My French Pastries

My French Pastries is a French-style bakery in Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast, focused on traditional recipes and baked goods made from scratch. The range includes classic croissants, chocolate almond croissants, ham and cheese croissants, sourdough, bread, quiche slices and a selection of individual pastries and tarts. Customers can also order larger desserts, gift boxes, mixed boxes and celebration cakes, including seasonal fruit number cakes and Fraisier number cakes.

The pastry selection covers familiar French favourites such as éclairs, baba au rhum, religieuse, flan pâtissier, millefeuilles, Paris-Brest, cannelés and torsades. Fruit-based options include raspberry, strawberry and blueberry tarts, as well as lemon and lemon meringue tarts. Pavlova and other limited-edition creations also appear in the range, although seasonal availability varies. The website lists some items as out of stock, so it is worth checking before making a special trip.

The business was founded by Antonio Marchesi, a pastry chef with 17 years of experience who returned to Australia from France in 2014. His aim was to bring traditionally made French croissants to Australia, using French flour, quality butter and methods based on French pastry customs. The bakery says its products are made with locally grown, fresh ingredients where possible, with an emphasis on taste and straightforward, homemade baking rather than elaborate presentation. It also won Gold Coast Best Bakery in 2019 while operating as a home-based business.

This is a practical choice for picking up a morning pastry, bringing a dessert to a gathering or arranging a made-to-order cake or pastry box. The bakery asks customers to allow two to four days' notice because orders are baked from scratch, making advance planning important for celebrations. My French Pastries is open Tuesday to Friday from 6.30am to 1pm and Saturday from 7am to noon, and is closed Sunday and Monday. It has a 4.7 Google rating from 192 reviews.