Pâtisserie Rhubarbe

Bakery: Pâtisserie Rhubarbe
Address: 1479 Av. Laurier E, Montreal QC
Website: http://patisserierhubarbe.com/
Style: French
Price: $$-$$$ 

Whether it's due to its reputation or just pure marketing, it seems that Rhubarbe is one of Montreal's more well-known and talked about patisseries, at least at the moment. Now, while even I question the amount of branded merchandise for sale in store and wish that same level of somewhat crazy selection would transfer over to the baked goods, Rhubarbe does have a nice array of both classic and one-of-a-kind treats ranging from multi-tiered pastries to macarons and baked goods. Naturally, they do have your patisserie stalwarts like croissants and chocolatines, but how can you resist their seasonal flavours like ricotta-pomegranate and cardamom?

When there, I was debating between two unique baked goods and finally went with the intriguing cranberry-pecan danish ($3.50). Prettily twisted buttery dough wound round a centre filled with plump cranberries and chunks of pecan on top of custard. Good texture and taste and I liked that they didn't over-sweeten the cranberries and kept them a little tart. Tart and juicy, a little crunch from the pecans with slightly chewy dough.

So I may not be running to get a Patisserie Rhubarbe t-shirt and canvas bag, but I'm still a fan. ;)

Rating: ***