Continental Bakery

I wanted to like this place so bad. It was a weekend trip for my mom in which we drove 3hrs and I brought her here because she loves french pastries. We were looking forward to it today. After spending nearly $50 on two mini pies, I thought "this is going to be sooo worth it, because how else could they sell these at this price and still be in business"! I got the cherry and the apple mini pies. Tonight we cut into this little gem in the box and we're instantly DISGUSTED!!!! The apple pie for one barely had any apple filling in it compared to the domed crust, lots of empty air space in there. Not what a $22 pie should be. Next was the bite I threw out of my mouth instantly, it tasted awful!!!! This cannot be right. We turned the lights brighter and examined what looked like moldy, bad apples that were dry and no pie filling substance at all. The smell was putred as well....of metal and gross rot or something went bad. The cherry pie was a step up, but also dry as in just cherries and no filling type substance you find in a pie and like the apple, a large air space between cherries and the crust. This place could be amazing, but how are you going to charge these prices for below subpar pies??? Lesson learned....don't spend $50 on two small desserts, even if they look good on the outside. So sad.
Apr 8th, 2024

Mar 27th, 2024

Mar 27th, 2024

Lovely French bakery set in a quaint area of Birmingham. We chose various pastries that were all wonderful plus a latte and I grabbed some granola. Holy cow! The Lulus granola is amazing! Hoping they might ship out of state some day. HINT HINT!!! Vegetarian options: Pastries and cheesy quiche options. Most likely not vegan at all but I didnt look closely.
Mar 26th, 2024

Wonderful bakery!!
Mar 26th, 2024