Sometimes I go on rampages for an almond croissant. Only the thought of a lack lustre one or one from Banneton can appease me. So before we went to Little Larder, I spotted Chouquette, which I recalled was supposed to be a solid French bakery and went to investigate. What I thought was funny was that upon seeing the sign, my Boyfriend immediately guessed it was a bakery without even being able to smell anything or see inside.
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| Apparently the font screams bakery |
I felt somewhat dubious when their Aussie staff greeted me with a cheerful, bonjour! That reeks of pretentiousness to me. Exactly how I felt when I was in Sake and my waitress said irasshaimase. That being said, the staff were very friendly, it seemed well loved by patrons at 9am on a Wednesday morning and the selection was huge.
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| My almond croissant |
I got my almond croissant and was a bit disappointed. The croissant itself wasn't particularly good, the filling was a bit custard like in nature, being soft and squishy. The scent of this custard was slightly alcoholic? I find this happens when places use too much almond extract which for some reason has a very strong alcoholic scent. There were very few flaked almond pieces on top of the croissant. I wouldn't get one of these again.
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