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My first taste of Mr Nice Guy's goods was when they donated a bunch of leftovers to the launch of Tilde trans and gender diverse film fest. Their generous donation lives up to their name and maybe it's a bit unfair of me to judge their offerings on day old pastries but I didn't like them. What they used to call a chocolate croissant is nothing like a croissant - it's sweet doughy bread rolled in to a croissant shape. I think they call it a babka now which might be more accurate, I dunno. It was a while before I actually went in store and bought something. First visit, I got a bagel with fake bacon, etc, which was tasty enough but not worth the dough, IMO. Bought a couple of sweet things as well. I think a cheesecake. Obviously none were very memorable. I usually find all of their stuff just sugary and bland. I don't really get why heaps of people seem to love it. I popped in again today and they sort of redeemed themselves in my eyes. I gave the pretzel dog a try. The bread is the same sweet brioche type they make everything from but it worked here with pretzel salt on top. Could've done with some sauce or mustard though. Grabbed a cinnamon "bronut" (brioche donut) too which was actually delicious. Dunno what distinguishes it from a donut exactly but it's soft and doughy, super fried and a bit crispy on the outside. I ate it in the bath so that probably made it extra decadent. Overall, Crumbs across the road gets my vegan dollar but Mr Nice Guy obviously has his fans.