Pastry: Beautifully fresh and flaky, faultless 10/10
Presentation: Nicely constructed and delicately iced 8/10
Value for money: $6.50- Over priced, but freshly baked and rich 6.5/10
Overall score: 7.6/10
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Filling: Heavy whipped cream 6/10
Pastry: Beautifully fresh and flaky, faultless 10/10 Presentation: Nicely constructed and delicately iced 8/10 Value for money: $6.50- Over priced, but freshly baked and rich 6.5/10 Overall score: 7.6/10
I love a drive out to the countryside and barely need an excuse to pop into a boutique town and test their bakery out. Today was Malmsbury, and their tri-layer effort was devoured al fresco in the sun. At $6.50 we got off to a rocky start. Clearly they price their vanilla slice highly as the average around these parts is around $4. Admittedly the pastry was outstanding - the overall highlight. With clearly defined, thin, crisp, salty and buttery layers of flaky pastry the whole thing was straightforward to cut up with a cake fork. Unfortunately the filling of purely whipped cream was a let down. I would have expected some custard flavour or a whack of vanilla, perhaps even some jam....but no. Another plus was the millimeter thin layer of perfectly presented icing that balanced the saltiness of the pastry. A few tweaks (including the price) and these guys would have an excellent product.
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Anthony
11/9/2017 08:49:16 pm
Quite simply this bakery is way overpriced. The Vanilla Slice is ok, but I wouldn't drive just for it. Now you know a bakery is on top of its game when enthusiastic metrosexuals drive distance just for the slice and that, my friends is the difference between a 4 and a 5 or in byrons case a 9 and a 10. End rant.
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