At Rue Lafayette, we have a guest book. Our customers write wonderful thoughts, stories, they share their experiences at Rue Lafayette. If you didn’t get a chance to sign in person, please write about your experience! Tell us about the food, our service, the neighborhood, people you met or anything else you’d like to share.
Feel free to leave your name, city/state/country you are visiting from, Email, website, as little or as much information as you feel comfortable with.
Thank you, we love hearing from you!
Our experience at Rue Lafayette was like no other. We are from LA and there is nothing like it in So. Cal. The food, service and ambiance was like nothing we experienced in St. Louis or LA! Amazing place, thank you for everything.
Will visist again when we come back to St. Louis.
What a treat for St. Louis! I am an Architect and love everything about Rue Lafayette from the renovation to the food, to the service to the customers. We met lots of new folks on Saturday, was not expecting that, what a great surprise and gem.
A new hang out for certain.
See you soon -
The best cafe I’ve ever been too. I went with a group of girlfriends from West County. We loved being able to go to the Park, take pictures then enjoy an delicious Brunch at Rue Lafayette. Really, there is nothing like it. Thanks for the dessert special and the Gem for my Bday, you guys are outstanding.
Thank you for a perfectly lovely time. We were surrounded by the best people, fed divine food, drank intoxicatingly delicious wine and listened to sweet music. You are the Queen of Play. You lead the rest of us into a good time frame of mind and we leave our troubles behind.
We will sleep better for the time spent in your company. Thank you again.
Since living in the US I have missed Paris (my home) very much. Your Cafe is warm and inviting, it is a place that has brought back comfort and happiness to a new resident. I love to eat there, your coffee is the best and the croissants just like home! I have made many friends at this Cafe, something that is not common at other such establishments. Your customers are wonderful and so are all of you. Merci
I live in the neighborhood and you are my reason to live. No preassure… LOL. Love you guys
I’m visiting from NY staying downtown. I heard about Rue Lafayette from several people. THE best cafe! There is nothing like it even in Manhattan. Can you start one there please? Can’t wait to come back, the best croissants I’ve ever had and everything else was wonderful. To the owner, start your own show, you are so great!
Thanks for the experience.
Sandra
Finally, Parisian Croissants in the US and great shop.
This place reminds us of our Honeymoon in Italy! Amazing!
What a fantastic addition the the neighborhood!
We love your place, the best in St. Louis! Locals, we are very lucky to have them, if you haven’t been do yourself a favor and don’t miss it!!!
What a beautiful coffee shop and view of the park, we’ll be back again and again. Our favorite place in St. Louis!
I love it! You guys are great neighbors, welcome to the neighborhood and best luck we hope you are here forever!!!!
Fabulous croissants, nothing like them anywhere, not even California!
I was raised in this neighborhood and still live close bu. We come to the part a lot. Love what you’ve done to the building. Good luck!
Love this place, we live nearby and come a lot, you guys are always outstanding and the best service in town.
This place is amazing!! You feel like home and you feel like you are far away on vacation all at the same time, how unique! Fantastic food, view, service and shopping. I love spending time here, it’s a true get-away.
So glad to see you are doing so well here. Everyone does a great job of making you feel welcomed and right at home. Thanks for everything!
We love this place and you are so welcoming. The food and ambiance are wonderful! Rue Lafayette is just right for the neighborhood. We watched and waited for months and it was worth it! Bes of luck!
Your shop is lovely! We’ve visiting from Kansas and I wish we had a place like with HALF the atmosphere and quaility! Thanks so much for the fantastic stay!
While visiting from Connecticut a friend commented about your shop. Everything was wonderful! The chocolate, sinful! Your store is great too. Thank you!
We celebrated our 39th Anniversary with our friends this morning. We feel blessed when we came in, the attention/service was wonderful, the food, amazing! We feel even more blessed of going into our 40th year!
Thank you for hosing my trunk show and for your help and gracios hospitality! I LOVE your concept and story and will treasure coming here often. You are a special spirit. Thank you!
I merely drove by and saw the “Open” sign and turned around. WOW, between the quiche, chocolate, croissants and hostess I think it was destiny that made me see that Open sign! One problem: you are too MAGNIFIQUE! What will I do being so far away?
FANTASTIC! WONDERFUL! 5 stars! I did all I could to NOT lick the plate!
Hadn’t been back in the square for 20 years. What a surprise!!!! AMAZING!
Awesome! Who would have thought I would meet the May Co designer when I sat down w a glass of iced tea! Lucky Me!
Should be called “House of Fabulous” everything was tres magnifique!
Having been to France, I am very impressed with your cafe. The quaint adorable ambiance with the exceptionally delicious food to create a superior and relaxing experienc. Well done! Congratulations
The “IS” the Europe of St. Louis! Don’t miss it.
Positively CHARMING, really unique, one of a kind. EVERYONE should know about it.
We LOVE Rue Lafayette and the entire staff! Best quiche in St. Louis, friendliest and prettiest staff in town! (handsome Pablo too)!
Love you guys.
Second visit, came from NY and straight to you guys! I had a business trip and the only thing I was looking forward to was going to Rue Lafayette.
Left you a STELLAR review on Yelp too. You guys are PERFECT!
J’Adore cette cafe! Merci beaucuo pour la formidable quiche! Ich mas dieses cafe! Vieler dank fur die wunderbare quiche!
Best quiche and salad that I have had. Awesome service, warm staff and atmosphere.
This Cafe is amazing! I love it. It has come a long way from what it was. Love watching your show on HGTV, it’s beautiful. The atmosphere is so welcoming and friendly and the shop is fantastic. So glad I finally go to come! Love you!
This is REALLY cool. Nothing like it anywhere! Delicious, I’ll be back!
VERY GOOD!!! I will have to tell my sister who is near by. I am so happy that I found this before her and I’m from out of town! haha!
The best treat in St. Louis. Went to other Cafes and it’s always the same old thing, people on their laptops, not talking. Rue Lafayette is like a CLUB in comparison, I met so many people here!
Peaceful, relaxing, stimulating. PERFECT! The surrounding is great, Thank you!
Wonderful place. The best Cafe in St. Louis! Can you open one in Oklahoma?
What an experience! A story and background for every item. I shall come back often. A St. Louis original!
Love the place, food and people. I loved seeing Araceli, my co-star. Very perfect!
Merci!
Absolutely amazing place!!! I stepped in and immediately thought I was in Paris. Exquisite food and unique setting. There is no place like this in the city (or state, or country!)
My daughter told me that this was her favorite place and bought me a gift certificate and what a surprise! WOW-WOW-WOW! Thank you for all you do. Back soon!
The food was amazing, wonderful view. I have a huge crush on Araceli, yes, I know, she’s married….
First time here, had the best food and best time EVER!!!
I love it here! I love it here! Quiche, coffee, everything! You make St. Louis cool!
I miss Frankie so much! What a cool place with a cool dog! The best patio in town, what a view. Everyone there is wonderful. Had no idea I’d get to come and meet you in person after finding out about you on HGTV!
Araceli, you will always be in my heart, even though I know you can’t go out with me.
I’ll have to comfort myself with chocolate and coffee. I’ll sit at Rue and suffer (not really suffer, since everything is so good LOL). Love you guys!
PURE BLISS! The food was amazing, richest coffee in town and I’ve tried it all! You guys ROCK!
YUMMMM! The best croissants in town! The breakfast was orgasmic!!!!!!!!
Today was the first time visiting, celebraing my Bday. LOVED IT! Shopped a lot. What excellent food! The staff is perfection, the owner so fun. Will come often!
I HEART this place, absolutely charming and relaxing. Gorgeous, Ara, thanks for being so amazing, you are one of a kind!
I love your place, the food, the shop and the beautiful owner. So sweet and hilarious, you need your own show but you are MORE than reality so it couldn’t be a “reality show”. You guys do a great job. Thank you!
DELICIOUS! So fun, I made 4 new friends, we went to the Botanical Gardens after I left Rue. Was NOT expecting that but then again, Rue is THE most social Cafe in town.
Well I’m baaaack! One of the reasons I am movint to St. Louis so you can’t ever go away!!!
Always great music, exquisite taste in EVERYTHING, food, coffee, music, decor. Perfection. Never a bad experience.
MERCI!
Attended your May 26th Party, amazing, fun, thanks for bringing so much style, class and fun to little ‘ol St. Louis. My friends and I felt like we were out in NY or a night in LA! Having lived in large cities, I can tell you that you guys are right up there with the best! Merci
We enjoyed your food, patio and hospitality! I live in West County but if I go more than one week without a visit to Rue Lafayette I start to miss it too much! You guys are fantastic
My husband, daughter in law, baby grandson and I visited Rue Lafayette for the first time on Tuesday, July 5th. I will admit, our Groupon took us there… and I’m SO glad it did!! I have nothing negative to say, only positives. We ordered several menu items and shared them between us, including the Caprese sandwich & potato salad (loved the dill seasoning!), several slices of the scrumptious/melt-in-your-mouth lemon cake and coffee. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience! Loved the atmosphere and all the cool goodies for sale (food and otherwise!); everyone was super friendly and attentive. Thank you for the lovely time…. we’ll be back!!!!!!
Magnifique! A sensory overload and a sheer delight. Thanks to the lovely staff and chef for a delightful lunch……leave your stress at the door!!!!And be sure to give Bella a pat!
I live in the CWE and come to Rue as often as I can. The food is delicious, the place is gorgeous and the entire staff & owner amazing, beautiful people. Never a bad attitude!
This is the place I bring out of town friends to impress them!!!
The most unique, delightful, delicious place I’ve been to in St. Louis. What I love about it, well there is so much, but the fact that at a restaurant you only sit with the people of your own party, at Rue Lafayette people socialize, mix, chat. There is an amazing vibe. It;s a community, not just a Cafe. It is very special, I have made new friends there and always look forward to the food and the experience. I laughed when I read on Yelp someone mention that it was small or cramped, NOT a place for an anti-social. Someone looking for a buffet would not like it but anyone who has traveled or desires to travel, appreciates art, beauty and people will LOVE it, they will be in Heaven! MY FAVORITE!!!!
Love the ambiance…especially Ms Bella…Princess of Rue Lafayette! We want to see more, more, more of her! More pearls, more diamonds and especially more feathers.
Your admirer,
Terry (West County)
I have heard about Rue Lafayette from SO MANY PEOPLE (who’s taste I trust). Do to my busy schedule and travels I made it in today for the first time. WOW, what an experience. It was like traveling to Paris. There is nothing like it in St. Louis or anywhere I’ve been in the US for that matter. I have searched high and low for great coffee and croissants, and there are a few kitchee places that are advertised everywhere but they are tacky and not good. At Rue not only was the coffee perfect, the croissants something that can not be explained but it is not “staged”. It is real, authentic and I could tell the owners/creators have lived the experience not just designed it. A favorite no doubt! I can’t wait until next weekend to return. Lovely staff! Again, can not be compared.
Just enjoyed a delicious experience for brunch. Very relaxing live Jazz on outdoor patio.Will be sure to come back.
I brought my family down to Rue Lafayette for brunch this past Sunday. The food was excellent, the live jazz of the Jeff Riley Trio was wonderful – AND I have never had a better croissant in my entire life! Thanks Araceli!
Outstanding in every respect – my favorite place for food, coffe, socializing and just hanging out. Like a “Cheers” with local and out of town/country visitors easy to meet. Unique in every way!
I had my heart set on a chocolate croissant but they were not due to be out of the oven for 18 minutes so i waited and happily ate my goat cheese and mushroom quiche while waiting. As an apology the chef herself came out with my chocolate croissant when it was ready and chatted with us for a moment. She brought me two croissants to sweeten the experience, a much appreciated gesture. I will be back
We LOVE Rue Lafayette. In a former life I lived in Lafayette Square; now I am 100 mi away. When my husband and I go to St.Louis for my “city fix” time we always go to Rue Lafayette. I have taken friends from other cites there – Ara, you, Bella Rue, and Rue Lafayette are the BEST!!!
Thank you for being there to look forward to!
Jeri Glover
I live in San Diego, was in Saint Louis for a photoshoot. I heard from several people to go to Rue Lafayette. Not only was it delicious, but it is gorgeous, as a photographer I was delighted. The staff is incredible, the owner beautiful and fascinating. Her puppy is a real character! I wish I could stay just because of them. There is nothing like this in San Diego, I will try to come back to Saint Louis just to go to Rue Lafayette. This needs to be an official attraction. I’ll miss you guys.
I’m not going to lie, the coffee is the best in St. Louis, the food is delicious but I continue to go because I am in love with the owner!