Royal Bakery, Rose Bay (21 June 2018)

Shop 1/791 New South Head Road, Rose Bay NSW 2029
https://www.instagram.com/theroyalbakery.rb/
https://www.facebook.com/Royal-Bakery-PTY-1035006296665734/

New bakery in Rose Bay

I'm always drawn to a new bakery in the hope of some amazing pastries and cakes. This location seems to have gone through a few different cafes and bakeries over recent years and hopefully these guys are here to stay. Their display of freshly baked goods looks promising and their signature item seems to be the Portuguese Tart ($4) with the option of flavoured ones with raspberry being available at the time. I'd be keen to try their Nutella one. My morning coffee and sugar hit is sorted with a strong flavoured Cappuccino ($3.50) using The Roastwell Coffee Co. The Portuguese Tart had nice flavour and pastry. Vanilla Slice ($5) texture was good and enjoyed the flavour of the custard. I found the ratio seemed to favour the pastry over the custard in my slice though. Apple Puff ($4.50) is like a danish. At the time it was a hard choice between the apple and the pear on display. A revisit is certainly on the cards — maybe for the Blackforest Cake. Staff were friendly and helpful. I found parking a bit of a challenge in the area due to being located in the middle of the main shopping area.

Baked By Keiran: Bakery, Dulwich Hill (10 June 2018)

455 Marrickville Rd, Dulwich Hill NSW 2203
https://www.bakedbykeiran.com/
https://instagram.com/bakedbykeiran/

One of everything please!

If I lived any closer to this bakery I suspect it would be very dangerous for my waistline. So many freshly baked temptations on display in this small shop front space with its larger kitchen space behind pumping out the baked goodies. I'm suspecting one simply does not buy one thing when visiting this inner west boulangerie/patisserie. Croissant ($4) was nice with a good texture. I tend to prefer the ones that are a bit more softer and buttery though these days. Portuguese tart ($2.90) was nice with the flavour more on the eggy side. Keiran's Lamington ($6.90) is the one to watch out for. So moist and yummy richly flavoured with chocolate soaked through. One of the better lamingtons I've had in Sydney. Vanilla Slice ($5.90) had excellent pastry and a nice filling although you won't find that top layer of icing for the extra sugar hit. Chocolate eclair ($6.90) is generously filled in a good eclair casing and sure to be a crowd pleaser. Staff were friendly even when tending to bedazzled customers spoilt for choice. Looking like a great addition to the bakery scene in Sydney which I'm sure will please the locals and draw its fans from afar. Definitely more than just the short supply of 72 hour sourdough which sells out way too fast. Next visit I have my eye on the citrus poppy cake, carrot cake, danish and savoury epi plus also keen to try a sausage roll and meat pie. Bring it on!