text: Discovering a new place can be deceptive the first time you have gone in it is with a sense of expectation or mood that you are carrying So for example when I first came upon Patisserie Florentin I was in a sad mood and it is yellow walls sunflowers and wee back room with framed window facing onto a sunfilled walled garden was altogether a bit magicalnnIf going back knowing what to expect however it is altogether a different story you have a reference point for disappointments that occur again like the one member of staff who is so lovely and polite and with such a lovely smile that the others seem sullen not just curt in comparison You notice that the service is not great on your second visit and remember that last time it took quite some time to get your order taken and more time to get the billnnAnd you start to notice the other things that you either really do quite like the pastries and bread in baskets on the wall and the overall French feel you do get from the cafe if not always from the food and the things you are not so keen on the one or two members of staff who seem preoccupied with anything but serving customers and the slightlywarmerthantepid coffeennStill Florentin does have atmosphere maybe that is something that you bring with you but at least a little of the welcoming sunflowers also rubs off