Pastry: The main event, golden, rich caramel taste 9/10
Presentation: Rustic and unfinished, no icing or topping 5/10
Value for money: $3.50 - Fresh but not indulgent: slightly curious 5/10
Overall score: 5.25/10
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Filling: Low impact and minimal confectioners cream 2/10
Pastry: The main event, golden, rich caramel taste 9/10 Presentation: Rustic and unfinished, no icing or topping 5/10 Value for money: $3.50 - Fresh but not indulgent: slightly curious 5/10 Overall score: 5.25/10
I took a punt on a Vietnamese Bakery in St Albans offering a Napoleon slice; with mixed results. A curiously assembled sweet, noticeably heavy on the pastry and scrimping on a meaningful cream filling. Thankfully the pastry was excellent; a rich, golden almost burnt caramel tasting wedge, not delicate thin layers like most vanilla slices. Even though the pastry was excellent, the sheer amount of it in contrast to a filling made the whole thing a little like eating a dry weetbix. The filling was barely worth mentioning. No topping either. I also bought one of their egg tarts which was very tasty. Had they used their custard in between the pastry layers on this slice then the results might have been significantly different.
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