Reviews Serano Greek Pastry

This is a bakery locate on Broadway in Kits specializing in Greek pastries, breads, and desserts. I've sampled several of their sweets, including their Baclava, Koke with Custard, Galaktoboureko, Serano Special, Kasitina, and a Cake (whose real name I missed) with Custard Cream. While I wasn't the biggest fan of their pastry-style desserts (although that might be more due to personal taste/preference than quality), I quite enjoyed some of their cakes. The prices here are an absolute steal, and the staff is also super friendly. I highly recommend checking this place out if you're looking for some affordable Greek-style baked goods.

Baclava ($2.25):
3/5
This consisted of layers of pastry and chopped walnuts that has been soaked in sugar/honey syrup. Due to all the liquid, the pastry has a softer, chewier texture. The nuts were also a bit soft, and I do wish that there was more of it. I did enjoy the syrup though, which was not overly sweet and seemed to have a slightly citrusy flavour.

Koke with Custard ($1.95):
2.5/5
This consisted of two small cakes sandwiching some icing and glazed with chocolate. The cakes were fluffy and tender. I was a bit disappointed with the filling however: the description said that it was custard but it tasted like plain icing to me (like the type that you get on sugar cookies). I did still quite enjoy it though.

Galaktoboureko ($2.50):
3/5
This was phylo pastry covering a thick layer of custard and soaked in syrup. Like the baclava, the pastry has a soft, chewier texture. The custard was a bit stiff and starchy, but still enjoyable and had a mild citrusy aroma.

Serano Special ($1.95):
3.5/5
This consisted of layers of cakes sandwiching buttercream and topped with more buttercream and sliced almonds. The cake was soft, albeit a tad dry. The cream, while not exactly greasy, did not have the lucious smooth texture that I like (it was still enjoyable though). I quite like the toasted almonds, which provided a nice bit of texture. Even though the cake an cream were brownish, I personally couldn't determine what flavour it is (it did have a pretty nice fragrance, however).

Kasitina ($2.25):
3.5/5
This consiste of layers of chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream and nuts that's enclose with a layer of chocolate. The cake was tender and quite moist here. Again, I was not a huge fan of the cream, but I did find it reasonably enjoyable. The chocolate was just a tad waxy, but that didn't bother me much. I quite enjoyed the nuts, which lent a nice crunch.

"Cake" with Custard Cream ($1.95):
4.5/5
I missed the actual name of this dessert (it's a long Greek name that I cannot pronounce), but it consisted of layers of cake sandwiching custard cream, topped with buttercream and sliced almonds. This was great, and easily my favourite of all the desserts that I've tried. The cake was soft and fluffy while the custard lucious and creamy with a very nice fragrance. The toasted almonds provided a nice bit of crunch and fragrance. I seriously can eat half a dozen slices (and seeing that it's currently less than $2, I could have actually done that too).

Everything is reasonably priced and delicious. A plethora of treats.