Michelle Nah

"I was worried that the Vanilla Slice served in Otto’s Bakery would be too sweet but it was not. The custard in the Vanilla Slice was rich. It was very yummy."

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"Ooh that’s a good vanilla slice."

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"The vanilla slice is delicious!"

Vanessa Jackman

"If you are after a good old-fashioned Aussie vanilla slice, try Otto's bakery on Main street."

David Morgan-Mar

"The vanilla slice was a good looking affair. It had a generously thick slab of rich-looking mid-yellow custard between two layers of fairly thick, flaky pastry, topped with a thin layer of medium-hard white icing with diagonal brown piped lines. The flavour was good, as the custard was strongly vanilla and showed a slightly chunky hand made texture on breaking, but flowed creamily for a nice mouth feel. It was excellent custard. The pastry was perfectly serviceable and positive, with a good thickness ... Read more

Byron Bentley

"Although the pastry was quite puffed and a mid-baked light brown colour, it was wafer like; crunchy and crisp. The custard was beautifully soft, creamy and full of vanilla. Finally, the icing; potentially too thick and overbearing, but actually a good soft texture and the chocolate swirls were what I was left with as a pleasant aftertaste."

Steve Hudson

"Hanhdorf is a favourite place to visit and the vanilla slice at Otto's Bakery makes the visit all the more worthwhile. A smooth and creamy custard centre is topped by a hardened crust and iced egg white topping, while the base is soft but firm. The consistency of the filling is one of the better ones meaning that it is firm enough to hold together, yet soft enough to get all over the fingers, face and the mouth as it is devoured."