Crust Bakery — Restaurant in District of Canberra Central

Chunky Steak Pie

Crust Bakery has been my go-to pie pit stop for a while now, and once again, they’ve delivered the goods. I grabbed their chunky steak pie ($8.50), and as usual, it didn’t disappoint. The pastry was golden, the chunks were actually chunky, and the gravy had that rich, meaty depth that says, “Yeah, I know what I’m doing.”

It’s not trying to reinvent the wheel – it’s just a bloody good pie that shows up, clocks in, and gets the job done. Like a tradie on time with his own tools.

Nothing fancy. No frills. Just crust, meat, and satisfaction.

7/10 – reliable, tasty, and always worth the...

The original boysenberry custard danish at Crust was a world class pastry. Perfect balance of crispy pastry, creamy custard and slightly tart berries. A Saturday treat. When I lived abroad it was the one thing I missed more than anything else from Canberra. A year or two back the shape changed from square to kind of bowtie-like, with too much pastry on the ends. All the proportions and balance have been lost. From Mona Lisa to Picasso. I still eat her, while pining for my lost love....

Stopped by early morning to get fresh plain croissants, chocolate croissants and almond croissants. They were all tasty, generous in size and weight. The fluffy, multi-layers were there. The almond croissants are gigantic and heavy (215g), very satisfying but unfortunately the filling is not made with almond meal but more of a vanilla custard. The chocolate croissants (110g) are nice too but lack the golden coat. Plain croissants (85g) could have a bit more butter. Will come back to...