Le Bon Choix

Le Bon Choix in Indooroopilly is a French-style boulangerie and patisserie, and it covers a lot of ground: fresh bread, pastries, cakes, macarons, sandwiches and savoury bites like quiche and pies. You can dine in or take away, and the coffee has its fans. Parking is free, and there is a wheelchair-accessible entrance and car park.

The pastry case is what people talk about most. The almond croissant gets a lot of love, with one local calling it the best in Brisbane, and the pain au chocolat and the apple Danish get similar praise. One person who knows France well says the pastries come very close to what you'd find there. The small cakes and tarts are admired for how they look as much as how they taste, and the pistachio macarons are a regular pick. If you're after bread, there's sourdough in limited numbers, so go early, plus baguettes, filled luncheon baguettes and a couple of other loaves. We hear pies are on the menu, and prices are generally seen as fair for the quality.

If you're planning a celebration, they take custom cake orders, and one customer has bought their birthday cakes here. They also cater, and the business runs a pre-order model through its online shop, with click-and-collect pickup, so ordering ahead is easy.

Staff interactions are mostly warm. One regular describes the team as friendly, calm when it's busy and good at remembering faces. We've heard about service issues and about coffee that wasn't quite up to previous standards, and one person found a pie less fresh than hoped. Others rave about the coffee, so it may depend on the day and who's on the machine.

It suits anyone in Indooroopilly wanting a proper French-style pastry, a loaf of sourdough or a cake for the weekend. Hours run through the week and weekends, but check before heading in, especially close to closing, and try to get there early if you have your heart set on a sourdough.