Review: La Belle Miette

My friend and I went on another food run last Thursday and this was our dessert stop. La Belle Miette has quite possibly the best macarons that I have had, texture wise that is. With several stores open in Melbourne, it's hard to resist not popping back for more! Most macarons cost $2.50 which is reasonable for their quality, while a few cost $2.80. All the ones I have pictured below were $2.50.

p.s. as with most macarons, all their macarons are gluten free expect the hazelnut, so even you coeliacs can enjoy these totally not-overrated sweets!

Sadly some were damaged on the trip home :(
A note with all the macarons, the shells don't have much flavour,
it's mainly the filling, which disappointed me.
However, the shells are probably the moistest I've ever tasted,
such a large contrast between the crunchy exterior and soft interior. LOVE IT!
One more thing: many of their flavours contain chocolate so it
isn't very tailored to non-chocolate lovers like me.
First three from the left:
Blackberry & chocolate - not listed online, but I really liked this flavour.
The blackberry tasted like authentic jam while the dark chocolate
was subtle but added some nice bitterness.
Mariage Freres Earl Grey Chocolate - This had a very bold, decadent flavour,
sadly I think the chocolate dominated with a well-rounded earl grey taste to the end.
That being said the chocolate was still very rich and lovely.
Violet & Blueberry - a love-hate relatioship here.
The blueberry flavour was amazing! I loved the little bit of jam/jelly
in the centre. However, the violet taste, although floral, had a cosmetic taste to me,
so overall it just tasted like artificial, but for some reason I loved the sweetness.

Last three from left to right:
Green tea - a sweet matcha taste that grows on your palette. I
personally prefer a strong green tea hit, but that's because I love teas.
However, I think this flavour can be liked by all for its lack of that bitter tannin taste.
Pistachio - My least favourite flavour. All I could taste was nuttiness but
that could've just been from the meal. There was no predominant pistachio flavour.
Hazelnut Belle Miette (not gluten free) - I believe the description said hazelnut and
chocolate, but I was hoping for just a toasty hazelnut flavour
with a hint of  chocolate, but this just tasted all out nutella, which is nice,
who doesn't love nutella? But if I wanted nutella, I could just eat it out of the jar at home,
I really wanted the nuttiness to be the star, but rather it was too sweet for my liking.
There is also a hidden caramel wafer centre which I liked because it was crumbly
and not too sweet. 

Look at that beauty!

Sorry for the blurriness, their flavours can be seen online anyway!