Bakerzin

Bakerzin - Closed
1 Maju Avenue
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101 Thomson Road
#01-07 United Square

1 Farrer Park Station
#01-07 Connexion

18 Tai Seng #01-03

28 Maju Avenue

9 Sentul Crescent #02-04

https://www.bakerzin.com/


Excellent Italian Food, Tasty Pastries, Breads, And Desserts

(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 8
Ambience & Setting: 7
Food & Beverage: 9
Service: 7
Value for Money: 8
Spent about SGD $20 per person.


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Previously known as Baker's Inn, Bakerzin is well known for its freshly made French inspired artisanal bread and desserts. The success of Bakerzin has led them to expand into the cafe business, serving up excellent Italian food at several of their outlets.Their unique and experimental bread and pastry creations push the boundaries of taste, creativity and style, and you're almost always assured of getting tasty treats that look beautiful.

Ambience at Bakerzin is designed to look rustic and welcoming, with comfortable furniture, clean lines, high ceilings, and natural lighting. I like that staff at Bakerzin take the trouble to decorate the outlet according to seasonal themes in Singapore, especially for various festivals / celebrations.

Service at Bakerzin is decent. Staff are friendly and polite, and able to carry conversations. Bakerzin staff will accommodate certain change requests as well. I did feel they look slightly rushed at times. Good service, suitable enough for a cafe / bakery, but not memorable or outstanding.

Breads, pastries and desserts are the highlight at Bakerzin. Their bakery churns out freshly made products daily, and part of the appeal is being able to see the chefs / bakers at work. Flavours are superb, and prices are very reasonable for the quality you get. The menu in their cafe is rather limited, focusing more on sandwiches and pasta dishes, but the same high quality comes through in their food. Excellent, and I would highly recommend dining at Bakerzin!


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The signature Bamboo Charcoal Bun With Pork Floss has a dark hued skin as a result of squid ink being used. The topping of pork floss is generous and tasty, and the overall taste of this bun is slightly different enough from other pork floss buns, which makes it stand out.

Bamboo Charcoal Bun With Pork Floss

The large Tuna Puff has a nice helping of home made tuna spread within, and is slightly spicy. I like the outer crust which is crispy and somewhat firm, but not heavy.

Tuna Puff

They have the sexiest looking Blueberry Danish I've ever seen! A crispy and flaky pastry diamond sits beneath a generous topping of fresh blueberries and custard, held together with a thin layer of jelly. Really good!

Blueberry Danish

Blueberry Danish Again

The Ham And Cheese Danish Stick is rather average, though the pastry is nice. Slightly better than the versions you'll get at neighbourhood bakeries, due to the better quality ingredients used.

Ham And Cheese Danish Stick

The Home Brewed Ice Lemon Tea is fresh, and I like that you're served the sugar syrup on the side, allowing you to control the amount of sweetness you want in the drink.

Home Brewed Ice Lemon Tea

The creatively named Spicy Bloody Mary Soup is essentially a rich and thick tomato soup, with a slightly spicy kick from chili, granished with fresh herbs. While I loved the soup, I hated the square bowl it was served in, which made consuming it with a round spoon very difficult, as it leaves a lot of the soup stuck in the corners and sides.

Spicy Bloody Mary Soup

The Mushroom Penne has a nice al-dente bite, and it's well coated with the savoury cream sauce. The trio of fresh field button mushrooms, shitake mushrooms and oyster mushrooms lend a meaty and earthy taste to the dish, while the cheese is sufficient enough to hold it together without being cloying or too thick. Excellent!

Mushroom Penne

Mushroom Penne

The Linguine Vongole features a generous helping of fresh clams and grilled tomatoes in a white wine and bird's eye chili sauce. Great clean seafood taste with a hint of spiciness. Nice!

Linguine Vongole

Linguine Vongole

The signature Warm Chocolate Cake is absolutely lovely. An inviting chocolate cake that is moist and warm inside with chocolate that oozes out when cut into, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and garnished with fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and a strawberry sauce. Decadent, but I just couldn't stop eating it!

Warm Chocolate Cake

Warm Chocolate Cake

The Silver Moon Tea has a light fragrance and clean refreshing taste. You can taste the notes of green tea and floral infusion!

Silver Moon Tea

Sugar Cubes

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Update Aug-2013: Mooncake promotion of Bakerzin in August 2013. Includes traditional mooncakes, snow skin mooncakes, mung bean mooncakes, etc. Every purchase includes a free Bakerzin Tote Bag, dine-in customers get a further discount.

Snow Skin Mooncake Black Sesame

Truffle Snow Skin Mooncake Yuzu Vodka, Irish Coffee, Rum & Raisin, Whisky

Mung Bean Snow Skin Mooncake Yam, Black Sesame, Green Tea Red Bean, Purple Sweet Potato

Snow Skin Mooncake Sweet Pleasure With Hazelnut Praline, Paillete Feuilletine, Dark Chocolate

Bakerzin Tote Bags

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Update Mar-2016: Bakerzin is still doing as well as ever, even after 3 years. Their ambience, service, and food remain as good as ever. Their new Salted Caramel Cheesecake (SGD $8) is a delicious, rich, decadent dessert, with a layer of sea salt infused caramel blended with a premium Valrhona chocolate, over a creamy cheesecake, on a biscuit crumble base, studded with chopped almond nuts. The result is savoury sweet, yet not cloying, with a creamy smooth texture contrasted with the crunch of the almonds. Highly recommended!

Salted Caramel Cheesecake (SGD $8)

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Update Mar-2019: Over 5 years later, and Bakerzin has consolidated their many outlets, slowly withdrawing from the mass markets of shopping malls, and setting up in more niche locales. Ambience remains casual and spacious, with warm wood against white tones, and sturdy wooden furnishings neatly lining the floor space. Service has become self-service these days, with ordering, payment, and collection of orders over the counter. I notice that staff clean up efficiently when diners leave. Food at Bakerzin has expanded from solely Western cuisine, and now includes Asian dishes as well, though the cakes, desserts, and pastries remain their speciality. Portions remain sized for individuals, though prices have adjusted to keep pace with most other cafes. Budget about SGD $20 per person for a meal here.

A below average Latte (SGD $4.50) here, somewhat underwhelming.

Latte (SGD $4.50)

I like the Hot Chocolate (SGD $5) here. The hot chocolate is rich and medium thick, with a smooth velvety texture, and bold chocolatey sweet flavour. Good!

Hot Chocolate (SGD $5)

Hot Chocolate

Among the most poorly executed Affogato (SGD $6) I've had. Not sure why, but they used chilled espresso, in a glass mug. While the creamy smooth vanilla ice cream has a rich floral sweet flavour, the cool coffee absolutely doesn't help. Like, why would anyone even use cold coffee for an affogato? Weird, best avoided. Skip this.

Affogato (SGD $6)

Affogato

The Chicken Nuggets (SGD $4.80) here are more value-for-money than anywhere else. And of decent quality too. For this price, you get a bowl of 8 freshly fried chicken nuggets, hot and crisp and succulent, with good savoury salty flavour. Served with a creamy tomato aioli. Will order again.

Chicken Nuggets (SGD $4.80)

Chicken Nuggets

Chicken Nuggets

The Chiczella (SGD $12.80) is their version of a Chicken Parmigiana, only not as good. What I liked; the crunch of the cornflakes breaded into the chicken skin, the fatty chicken skin being easily removed, and the piping hot medium cut shoestring fries, which had good potato flavour. What I did not like; the grilled vegetables served cold, a sign of either grilled then chilled or being left in the open for too long, the use of frozen chicken which was near tasteless and stringy in texture, the overly oily frying, and the weak parmigiana tomato and cheese sauce. Skip this.

Chiczella (SGD $12.80)

Chiczella

The Chocolate Souffle (SGD $9) features a warm, soft, moist, fluffy chocolate souffle, baked till it rises and forms a soft crust, served sprinkled with powdered icing sugar, alongside a rich creamy scoop of vanilla ice cream and crushed peanuts on the side. The souffle has rich, sticky chocolate flavour, boldly sweet in taste, feels so decadent. Contrasted by the smoothness of the ice cream, and the nutty crunch of the crushed peanuts. Good!

Chocolate Souffle (SGD $9)

Chocolate Souffle

Chocolate Souffle

The Pistachio Madness (SGD $8) features a soft, spongy pistachio mousse cake, filled with a raspberry puree, crisp meringue bits, creamy milk chocolate swirls, a crunchy dark chocolate medallion, a fragile white chocolate ribbon, a juicy strawberry slice, a soft pistachio financier, and a creamy scoop of pistachio ice cream. Lovely bold nutty sweet earthy sour chocolatey bitter flavours here. Complex and layered. Good!

Pistachio Madness (SGD $8)

Pistachio Madness

Pistachio Madness

Loved the Black Forest Gateau Cake (SGD $8.80). This features a soft moist chocolate sponge cake, layered with creamy chocolate mousse, and airy whipped cream infused with kirsch morello cherry liqueur. Studded with juicy brandy infused black cherries, sprinkled with chocolate shavings, and topped with a vibrant maraschino cherry and dark chocolate piece. Notes of sweet sour boozy flavours in this delicious dessert cake. Highly recommended!

Black Forest Gateau Cake (SGD $8.80)

Black Forest Gateau Cake

Black Forest Gateau Cake

Loved the Strawberry Shortcake (SGD $6.80). This features a light fluffy soft sponge cake, layered with airy freshly whipped cream, and studded with slices of juicy strawberries, garnished with a whole strawberry and white chocolate piece. Has a lovely fruity milky sweet flavour, very enticing. So light and pillowy soft, you can easily finish it on your own. Highly recommended!

Strawberry Shortcake (SGD $6.80)

Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake

The Cookies & Cream Cheesecake (SGD $6.80) has a luscious, creamy rich and smooth texture to the cheesecake, with bits of grainy crunch from the Oreo cookie crumble base and top crust. Has a delicate sweet cookie flavour, very nice. Not as dense on the palate as other versions elsewhere, so it's easy to eat.

Cookies & Cream Cheesecake (SGD $6.80)

Cookies & Cream Cheesecake

Cookies & Cream Cheesecake

The Tropical Paradise Cake (SGD $5.80) has a airy creamy coconut mousse, set with soft butter sponge cake, gula melaka / palm sugar, juicy pineapple compote filling, and a pineapple glaze. Topped with candied orange zest slices. Has a bright bold floral fruity sweet flavour. Lovely, but best eaten in small portions, as the richness can get intense on the palate.

Tropical Paradise Cake (SGD $5.80)

Tropical Paradise Cake

Tropical Paradise Cake

The Deluxe Chocolat Cake (SGD $4.50) has luxurious layers of rich chocolate cream, layered over soft moist chocolate sponge cake and thick chocolate mousse. Completed with a light dusting of chocolate powder, this cake has a soft, airy texture, with good chocolatey bitter sweet flavour. Best eaten when freshly baked, as it tends to dry out when left to sit. A decent, straightforward, solid rendition of a classic chocolate cake dessert.

Deluxe Chocolat Cake (SGD $4.50)

Deluxe Chocolat Cake

Deluxe Chocolat Cake

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