85C Bakery Cafe

I don't mind the bubble tea here, it's cheap and pre-made so you can grab it off the counter straight away, but there is only two choices - one of which is black tea and the other is green tea. The black forest cake looks good and tastes OK, I'm just not a fan of sponge base but sponge lovers might like it. Regards @fooderarri

I was so excited when I saw that an 85 Degrees had opened up and this part is probably my fault but I excitedly grabbed a slice of Swiss roll, a ham and cheese pastry and some puff pastry twists with flaked almonds without looking at the prices (some items didn’t have price tags so I don’t know whether those three items I picked up did or didn’t have price tags but let’s just assume they did and I didn’t pay attention). I thought this 85 Degrees was just like the ones in Sydney and didn’t expect to pay more than $18 or so at the most for the things I picked up - it ended up being $27. I think the taste of some of these pictured items does not reflect the price paid - the Swiss roll was literally plain cake and cream for $10.80…The cake was fine, it could have been softer and the cream was fine too. I would expect this standard from a $5 slice of cake not an almost $11 slice! When you venture into expensive cake territory you’re competing with the likes of Via Dolce and Passiontree Velvet - both of these places sell elaborate cakes with layers and fruit not just cake and cream. Moving on to the other items, the ham and cheese pastry was alright - no better or worse than Breadtop and the puff pastry twists were enjoyable. However, I probably wouldn’t buy the twists again as they’re pretty expensive at $10.80 for a pretty small bag. You could get similar nice biscuits at somewhere like David Jones for around the same price. I don’t usually focus that much on pricing because I generally go to places where I roughly know what I’m going to pay e.g. not places with no prices on their menus however this particular 85 Degrees seems to be expensive for no reason at all. I might come back for some of their other savoury items like the pork floss roll (I think that was $4ish) but I’m definitely not picking up anything without making sure of the price next time! Lesson learnt!

I have visited this Cafe twice before Canberra went into lockdown. The cakes were delicious and gorgeous. The entire place was also such a lovely aesthetic. The staff were polite and kind. My only issue is the price of these cakes are surprisingly expensive. One slice is around $9. The slice sizing is a decent sizing for one person. Walking out with two items for $18 I felt a little shocked. At least the carry box was cute. I would love a reason to visit more but with this kind of pricing it will have to be for rare treat occasions. 11/1/23 update - they've changed the shape of the cakes and it seems smaller but still about the same price which is a shame.

I love the breads from this cafe. Many kind of soft and sweet breads. You may see a beautiful wall after entering.

I love the baked goods. However, sometimes the dough is not cooked through in stuffed buns etc. Today, I was not happy with the service. I ordered a large dirty chai with lactose free milk. I had to repeat my order three times. That's okay, can happen to anyone. I was waiting for my drink and saw that the lady was using full cream milk for my drink. She gave me my drink, which was a small chai with full cream milk, not dirty chai. I tried to tell her that I ordered and paid for a large, she just looked at me. If you go there, just get the baked goods, no drinks.

I really love the the breads from the cafe. There is a variety of options, from savoury to sweet. Their cakes are delicious too. As a pastry enthusiast, I have enjoyed mostly everything I've tried from the cafe so far! I have also got their bubble tea a couple of times and it is good too.

I visited the place to buy a cake for my daughter's birthday. Staff are so nice and welcoming. I ordered a unicorn cake and that was mind-blowing .. it was sooo yum and beautiful in genuine price. My daughter loved it so much ... thanx a lot to make my daughter's birthday so special 💝

Low rating as the coffee I had was not good at all however the bakery part has some decent cakes however I would recommend probably the other little bakeries like bread top etc over this