Mammoth Bakery Songhyeon — Restaurant in Andong-si

I had heard so much about this bakery, I was looking forward to having a pleasant coffee and some pastries. First impressions great, lovely relaxed environment with classical music playing in the background. Surprised however that at 12:30 the places was totally empty.

From here things went downhill. The Chocolat croissant looked amazing but was so dry it tasted stale. Likely baked at a lower heat too long or not enough butter (or oil). The cappuccino was well made by the staff but uses cinnamon on top and not chocolate. Not what I was after at all. The Madeleine was however decent but not as light and buttery as expected, or as good as other bakeries in the area. I have not tasted the baguette which looks fine, but no crispiness in the crust at all.

Don't order a smoothy unless you want to be deafened by their blender. It did however taste very nice.

A pity that their products don't match their...

The price is high compared to the taste and quality. Why is this place so famous? The yuzu pound cake crumbles into dust when you cut it.

A pound cake is supposed to have one pound each of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter, but did they skimp on expensive eggs and butter to cut costs? A high sugar-to-flour ratio often makes it crumbly. It’s awful.

To top it off, the staff were unfriendly. What’s...

건물 외관과 실내가 좀 차이가 크네요 ㅎㅎ 성심당생각하고들어갔다가 빵종류도 적고 진열대가 너무 작아서 깜짝놀랐네요. 생각보다 방문객이 적은지 빵종류도 진열된 빵 갯수도 적어서 동네빵집 느낌입니다. 근데 테이블갯수도 적고 공간대비 횡한느낌이 들 정도예요. 아이스커피 마셨는데 산미가 적당한 마시기 적당합니다. 크림치즈빵이 젤 인기라고해서 먹어보니 치즈의 시큼함과 크리미한 크림의 조화가 맛있네요. 생각보다 많이 새콤한것을 느꼈는데요 그래서 그런지 느끼한데 상큼하고 달달해서 맛있게 먹었어요. 여기 찹쌀떡이 맛있어보여서 먹어봤는데 찰기없는 부드러운 ...