AIL Bakehouse — Restaurant in Queensland

What a bummer. Today was my fifth and potentially last time (haven't tried the Asian foods etc yet but they're not authentic and let's face it the baked goods are the main show. Today I got a lemon meringue doughnut (again). Sounds amazing. Looked amazing. Didn't taste amazing. Doughnut tasted stale (again). I went in the morning so shouldn't have been too bad. They use lemon essence in the curd, and they must have used half a bottle of it. Shiza Minelli, my soul puckered up tighter than a blokes bottom at the proctologist. The sugar in the meringue wasn't dissolved (again) and tasted like eating an ice-cream that you picked up after accidentally dropping it at the beach but you don't care about the sand. Today in particular and only this time, the ladies were chatting about personal things ignoring service and also while serving. Two stars to support local, will...

The moment I walked down the isle towards Coles at Canelands, this place caught my eye. The bright sign and colourful sweets invited me in. It was so hard to buy just one thing because everything looked so good! I settled on the Bee-sting donut for my Husband and he said it was delicious! This will be our go to treat spot in Canelands from now on!

The prices are excellent for the value. They are cheaper than expected due to the size of the goodies. It's a nice change compared to the high prices these days.

The donut was placed into a box with a handle too which I thought was an elegant touch.

We will definitely be back to this location to try everything! Very convenient...

AIL bakehouse is located in Sydney street markets across from the Coles. Expect about a 15 min wait to be served at lunch since they are pulling big crowds.

They have a variety of baked goods including cakes, pies, pastries, toasted sandwiches, croissants, salads, sandwiches and importantly banh mi. All of which are pre-made and taken from a cabinet.

The first time I went I had a classic banh mi. It was okay, but missing a lot of the flavour and authenticity you would get in Vietnam or in a capital city which was a bit disappointing. Second time I had a pie which was pretty standard, not bad but not in the top 3 bakeries in Mackay. I will visit again and a great addition...