Gateaux De Paris

This was a cute cake shop when it first opened in Pacific Mall waaaay back. The store was simply but tastefully decorated, with chef’s training certificate and awards proudly on display. It distinguished itself from half a dozen other pastry shops in the mall since it offers French style desserts and cakes, with sweetness/​richness slightly toned down to suit Asian preference.
I guess being French isn’t good enough for business in a Chinese shopping mall, and the owners have to add floral or whatever other businesses to supplement? The store front is beyond recognition (as a cake shop), a much smaller selection of cakes and mini desserts are on offering compared to what they had before, the cakes still taste quite good (Mont Blanc, Green tea /​Mango mousse, Opera, etc.) and owners/​managers still try to be friendly and helpful, but it just doesn’t have the same appeal so I am a far less frequent customer now. Sad.

There are quite a few Hong Kong style Bakeries within the Market Village & Pacific Mall that provide the All-​in-​One concept where you can get your Baked Buns, Desserts, Pastries, Cakes, Moon Cakes, Egg Tarts… Gateaux de Paris is not one of them because it specializes in French style Cakes but from the store front, you’ll think it’s a cutesy Floral & Gift shop. Well, that’s the idea especially at that LAST minute when you know you need the following:
Cake + Flowers (Not Cheap!) + Whatever you need to save your life = HAPPY Whoever (Priceless)
Green Tea Cake ($ 25.00) had Cake layers that are light and fluffy while the White Chocolate shell outside just gives is a slight sweetness. Overall when I asked for a Cake that isn’t too sweet, this recommendation was perfect however I didn’t taste much Green Tea in the Cream or anywhere else.
I think Green Tea Cakes should be left to Japanese Bakeries but as a Cake in general it is fine. Also the on-​the-​spot Lettering is a nice feature. It’s A-​OK as a Cake Shop however at this moment, I’ve had better Green Tea (Bakery Nakamura closed Mondays). 2.5’d