making our wedding such a success!

This was the best cake I have ever tasted! They are very underfunding and embraced change and challenges... I would definitely recommend this place to everybody!

I changed my mind about my cake design a couple of times and Jenny and the French Gourmet was kind and patient and totally understanding. The cake tasted delicious!! I am super happy we bought a larger one than we needed so that I can still enjoy it! Nothing is better than an amazing wedding cake to top of the day!!

We loved the French Gourmet. We had a destination wedding in San Diego, Ca and ordered our cupcakes and small cake from this bakery. They were so helpful and the cakes/desserts were delicious. We loved them! We didn't want a traditional wedding cake so instead ordered a small round cake and red velvet cupcakes.

The French Gourmet catered our wedding reception on 10/17 (yesterday) at the Scripps Forum in La Jolla. I had to jump online immediately to give them the 5 stars they deserve (I wish I could give more)! The food was amazing - every guest let us know that. I can't wait to eat the leftovers today. The cake was the best tasting cake I've ever had - we had multiple flavors, and I tried them all. The service was seamless and very professional. They were pretty much our wedding day of coordinator as well (since we couldn't be there to set up), and they worked really well with all of our vendors.

Most importantly, Charlie from the French Gourmet spent a lot of time getting to know us and made sure our decor and setup was perfect. When it rained the morning of our (outdoor) wedding, Charlie rearranged everything so that it was setup inside with a beautiful view of the ocean (and we never once were worried about how it would look). The setup turned out even better than our original plan!!!

To sum up, French Gourmet's catering rocks (especially Charlie)!

My husband and I didn't want a traditional wedding cake. We really wanted a croquembouche. All of our research sent us to The French Gourmet. We hit the jackpot here. The cream puffs were amazing and the price was great. Since then ive order many for different family functions and friends bdays. They always work with me on the designs and colors and it always tastes great.

The cake was amazing! It looked perfect, and after much cake tasting, they clearly have the best flavors in San Diego. they were very responsive, called several times to check on the details, and were very helpful and accommodating even when our custom cake topper cased some extra work and a change in design.

Our whole experience with The French Gourmet since day one has been exceptional! They exude professionalism and such kindness. Our Wedding was perfect! We can't wait to have another party to use their services again! Michel, the Owner, is so delightful and him and his staff create the most delicious of foods! Absolutely amazingly good! We were so lucky to have their top Wedding Angel, Renee Hirsh guides us in the right direction, as far picking out linens, food for cocktail hour and reception and also going above and beyond in helping with the smallest of details. They run a tight ship over there and are completely on top of everything. It put us at ease knowing we had such a great company providing all of our food, the most important part of any event! Thank you FG for being incredible and for helping us manifest our dream Wedding! We will highly recommend you and Renee to everyone!! We can't thank you enough.

Much love,
Shelly & Ben Franz
San Diego, CA

We decided to use French Gourmet after tastings at a couple of other local caterers. French Gourmet, by far, had the best food for cost. Edith was amazing. She was also very quick to respond to my emails and questions. She was able to meet at the venue and whenever we needed to meet at the restaurant to go over details. The cake was amazing. There were only two pieces left at the end of the reception! Everybody thought it was delish!! If you are looking for great wedding food and service, I would recommend talking to Edith about a tasting!!

Our cake was delicious and it turned out just how I wanted it! They are the best!

The French Gourmet has great quality food for the cost. We were amaze at this caterer after visiting many other ones in our local area. Everyone at our wedding thought the food was delicious. They're a wonderful vendor, and i think they're the best in the business.

The French Gourmet is an amazing caterer. The food was really good and our guest loved it! The service was great as well. They exceeded my expectation in every way. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone.

If I could give them more stars I would! Two weeks prior to the wedding my original vendor went out of business and didn't even refer me to anyone else. That same day I made a panic call to The French Gourmet. They made arrangement for me to come in for a tasting right-away and they were very accommodating. On the day of the wedding, the cake arrived as scheduled and it was perfect! My guests thought it was fake until we cut into it. It was also the best cake I've ever tasted! We received several complements on the cake and guests kept coming back for seconds and thirds until there was nothing left!

Jenny and the staff and the French Gourmet were extremely nice and made my cake exactly to my specifications. My cake was very simple but still beautifull. The price I paid was well worth it. My guests all raved about how delicious the cake was. Great Job guys!! My husband and I also frequently visit the bakery. They have the best selection of pasteries.

We absolutely love The French Gourmet Bakery! The cake tasting went smoothly and it was straight to the point. The delivery was on schedule and the cake tasted great! Everyone loved our choice of the Strawberry Bavarian.

YUMMY!! My cake was gorgeous and was my favorite part of my wedding party!!!

The French Gourmet was contracted with our venue, but we would definitely recommend them to anyone for any occassion. They were flexible with what we wanted, had a great selection of cakes and decorating styles. The cake was gorgeous and delicious.

The French Gourmet was an exceptional caterer. My guest love the food and went back for seconds (if they could). I would recommend this place and I plan to visit the restaurant when I can. My wedding cake was also included in my contract at a set price and they gave no restrictions on what I could have done and what type of cake I could have.

The cake was delivered with plenty of time to spare and it looked and tasted great!

The cake was not only beautiful, but delicious as well! They were able to replicate the picture I had brought in, which I was very excited about. I would highly recommend them!

The catering was awesome! Our venue presented some challenges but The French Gourmet made everything run seamlessly. They provided an outddor kitchen, equipment rentals, servers, bar, passed appetizers, dinner and cake for a very reasonable price, and all were of a high quality. I would highly recommend The French Gourmet.

This is a great place to go for a wedding cake.They made us a delicious three-tiered cheesecake.It was very beautifully designed and they decorated it very nicely.It was a little but pricey but after everyone enjoyed it i have no complaints.We also ordered a bunch of delicious fruit pastries that went well with everyone.Highly recommend The French Gourmet for any wedding.

Where can I start from I just loved Jenny. They gave us excellent customer service during the entire process. They are true professionals and I would recommend their service to all readers.

Our cake was delicious and beautiful. We changed the flavor several times and that was no problem. The price per slice was far superior to anything we tasted anywhere. We were extremely pleased and we will continue to go back there to taste our wedding cake over and over, as they sell all the flavors at the bakery by the slice on a regular basis. Check out the pralinsko and millennium flavors!

The cake looked beautiful and was delightful to the tastebuds! We chose buttercream frosting with simple beadpiping, swiss dots and fresh roses cascading down the front. It photgraphed beautifully! Our guests raved about how much they liked the cake. I had a last minute change to my order and because I made it before they began preparation for it, they were able to accomodate my change. That is great service!

The French Gourmet is willing to do with your request. They are flexible on the cake delivery, just tell them what you want and they will get done... of course, with in their capability. =)

Did an outstanding job on two cakes for us, which were out of this world!!! In flavor, visuality, taste, and cost they are 10 on 10 scale. They care about the cakes presentation to each delectable bite. I would use them again and again. Not to mention, that I froze our wedding cake tier and a year later, it tasted just as amazing!!! A true gem.

The cake was BEAUTIFUL and DELICIOUS. No snags with vendor, and they also catered breakfast for the brunch the next day. Highly recommended. Great price for quality cake.

If you want a fabulous tasting cake, this is the place to go! Sure, it's nice if your cake looks pretty, but if it's dry and the flavors are over complicated, no one will eat it and whats the point of it being cake? I ordered a basic cake (the strawberry bagatelle) that was absolutely scrumptious - there was no cake left!

Our cake was absolutely perfect!!

French Gourmet was awesome! Although I spent more than I had originally planned, it was worth every penny!! Guests still rave about the food. AndI still remember how attentive the entire staff was!

The French Gourmet was a joy to work with on my wedding cake. I found that they were worth every penny I paid, and I would recommend them to any bride who wants a cake that all of her guests will comment on.
Every flavor of cake that the French Gourmet makes is amazing. It was so difficult to choose just three!
Beyond the flavors, though, their cakes are gorgeous. You'll be proud to display a cake from the French Gourmet at your wedding.
I had some special requests including a delivery from Pacific Beach to Julian, a cake topper that was just a bit too heavy, and on-site decorating with flowers. Not to worry! The French Gourmet handled everything with ease. I worked with Diane at my consultation and with Jenny throughout the planning process. Both ladies are sweet and kind, and will make you feel relaxed about this aspect of your huge planning process!
Between the flavors, the appearance, and the staff, The French Gourmet is the best available bakery in San Diego. Don't miss out!

I have heard so much about cakes from The French Gormet that I just had to do a tasting for my wedding cake. I was not disappointed. They had many cake and filling options and lots of different cake designs. We chose a very simple but elegant design with smooth fondant icing. It was absolutely beautiful and tasted great!

We appreciated the flexibility of The French Gourmet when we requested two flavors of cupcakes...by the way I highly recommend the passion fruit flavor. The only issue was the cupcakes were a little dry I think because they were sitting out in the reception hall for 3 hours before we did cake cutting. But really they were beautiful and tasty and I was very happy with them!

Our guests talked about how much they liked the cake The French Gourmet is very easy to work with and the price was cheap

The cake was wonderful and it held up well all night. They were very perfesional and the pricing is average for a cake place. We had a hard time picking a flavor because they give you around 14 flavors to pick from and they are all soooooo good! Their food there is good as well we had lunch when we when to pay for the cake.

The French Gourmet designed my sister's wedding cake to her exact specifications, they delivered on time, and the cake was fresh and better than when we had our tasting session.

The cake we ordered here turned out better than we had hoped for.The catering was wonderful.I was very pleased with the overall service.I would recommend this place for any wedding.

Cake was so good. Made it look exactly how I had wanted. Let us try our cake a few times to verify taste and liking. Tasted great!! Moist and yummy and loved the design. Delivered when it worked for us and just all around a great cake!

The food was amazing! Every single items were delicious. The service was very attentive and helpful. Everybody at our wedding loved the food. Thanks The French Gourmet for making our wedding such a hit.

My cake was so beautiful and sooooo delish!

Fabulous! Would recommend for any occasion!

The French Gourmet was fabulous! Our food and cake were unbelievable. Guests were going back for seconds. The staff was helpful and attentive. If anything, get the cake.

Thanks French Gourmet!

We looked around at many different bakeries and thought that this one would be the most expensive. But after we looked into it, they were very reasonably priced and the quality was exceptional. We had the cheesecake and the tiramisu which both went over very well, especially the cheesecake. The cake looked beautiful and was delivered with no problems.

Delicious food! Great cakes, too.

I dont care what anyone says, this is recommended; one of the best food.

Cake tasting was a lot of fun. Lots of different flavors to try. Cake was very moist.

The French Gourmet handled our catering as well as the table/seating rentals. Their food was excellent, as everybody said the food was great. They were very nice to work with, and their prices were in line with other caterers, so it was easy to pick them as their food was above others we have tried. They were accomodating when we wanted to change menu items. There were a couple of minor things they missed, but overall they were still a great company to work with. Michele was wonderful, and so was Ranee.

We had a very large wedding-about 400 guests and we asked the French Gourmet to make a cake with stirofoam with the bottom cake (to cut) and had the rest of our cakes made as sheet cakes. All of the cake tasted wonderful and we were very happy with the service.

The cake was one of the few things that went without a hitch at my wedding =) I chose a very simple stacked cake with swirls and white beads and brought in my own ribbon for the layers. They did a great job with looks of the cake and the taste was fantastic! The only criticism I had was that I asked for the rest of the ribbon to be saved for me because I had purchased a huge spool that was not cheap, and they lost it somewhere along the line. But in the grand scheme of things, I would still recommend them for your wedding cake!!

We loved the French Gourmet. The food was fabulous and the staff was very well trained.

We' d recommend to anyone.

The Jaramillo's

My guests raved about the taste of the cake! It was delivered timely. The associate who assisted me was very professional. I definitely recommend this bakery to anyone planning a wedding.

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome Cake! The best we tasted in all of San Diego - not some of the junk that is frozen for months before they finally make your cake. The staff was super friendly, and we were excited to receive the gift they send for your first year anniversary!

This was a very nice service to say the least. There were some stressful points with this service pre-wedding day but when the day came the catering was impeccable. If I ever got married I would gladly do business with them again!

The most amazing cakes you will ever try!! moist and dense. they don't budge on anything for example lemon is lemon they don't do poppy seed. but other than that it was amazing because even though they didn't do the poppy seed the lemon does not taste like chemicals like some others do.

Worked with over 4 ppl, they have a high turn over rate for employees.. The cake was great, love the butter cream!
However, i wanted an ivory cake... It came out white... my guest really enjoyed the...

Great caterers. Just make sure you get everything in writing at your initial consult.

WOW their cake is soooo yummy!!!!!!!! We went to 3 different tastings but fell in love with their cake! We had a three-tiered square cake, the flavors were the Raspberry Chocolate Mousse Cake and Strawberry Bagatelle! Also it turned out beautiful and was delivered on time! It was a little expensive but so good that it made it worth it!

First off I have to say that despite the somewhat low overall rating I have given, I DO HIGHLY RECOMMEND getting your wedding cake from this bakery. There were unusual mix-ups with my wedding cake in particular, but overall they are a wonderful place to work with and their cakes, EVERY flavor, are out of this world! I designed my cake and had some unusual requests, they worked with me in depth on making the cake exactly what I wanted. I actually made a to scale mock version of my wedding cake to show them..and when I saw my wedding cake the day of...IT LOOKED PERFECT...EXACTLY how I had asked them to do it. The problem that I had with the bakery was a rather large issue, but they quickly remedied it to the best of their ability. What happened was the bottom tier of my cake, which did make up the vast majority of the cake and was to feed the majority of my guests was the wrong flavor. The bottom tier had somehow been accidentally switched out with another bride's cake, so both of us ended up with the wrong flavor. Obviously this was quite a disappointment to myself and my husband, but because most of our guests didn't know what flavor we had intended for it to be, they were none the wiser and fully enjoyed the cake as it was. I am thankful that all of the flavors The French Gourmet offers are absolutely wonderful, so it ended up being ok that the tier was incorrect. After the wedding I quickly contacted the manager and they endlessly apologized and gave me a large refund of my payment for the cake. In the end, everything worked out...something is always bound to go wrong on your wedding day and I'd have to say that having one great flavor of cake accidentally swapped out for a different great flavor of cake wasn't the worst thing that could've happened :) As I said earlier, I would highly recommend getting your cake from The French Gourmet, they are very willing to work with you to make sure you have the cake of your dreams, they communicate/respond well, and compared to other bakeries, you get a great quality product for a good price...I mean face it, wedding cakes will inevitably be exspensive...best thing is to make sure they really taste good too! You will get that from this place :)

the cake looked awesome it just lacked a few details we had wanted

Really good budget cake. Flavors were amazing and price was cheap. I wasn't super pleased with the fact that there were gaps between the layers of the cake that looks sort of unfinished/unpolished and not the look I wanted. I might have had a critical eye. I still think it was pretty and delicious.

Everything was excellent. The only problem we had was during break down of event, they packed our heirloom cake knife and didn't want to unpack to look for it. Our coordinator took care of it, but only problem we had. They packed up a basket of food for us that was GREAT to have later that night since we hadn't eaten much. Great product and service.

The chocolate seashell favors were a huge and delicious hit. Very easy to work with these folks, too. Good prices.

Great price. Cake looked a little messy. Used floral ribbon and could see the gaps between the layers. Also, frosting design was done well but not immaculate. Pretty darn good for what we paid. Good about getting back to us and decent setup for tasting. GREAT flavors as well.

I had a very specific idea in mind for our cake, so I was hoping that they would be able to understand the concept and execute it in said manner. I provided them with the photo I found in a magazine, so I figured that it would be easier for them to replicate it and interpret it. They did a beautiful job, it was chocolate branches crawling up the square 3 tiered cake, with green ribbons at the base of each tier. The florist provided the flowers that went on the cake. The total package was extraordinary, I was so excited! I didn't give them as high of a wedding for quality of service only because I felt that the cake tasting could have been a little bit more one on one, and the cake samples were a little dry. We were told the samples were made the night before. Our cake the day of the wedding was so delicious and not even close to being dry. Still, I didn't really understand why they wouldn't make their cake samples the best they could be considering they were trying to sell the cake!

Anyhow, I would definitely recommend French Gourmet to any bride! These cakes are beautiful and very yummy!

The best thing about this cake was the taste! The cake was phenomenal! It looked beautiful too. The French Gourmet is very easy to work with. You go in, taste delicious cakes and let them know what you want. It's easy and delicious.

Excellent quality for the price- their cake was delicious.

there was a Little lack of listening from part of the cheff The best thing about this cake was the taste! The cake was phenomenal! It looked beautiful too

overall good cake a little pricey but good.

The cake was good, but not exactly what we wanted. I think our ideas could have been listened to more.

The day we went to pick up our cake it was not what we asked for. On such a special day you would hope it would be perfect. We had to have them change it and they did so with no complaint. (which was appreciated) It basically came white fondant only! It turned out great though and tasted amazing

We received excellent customer service during the entire ordering process but were extremely disappointed with the cakes. We ordered individual cakes at $14 a piece...thinking they were going to be amazing....but they were a let down. The fondant was so thick people had to peel the entire thing off. We had out custom monogram put on rice paper on the tops of each cake...the red looked pink and you could see the edges...it did not blend well at all. The scrolls we asked for on the sides looked like crap...looked like the used a frosting pen that you can buy at Vons in the baking aisle. I'm not usually a big complainer...but I expected much much more out of this bakery....especially for the price :(

My wedding cake was provided through my venue. For being such a beautiful venue, they could have definitely provided better quality! When we cut into it- it literally was frozen and proceeded to fall apart. It didn?t make for nice pictures at all. My wedding planner had expressed her concerns to be regarding The French Gourmet. I now wish I would listened to her and opted out of using them. The cake itself was nothing like I envisioned it. I was so small- and just not amazing- the way it was promised! It was sweaty- it almost looked like someone dropped water on it. The ribbon- was stuck to it. And it was not that good. If you are huge on cakes, and want ?The Perfect Wedding Cake? this place is not for you.

The French Gourmet has consistently excellent food and pastries. Their creations are the perfect addition to your wedding.