The aroma of the old world

Providing quality service for the past 16 years is ‘Shree Gururaya Bakers’ in Banashankari Second Stage. This small bakery, run by the Hathwar family, is flocked by residents from all over the City, who vouch by the taste and freshness of their bakery products.

There are regular customers who have been coming here since the time it started. They visit the bakery either everyday or at least three times a week.

The most popular item is the ‘special bread’, priced at Rs 22. It is baked fresh in their in-house kitchen and has the perfect texture. It just melts in the mouth.

Another speciality is the wheat bread, which is made keeping in mind people suffering from diabetes. This is very popular among customers. Apart from the bread, the biscuits are legendary.

The coconut biscuit is a must-have.The aftertaste of dry coconut, that lingers on after having one of these biscuits, leaves one craving for more. The cashew biscuits are an equally enjoyable indulgence and strongly recommended.

In terms of cakes too, Shree Gururaya Bakers offers ample variety.  The pineapple pastry is a creamy delight that makes one believe that one is eating fresh pineapple.

They also offer eggless cakes on order. A slice of the yummy honey cake is available for a throwaway price of Rs 9.

The pricing is another factor that makes Shree Gururaya Bakers a perfect pit stop for an evening snack. For those keen on something spicy after an overdose of biscuits and cakes, they offer aloo bun and puff for Rs 8 and 9 respectively which complete the cake-puff ritual.

The bread toast with vegetable curry in between reminds one of the home-made sandwiches and is a filling snack. Prabhu, who was seen buying a birthday cake from the place, says, “I have been coming here for the past 14 years now. I make it a point to come here at least twice a week. I strongly recommend the coconut biscuits and puff here.” K Gururaj Hathwar, one of the owners of the place, says, “We manufacture all bakery products here and maintain very high quality in terms of the raw materials used. We have regular customers and we bake our products keeping in mind their requirements.” For details, call 9945050927.