Pastry: Puffed and crunchy 7/10
Presentation: Well assembled, neatly encased in foil 7.5/10
Value for money: $5.90 - Medium/large portion, large price 4/10
Overall score: 5.9/10
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Filling: Fluffy, but bland cream custard 5/10 Pastry: Puffed and crunchy 7/10 Presentation: Well assembled, neatly encased in foil 7.5/10 Value for money: $5.90 - Medium/large portion, large price 4/10 Overall score: 5.9/10 Sharing a neighbourhood with Aviv Bakery, I opted for a bakery I’d not tried before, just down the road in Elsternwick. I popped into Benjamin’s and took out a beef and red wine pie and neatly presented triple stacked vanilla slice. Having burnt the roof of my mouth on the scolding hot pie filling, I needed to cool the burn with custard. Breaking the slice into two horizontally, I picked it up and consumed it in two smaller servings. I instantly noticed some crunchy pastry and this allowed for easy slice manipulation. Though crunchy, the pastry lacked depth of flavour and richness, as did the custard. More of a whipped cream with a hint of custard powder, it was light and fluffy, but not a deep, luxurious custard. Selling at Patisserie prices, but pieced together with standard bakery components, next time I might return to Aviv’s when in the area.
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