Pastry: Firm, flaky dark layers 8/10
Presentation: Great proportions and ratios, neatly iced 8.5/10
Value for money: $6 (estimate) - medium/large portion, thoughtfully constructed 9/10
Overall score: 8.4/10
We took out two flatbreads to eat later at the beach; one roasted vegetable and one bbq beef brisket. Both were enjoyable and filling (but not overly memorable) on the Noosa main beach in the glorious sunshine. In hindsight I should have opted for a pie, they all looked delicious. The vanilla slice was in its own box and that was eaten straight away as a shared item along with Mrs B and a disposable fork. All three items came to $24.
We were both impressed at the quality of the ingredients that had gone into the making of the slice and commented on just how firm and fresh the hefty slabs of dark brown flaky pastry were. Even with the use of a wooden fork the layers were tough to break down into mouth sized chunks. The result meant a large mess of custard in the box and due to the butter icing topping I resisted the temptation to pick up my portion. I’m not usually a fan of the butter icing in a vanilla slice (it seems to be more of a queensland thing) but this one was delicious. Velvety smooth and sweetened with passionfruit it added real value to the savoury layers of pastry and semi-sweet whipped cream vanilla custard. My only criticism of the slice was with the richness of the custard. If I had my way I’d have liked it to be more eggy and more like a traditional custard rather than a whipped cream. Delicious none the les s and well worth a pit stop when in town.