I've been to Vaniye many times and we always try to order a cake for Christmas. Vaniye's cakes and desserts are very mousse based, with light and airy sponge or cream. The layers of flavours are amazing and it's not too sweet. I personally prefer this type of cake/dessert than dense, iced cake. They regularly add new flavours so there's always something new to try.
The fullsize cakes are not that big though and is quite flat (you can see cross sections on their website). And because it's quite light you can easily eat a lot. So considering the price it's not that cheap, but totally worth it!
I am a big fan of mille feuille but there is not so many place selling mille feuille. I am glad I have found this place and the food here not only tasty but also looks like a masterpiece. I ordered a mille feuille and a hot chocolate. I was worried both are sweet but after the hot chocolate was served, it was strong and matched the sweet so well. Highly recommend.
Got the “Chou chou” dessert I believe. It is perfectly balanced and the brownie has just the right amount of sweetness. The cute cream puffs on top have a light but satisfying crunch to them and are just delightful!
Ive been looking for a good cake store for a while and Ive finally found it! Amazing cake! Totally worth the money! Will be buying our birthday cakes from Vaniye from now on.
Absolutely delicious croissant, quiche and coffee! I had the chocolate and almond croissant, best croissant around. The coffee was the smoothest I’ve tried in Auckland. It was not bitter even though I had my cappuccino with trim milk. The crust and filling of the quiche were also delicious.
The place is cozy and the staff is friendly. Great location as well, a bit of a hidden gem. The place has very few tables but we were lucky to get one on our Saturday morning visit.
What a wonderful little place. Its such a treat and delight when stepping foot into the store. The feeling of something different and yet knowingly you know whichever you picked is going to be tasty. Its a treat to sit and chat with friends. Chocolate you will never go wrong
Very yummy but expensive. I guess this is the price you pay having a shop in parnell!! But their Macaroons are delicious if you eat them the same day. Yum, Yum, Yummy!!
This place is soooo gooooood. Price is not cheap but worth every dollar.
I spent $80 here every time and enjoy every single bite. I especially enjoy the chocolate stuff.
Highly recommended.
Beautiful macarons. Best consumed asap as the freshness and crispness of the shells don't last long.
The fillings are scrumptious and not too sweet. I would have liked it to have come with a flavours menu sheet like boxes if chocolate have. For some of the macarons I couldn't tell what flavour it was at all.
The flavours that I could make out and recommend is the passionfruit one. I loved that one, probably my favourite because you could really taste the passionfruit and it had a nice tartness to it that cut the sweetness. The coffe flavoured one had a strong coffee flavour and the white chocolate had subtle hints of white chocolate. I also liked the chocolate macaron, it definitely tasted like chocolate but wasn't too sweet.
Lastly I could taste the rose macaron. Really loved the rose flavour, subtle but enough to realise its rose.
It's my favourite dessert spot at the moment.
Randomly pick three cakes and taste wonderful!!
If you love dessert but less sweet, this is the best!!
Worth for a try.
Such a beautiful cake and it tastes like heaven! You can tell it's made with love and care. Even though you tell yourself to not over indulge, you just find yourself wanting another slice... and another... So addictive and love that it's not overly sweet - which is one of the big reasons why I personally don't go back for seconds with most cakes. But this one's a winner for sure!
One of my favourite dessert shops in Auckland! They have some of the best cakes I've ever had, highly recommend the chocolate and matcha one! Their pastries and sable cookies are great too:)
The refined art of delicate desserts indeed. I’ve ordered from them three times so far. While I wish they would have more selections of ‘Birthday cakes’ (and more temporary car parks for pick-ups), every one of the cakes I have ordered comes perfectly in terms of design, texture, and richness.
Until next time …my guilty pleasures
The cake is surprisingly nicer than expected. Love it so much.
Most of the shop is closed at 3pm but this shop allow to collect after opening hour but is before 4pm.
Sure it's expensive, but it's such a treat to go to Vaniye! The food and cakes are exceptionally good, looks and taste. The staff and coffee are good too. It's small and pretty special.
Being a French family, I guess you could say we have tried almost all the French Patisserie's in Auckland. This is my absolute favourite. So much care and attention has gone into preparing the Buche de Noel (Xmas logs) that we ordered for Christmas. (Come on! When your surname is Buche, you have to have a Buche for Christmas!)
The complexity and strength of the flavours of the multiple layers, the texture of the slight crunch of the biscuit base, with soft sponge layers, then the creamy buttercream... and did I mention the visual delight. So pretty. The cakes are not too sweet. We ordered both a Tiramisu and Black Forest Buche, and a few other treats for before Christmas.
This is a true French patisserie and better than almost all the ones that I have been to in France. Bravo Sonia. It was such a pleasure to meet you and your staff. Thanks for the giggles!
VANYE Patisserie , is exactly what I was looking for, different variety of sweets, professionally made and tested delicious 😋 thank you for making my sister's birthday very special, and thank you to Vanessa for her service 😊.
Really easy to order online. I've purchased several birthday cakes from Vaniye over the last year and they were all beautiful and most importantly delicious! The cakes were decadent but not too sweet. Definitely will continue to be a repeat customer. (The croissants are also amazing!)
So so good - ordered this for a birthday, such a decadent cake and presentation hits all the notes
Beautiful cafe/bakery in a handy location in Parnell. Not many parking space in front but plenty parking lots on the roadside. Sliced cakes are gorgeously decorated and taste fantastic however the number of readymade cakes are limited. This quiet cosy cafe is my kind of place for unwinding over coffee and a slice of cake after a hard day at work. Thanks Sonia!
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