The Bakery

Jason Foran 24 months ago

This place came highly recommended for its sliced brown bread which I can second is pretty decent. The interiors of exposed brick and iron gives the place an old school vibe which is further accentuated by the various relics (posters, old school oven, etc) on display. The place also boast an enclosed yet light filled beer garden, of sorts. The cakes and pasties that we tried were also pretty good. Had the opportunity to chat with Chef Neeraj who was super professional and informative.

Abhirup Bose 17 months ago

I had really good memories of the lalit great eastern bakery as I remember having an amazing red velvet cake. Not anymore. They have so many things wrong with this place.

We went in on a Friday late afternoon and the people at the cafe seemed displeased to have us there. There was one lady behind the counter and she could not care any less that anybody was there. We ordered a cappuccino and a chocolate cake. The cake was quite nice but the coffee tasted a bit bland. The decor of the place is interesting but it felt really cold and unwelcome. I will think twice before I go there again

Amrita Datta 24 months ago

Wonderful ambience. Never too crowded on weekdays. But the taste loses out to lesser known or smaller bakery brands. In the past 1 month, I have tried their brownie, butterscotch pastry and red velvet cake. Too sweet, too hard or lowest layer too moist. Something wasn't right each time. Red velvet lacked the tangy flavour and was too sweet. Ditto with their cheesecake. I eat cheesecakes for the flavour and excess sugar ruins a good dessert. I had a similar complaint in 2019, but clearly the bakery recipes haven't changed in these 3 years. Honestly, for someone with fairly good baking skills, I feel The Lalit should do better!! The ambience deserves 5 stars.