I think for the fresh cakes alone, Pegasus deserves 5 stars. I was very happy with the freshness, presentation, and quality of the durian birthday cake I ordered.
First off, I really like that they're open up until 9 pm, because I was able to make an order on the way home from work.
I needed a birthday cake in the next 2 days, and that was enough notice for them to fulfill my order. When I came in, there was a young lady at the register just kind of standing there waiting for me to approach. I wished she offered a run down because it was my first time ordering a fresh cake here and I'd prefer to understand what's going on before asking a silly question, so I had to figure things out like find the price menu (over the cake display case), look at the flavors, and then ask her where the design options were (located to the left of the register on the side). Had she asked how she could help and lead me to the right direction, that would have been appreciated. At the end of it all, she didn't ask if I wanted any writing, so after I left the shop, I double checked my receipt to see if I was missing anything on there and remembered I needed to put writing on the cake. I walked back in and there was already a line, so had to wait in line again. When I got back to the same lady, she said, "Oh," as if yes she did forget to ask...maybe she's just new.
I like that they had many elegant looking designs to choose from, an opted for a white cake with fruit, and simple curved lines in the frosting/cake cream.
I ordered an 8 inch round durian cake, which was $76. I thought it was on the pricey side because I compared with another local Asian bakery that I usually go to, but only had reference to what was probably the outdated prices. I was a little bit nervous for the quality cake I was going to get, however I was very pleased with the quality when I got it. I think I've found a new bakery to consistently go to now!
The cake design was very accurate to the picture. The lines were very crisp and clean looking in the cake cream (very light whipped type of cream). The mixed fruits were very fresh and they were dusted with a light layer of powdered sugar. It appears there was 2 thicker layers of chunky durian pieces mixed with cream inside and another thinner layer of cream. The cream was very lightly sweet and the cake itself was moist and light. The durian was a little bit frozen, but I kind of liked it for the texture, almost a bit of like an ice cream feel. The durian smell is strong! I bought this for my parents, who both enjoyed it very much, along with the rest of my family...even my dad said "it's good" which is a very high praise. I am already planning the next time I get to order another cake.
I had also picked up a durian crepe pancake, which was also pretty good. It was $9.95 for two crepes. The durian and cream were also pretty fresh in this pastry. I would get it again if I was looking for something smaller than a cake.
My husband got a Hong Kong milk tea when he picked up the cake. The HK milk tea was a lighter color than I expected, and although you can taste the fresh milk in there, the tea flavor was pretty light for my liking. I probably would not order it again.
I'm pretty curious about trying their pandan honeydew cake and their other pastries. read more