Pastry: Verging on soggy, but passable. Below average 4/10
Presentation: Polarising icing, classy takeaway box 5/10
Value for money: $3.50. Poorly conceived product, throwaway job 3/10
Overall score: 3.75/10
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Filling: Flavourless, gelatinous, milky mix 3/10
Pastry: Verging on soggy, but passable. Below average 4/10 Presentation: Polarising icing, classy takeaway box 5/10 Value for money: $3.50. Poorly conceived product, throwaway job 3/10 Overall score: 3.75/10
It was a slightly risky manouvre eying up this vanilla slice from the doorway when they were already pre-packaged in their own takeaway containers. Regardless I took the gamble, spent my $3.50 and swiftly exited. It wasn’t until I opened the container and attempted a pickup that it became apparent that the icing was a slimy, almost butter icing consistency. This made for a very slidy and difficult grip. With one bite, I immediately sensed the failings of the rather gelatinous, bland milky custard mix. It chipped away with each bite and was a real let down. The pastry was ever so slightly better, but just on the verge of being soggy - also bland in its taste. The icing was woeful. A real slimey and pointless addition, offering nothing other than messy finger tips. Avoid if tempted.
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Filling: Average but tasty enough, creamy vanilla custard 7/10
Pastry: Fresh and crispy, puffed rather than compressed 7/10 Presentation: Slap dash chocolate drizzle pattern, well proportioned 7/10 Value for money: $6.50 - Tiny portion but fresh - overpriced 6/10 Overall score: 6.75/10
An impromptu drive through the leafy suburb of Keilor led me to Caffe Dolce. Having since read their reviews on Zomato I might have done well to avoid this place, however I felt reasonably satisfied with my vanilla slice. I was initially surprised by the extortionate price tag of this thing, but at least it was fresh. It would have sat comfortably at around the $4 mark, especially given the smaller than average portion. The filling was the highlight; a fluffy, creamy vanilla custard that oozed out with each bite. Nice but not amazing. The pastry tasted homedmade, and had puffed more than I like in my slices. It was crispy and easy enough to bite through but not overly complex, like you get from high end pastry chefs. The icing was pretty good, applying itself with firm adhesion to my finger tips, but lacking any chocolate from the sporadic pattern applied. Not bad, but incorrectly priced.
Filling: Elogant, rich vanilla bean creme patissiere 9/10
Pastry: Dark, crisp and laced with icing membrane to avoid moisture 9/10 Presentation: Neat, no frills and heavy ratio of custard : pastry 9/10 Value for money: $6.40 - Up market suburb, big price, big portion, big indulgence 8.5/10 Overall score: 9/10
My arrival at Cocoa was slightly serendipitous as I was running early for an appointment in Kew. I only really wanted a coffee to warm me up from the inside out. Noticing a tray of freshly baked goodies in the window display I couldn’t resist the urge to get a takeaway vanilla slice too. And what a slice it turned out to be. Paying top dollar for something is worthwhile if it is made with quality components and indeed meets the brief, so $6.40 proved to be money well spent. The slice was large and heavy, with a generous portion of thick vanilla bean creme patissiere. It was nestled in between two delicately thin, golden flaky pastry layers that contained tiny speckles of what looked like icing or crystallised sugar. It made the pastry super crunchy and I can only presume it acts as an anti mostisture membrane to stop the pastry from going soggy over time. All together this was a very unexpected surprise and all before 9am! Highly recommended if you’re in the area,
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