Le Reve Pâtisserie & Café

My husband and I do date breakfast once a month. He loves French cuisine and google helped me find this Cafe. It was 💯 spot on with flavor , comfort and service. We highly recommend.

I love Le Reve! Incredibly food, quaint atmosphere, and beautiful, delectable desserts! My favorite appetizer is the Brie with honey and soup. I enjoy their cappuccinos and other coffee drinks and for a main entree I like their steak sandwich and the Niçoise salad with salmon. My favorite dessert is the chocolate mousse but no matter which dessert you choose, you and go wrong.

We love Le Reve for dessert. Finally we tried the dinner on NYE. Excellent service. Hope someone came and refilled our water since our bottle was empty. I agreed with another review that the food doesn’t reflect the price point, both quality and arrangement. My steak was so chewy I had to split them out 6-7 times before I gave up. We paid $300 (2pp) for the meal minus dessert. Quick recommendation: upgrade the silverware, change fries to a steakhouse cut, messed up the service? Comp a drink at least.

Le Rêve is a French bistro and bakery located in the heart of Wauwatosa Village. They serve a range of fairly traditional French dishes such as bouillabaisse, steak au poivre, and branzino, along with classic hors d’oeuvres like escargot, confit canard, and savory crêpes. The appetizers were very good, especially the escargot, which was served in what appeared to be a Provençal or southern French–inspired preparation, with dried tomatoes adding depth of flavor. The puff pastries accompanying the escargot were light and fluffy. For entrées, my wife ordered the steak au poivre with a rich red wine peppercorn sauce, which was quite good and tasted authentic. I had the bouillabaisse, which used salmon and mussels primarily, along with a few shrimp and a piece of scallop. The tomato-based broth was tasty and the overall flavor profile worked, though the individual ingredients were more fine than standout. Desserts were decent as well, though we took them to go. That said, the pricing and overall positioning felt somewhat mismatched. While the ambiance is perfectly acceptable for a neighborhood bistro, it does not quite feel upscale enough to justify menu prices that are comparable to, and in some cases higher than, several James Beard award–winning or nominated restaurants I have visited in Milwaukee and elsewhere, where the overall dining experience is vastly superior. One additional point: although we took our desserts to go, they were added to the final bill and subjected to the automatic 20% gratuity (we were a group of six). I would have preferred the option to close out the meal first and then order dessert separately, but we felt somewhat pressured by our waitress to order desserts before receiving the bill. Overall, it’s a solid place to stop by for drinks and perhaps hors d’oeuvres and/or crêpes, but I wouldn’t recommend it for a full dinner. I’d give it a 3.25 rating, which I’m rounding down to 3.

Step into this delightful cafe, where delicious French cuisine is served and exquisite pastries await. With attentive service that makes you feel right at home, Parisian bistro ambiance, every visit here feels like a little slice of France. Come experience the charm for yourself!