This is undoubtedly the best Chilean bakery in Melbourne. We travel 12 km to get there and always…read moreoverspend because everything is so good. Empanadas, Chilenitos, Maraquetas, Torta de Mil Hojas, Tortas de Pina, Pan Amasado, and many sorts of fresh creamy cakes. They do seafood empanadas at Easter. We have bought their multi-layered creamy birthday cake over a number of years and for $35 to $40 you can get a cake big enough for 20 people. Marciano now has another store in Maidstone so those in the west and north can now also enjoy the best that Chile offers. You can also get the classic Chilean lemonades "Pap", "Bilz" and "Kem".

I called long distance from the US and made a very difficult request of having a cake delivered to…read morea family member in Boronia who really needed cheering up. Marciano's does not deliver, but the gentleman who answered was very courteous and helpful in helping me find a way to make this happen. He ended up suggesting we get a cab to deliver it and arranged everything for me while I waited on the phone. Later that day the cake arrived. I later received a very emotional email thanking me for the gesture which would not have been possible without the kind help of the folks at Marciano's. I was also told the cake was amazing.

I really love businesses that do the minimum amount of things yet does them beautifully. This…read moreBakery was opened to do lots of stuff including doing Shawarma Kebab (The machines are set a side). Yet once they opened the shop. They found out that people loved their idea of making breads that is prepared on site, cooked on site and given to the customer the minute they get out of the Tandoor while still making them inexpensive ($0.70 each). That they have stopped everything else and are struggling to cook enough for their customers. There is only two types of breads, one is the normal type and the other has been sweetened and have some seeds brushed over them.

The best most authentic bakery I've ever seen! I've never seen this in Europe, nor California of…read moreNew York... only in Afghanistan and here !

Had to drop car off early for a service on a Sunday, great to see this hot bread shop open at…read more6:15am as no one else was open! Friendly staff, great custard tart, coffee made to order and got to read the Sunday paper as I had 40 minutes to wait for my train at the station opposite!

I love this bakery! Paris Hot Bread is my local and is run by the most friendliest Vietnamese…read morewomen. What makes me keep coming back to this bakery is their amazing fresh vietnamese pork rolls!! YUMMO. They also will make up a roll of your choice of have fresh pre made rolls ready to go. They have delicious pies and all things sweet. Not to mention fresh bread & rolls. All at cheap prices. Oh & coffee too.

As said in the other reviews, this place is a total institution and anyone who's spent any time in…read morethis area will probably be quite familiar with Sunbeam. Over the years I've visited here too many times for lunch/afternoon snacks when I used to work nearby, and I've had birthday and our wedding cake from here. It's a charming bakery/cake shop with friendly staff. We popped in mid afternoon and they still had a good selection of sausage rolls & pasties so I got a veggie pastie to take away. Of course then I was looking at the cake counter so also got some chocolate spider and donuts to takeaway. This is a must-visit place if you're in Mentone as it's just so wonderful - it's not modern, or fancy, but they know their cakes and are super welcoming people.

Something of an institution in Mentone, Sunbeam Cakes has been producing excellent German /…read moreEuropean cakes and pastries for 20 years at least. They are known for their birthday cakes and their beesting. The pies, pasties and sausage rolls are also always pretty good. You can tell they care about the quality of the cakes.