Costeaux French Bakery & Cafe

My 3 friends and I visited Costeaux before wine tasting yesterday. We accidentally started towards their other restaurant and ended up getting there at 11:50 am. I was afraid it would be huge wait but we were seated within 5 min at a lovely round table.

The portions are hearty! I wasn't too hungry so I got the burrata appetizer with toast, fig jam, prosciutto, and a bed of fresh arugula. It was very delicious and I could hardly finish.

My friends got avocado toast with 2 big loaded slices, an egg white omelet (large!), and soy chorizo scramble.

We had mimosas and lattes to drink.

The only negative was that we had to ask our waiter 4 times for waters... but we did eventually get them. He was busy and the busboy seemed new and was very apologetic.

What a fantastic spot!

Beautiful ambiance, excellent service, and incredible food!

We ordered the eggs Benedict and it was out of this world!

Also had the chocolate chip cookie, which was also delicious.

Love that there is outdoor seating, especially since we came with our dog!

Highly recommend this place.

I was looking forward to going to a French bakery for lunch. IMHO, I would have to say the name is a misnomer. Having French Onion Soup, Quiche, and Macarons does not make you a French bakery.

Once I got past this, I would have to say it is a nice place to go for breakfast, lunch, and to get some pastries. Their Monte Cristo is not the traditional deep fried variety. However, their homemade walnut bread is a treat to have. The relish was ok; I prefer raspberry. The French Onion soup was rich, but the "bread" was placed on top rather then being under the melted cheese.

Would I go back for regular bfast items? Sure. French food? No.

The service was great and the food was good but for me personally not five star good. I came for breakfast before a wine tasting nearby. I had their breakfast croissant with potatoes and fruit. I thought the potatoes were well roasted and seasoned. The bacon, egg croissant was filling but nothing special. I did have their mocha latte which was a nice start to my morning. If I lived near Sonoma I would come back here though and try other foods here as they do have a good variety and overall the vibe of the place is cute.

My friend wanted to try this place, so our "party of 5" :) went for breakfast/brunch. They have two entrances; a back alley entrance and the main front entrance, that is way nicer!

This bakery has been around since 1923 and has won numerous awards. In addition to being in the Guinness World Record for Largest Pumpkin Pie made awarded in 2003.

The ambiance and decor felt like you were in a French cafe, I can only imagine. Nice large cafe with high ceilings. Inside and outside seating available.

All the servers were friendly and polite. Isabella waited on our table.

Special shoutout to Kelina, who was helping customers at the counter. Kelina was very friendly, courteous, and sweet to all her customers. You could tell she loved what she was doing, not only interacting with her customers in describing her favorites or the most popular cakes and pastries. Awesome customer service! She's a keeper. Give her a raise!

We ordered the following...
Croissant: Butter croissant, free-range egg, applewood smoked bacon, hass avocado, cheddar cheese + seasonal fresh fruit. My friend enjoyed her sandwich and said the croissant was nice and buttery. The fresh fruit was honeydew, canteloupe, and pineapple.

Bread, Butter, + Jam (full): assorted breads, butter, housemade jam (mixed berry). Good assortment to taste their different breads.

French Onion Soup. This version was sweeter and rich, as opposed to other French onion soups, which are usually rich but saltier.

Fingerling Potatoes: smashed + fried topped with chorizo, green onions, cilantro, chipotle aioli, two poached eggs. My friend really enjoyed this dish. All the ingredients and flavors went well, and after popping the eggs and letting all the yummy yolk run over everything, it made the dish so much richer. He had to mop all of it up with pieces of bread. He would order this again!

Best Morning Burger: 4oz angus grass fed meat, spinach, chipotle aioli, cheddar cheese, avocado, sunny side egg on a Costeaux English muffin + country potatoes. The country potatoes were crispy, like little French fries. As I took my first bite of my burger, the yolk on my egg broke and ran down the patty and muffin, making it a messy but even tastier sandwich. It lived up to its name.

Oatmeal Cookie. There are walnuts and cranberry in it. It's a slightly moist and chewy cookie. I liked this cookie a lot.

We also ordered a Morning Bun, Almond Croissant, and Plain Croissant, and we we all sampled. The consensus was that they were all good. The croissant wasn't as flakey or as buttery as I've had.

Cappuccino. My wife said it had good milk foam. I admit this was pretty good as I didn't add any sugar to it.

Mocha: My wife thought her mocha with whipped cream was just ok.

House Coffee: Good, but we wished we got the refill we asked for.

My friend bought me a piece of Princess Cake: Two layers of white chiffon cake filled with bavarian custard, raspberry conserve & whipped cream enrobed in marzipan. Wow, this was a decadent cake. I can see why they won a Best of Show award for this cake. Sooo good!

The next time we are here, the carrot cake is calling my name!

A taste of Paris! Wonderful meal. Wonderful service. A must stop for breakfast in Healdsburg.

A couple of years ago we happened across the bakery. Yesterday we revisited it on our overnight stay up in wine country.

As you enter you'll find the right side is a sit down restaurant. On the left it's the bakery.

We perused the bakery area as we already had plans elsewhere for a wine pairing event.

My eyes caught the packaged biscottis in a woven basket. Any chocolate biscottis. Yes. I rummaged through the entire basket for the perfect package. Sorry for the mess.

A package of eight chocolate pistachio biscottis for $14.

We had them this morning with a cup of coffee. They were great.

One day I'd like to sit down and eat at Costeaux.

They also sold biscottis in bite size pieces. Those would be difficult to dip in a cup in my opinion.

I haven't dined here in awhile and was happy to be back to have lunch with my friends. I had a chai latte that was just ok- also quite small. I ordered the beet salad expecting a beet salad- it turned out to be a green salad with a few beets on it. The lettuce was fresh, however the dressing had too much Dijon in it which overpowered the entire salad. I only ate half of it. One friend had the harvest salad and said it was great. My other friend had the Monte Cristo which she said was ok. We did enjoy sitting outside on this warm day.
The desserts are what I'd say are the highlight here. The macaroons are perfect- crispy exterior with a softer inside. Their croissants are quite good as well. I think I'll stick to desserts only on my next visit.

In search of brunch, we stopped by recently on a warm fall Sunday. We had two pups with us and got lucky, arriving at just the right time to snag one of the outside tables on their front patio. There are not a lot of brunch options in Healdsburg and Costeaux often has a line. The line started soon after we arrived!

They were busy but service was friendly and attentive.

My friend ordered a coffee and quiche. She enjoyed the substantial and rich quiche, and that it came with fruit. She couldn't finish it all.

*COSTEAUX DEEP DISH QUICHE 15 caramelized top, black forest ham, applewood smoked bacon, mushrooms onions, zucchini, spinach, Jarlsberg, cheddar cheese + seasonal fresh fruit

I ordered a latte and Chela Bowl. I didn't ask but envisioned this being more of a quinoa bowl with spinach, but it's a spinach salad with quinoa sprinkled throughout (I now realize that spinach is listed as the first ingredient!). I love a salad packed with a variety of goodies and flavors (pickled onions for the win!). I added an over-medium egg and really enjoyed this clean, healthy dish.

*THE CHELA BOWL 15.5 (V)(GF) spinach, quinoa, artichoke hearts, pickled carrots + onions, avocado, potatoes, mushrooms, romesco, with a citrus vinaigrette | | add egg 4

I don't often brunch, but when I do, I'll go back to Costeaux. And I'll try the mimosas that we were eyeing!

I've also popped in to buy their delicious lemon tarts from their bakery to take to parties. Delish!

And if you're in town around Christmas time, stop into Costeaux to see their incredible display of nutcrackers (I've never seen so many in one place!)!

Passing through Lakeport, we stopped here for lunch. We sat at the high top table. The ambiance was lovey thanks to the high ceilings and bright lighting coming through the windows. Our table order a couple of different salads, including the Chicken salad, a monte cristo sandwich and a caprese sandwich. Everyone enjoyed their meals. Although, my friend who ordered the Caprese sandwich didn't feel it was satisfying enough. Also, I ordered Sports tea which was refreshing.

I can't say it was a favorite place in the whole world but it was a cute drop off spot for lunch on the way through town.