Pan Chancho Bakery & Cafe

Review: I have read great things about this cafe, so I thought I'd check it out for myself. It seems I had gone on a bad day because I wasn't very impressed with my food. The boccocini salad and the chocolate eclair were both not very fresh. The potato soup was fairly good though but nothing spectacular. However, I must say that the chicken sandwich and mango salad both tasted very fresh and delicious. Even so, for what I paid I was not satisfied with my meal as a whole. Maybe I would have had a better experience dining in as opposed to getting takeout.

Review: I've been here a couple times and the food is pretty good (the bread is delicious, as expected!). The server is always friendly and enthusiastic.

The thing I like about Pan chancho is their menu - they always have something that's a little different. Also, their ingredients always taste fresh.

The poutine comes in a little cute cauldron and was good, though I must admit a fine dining take on the poutine can never beat the chip trucks! :)

The garlic waffles were incredibly good, I'm definitely going to order it again! I didn't like the Beemster all that much though, the sandwich was far too greasy and the meat and cheese chosen were both too strong in flavour and salty to be put in combination. The coleslaw on the side was really fresh and good though!

Overall, Pan Chancho is a nice little place with good, fresh food and a nice ambience. Of course, their bread is good too!

Review: The best tuna sandwich I've ever tasted. I come from Paris France, and I felt right at home in this restaurant. The staff was great. Polite friendly and eager to do their job. My 4 year old son still talks about Pan Chancho and can't wait to go back.

Bravo Pan Chancho!!!

Review: My daughter and I took her three children for lunch and were favorably impressed with the restaurant and its children friendly menu and servers. Though it was busy with lunch diners, we were served in a timely and polite manner. The server was knowledgeable about the dishes for which we had questions. She was able to make appropriate suggestions concerning choices for the children and for us as well. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming. The food was well prepared & presented and best of all tasted very good. I would dine here again!

Review: The burger was ordered as medium but was in fact rare. There was no way the burger could be eaten in a polite manner. This problem was common to most of the others in the group. I guess the place is intended for younger people. The Sticky Pudding was not bad but really not sticky enough.

Review: I've been eating there everyday for the past three weeks. Everytime I go I get the soup & Bun and I haven't seen the same soup twice yet. And there's an excellent variety of buns that so I can choose the one that is right for my soup of the day. I've also tried the apple ginger muffins and Pain Au Chocolat, both are very good.

Review: Super enthusiastic waiter offered his suggestions on the best vegetarian meals on the menu. He brought the bread and drinks very fast and was just attentive enough without being irritating.

The food was absolutely delicious - I expected little from such a bizarre combination, but it was one of the best meals I've had in Kingston. Very filling, very tasty, and I had leftovers to eat for a snack later. My total bill was 14 before tax, which I thought was quite reasonable.

The dining room is a little countryfied with all the floral prints, but it's light and airy and nice for brunch, lunch, or breakfast.

Review: For what we paid for the two dishes comparatively were not equal. The sandwich and fries were excellent, great bread and ingredients but the other dish was more expensive, smaller and not that exciting. I think I could make it at home. Our waitress (we sat upstairs) was very disorganized. Brought the wrong sized beer, no bread service until we asked, and had to ask to get water refilled. Several other tables that arrived after us, were served first. I don't know what took so long as the lady next to us had the same sandwich. If we lived in the area we would definitely return, the food was good. The breads, etc. at the entrance looked delicious and we would have loved to have gotten some.

Review: I've been reading plenty of positive reviews on Pan Chancho so I decided to check it out. So I went to the bakery early in the morning and first noticed that that familiar bakery smell of fresh bread was missing which was a bit odd. I picked up a croissant, a pain au chocolat and a cinnamon-raisin roll. They were good but not spectacular. Both the croissant and pain au chocolate lacked flakiness on the outside although the breadiness was just about right. The cinnamon-raisin roll was a bit too sweet and the raisins were a bit overpowering. Overall, Pan Chancho seems to be an excellent bakery but is a little overrated. I haven't tried the other breads but was a little dissappointed with their croissant which should be the benchmark of Western/European bakeries.

Review: Excellent!!! Can't say enough wonderful
things. The food and atmosphere, I felt like I was in a European cafe.