The Bakery At The Lalit Great Eastern

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.

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.