Pastry: No longer viable as pastry 1/10
Presentation: Potentially OK if fresh, but clearly old and tired 4/10
Value for money: $6.80 small/medium portion, two nibbles then thrown away 0.5/10
Overall score: 2.8/10
Selling at a whopping $6.80, Mrs B swiftly apologised for the purchase as she had no idea what she had been given. Sometimes these things happen…it’s close to Christmas, standards dip etc. I’ve had bad slices before, I’ve called it when I’ve seen it, I’ve spoken with shop owners and gone back for another review. Bake Haus Cafe must fall into this category, because if they are compliant in selling days old, below par baked goods for nearly $7 then I can’t see how they would get many returning customers.
The slice was instantly recognisable as stale. The pastry looked like it was made of sponge, discoloured and wet. The custard was slightly crusty round the edges and the icing drooped and messy. Worse still came the tasting; a nightmare to hold due to floppy pastry layers, I couldn’t bring myself to taste more than a small bite of the pastry. I then sampled the custard and icing alone, and was left scratching my head when I got a taste of onion?
After minimal eating, the slice found its way into the bin. A real waste of money and time for Mrs B in her pursuits.
After eating one of the best slices earlier this week, this surely goes down as one of the worst.