Overall Score 6/10
Taste 3/5
Ambiance 3/5
Service 4/5
Value 2/5
Let Them Eat Cake - French Bakery Shop on BumRes.com
Let Them Eat Cake – This bakery was so popular among my
foodie friends during the time of my visit (July of 2012). Being owned and operated by the same owner as
the W by Wanlamun in Chiang Mai, the Let Them Eat Cake has brought a great
attention to the sweet tooth crowd from the very beginning. Since I was so impressed with the W by
Wanlamun, I had to bring my girlfriend there to check it out. We were there with the concept of “let her
eat cake.” To be honest, I was impressed
with their main dishes more than their desserts, so this occasion wasn’t any
exciting for me. This cake shop is
located in a brand new tiny retail complex.
It was so new that part of the complex was still under
construction. The name of the complex
was Mille Mall or something. Precisely
the place is about 300-400 meters on the right hand side in Soi Sukhumvit
20. Try to look for the Max Value
sign.
The Let Them Eat Cake at Soi Sukhumvit 20 defined itself as
the French Bakery. It was tiny cake
shop, selling only cakes and beverages.
This cake shop is a popular one.
On my visit, the place was completely full, maybe because I was there on
a Sunday afternoon. There weren’t many
choices of cakes, about ten choices. I
am unsure if that was all the place had to offer or that the Let Them Eat Cake
is still the new kid in the block testing the small variety of cakes to
consumers. Out of ten choices of
eye-catching looking cakes, my girlfriend told me that she wanted all of them
but then I looked at the price menu. It
was a shock to see that each cost 130 to 175 baht. By judging the size of the cake, I personally
thought it was pricey. I remember that
the cakes at the W by Wanlamun in Chiang Mai cost about 100 baht. Well, that’s the pricing based local
economy. I could accept that I
guess. People with the love for cake in
this town could probably afford it, but not as often as they want to, I would
think.
Finally we chose three choices; Tiramisu, cost 130 baht with
the portion for (Tom&) Jerry. La
Rose – 135 baht, and the last choice was the Chocolate St. Honere – 175
baht. If you have been following my
reviews, I am not the sweet lover. But,
I must say that I still have a taste for desserts. One place for dessert that I like would be
the Opus – Italian Restaurant @ Silom.
To be honest, I didn’t enjoy these three choices of cake at the Let Them
Eat Cake so much. I have a feeling that
the goodness of cakes here is overrated.
You might not understand how Thai people are but most of the time Thai people
tend to follow the mainstream trend and forget to realize what they truly like. Perhaps the shop tried too hard to make it
look fancy and overlooked the nature of a good cake. I thought it was just me that felt mediocre
about this place but my girlfriend also felt the same.
All in all, the cakes at the Let Them Eat Cake didn’t hit
the spot for me. It was a little bit
overpriced for the portion. The
beverages were ordinary. I feel no
attachment to this place so there probably wouldn’t be a second visit for
me. To my surprise, a few of my friends
liked it. So, it is entirely up to
you. It wouldn’t hurt to try anything
once. If you get to go there, please
come back and share with me about your cakes at the “Let Them Eat Cake.”
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