Bakers Delight

I went to this bakery daily while in Auckland. The pastries were good — I tired the Apple and walnut sweet pastry which was good and the almond custard pastry had too much frosting but the bread was wonderful. They have a huge variety — rolls and breads. Just look at my pictures. They also have savory breads and kind of like mini pizzas with cheese and tomatoes. Over all great bakery with friendly staff and fresh bread.

Nice staff and unique pastries. Overall the pastries are good, but not great. The bread on the pasties is really soft chewy which is nice but the flavors aren’t as strong as I thought they’d be.

I know they try to make out that they sell real bread but Bakers Delight are not really the real deal. If you compare them to the likes of Pandoro, Pukeko Bakery, Olaf’s in Mt Eden village and Wild Wheat down the road then Bakers Delight are definitely not in the same league.
Why? Well for starters good bread only needs simple high quality ingredients and the right technique. Yes this store always smells very good but the bread is not Artisan bread. I had already looked at their ingredients lists before and being a vegan who doesn’t like a lot of numbers listed in the ingredients lists I was put off by the ingredients like these Vegetable Oil, Mineral Salt (341), Vegetable Gum (412), Emulsifier (471), Colour (133, 150d, 155, 122), Humectant (1520), Flavour, Stabiliser (413, 415), Preservative (202). This is not real bread.
I did on one occasion come here with a friend of mine who did get good service. Me on the other hand, when I asked about a particular product and if it contained milk, eggs or butter or anything else from an animal the lady behind the counter could not answer my question. This is bread for the non fussy.

I have such fond memories of bakers delight, and although there are a few around it really has a reputation of being a wholesome friendly establishment. Wherever you go the staff are always kind and on to it. They move pretty quick with those bread slicer things — it always freaks me out.
What i really like about this bakery is that they make quality baked goods. They don’t do pies and gross filled rolls that you can tell have been sitting in the cabinet for ages. They do lovely pastries, wholemeal breads and buns and so forth, and it is all so fresh that you can smell it from a mile away. Always a topper.

Next to the delicious freshly baked breads, buns of sweet and savoury variety, Bakers Delight has personality plus. Put that down to the staff and I personally attest to the friendly nature of Mt Eden’s bakery.
As I walked down the street in a bit of a hurry, I was asked by the bubbly Bakers Delight lady if I’d like to try a piece of their hot cross buns, just in for the Easter season. It made me stop, try and d oa double take on their well stocked shelves wafting with the aroma of freshly baked.
There is something about the bread from Bakers Delight, it just tastes delicious.