What a pleasant surprise to find this little bakery in a side street of Eltham. A nice clean shop with super friendly staff and a huge array of tasty delights on display.
I was really tempted by the delicious looking pies and sausage rolls, but had already had lunch; so instead grabbed a vanilla slice and lamington to take away. The lamington was huge with perfect, light sponge and lots of chocolate and coconut. The vanilla slice was amazing with great pastry and a gorgeous, creamy custard.
It's always nice to stumble across a great place to eat, and the cakes at Brent's Patisserie are well worth seeking out.
Byron's Vanilla Slice Blog
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Regular readers of this blog will know that I have an issue with bakeries using the word ‘patisserie’. However, this time round Brent is well entitled to use such a term. My vanilla slice was outstanding. Selling at a very reasonable $3.80, it was proportioned for the fuller gentlemen and was quite an effort to complete. Nevertheless, I endeavoured and my moustache took a hammering, reserving some custard for snacking later on.The custard was delightful. A really rich, creamy and whipped texture, not overly sweet and packed full of vanilla. There was a mound of it too, hard to contain once I got under way and the potential to make a real mess. The pastry was deceptively crunchy, baked in thin, compacted layers and gave the slice a great platform to pick up and eat freestyle. One only slight negative was the thickness of the icing; though in actual fact the sweetness offset the richness and creaminess of the custard quite well.A real triumph in the North.
Consistency and service ...
From worst to awesome ...
3/10 $4.30 "big" Sausage Roll, it was undercooked, pastry not set, also I did asked for a small Sausage Roll, lovely girl.
8/10 $6.30 Beef Burgundy, balanced, chunky and just need a bit of Black pepper and a glass of Pinot Noir. I did asked for the last Pepper steak, however she was too slow and another customer who was tended after me was given the steak, never mind.
9/10 $4.00 New York Choc Brownie, gooey, chewy and just scrumptiously yummy.
Let's give it another visit shortly, trust more consistency and better service. JT-21/04/2018.
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