The Skinny: solid French pastries and breads (4) Service: it's counter-service, so nothing special but they have a plug in bar for your electronic devices (N/A) value: French pastries and breads in the neighborhood? Score! - the earth is truly beautiful! (4).\n\nThe very first time we came to check out La Belle Terre we got there at opening. They'd barely pulled out the pastries and buns from the oven and we were eager to satisfy our carbaholic cravings. \n\nWe ordered a small sugared brioche, an almond galette, a pain au chocolat and a quiche. As soon as we got those items in our hand, we dug right on it while the pastries were slightly warm and oh so delish!\n\nThe pain au chocolat was nicely flaky with the chocolate slightly molten on the inside. Just the way it should be. If you notice in the pics, there's no sagging in the middle of the pastry because of the even layering of butter and pastry dough.  The almond galette had tons of almond filling inside which is a major plus - I love almond filling. Again, the puff pastry held up with despite the filling inside. The blueberry strudel was really good and not overly sweet. The small sugared brioche was amazing - that lovely eggy buttery goodness fresh out of the oven was really wonderful.\n\nThe only thing that wasn't up to par was the quiche lorraine. Although the flavors were okay, the crust didn't hold up to the moist filling and was soggy. I would not recommend getting the quiche here.\n\nRound two - we tried the Napoleon and a loaf of fig/walnut bread. \n\nThe fig/walnut bread was okay but I felt the texture was a little too dense for me and could use a little more figs and walnuts.\n\nThe Napoleon was pretty good - nice pastry cream with the layers of flaky pastry but not too sweet - although I feel like the previous pastries we'd tried the first time we came was better.\n\nAdded to the things to try are the soups and sandwiches here.\n\nIn addition to serving up some pretty good pastries, they also serve Peet's Coffee & Teas here which is a major plus. They also have free WiFi with a nice long power bar to plug in your electronic devices while you surf, sip and nibble your morning/afternoon away. What a neighborhood gem!\n\nFor serving up a dose of France in the middle of the desert, this place deserves a 4 starred review.