Patisserie Goossens
Cherry Pastry
Almond Croissant
Pain Au Chocolat
Custard Filled Éclair
Gateau Chocolat
Poire Frangipane Tart
Another family-owned Boluangerie and Patisserie, it was to Avenue Jules de Trooz 25 in Woluwe-St-Pierre that the GPS was set after a late night at In de Wulf, and arriving to find that this Patisserie Goossens is not the same as that in Antwerp there still seemed much to be discovered, the results a bit hit and miss, though the overall experience was quite pleasant.
No doubt a bit off the tourist grid, the only other patron during a 30 minute visit clearly a local as he chatted with the baker and clerk at length, it was after short perusal that a total of six pastries were selected from Goossens’ collection, a pair of indoor tables offered without surcharge like many others.
Starting off with an Almond Croissant, as is customary, first tastes showed Goossens to lack the notable degree of lamination achieved by other Belgian Bakeries, yet when moving on to a pocket full of stewed cherries there was indeed improvement, later tastes of the Pain au Chocolate similar to the former and although light enough with a golden shell, not matched to personal preferences.
Told that a Gateau Chocolat was “very good” by the clerk, its texture a bit dry though the cocoa notes rang loud and clear, a better bite was found in the Poire Frangipane Tart that outperformed Le Temps des Tartines by way of fruit turning the almond base into a sort of soft pudding, the Éclair anticipated to be Espresso actually a semi-sweet caramel that reminisced of the disappointment at Le Temps as it sliced and filled with custard rather than being piped with cream.
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