Gusto Bakery

Grabbin’ a four star rating is the not so humble neighborhood bakery– Gusto.
This is one schmick operation here in little ol’ Strathmore. There ain’t any pretty going on here though. Basic 101 neighborhood bakery décor. But all immaculate kept. Rather impressive.
I felt almost as if I could have walked into the display cabinet and discovered the likes of Donna Hay stylin’ away in here. The high level of quality control really shines through here. All the tasty baked goods looked near perfect, yet still a little rough. This just emphasised the hard work that the bakers here go to. No mass produced cookies or doughnuts here.
We dropped by on a Sunday morning and by 10am they had run out of croissants. Testament to how popular this little spot is. As we where heading out road tripping a few snacks were needed. The top prize goes to the smiley face cookies that I snuck in. Delicate shortbread cookies, with a sweet icing top and jam filling. Bring on the flood of child hood memories.
One star was lost for the snooty staff. So I may not look like a soccer mum but hey I deserve some respect for not breeding at such a young age. The staff were not helpful at all. No suggestions, no can I help you? Nothing past the initial walk in HI. In all honesty the cookies was so cookie-​licous that I’ll be back.

The French Vanilla Slices are excellent.