Reviews by kevink7

This review is for Aviv's Cakes & Bagels, Elsternwick VIC

25 Oct 2014

What can I say. I have been coming here since mid 2012 after being introduced to the delicious chocolate Israeli bubkha- and from there on it was a relationship come true!

This is, without a doubt, my favourite bakery and patisserie without Melbourne and, with the possible exception of Laurent Boulangerie, ranks as No 1. The staff are incrediably friendly and reliable. One of the female staff members no longer works there anymore- she had red hair & a thick Scottish accent- which I accidentaly mistaken for being Jewish! She was a joy to talk to but so were the other staff too. In terms of Jewish, ye there is a significant amount of Jewish pastries ie. Hamantaschen, Challah and Hannukkha donuts or sufganiyot + the bagels. Some of the best stuff you will find.

The sweets I've had so far include:
Chocolate bubkha
Coffee roudale
Fruit & strawberry tart
Donuts (both custard & jam- Hannukkha)
Vanilla slice- the BEST vanilla slice in Melbourne, if not the BEST throughout the entire world!
Flourless orange cake
Chocolate and pear sponge
Various biscuits
Jewish festive delicacies- hamantaschen, sufganiyot
Apple crumble
(Those are my favourites- there is just too many to list)

Savouries are just as good- the mushroom quiche works wonders but if you are on the run, do try the triangle pastries with potato, spinach and cheese filling. You can get all three for about $5! They also do an asparagus quiche which I will have to try at a later stage. The only downer was the just veggie pastie- (pastry was good but filling was a bit soggy).

Aside from that pastie- I strongly recommend that anyone who makes the trip to Elsternwick to try this place. You will not regret it one bit! Not me- I try and go here from uni whenever I finish at lunchtime!

You can get lots of items for just $10-20!

Simply the BEST!

Approximate cost: $10