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 PHANTOM APPROVED
Sorelle Bakery is a fine slice of café heaven frequented by laptop toters, stroller pushing moms, and Freedom Trail followers. The pastries are tasty, but it’s the preppy sandwiches that keep Phantom wanting more.
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Sorelle Bakery is a preppy Charlestown hub in a modern space with a wall of windows and a few canvases of soft color. Pale citrus seating, a tiny wine bar, and an outdoor patio encourage the yuppie crowd to linger. |
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The AM menu of pastries and espresso gives way to lunchtime salads, pressed sandwiches, and 18 other specialty stackings. |
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To begin, a knobby oatmeal scone improved on a plain, fisted figure with a heavenly sweet maple glaze seeping into every crack and crevice. The icing coated cinnamon roll unleashed divine spiced butter from every bite of the flaky, sometimes raw coiled dough. |
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The sandwich course included a wonderfully crusty, grilled cubano lined with crunchy dill pickles, chili rubbed pork, ham, melted Swiss cheese, mayo, and spicy mustard. The equally satisfying Dijon-ham combo wedged juicy tomatoes, ultra-creamy avocado between multigrain honey wheat bread slices. |
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For dessert, a peanut butter cookie plowed smooth, nutty flavor and gooey chocolate chunks into a golden, crumbly treat. The less aggressive raspberry bundt cake built tart little fruit pockets into a sugar dusted mini ring. |
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On portions, plump sandwiches are stuffed to the gills and pastries are the perfect snack attack size. |
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Counter servers were quick to assemble, giving Phantom barely enough time to sit before his order was called. |
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Pristine cleanliness fit the high end profile, from the marble counter, past the modern cone shaped lights, and into the exposed ductwork ceiling. |
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Two dollar treats and $5 to $7 sandwiches are an acceptable price for a leisurely café experience. |
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Sorelle Bakery has 2 equally stylish Charlestown locations in City Square and on Monument Ave. |
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Review Date:
11/13/2004 |
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