The best waffles and ice cream we have ever tasted. Great atmosphere and customer service. Great…read morevariety of different coffees

I was hopeful but it wasn't anything to spend/waste your calories or money on. First skimpy scoops…read moreand overly sweetened gelato masks the flavors of the fruit. Yea it's popular cuz it's by the boardwalk but pass on this and try the mobile van in front of the beach/pool. I hadn't either but maybe next time.

Let's face facts. Bakeries will rarely receive a bad review from me. I'm a total suck for baked…read moregoods. I've been on the search for "Australia's Best Lamington" for years now. Boulevard Bakery is a tiny, hole in the wall bakery on Wynnum Road. You won't find anything fancy or new in there, but it's good at the classic things. The apple turn overs are plump and creamy, the jam and cream donuts did a fine job of seducing me from the cake fridge, and the custard tarts look scrumptious. The breads are a little on the sweet side, but we'll forgive them. Most of the goods are priced between $1 and $5. Talk about cheap! Boulevard Bakery is great if you're looking for a sweet little baked snack for going between places. Grab a malted milk while you're at it and you're set to go!

I lived in Paris for a year, so it's fair to say I've even my weight in the best pastries the world…read morehas to offer (damn them and their snobby ways, they are so right). Saying that, there's a pretty big chunk of my heart dedicated to apple slices and apple turnovers. Specifically ones made with that gelatinous apple filling that's mainly choko and cornflower. You can only find these at old school bakeries, and they're often refrigerated from the day before and tres disappointing. Not at Boulevard Bakery. This place probably hasn't changed sinced Brisbane had trams, and the baked goods are fresh and cheap. Sometimes a girl just has to say no to extravagent patissiere's and go for a good old fashioned Aussie fave.

Probably the best chocolates in the Southern Hemisphere. The best part of this husband and wife…read moreteam are themselves. Very approachable, friendly and are willing to experiment. Can't recommend these two enough, it's not just beautifully made truffles and chocolates, as by my pictures they can create anything you want. They created a unique wedding sculpture instead of a cake for us (filled with brandied truffles of course). Was so delightful seeing our creation come to life. Get your chocolate here, you're wasting your time with places like Max Brenner who looks like a kid playing at making good chocolate compared to these guys.

If you love Swiss chocolate it's the place to go! Authentic chocolate made by the lovely Murielle!…read moreGreat quality products and great service.

I had the best experience at the launch party at Chester Bakery and Bar. I really like the concept…read moreof bakery by day and bar by night. They were showing off a few items on their menu and gorgeous cocktail creations. My favorite was the rum punch. It is refreshing and before you know it, you need a refill. The food was incredible. Wagyu beef sliders with guacamole. Yes! I also loved the croquettes they were serving. For desert, the brought out brownies bites and strawberry tarts. I could have had a whole tray of strawberry tarts. The staff were SO nice!!! Even with so much going on and trying to keep up with the demands, the made sure you had a drink in your hand and you were having a great time. This made a great impression on me. I haven't been to the area so that made it even more appealing to come back. If this is just the preview of what kind of food and drink Chester B&B will serve, I will definitely be making the trek back real soon and bringing my friends!

It seems almost wrong 'updating my previous review' for Chester Street because the difference…read morebetween the same venue post-renovation and reformulation is vast. Seemingly as soon as they store opened under the hands of Damien Griffith, it shut for a little face-lift. While locals have been enjoying the fruits of a pop-up bakery while the renos were underway, the curtains were finally lifted this week in a series of test kitchen dinners and finally the grand re-opening on Friday. I was fortunate enough to attend one of the test kitchens (as a guest of the venue), and being on a table with other food bloggers meant we were able to sample almost 80% of the menu. From bar bites including a wagyu burger (my favourite), braised leek & bacon croquettes, fresh gravlax, creamy hummus with spiced lamb (which could have come with more than one slice of bread given the ample serving of hummus - it easily fed 6 of us), and a duck and mushroom pie (for the price, myself and others on the night agreed it could come with more of a ploughman's plate arrangement. The duck was moist and the side of pear chutney complimented it well). There's mains like the grilled barramundi (not amazing and a little dry in parts) or the lamb (this was the hero dish from everyone at the table). And, if there was still any room left there's a range of desserts by Jocelyn Hancock including my personal favourite the chocolate and almond cake with espresso creme fraiche. There's also a passionfruit tart, deconstructed eton mess and citrus cake. The space is beautifully simple with white subway tiles leaving way for the main attraction; the wood fired oven. Bakery by day, bar by night, this concept as are many born from Damien Griffith, is an ambitious one. But, if there's anyone in Brisbane to make it work it's this guy. It's novel to think that the same spot that can provide you a fresh loaf of ciabatta or sourdough at 7am can be feeding you delicious meals (either constructing a meal from the bar bites and sharing amongst a group or taking advantage of a main to yourself) and cocktails (try the Aperol Peach Spritz for a Summer refresher) at 7pm in the same day. I think this venue's versatility, location just a hop, skip and jump from James Street and combination of accessible fuss-free food with a focus on premium ingredients gives it an edge as the new "hot spot" in the area.

If somebody ever asked me what kind of cake I want for my birthday (hint: please someone buy me a…read morebirthday cake one year), I wouldn't even hesitate before requesting one of Vanilla Pod's perfect cakes. When it comes to cake I adore your standard white cake, buttercream icing combo and Vanilla Pod nails it. Not even, they take it to a whole other level. Their cake is perfectly fluffy and the icing is colourful and sweet. They do tonnes of different shapes and pictures, too, which entices the kid in me who still wants a Minnie Mouse cake. Aside from cakes made to order, they function as a wonderful little cafe too. Their cabinet is a colourful array of cakey goodness. I can vouch for the awesomeness of their lavender and vanilla butter cake, their red velvet cake, and their cute little cupcakes. They make cake pops too, and I love going in and seeing what shape they've made this time. Look at the Muppet ones in the photos I put up. Nawwww! I was introduced to Vanilla Pod by a friend who took me here saying I just had to try their hot chocolate. I'm glad I did: you get a jug of hot, frothy milk and a pot of molten liquid chocolate, and a spoon. What else do you need!? As if cake and hot chocolate wasn't enough, Vanilla Pod also sells deli items and providore type stuff. They have the largest range of Wilton cake tins I've ever seen and I love to sit inside eating my cake and looking at all the different cake tin shapes where they're hung around the top of the shelves. I'm going to make a bold statement, but I really mean it. Best cake in Brisbane.

Collected a friend from the airport and popped in here to wait for a second friend's arrival. What…read morea find! Gorgeous selection of desserts, presented with creative flair. Coffee was great and my friend's white hot chocolate was absolutely decadent!

Delicious array of exquisite treats…read more French pastry. Breads. Croissant almond or plain

Le Bon Choix do not sell Gluten Free food sadly. Chermside store definitely does not.read more

Pretty average. It made due for post hang over snack at best. My iced americano, wasn't bad, but…read morewasn't particularly good. My husband had the same thing and it had sugar it in. He didn't ask for sugar. The Avo on Toast my sister in law had was pretty pricey for what is was (we thought), however the reduced balsamic was a nice touch. Touche on that! My mum in law and father in law had two coffees which took forever to come out. I was finished with my coffee and meal by the time they got theirs. They had cabinet food that just needed to be reheated. Did I mention the cafe only had one other customer when we got there? The outdoor seating was nice.

Super friendly staff. Great place to grab a fast brekky if you are on the go. The avo on toast with…read morebalsamic glaze is a must try.

I love this bakery/cafe. The pastries are to die for and choice is difficult as to what to buy…read more The bee sting bun is lovely as is the cute biscuits as well. This is a place you do want to visit around Christmas to buy your baked goods to take home. The staff are lovely and it's a quiet place if you want to just sit and eat and read a book

I admit that I am a Eurovision Tragic, it's a big deal in our house and we usually go all out…read morecooking or attempting to cook the food of the Host Nation while it scoring the 'acts'. With this years (2015) Eurovision being held in Austria, naturally the menu/food options consisted of strudel, strudel and MORE strudel. Café Beesting (which used to be King of Cakes) was my go to for Austrian style treats. With lots of onsite parking and seating inside and outside, this is a great little café with lots to offer. I was pretty impressed with the amount of sweet options, including cakes, baked treats as well as savoury choices that you can take away as well. The Cherry Strudel that we had was just the right amount of sweet and tart and I'm starting to crave it as I type.