Pastry: Soggy bottom, dry top, too thick and not fresh 4/10
Presentation: Tri-layer, pastry:filling ratio wrong, neatly wrapped 6/10
Value for money: $5.50 (estimate) - Decent portion but a bit meh 7/10
Overall score: 5.9/10
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Filling: Average creamy custard 6.5/10
Pastry: Soggy bottom, dry top, too thick and not fresh 4/10 Presentation: Tri-layer, pastry:filling ratio wrong, neatly wrapped 6/10 Value for money: $5.50 (estimate) - Decent portion but a bit meh 7/10 Overall score: 5.9/10
Heading down Lygon street en route to the musuem I took a punt at grabbing a takeaway vanilla slice from Filou's. With only two remaining, I should have known that the batch were baked yesterday. For the higher than average price I would have expected more from a 'French patisserie'. The pastry was the real let down; three heavy, slightly wooden layers that were too thick. The top layer was too dry under the slab of icing, and the middle and bottom layers too soggy under the weight of the custard. There was no real flavour or richness to the sheets either - so pretty much lacking in all areas here. The custard, again, was very underwhelming. An OK consistency, but lacking richness and vanilla flavour. The icing too was not up to scratch. Too thick in its construction and not overly sweet. Would I return to Filou's? Not for a vanilla slice, but maybe for something savoury.
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Pranav
10/28/2019 01:58:15 pm
I would say try this again now
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