Pan Chancho Bakery & Café welcomes you to their coffee shop. You can get there by bicycle and public transit. They are found in a location characterized with restaurants, stores and coffee shops. You may pay by American Express, MasterCard and Visa.
The burger was ordered as medium but was in fact...
The burger was ordered as medium but was in fact rare. There was no way the burger could be eaten in a polite manner. This problem was common to most of the others in the group. I guess the place is intended for younger people. The Sticky Pudding was not bad but really not sticky enough.
I've been eating there everyday for the past three weeks. Everytime I go I get the soup & Bun and I haven't seen the same soup twice yet. And there's an excellent variety of buns that so I can choose the one that is right for my soup of the day. I've also tried the apple ginger muffins and Pain Au Chocolat, both are very good.
Super enthusiastic waiter offered his suggestions...
Super enthusiastic waiter offered his suggestions on the best vegetarian meals on the menu. He brought the bread and drinks very fast and was just attentive enough without being irritating.
The food was absolutely delicious - I expected little from such a bizarre combination, but it was one of the best meals I've had in Kingston. Very filling, very tasty, and I had leftovers to eat for a snack later. My total bill was 14 before tax, which I thought was quite reasonable.
The dining room is a little countryfied with all the floral prints, but it's light and airy and nice for brunch, lunch, or breakfast.
For what we paid for the two dishes comparatively...
For what we paid for the two dishes comparatively were not equal. The sandwich and fries were excellent, great bread and ingredients but the other dish was more expensive, smaller and not that exciting. I think I could make it at home. Our waitress (we sat upstairs) was very disorganized. Brought the wrong sized beer, no bread service until we asked, and had to ask to get water refilled. Several other tables that arrived after us, were served first. I don't know what took so long as the lady next to us had the same sandwich. If we lived in the area we would definitely return, the food was good. The breads, etc. at the entrance looked delicious and we would have loved to have gotten some.
I've been reading plenty of positive reviews on...
I've been reading plenty of positive reviews on Pan Chancho so I decided to check it out. So I went to the bakery early in the morning and first noticed that that familiar bakery smell of fresh bread was missing which was a bit odd. I picked up a croissant, a pain au chocolat and a cinnamon-raisin roll. They were good but not spectacular. Both the croissant and pain au chocolate lacked flakiness on the outside although the breadiness was just about right. The cinnamon-raisin roll was a bit too sweet and the raisins were a bit overpowering. Overall, Pan Chancho seems to be an excellent bakery but is a little overrated. I haven't tried the other breads but was a little dissappointed with their croissant which should be the benchmark of Western/European bakeries.
