Publique Bakery QVM — Restaurant in Melbourne

I've been here a few times to pick up a little sweet treat, but this time I could not go past the hot cross buns. And this one did not disappoint! Despite eating it straight out of the paper bag (which someone felt anti-Easter, hot cross buns ought to be toasted and slathered with butter), it was still so soft and fresh, really balanced with the spices and full of fruit. The staff are always lovely as well!

Edited to add - also tried the pain au raisin and while it was soft, full of sultanas and the perfect size for me (often they are way too big so I either eat it all and feel sick, or can't finish and it's a waste), the pastry...

Stood there for more than 5 mins today while the server chatted to his friend behind the counter. Waited patiently- they both made eye contact with us a few times. Not discussing work or anything. No one else was in the bakery. Terrible service. Ordered the pistachio cronut, it was oily and stale tasting. The danish wasn’t much better unfortunately. Server also didn’t know how to put things in the bag and they got squished and all the topping cream came off. Was so exited to try this new bakery in Vic Market. Do not...

🥚🥚🐷 ɢᴏᴏɢʟᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ: 𝟺.𝟸-𝟻/𝟻 ᴇɢɢɪᴇᴘɪɢɢʏ: 𝟿.𝟻/𝟷𝟶

ɪ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴠɪsɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛғᴜʟ ғʀᴇɴᴄʜ ʙᴀᴋᴇʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴏʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀsᴛʀɪᴇs. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʙɪᴛᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʙʟᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛᴇxᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғʟᴀᴠᴏʀ, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴀғᴛsᴍᴀɴsʜɪᴘ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏғғᴇʀɪɴɢs ɪs ᴛᴏᴘ-ɴᴏᴛᴄʜ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀғғ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ, ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ. ғʀᴏᴍ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴀʏᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ʙᴀᴋᴇᴅ ᴄʀᴏɪssᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴄʜ, ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀʏ ғʟᴀᴠᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴀʀᴛs, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ. sʜᴀʟʟ ᴡᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ғɪɴᴅs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴇᴡ sᴛᴏʀᴇ?

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