Went here with the family on Sunday morning to get some bread and a treat for the kids and to walk around the James street precinct. The bread was beautiful! Also grabbed a steak and mushroom pie which was awesome! The kids had macaroons which they said were yummy. Service was very friendly also. A little pricey but well worth it.

Amazing amazing amazing sweets and breads! Just look at this place and u will feel like ur in France :-) and it tastes like Paris. Really great Macaroons and lots of flavors too. The glazed breads are to die for...

Approximate cost: $3-10

The best way how to describe my visits of French Twist is "by accident". I did not find it any special first round but came back to try different sinful products.

When I was passing the bakery section in James Street Market a in November, I bought myself a loaf of fruit bread. As I love fruit bread, I find myself being quite tolerant to quality, however not the pricing if it exceeds regular price. Bread was tasty but not very fresh. It was also a bit pricey ($5.50) considering the quality.
I had not come back there until I was going to please my partner who loves macaroons. The ones they sell looked very appealing so I bought a pistachio and caramel flavoured ones. My partner and I agreed after tasting them, they were dry and hardly as nice as in another places...and again quality did not correspond to price (two macaroons cost $6.80).

Yesterday I was taken there for something sweet after lunch. I would not have gone on my own but since I was invited, I did not mind. They had macaroons in hot-cross-bun flavour displayed as well as one cut for tasting. I love hot-cross-buns, therefore I could not resist and had a bit. Macaroon had beautiful flavour but consistence was not any better since I had tasted their macaroons first time. I was asked to pick some sweet treat so I got myself a macaroon in passionfruit flavour for very interesting colouring (dark purple biscuit with yellow cream) and a shared a profiterole with my friend. I was not impressed by macaroon as I did not expect to be. Profiterole tasted well and probably was also very well made but I found out if I did not have it, I would not be sorry...definitely not my favourite treat.

Today I came back there for hot-cross-bun flavoured macaroon for my friend to Easter celebration. I would have not even thought of going there, if I had not mentioned to him the unusual flavour I have come across. He wanted one so badly that he convinced me to get some. Unfortunately, they did not have them today. I was persuaded to take salted-caramel macaroon instead.
At that time I was also tempted to try their hot-cross bun so I purchased one for myself. What a disappointment! A regular size bun cost me $2 which would be alright if it taste equally to the price. I personally find 6pack hot-cross buns from Coles or Woolworths much better than from this bakery. Do not tell me that is not bad (!). It is! It was the stalest hot-cross bun I have ever had.

A colleague of mine bought herself a piece of red velvet cake and chocolate pecan fudge that she assessed very well. I personally am not much into rich deserts so for breads and buns this bakery is a huge disappointment to me...especially for prices they charge.

I know I will not be going back as I never find their products to be worth of the money.