Reviews Aux Merveilleux De Fred

Small but seductive looking artisan patisserie which attracted me like a bee to honey!! Although the variety at Aux Merveilleux is small, the items that they specialize in are truly Devine! They have mastered the art of the Mereveilleus making- these are morsels of light meringue filled and covered in a foamy whipped cream and coated in various flavors such as nuts, crystalized meringue, chocolate shavings and biscuit like crumbs. These pretty and delicate morsels are a spiritual awakening to the palate of the sweet toothed!! Love at first bite!..

Another specialty here are the brioche buns that come with chocolate chip, sugar, plain or raisins. These have to be my favorite brioche buns ever! They have a cushiony springy softness and a foreign juiciness which is a pleasure to all my senses!

Worth visiting London for!! ; ) xxxx

It was the grand chandeliers that caught the corner of my eye. It sparkled reflected it’s light. Then I saw the sign for Les Cramique. What is a “Les Cramique”? It is brioche bread with different flavours reinvented by Fred; currently they have 5 on sale. Merveilleux The glass display cabinets had the royal worthy “Merveilleux”, mounds of crisp meringue wrapped in whipped cream. Every little piece piled neatly like a work of art. Les Cramique The interior of “ Aux Merveilleux de Fred ” screams classy and fabulous.

Readers, today’s post was originally meant to be about my recent jaunt to Paris, but that’s going to have to wait until next week. I have something to tell you… a little discovery that I couldn’t be more excited about.

When R and I went to Paris we stumbled across this tiny patisserie that sold the most exquisite little balls of sweet perfection either of us had ever tasted. When describing it to R’s mum the next day we both despaired as we wouldn’t have had a clue where on earth to point her towards on her own upcoming day trip to the city of love. We did however delight in reliving that bitter-sweet memory from the day before and tried as hard as possible to describe them.

Basically, they were a ball of meringue, with more meringue (but the soft stuff), praline and one of an assortment of flavours inside (caramel, cherry, chocolate, white chocolate, coffee), then coated in chocolate or praline shavings on the outside. They were really light & fragile and just melted into our mouths. My description doesn’t do these things justice; they were sweet but not tooth-achingly and the flavours were just divine, not overpowering in the slightest. The shop was also really charming with simple elegant décor and very friendly service.

I went home after lunch with R’s mum determined to find the location of this place based on a photo I’d taken of the outside (clever Lady Cake~) only to find their website and discover that they’d opened in South Kensington that very day!!!

And so it was on Friday I made the trip there and fell in love all over again.

London, let me introduce you to Aux Merveilleux ~ de Fred ~. They can be found at 88 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington. Come out of the station and turn away from the museums, walk straight down Old Brompton Road, keeping on the right hand side and walk past Hummingbird Bakery but don’t walk past Byron Burgers – if you’ve got that far walk slightly back and you will have found Aux Merveilleux.

Prices range depending on the size (mini, medium and big cake sized) but I had two of their mini treats with a takeaway cup of loose leaf Dilmah jasmine tea for £4.80. I’ve paid much more for macarons before (I’m looking at you Laduree and your devious way of getting one addicted) and these satisfied me just as much. They have a small range of meringue based cakes and brioche. It is run by a group of very friendly young French people who will gladly talk you through their products. It’s more of a takeaway place but they do have two small tables so you can stand and enjoy should you not feel the patience to put them in a box and head up to Kensington Gardens to stop and watch the world/overfed squirrels go by while you consume these balls of perfection.

I’ll see you in line. Get there now before the rest of London storms in on this place.

Absolutely delicious pastries made fresh on the premises. Prices are aligned with location but in general good value. 4 stars since only a handful of tables available inside tucked in a corner. It would be nice to have a bigger space to enjoy the marvellous food and drinks here.

Fantastic and authentic French style croissant! croissant is comparable to La Maison D'isabelle in Paris. Can't fault this place.

The almond croissant was so yummy. The raisin and chocolate cramique were so delicious. We also found their prices more reasonable than other bakeries in the area. We went to Aux Merveilleux de Fred in St Pacras station to get the almond croissant, but we were told they did not bake in that branch, so if you want to try the almond croissant, you should get to the this bake shop. It will be worth for sure.

You know a place is good when they have a limited and curated menu! The almond croissant was top tier - flaky, crispy but not dry - perfect almond taste and without the “eggy” flavour that a lot of croissants have. The chocolate cramique is lovely too. I will definitely come back for that croissant 🥐!

Very nice atmosphere and staff. The meringue is very fresh although a little too sweet to my taste. Saw people queueing for the Christmas trunk cakes and when I returned in one hour the cakes were all gone!

My fav place ♥️ And Barbara and her team manage this place marvellously. Best cramique ever, and meringue and cappuccino… anything here is just great! Highly recommended

The almond chocolate croissant was so yum. The brioche too. I also found their prices more reasonable than other bakeries in the area. I found the hazelnut merveilleux a bit too sweet for my tastes

Stopped after walking by and seeing the chocolate brioche bun. It was fantastic, light and airy.