Loafer Bread — Restaurant in Melbourne

Delicious crispy almond croissant for the best value in Melbourne!

Loafer Bread was this week’s agenda on my list of finding the best croissants in Melbourne.

For only $6.50, with staff who kindly warmed up the pastries, I highly recommend trying it out! Compared to the other almond croissants in the game, this one’s got a hefty amount of almonds which adds a heap of nutty flavour but I’m not complaining! Butteriness is an understatement! It’s more on the crispier side than it is flaky, and just a little bit over baked at that time :(

The frangipane filling inside was definitely the star of the show here - good amount of spices with a nice mellow tone of rum, soft consistency. Personally didn’t blow my mind and I would prefer it less sweeter but if it was in my area, 100% would be grabbing this on the regular!

Food: 4/5 Value: 5/5 Ambience:...

Such a cute nook just off St Georges Rd!

Loafer bread is definitely an Melbourne institution that cannot be missed, and I'm so happy that I finally got to try their pastries. From first glance you can already tell its going to be a yummy pastry as the colouring and shine on the outside is perfect. The pastry was both crunchy and flaky which is a must for me, and it had a well cooked taste which I enjoyed as well. The actual inside of the croissant was well cooked and super super light, but there wasn't too much flavour to it unfortunately and lacked the sweet and buttery taste I tend to look for in a croissant.

Rating: Flakiness and Crunch 9/10 Flavour: 7/10 Lamination: 7/10

Overall it was an above average croissant and I reckon it...

I’ve never been compelled to write a negative review before but didn’t want others to unwittingly do as I did. I also feel a little petty to be honest but it’s kind of the principle. I bought a takeaway sausage roll today which came with maybe 2 teaspoons of relish. I didn’t think to ask the cost as it’s just a sausage roll, so was pretty shocked when the waitress announced it was $9.50. I was too embarrassed to politely decline due to the queue, but in hindsight I should have, as I now feel a bit robbed. As sausage rolls go it was nice enough but quite small and definitely not worth nearly $10. Obviously if people wish to spend that, they’ll still keep selling them but I can’t bring myself to go back...