Merzenich-Bäckereien, Köln

I couldn't be more amazed to see the large varieties of the pastries at this Merzenich Bakery when I was in the Old Town of Cologne.

Doughnuts.

Breads.

Pretzels.

Sandwiches.

Strawberry cakes.

Erdbeer Limone - EUR 3.25 per slice

It tasted differently than the American cheesecake because German cheesecake is usually made by quark cheese instead of cream cheese. I like this type of cheesecake but my colleague didn't like it.

Current currency:

1 Euro = IDR 15.528

Location:
Merzenich-Bäckereien
Gürzenichstr. 21,
50667 Köln, Altstadt-Nord.
Germany

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Eric Kayser, Plaza Senayan

Yesterday morning, I had breakfast together with Food Escape at Eric Kayser, Plaza Senayan. Eric Kayser is famous for its eclair but we were pretty curious to try the tarts.

Bread Section

Kouign Amann - Rp. 28.000

Made with bread dough containing layers of butter & sugar folded.

4 flavors: Coffee, Caramel, Pistachio, Original

Pastry Section

Eclairs and Tarts

Macaron Section.

Passion Raspberry Tart - Rp. 50.000

My favorite tart! Love the sweet tangy raspberry jam on the top and the vanilla custard filling.

Coffee Walnut Tart - Rp. 50.000

Amandine Tart - Rp. 50.000

Delicious almond cream with peach and raspberry filling. 

Lemon Meringue Tart - Rp. 40.000

Pistachio Cheese Cake - Rp. 45.000

I was so impressed on my first bite. The combination of this cheese cake with cherry and pistachio plus the crumbs are so wonderful. I will absolutely come back again for this scrumptious cheese cake.

Current currency:

1 USD = Rp. 12.254

Location:

Eric Kayser

Plaza Senayan 3rd floor

Jl. Asia Afrika No.8, 

Central Jakarta 

Opening time : 09.30 - 22.00

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Kempi Deli, Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta

I was in Grand Indonesia and it was already 9 pm. I remembered that Kempideli has an offer a discount 50% everyday after 7 pm till 10 pm for their bread and pastry.

 

I went there and for sure, the choices of bread and pastry were less.

Only left a few cakes.

The sausages were not included in the discount.

There are also other items like pasta, sauces, oil, jams, etc.

I ended up by buying:

WholeMeal 1200 gr - Rp. 35.000

Croisant Almond 90 gr - Rp. 20.000

All Pork Sausage - Rp. 31.960

 Current currency: 1 USD = Rp. 12.060

Location:
Kempi Deli
Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Central Jakarta

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

PAUL Boulangerie et Pâtisserie, Jakarta

It was a shiny beautiful morning when my food blogger friends and I had breakfast at PAUL Bakery in Pacific Place. 

PAUL has a good reputation for the quality and also their pastry chefs are very qualified. But then since they have bakeries in more than 20 countries (there are about 500 PAUL bakery/cafe restaurants around the world) thus their pastry are made frozen for the mass production.

Gaufre Chocolatte - Rp. 45.000

A simple waffle with chocolate sauce. 

Moelleux Choco - Rp. 45.000

It looks that this Moelleux Choco was upside down when it was served. Anyway, this smooth chocolate cake tasted just decent.

Mille Feuille Mangue - Rp. 50.000

Love this puff pastry with mango custard! 

Escargot Aux Raisins - Rp. 22.000
This raisin pastry was good.
Eclair Framboises - Rp. 50.000
A wonderful eclair because of the pretty framboise and not too sweet creamy filling. 

Chausson Pomme + Cappuccino - Rp. 65.000 (package price)

Good flaky pastry with apple filling. I like the sourness of the apple.

Cappuccino.

Damman Freres tea, Vert Menthe Tea - Rp. 40.000

Overall, it was a nice breakfast at PAUL. The taste of the pastry was quite good but my personal opinion about the pastry and prices here are overrated.

All prices are subjected to tax and service charge.

Current currency: 

1 USD = Rp. 11.715

Location:
PAUL Boulangerie et Pâtisserie
Galeries Lafayette, Pacific Place Mall
Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 52- 53,
Jakarta
Phone : 57 99 33 45

Business Hours: 07.00 - 22.00 (Sun to Thu)
07.00 - 24.00 (Fri to Sat)

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Rati Rati Roll Cake Shop

After the dinner at Cin Yen Restaurant, my friend and I decided to have a dessert at Rati Rati. This cake shop's chef pastry specializing in roll cakes is from Japan.

Macaron - Rp. 10.000/piece
According to my friend, the macarons tasted good.

Earl Grey Tea Roll - Rp. 29.000

Soft and light texture but hardly could smell the Earl Grey Tea aroma. 

Kardinal Strawberry - Rp. 31.000
Sweet, smooth and a bit chewy like macaron.

Current currency:

1 USD = Rp. 11.350

Location:
Rati Rati
Jl. Marina Indah Raya, Rukan Cordoba
Bock G, No. 5
Pantai Indah Kapuk
Jakarta Utara
Tel: 5694 5805

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Panaderia Pantoja Bakery

The first bakery shop of Panaderia Pantoja in Tanuan City.

On my arrival in Tanauan City, I was brought to the Panaderia Pantoja Bakery. I learned that Panaderia Pantoja Bakery started in 1950 by the couple named Aurelio and Celinda Pantoja. It's when they inherited a house in Tanauan City, Batangas and found a Pugon (brick oven) in the backyard which inspired Aurelio to start a bakery business. Now after 6 decades, Panaderia Pantoja Bakery is one of the province’s largest bakeries with franchisees and branches in different towns in Batangas, Laguna and Manila.

Panaderia Pantoja’s products are Yeast Breads (Pandesal, Asado Siopao, Hamburger/Hotdog Buns, Breads, etc.), Sweet Dough Breads (Cheese Rolls, Ensaymada, Malolos, Pan de Leche, Pandesiosa, Brownies, Banana cake, etc.), Biscuits (Banana chips, Butter cookies, Garlic sticks, Chicaron, etc.), Cake Rolls (Choco roll, Mango, roll, Mocha roll, Ube roll, Brazo de Mercedes), and specialty Cakes.

The board sign:

The Pandesals (Filipino bread roll) are freshly baked from the Pugon (brick oven) every morning 4. 30 am to 7.30 am

The cakes

Malolos Special Big - Peso 123

Mini Ensaymada - Peso 16

Cheese Rolls

On the top is butter, sugar and grated cheese. Inside the bread is a stick of cheese.

And guess what? My surprise birthday cake was from the Pantoja Bakery. It's very simple but totally delectable! The cake was so soft, light, fluffy and I really like the butter cream on it. I usually avoid  eating butter cream but the butter cream on this cake was so good! Seriously, I hope that I will have my birthday cake from Pantoja Bakery again next year :)

Current currency: 

1 USD = Philippines Peso 41.8

1 Philippines Peso = Rp. 226

Location:
Panaderia Pantoja Bakery (Main store)
A. Mabini Ave., Tanauan City, Batangas
The Philippines
Tel: (043) 778-0953

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.