Going by the title one would wonder why am I writing a review of just one item instead of whole review of the place in general like I always do? Well…I am a part of an Enid Blyton group on social media. We were discussing the Five Find outers, the gang of kids known for solving mysteries and how they go out to a local shop to eat eclairs often.
As a kid, I was only familiar with the Cadbury éclair – the tiny toffee kind and wondered how filling would it be for the find outers gang. It was only after many years, when a friend of mine bought éclairs from a popular bakery that I realized that they were actually cream filled pastries!
As the discussion on the group and comments flowed, I longed to have some again but wasn’t sure where I would find some. I haven’t seen many bakeries here stocking them. I did call a high end bakery and asked them if they stored éclairs and the guy on the phone said yes. Thrilled, I set out to go buy them only to find out that the guy I spoke to heard it as “eggless”..meaning eggless cakes instead of Eclairs. Eye rolls followed and deeply disappointed, I almost gave up but decided to try once more. I called Glen’s Bakehouse and this time I made sure to spell it out on the phone and whaddaya know? they did have éclairs and what’s more, in two different fillings – chocolate and vanilla!!
I rushed out again.. to think I went hunting all over my area when it was available just five minutes from my place! (lesson here perhaps?) . I got half a dozen with both chocolate and vanilla fillings – cool, creamy, delicious with almond flakes on top of the chocolate layer, it tasted divine. I polished off about four and had a great time stuffing my face with them. Sizes have considerably reduced compared to the ones I had years ago, but delicious all the same. I now understand what made the five find outers head out to the shop that sold eclairs so often and I’m sure they would have loved hanging out eating them here at Glen’s bakehouse while discussing mysteries:) Glad to know too, that they are so close by and I can indulge in them when I want. Do try them if you are in the area and go ahead and try out some of their other delicious desserts too. I did have the Apple crumble and the vegetable puffs and they were really comforting…one day, I’ll definitely write a more detailed review as I liked the place and they seem to have quite a variety on the menu, but for now, it’s the eclairs that hit home and made my day!
Overall rating 5/5 just for the éclairs.
Ratings for reviews:
1 – No! No! No!
2- Just about average.
3 –Good. Can give it a try.
4- Great!!
5 – Yes! Yes! Yes! And I’ll tell all about it.
Details: Glen’s Bake house, 100 feet road, Next to Leon Grill, Indiranagar, Bangalore.
