La Forêt

We visited this spacious and cute café that is lush with natural plants & natural lighting! We were greeted with rows of pastries and baked goods that were packaged for take-out. Then came the display cakes full of cakes, specialty croissants or cruffins. The menus were on the counter with various choices of brunch platters, sandwiches, waffles, or bingsu (shaved ice). Everything always looks so yummy and beautiful - it's hard to choose!

We ended up ordering the Waffle Platter ($24.50), Matcha Cream Cruffin ($8.25), a brewed Coffee ($3 for 8oz) and a Matcha Latte ($5.50 for 12oz).

We enjoyed the Waffle Platter that we shared and it was nice that the waffles are made in house so they were fluffy and soft. The bacon was crispy and the potatoes were roasted well. Loved the hemp seeds sprinkled on top of the salad also!

The Matcha Cruffin was SO delicious. Flakey, creamy, crunchy but soft. Yum.

I found the Matcha Latte to be too sweet, even though I asked for it to be half sweet already. There wasn't that much matcha flavour either. You can tell from the duller green colour as it was quite milky.

Overall, it's a little on the pricier side but the interior and staff are just lovely. Love that it's a cute café spot in Burnaby as I find there aren't as many in the area!

The ample parking spaces and large seating area inside are appreciated. This place is busy throughout the whole day. I walked by and missed seeing it entirely, twice.

The building is covered in greenery. Such a lovely visual. Verdant vines. Lush and pleasant. I walked in, and was unexpectedly met with the booming sounds of people dining.

The baked goods looked too enticing to pass up. I bought a S'mores Cloud croissant. It did not disappoint, very flaky and baked with high quality ingredients. For roughly $5, it was sizable. Not too sweet, even though appearing to be a sugar bomb on the outside. It paired with my La Forêt blend brewed coffee wondrously.

The menu offerings, for breakfast lunch and dinner were enchanting. Not a place for someone who is on a budget to come often, but at least once is advisable.

My host suggested that I come in here while staying at the hostel. Which was a five minute walk around the corner.

Great ambiance! It is a huge open space where you can see everything. As we walked in the cafe, we saw a table full of baked goods, bread, cookies, etc.. then the showcase with a few selections of pastries. They all looked yummy! Their bread and pastries are Korean fusion that are pretty interesting such as squid ink bread, all black. They didn't appeal much to me so I didn't try.

My hub, daughter and I just had early dinner and were full so we ordered 1 strawberry bingsu and shared. It was sweet with strawberry syrup and condensed milk with lots of fresh strawberries. Pretty solid nothing different from other Korean cafes.

This place is nice to stop by when you're solo, with friends and family any occasion that you need to sit down for a while and relax.

The parking could be a problem as there are only about 8-10 right in front of the cafe or street parking.

One thing I noticed was the place was really clean considering there are so many tables. The staff makes sure the tables are cleaned after customers leave. Impressed!

Finally got to try La Foret. B and I walked to this place for some after dinner dessert. I got a Strawberry Creme Cruffin and he got the Pineapple smoothie. B said his drink was not bad. I took a sip of it and found it nothing special. The strawberry creme cruffin is really a fancy name of croissant stuffed with strawberry cream but instead of the horn shape it is a standing cup shape. I would say go for their desserts but not for their drinks.

They are always busy. Even the day that I showed up, it was a weekday and they were quite busy. The place is super big and spacious but at the same time they are very packed. I have heard that they have good breakfast items and I will definitely come back to give them a try one day.

The one complain is that the person who took my order doesn't speak fluent English and has a very strong Korean accent that made it somewhat difficult for me to understand. On top, they did miss label some of their pastry items. Initially, I wanted something else based off of a label but they said what I was pointing to was the strawberry creme cruffin so I went with that instead of what was the label.

Note That this is a Korean pastry / breakfast place inspired by French baking.

La Forêt is a really popular cafe and there was a line up when my friends and I got there! However, the line moved quickly and we went through the line, ordered our food, and sat down within 20 minutes.
We wanted to try something sweet as well as something savoury so we got the matcha waffles and the bulgogi platter to split between 3 people. The food and everything in the restaurant was very aesthetic! Taste-wise, the food was good--the bulgogi platter was unique and the matcha waffles were loaded with whipped cream, strawberries, kiwi, ice cream, walnuts. I would definitely recommend the matcha waffles!

Been meaning to come here for a looong time and finally decided to go on Mother's Day of all days. Line up was long that day, but it was expected.

The staff worked as quickly as possible to get our food to our table. Everything was tasty but it wasn't spectacular. The disappointment was on the waffles that I was so looking forward to -- it was chewy, almost like a dense cake-like texture that I did not expect. I was hoping it would taste light but bodied and it just didn't hit the mark. The other savoury dishes we got were good.

I'd like to come back here when it's not as busy and maybe the food will taste better? They're opening a new location in Coquitlam so maybe they'll have some new dishes added to the menu.

Decor and the size of the restaurant were great otherwise!

Beautiful cafe nestled within a residential area near Metrotown. It is always busy with a variety of food - pasta, sandwiches, cakes and even bingsu for dessert.

It's not a very quiet place for studying but great place to catch up with friends.

The spicy bulgogi sandwich packed a kick and was a nice lunch size meal.

Super cute place to hangout. It's a pretty big spot with plenty of seating, tables for all party sizes. It's also a very bright and inviting space with plants inside.

You order at the counter and then they give you a number that you place on your table and they bring your order to you. The line can get pretty long but it moves pretty quickly.

My friend and I got the Bulgogi plate and split it. The Bulgogi plate came with salad, potatoes and eggs. I got an iced dark mocha and my friend got a Spanish latte. The Bulgogi was flavorful and tender. The iced dark mocha was good.

My cousins took us to La Foret... and let me tell you, the vibes are immaculate. I love the interior (and exterior) design with the integration of nature in their cafe. It's such a fun style that makes me think of Vancouver.

They have a wide range of pastries and baked goods. My favorite was the chocolate orange croissant. It was huge and I liked the flavors. Their coffee is also pretty solid. My brother got a smoothie and it tasted pretty fresh. I felt like everything was worth it.

The service is a little chaotic but only because it was so busy in there.

Super spacious and cute inside - I especially love the wide variety of baked goods and pastries. Bonus points for having a Spanish latte on the menu...my favorite!