Midday at family-owned Dench Bakers, and their fruit loaf was already sold out! Undeterred, I decided to taste-test one of the fruit buns instead and it was the kind of sticky-glazed bun pressed with buttons of fruit that I’d imagine featuring in an Enid Blyton book. Personally I thought it was nice but not particularly memorable.
Too much bread doesn’t usually make my tummy very happy, and as I’d also read that their spelt bread ($6.70) was worth a try, I took home a loaf to have later. It was a little bit too sour for my taste, and no tilsit cheese, pea and ham soup or praline spread could hide it.
Update: In my humble opinion, Dench Bakers produces the best mince pies in Melbourne. Granted, I haven’t eaten every mince pie in Melbourne, but I’ve eaten enough in my search for the perfect mince pies.
- Dench Bakers, 109 Scotchmer St, Fitzroy North +61 3 9486 3554
Their coffee is always good. Sandwiches also good, except the lamb one.
@Jackie,
Exactly, they have the perfect coffee in the land. I love their bread from the taste and on how they present it to the customer.
Chris Daily
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| May 9, 2011, 7:07 pm
Hi there. I’m from South Africa and visit Melbourne from time to time (business). Just returned from a recent visit. Let me tell you this: I just love Dench Bakers. They make a “little fortune” out of me every time I go to Australia. I simply cannot resist their mince pies! I’m rather old-fashioned and stick to what I like, so I’ll be going back to Dench Bakers time and again!
Just checked out the Dench Bakers website. Have to say I think it might be a little touch of heaven. The pictures of all the sweets has my salivating. I love pastries. A few years ago my sweet tooth for two doughnuts a day had my 34 inch waist up to a 38.
I don’t know…the sticky-glazed buns sound pretty good to me. Thanks for the heads up about Dench Bakers. Next time I’m in Melbourne, I’ll have to give them a visit.