Fresh pastries
Customers describe the pastries as buttery and flaky, with croissants and almond croissants receiving particularly strong praise.
French Bakery
Arabian Ranches
French Bakery is a bakery-café at Dubai Outlet Mall, suited to a shopping break, breakfast, coffee, desserts and light meals. Reviews especially highlight its buttery pastries, chicken quiches and Pistachio Cheesecake, though service speed can vary considerably.
Reputation Score
4.3
★★★★☆
2,006 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Pistachio cheesecake
The Pistachio Cheesecake was praised for its creamy texture, clear pistachio flavour and restrained sweetness.
Quiches
Chicken quiches are a recurring favourite, with reviews also praising the chicken and cheese quiche and mushroom quiche.
Coffee flavour
One reviewer liked that the cappuccino and latte had a noticeable coffee taste rather than being dominated by milk.
Calm ambience
The café is described as comfortable and calm, making it an easy place to pause during a mall visit.
Family menu
Reviews mention that children enjoyed the nuggets and pizza, while adults liked dishes including spaghetti bolognese and stroganoff.
Voucher option
A customer said staff accommodated an Entertainer voucher, and another review says it can be used on menu items.
Tips for a Better Visit
Avoid peaks. Try visiting outside busy periods: reviews repeatedly connect weekends or crowded periods with slower ordering and delivery.
Check stock. If you are visiting for breakfast, ask what is available first; one 10am visit found several requested items unavailable.
Use voucher. Check the Entertainer app before ordering, as a reviewer said it could be used for any food item on the menu.
Use mall parking. For drivers, a review says the mall outlet parking area is free of charge.
Choose desserts. For a coffee-and-dessert stop, the Pistachio Cheesecake was rated more favourably than the Burnt Cheesecake.
Allow time. If you are ordering a full meal rather than grabbing a pastry, allow extra time; one reviewer found service slower but acceptable for a relaxed hour-long stop.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Al Ain - Dubai Rd
Madinat Hind 1, Dubai
| Mon | 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Tue | 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Wed | 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Thu | 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Fri | 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Sat | 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Sun | 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
Common Concerns
Slow service
Several customers reported waiting 15–20 minutes or longer to order, with some tables receiving no attention despite the café not being crowded.
Meal delays
One lunch arrived more than 20 minutes apart by plate, while another ordered dish never arrived at all.
Limited availability
A morning visit found granola, muesli and avocado unavailable, with no alternatives offered to the customer.
Uneven coffee
Coffee feedback ranges from excellent to average or poor; one customer described a double espresso as bitter and burnt.
Food concern
One customer reported finding flies in food and said the manager attributed the issue to the mall; this is a serious isolated allegation in the reviews.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
32 AED
matcha
“Considering that the average price for matcha in Dubai is around 22–28 AED, paying 32 AED sets certain expectations for both quality and service”Google review · March 2026
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The Bottom Line
French Bakery at Dubai Outlet Mall works well as a bakery-café stop during a shopping trip. You can come for breakfast, coffee and pastries, or sit down for light meals such as chicken quiche, spaghetti bolognese, halloumi salad and sandwiches. The bakery side is the safer reason to visit: reviews repeatedly praise the buttery croissants, fresh pastries and broad dessert selection.
Desserts are uneven but there are clear standouts. The Pistachio Cheesecake was described as creamy, flavourful and not overly sweet, while the Burnt Cheesecake was less memorable. Tiramisu, banana bread and chicken-and-cheese quiche also received positive mentions.
Coffee opinions split sharply: some customers liked the strong coffee flavour in cappuccinos and lattes, while others found espresso bitter or burnt, and one reviewer disliked a 32 AED matcha vanilla. Service is the main variable. Several visits were smooth and friendly, but others involved waits of 15–20 minutes, coffees arriving at different times, missing dishes or food being unavailable.
Busy weekends appear to make this worse, so allow time or visit off-peak. Families may appreciate the kids’ nuggets and pizza. The mall outlet parking was reported as free, and the Entertainer app may apply to menu items.