Fortitude Bakehouse

It is my first time coming here. There was a short queue outside but it moved very quickly as there were too tills. I ordered a cheese and Parmesan twist, fermented brownie and sourdough chocolate chip banana bread. I am obsessed with the cheese twist and will be going back for more. The pastry was flakey and butter and the cheese was flavoursome but not overpowering, it had a nice soft channel of cheese in the middle, which helped the pastry not go soft. The brownie was to me a more cake like texture, sort of crumbly. It had a very mild flavour and wasn’t too sweet and melted in your mouth. The baby bread had quite a subtle flavour as well. I personally would have preferred a stronger flavour. I’m going to hear it up and add some melted butter and I think that would be perfect. Overall I enjoyed my experience here. I understand they do different pastries each day so I will be coming back to see what other goodies I can try. I think it’s important to note that most things are the bakeries take on an ordinary item so it might not be exactly how you are used to. I personally really enjoyed that none of the items I had were overly sweet. I will also point out that there is minimal seating with a few benches outside. However there are two parks and a community garden within less than a 5 minute walk.

There is always a queue outside here with people taking pictures.. so one day I gave it a try. It was really a let down in many ways. Firstly the queue wasn't that long when I went but I found it very slow when they were taking orders.. in other words, not trying to work down the queue as fast as possible. Secondly, the staff were a little abrupt when it came to wanting us to move out of the way to get their trolley of food in. We understand the size of the venue is small, but it could have been approached in a friendlier way. And lastly and most importantly, the taste of the pistachio beignet we got was nothing to write home about. It looks a lot better than it tasted. Hardly and pistachio flavour except for the top layer. And the beignet itself felt dry and not moreish. For the high price tag per cake I didn't find it worth it.