Baker & Cook (Opera Estate)

Heard about Baker & Cook for quite sometimes. Today had a chance to passed by and bought the sourdough bread loaf ‘Pain Au Levain’ $8.20 each. It’s hard and dry with very rough bread skin. Quite disappointed with the purchase. Looks like the rest options might be the same.

The sourness of the Cherry really pierces through the buttery tart crust, it’s perfect for those do not have a sweet tooth but fancy a savoury/sour dessert.

Was shocked to receive such a tiny cake for $6.50 but it definitely made up for it with its flavour! It was packed with moisture and the tartness of the orange kept me craving for more bite after bite. Gobbled down the entire slice in seconds!

Got these traditional buns for the Good Friday and Easter Sunday weekend.
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The soft, dense hot cross buns are studded with juicy raisins, and the bread is spiced with cinnamon, sugar, salt, and orange zest.
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This gives it a bready fruity sweet spice flavour. Best eaten hot.
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Baker & Cook
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• Blueberry pancakes
• French toast
• Egg Benedict (with salmon)
• Egg Benedict (with bacon)

French toast was good, Pancake ain’t so fantastic and the sourdough is over toasted. Overall the ambience of the space is nice, best thing is free parking in the east.

As if the filling and tart become one, I had a hard time differentiating between the raspberry- cake like interior and the tart base. Nonetheless that in no way discount this as a good tart in terms of taste.