Aviv Cakes And Bagels - Elsternwick

Vanilla slice is amazing.Gingerbread men are a hit with the kids.

If Aviv cakes and bakery ever needs soldiers to defend it I will be there. Sword in scabbard, hand ready on the hilt.A friend with a discerning palate recommended Aviv to me after I had a bad babka experience elsewhere. Their chocolate babka is PERFECTION. The texture! The folds! The chocolate is good quality, and not cloying. These people aren't kidding around. In my opinion it exceeds Russ and Daughters' babka (which is the best babka in NYC).I admit I found the price high but sometimes even I am wrong. It is worth every penny!Aviv i have left Melbourne for the time being but one day. ONE DAY. I will be back.

The mushroom quiche and custard donuts here are divine!Service was good, a little pushy even though it wasn't busy and I'd never been before.Only really disappointed by the lukewarm coffee.

I love the variety, selection and quality of food at Aviv. There's a good mix of savoury and sweet items, and you can always find something to buy to satisfy a craving or to organise a work lunch/party or whatever. Their bagels aren't my favourite, but they have great quiches, and often at work we get their cakes for various occasions and they never disappoint.However ... with all of that said, the only real negative I can say is that they are a tad overpriced and to me, it lets them down. I also happened to buy a birthday cake, a mini quiche and a cookie and I had some sticker shock for sure. When the cookie was rung up and it said $5, I thought that was the mini quiche and cookie added up together. So that day I spent $51 and when I was leaving, I asked if there was a bag to put the cake in. The only bags were the cloth ones, and they were going to charge me .50c for one when I just spent $51. I had to do a whole separate transaction on EFT-POS just to pay for this .50c bag. I feel that not only are they a bit overpriced, but they need to use common sense when charging for a bag after someone has spent a certain amount. It's a bit off putting, however I'm sure the lure of their bubka (the best I've ever eaten anywhere) will get me back there eventually down the road ...

Got three different log cakes that I could fit in my backpack and cycle 20 min to office. My boss said after gobbling down his pieces don 't get these again . So 5 stars!