The Pie Company in Wijk 01 Dronten west

Picked up several pastries today. An Advocaat pastry that had no Advocaat flavor. A banana cream puff that contained no banana and didn't taste like it either. When the bakery was still Tietema, the pastries were always delicious. A tip for the baker: put in what the name suggests. Otherwise, very good service from familiar faces from the previous bakery.

The service is very inconsistent; when the owners are there, the service is great, but as soon as they go home, it is terrible. Reserving bread is not possible, orders are incorrect, and everything is done with sighs and groans. Chaos everywhere. It is a shame for this lovely establishment, but the staff are taking advantage of the owners. It is time to hire someone over 18 for the afternoons and Saturdays until closing.

Yesterday I got hard rolls for lunch. Unfortunately very poor quality. Bottom burnt and rolls very dry.

Customer service and friendliness are non-existent here. If you order a fair amount of oil and currant buns (25 of them) and ask for powdered sugar on the side, you'll only get enough powdered sugar to sprinkle on maybe 10 buns. Then you politely ask for some extra powdered sugar considering the number of oliebollen, and are told in an unfriendly tone, "No sir, that's 50 cents extra," and that you only get one sachet of powdered sugar with a large bag of oliebollen. As far as I'm concerned, the people at this place are just plain wimps. I'll definitely go to a different stall next time!

Bakker Prins is definitely a bit of nostalgia for me. My grandmother always bought cookies there and a decorated box of chocolates for everyone during the holidays (unfortunately, they don't have those small boxes anymore; I inquired about it once and was helped well with alternatives). Personally, I find the bread a bit less appealing; it dries out quickly. I prefer baking it myself. The chocolates, cookies, and pastries are really of good quality (quite pricey, though, but you can tell good ingredients are used). A neat shop and friendly staff.