AM Bakehouse — Restaurant in Melbourne

Last week, I visited this bakery that came highly recommended for its pastries. After hearing so much hype, I decided to make the trip, even though it required nearly an hour on public transport. Unfortunately, the experience did not live up to the expectations.

The pastries at this bakery are a classic example of "looks can be deceiving." While they certainly looked appealing in the display case, the taste was far from satisfying. The pastries lacked the flakiness and buttery richness that one expects from a quality bakery. Instead, they had a doughy texture, similar to the standard croissants you might find at Woolworths.

Given the time and effort it took to visit this bakery, I was thoroughly disappointed. The pastries were not worth the journey, and I regretted spending so much time and money on what turned out to be a lackluster experience.

If you're in Melbourne and looking for a bakery, I would suggest exploring other options that truly deliver on taste, not...

Today we made our way to the East, simply to try all the baked goodies from AM Bakehouse in Glen Iris 🤤 You are instantly met with such lovely and welcoming owners and get an insight of how the magic is made as you look into their kitchen behind the counter!

We ended up falling in loooove with their Passionfruit and mango cruffin - no faults at all, just pure flakiness with liquid gold curd filling 😚🤌🏼 Also tried their Apple Crumble Croissant while dining in and it was so perfectly balanced, just the right amount of cream, sweetness and pops of apple!

What we ordered: 🥭 Passionfruit and Mango Cruffin 🍋 Lemon Baba 🥜 Pistachio Escargot 🍏 Apple Crumble Croissant 🍫 Triple Chocolate Hazelnut Croissant

Can’t wait to come back and try their Biscoff Croissant Wheel and savoury sausage rolls, this is definitely one to save...

I got the pan au chocolat, matcha and raspberry maritozzi and the bacon and corn pastry.

Bacon and corn pastry was amazing. 5/5, the pastry was so flakey and light and good amount of toppings.

The pan au chocolat was not traditional. Had dulcet de leche filling. Was a good pastry but not what im looking for in a pan au chocolat. Pastry was light but not flakey enoughm probably won't get again.

The raspberry and matcha maritozzi was amazing. So much filling, the cream not too sweet, and the Berry flavour very strong. Marcha flavour not so much. Was rich, could only have a quarter. But very delicious.

In general this place has lots of interesting pastry options including savoury options and nice seating. Will come back again to try more. The coffee...