Charming cafe in Findlay Market for classic French fare, from breakfast to steak frites & cocktails. Based on 690 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
1801 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 455-3720
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Hours
| Sunday | 10 AM–3 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–3 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–3 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–3 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–3 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
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Reservations: opentable.com
Reviews
Michael Simmons
Perfect business lunch during the week. Food and service superior in every way. Late brunch on Sunday food and coffee was perfect. New server was struggling and back of the house was 100% doing their best to compensate. My new go to if I want a guaranteed great experience. In the future, I will take more pics of the food and presentation….like looking at art…feel bad for disturbing it. Side note…least favorite so far is the scrambled egg sandwich. If you’re sad, lonely or just need a ray of sunshine…..order the apple, endive and gruyere it is beautiful to look at….truly visual art…and then the combination of flavors, textures and colors just makes life better.
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Chris Chaney
As my wife put it – “this is such a cute place”. Indeed, it is. You feel like you are in France once you step in the door. Overall, we enjoyed our first visit here. First, the good: the food. My “Le Burger” had a nice char on the outside, but juicy inside. My wife enjoyed her Steak and Brie Sliders, but she said it could have used more brie. Our desserts were killer (just see my photo): mousse domes, one coffee and one a Valentine’s Day special with a liquid pipette! On the negative side was the service. Even accounting for the European style of slow-pace dining…it was slow. They clearly needed more servers and/or bussers on this busy Saturday night. Dishes were piling up on tables, and not cleared. We were there over two hours – which isn’t all bad if you enjoy the vibe, as we did. We would certainly come back here, as long as there’s no hurry!
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Trudi Matthews
So yummy lunch at French Crust Bistro. Had the creamy Chicken soup, open croissant sandwich, and ham and Gruyère quiche and chocolate almond croissant. Every one of these were SO GOOD! This restaurant has the trifecta of great service, wonderful location and amazing food.
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JP Perdomo
We ordered the omelette du jour and creamy chicken soup and the salmon croissant sandwich with cold tomato sauce. The presentation was nice and simple. Creamy chicken soup was very delicious, the omelette du jour came in lukewarm and bland. The salmon croissant tasted good, but overall, not impressed with the food; the check didn’t match the quality of the food. It also took a while to get our order. Keonte, our waiter, provided great and friendly service.
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Brad Rees
Loved it! Reasonable prices for top-tier cuisine in a charming atmosphere. Delicious brunch and French press coffee. Can’t wait to go back!
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Palanikumar Manoharan
Best brunch place at Cincinnati Downtown!!!
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nealy willy
Great brunch spot, especially if you like delicious pastries. Cozy atmosphere, excellent service. Findlay Market is across the street.
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Kelly Renzenbrink
This restaurant is amazing!!! Perfect for brunch with an intimate group of ladies or with your SO. The atmosphere is cozy, quaint, and truly embodies that “downtown” vibe (people/dog watching by the window is so much fun!)
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Grindminion
Absolutely amazing! The atmosphere is great! Feels like a small Cafe in Disney’s Ratatouille! The eggs benedict was to die for! It had this sweet buttery taste in the bread and I have never thought of having tomato and spinach on a bennie, but holy cow it was something! Check out the back bakery in the shop, too! We tried this amazing pastry! It had bits of coffee bean in the filling! The owner knew what he was doing when he created this place!
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Jay Macarus
We love French Crust for their staff and amazing menus! This obviously includes the attached sweets! Would highly recommend for solid brunch option or just something new.
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