Review of L'artisan délices sans gluten et sans lait

New review (2023):

*NOTE: although I love this place's food, I was really disappointed to see that they are not wheelchair accessible. My partner had to carry my wheelchair up steps for us to go inside, and once inside, the counters were so high that the staff could not hear my order while I was speaking seated in my wheelchair. I mentioned my disappointment to the woman working there (who I think was the owner), and she seemed vaguely sympathetic, and--in my limited French comprehension--I think she said it was the landlord's fault. If I lived in Montreal, I would make a big stink about this, because the building/business is excluding disabled patrons.*

My gf/df child and I were eagerly awaiting returning here since we last visited 4 years ago. This time it was even tastier! It looks like the bakery may have new management, as the interior was spruced up substantially since the last time. The pastries were even tastier and fresher than last time. We ordered LOTS of things, but the hands-down favs (which we ate immediately and then wished we'd bought lots more) were the macarons with rice milk/coconut cream filling and raspberries. They were just heavenly. Everything there is not overly sweet, which I appreciate. Other favs were the eclairs (tried chocolate, choco-hazelnut and pistachio), strawberry cake (which I didn't eat til a few days of refrigeration later and was still delicious), almond croissants and the dome chocolat. Skip the lemon meringue pielets--they were lacking tartness and just weren't special at all.

The only thing I was disappointed with was the frozen croissants, but this may be a function of my system. I hadn't eaten a butter croissant in decades, and so even with no dairy, the croissants were so greasy as to give me a stomachache when I ate 2/3 of one. My kid loved the chocolate croissants.

I really value the fact that they include a list of their ingredients on their website (which other gf bakeries in Montreal do not). This helps people with multiple food allergies so much, and made it so that my COVID-cautious family could go in and out fairly quickly to order because I'd already looked up what was ok for us to eat on their website.

Original review (2019):

YUM! I never would have imagined being able to find a place that could do delicious French pastries without either gluten or dairy. But this place does, and really well. We spent $60 in treats to last for days, and then ate a whole baguette within about an hour of leaving there. The eclairs are so good! (My only complaint is that the ambiance at the bakery is not very nice, but the counter person was lovely and friendly, even though I didn’t speak French.)

Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free
• Good for kids
• Good for takeout
• Good with other allergies
• Offers online ordering