Buns and Things

Bakery: Buns and Things
Address: 25 Brackley Point Rd, Charlottetown PEI
Website: http://bunsandthings.ca/
Style: Canadian
Price: $-$$

In some ways, I'm a little disappointed at the lack of bakeries in Charlottetown. I would think it would be a perfect place for a bakery. Tourists love bakeries as do locals and I'm sure Anne herself couldn't resist something a little more home-style than BeaverTails. Unfortunately, this is not the case and there actually isn't that much beyond the now two bakeries covered in the city. It's downright scandalous.

 Nevertheless, Buns and Things is certainly that more home-style bakery with probably their focus being bread and cookies. There are slices of cake, but it's very simple, the most elaborate being some sort of chocolate caramel creation. With that being said, they aren't presented in the most flattering way, with most items sitting pre-packaged and saran wrapped. I've encountered a few bakeries like this and have always wondered... yes, it keeps items fresher, longer, but items should be fresh regardless and it only makes them look a little like gas station baked goods, regardless of how they taste.

Still, I decided to try their carrot cake and the cake doughnuts (around $2-3 for both). Both were soft and moist with good dough flavour and consistency.  The carrot cake had a good amount of carrots, a nice bit of spice, and tasty icing on top. I also liked the classic sugared doughnut, but felt that that the saran wrap was especially not good with iced goodies or fried/baked items that are supposed to have a bit of a crust on the outside; the former -- the carrot cake -- ended up with most icing sticking to the plastic, resulting in a mess, and the latter were soft. A bit of a shame, because they both tasted good!

Rating: **1/2