Pastry: Flaky layers, though no crunch 6/10
Presentation: Tidy square block with heavy dusting 8/10
Value for money: $3, half sized portion 7.5/10
Overall score: 7/10
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Filling: Pretty average, creamy vanilla custard 6.5/10
Pastry: Flaky layers, though no crunch 6/10 Presentation: Tidy square block with heavy dusting 8/10 Value for money: $3, half sized portion 7.5/10 Overall score: 7/10
These guys kindly let me come in after closing on a Friday night. I purchased some much needed home roasted coffee beans and a sneaky homemade vanilla slice... A+ for hospitality. The sweet offering was smaller than average and had a respectable $3 price tag. The whole thing was enjoyable, if not a little messy. The icing sugar ended up pretty much everywhere after consumption due to its severe dusting. The custard was pretty average and had a slight vanilla hint and a viscosity that was in keeping with successful freestyle eating. The pastry would have been fresh that morning and was still flaky, though sadly the buttery crunch had disappeared by the time I got to it. Altogether, not bad.
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Filling: Vanilla bean custard, fresh strawberries and whipped cream 9/10
Pastry: Crispy, buttery, delicate sheets (except the middle layer) 8/10 Presentation: Interestingly assembled and bulky 8/10 Value for money: $6.70, decadent, fresh, impossible to eat 7.5/10 Overall score: 8/10
I walked past this little goldmine with no background information on what they sold. Clearly popular from their reviews on Zomato, I walked out with a heavy mille-feuille with fresh strawberries for a rather sizable $6.70. I really don't mind paying for quality, and clearly these guys take time and effort to make quality products with fresh ingredients. My only major gripe was my inability to pick this thing up freestyle; instead I had to dig around my glove box for a spare bit of disposable cutlery to tackle this thing.
The slice itself was really tasty and rich. The vanilla bean custard was perfectly textured and had a beautiful egg yolk colour. The addition of the strawberry slices made the whipped cream layer slightly runny and the middle layer of otherwise flaky pastry was a right off. A really nice surprise and well worth a visit.
Filling: Powdered, bland custard 3.5/10
Pastry: Crispy, flavourless sheets 4/10 Presentation: Well proportioned, rustic, homemade and inconsistent 5/10 Value for money: $4.50 (estimate), lacking taste and decadence 4/10 Overall score: 4/10
Million dollar views eating this heavy takeaway purchase, but sadly no million dollar vanilla slice. Eyeing up only three remaining slices from their daily batch I had a good feeling about this, but sadly everything was just not quite right. The custard looked pretty good, but was really poorly conceived overall. A heavy dose of powdered mix and milk would be my guess; lacking richness and any vanilla content. The pastry had a reasonably good crunch to it, but gave way with the bursting custard bites. The icing sugar only offered some slight sweetness to the otherwise pretty bland components. What is with bakeries that don't put prices on their cakes too? A vanilla slice and muffin for $8.50? Your guess is as good as mine?!
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