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The good, bad and fugly
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My family owned a bakery for 30+ years which is probably the reason that I really enjoy good bakery produce and can tell if a bakery is worth a return visit or is only surviving because they have no competition. My work takes me on road trips over several states of Australia and throughout the years, I have developed a mental list of the good and not so good establishments, some of which I would like to share with everyone here.
I would also be very keen to hear from the other members of AFF if they would like to add their own favourites to the list. For now, I am only trying to develop a list of the good ones but, please add your comments if you have any feedback positive or negative for the ones listed below and by others. Just personal choice but here is my top baker’s dozen list in no particular order: Ouyen (VIC) - Mallee Bakery Glen Innes (NSW) - Smeatons Bakery West Wyalong (NSW) – Roundabout Bakery Hay (NSW) – Robbo’s Bakery Mildura (VIC) – Hudaks Bakery Wudinna Bakery (SA) Port Pirie (SA) – French Hot Bread Bakery Barmera Bakery (SA) Swan Hill Bakehouse (VIC) Coromandel Valley (SA) – Bake Bakery Port Noarlunga (SA) – Becks Bakehouse Kadina (SA) – Cornish Bake House Tumut (NSW) – Pie In The Sky Bakery
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Im just rating pies. In sydneys north i rate the skyline bakery in frenches forrest. You have to get in early to get the Mexican pie, they are great but sell out before 7am. In the south, its house of pie in matraville for me. Yet to find a bad pie there, and they do all sorts including kangaroo.
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In a time when we’re being encouraged to stay home, draw the blinds and where possible return to the womb, I think this thread is great. Sort of virtual gastro-tourism. As a vegetarian for almost 35 years there are still times when a lightly peppered steak pie tickles my imagination.
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When we do road trips, we only use local bakeries
Honorable mentions: Merino Bakery, Longreach(Qld) Sundance Bakehouse, Jindabyne (NSW) Cafe Metz, Canungra (Qld) (probably my best pie - sensational) Cobargo Bakehouse, Cobargo (NSW) |
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Mick's Bakehouse in Leeton NSW. Award winning pies.
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Blackbutt Bakery in Qld.
The best by miles. It regularly wins awards and all sorts of competitions. |
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Yep, Blackbutt for the win! I always try and sneak through there if heading anywhere remotely near. Pies are on another level and their cakes/slices are fantastic too.
Had some good pies and other items from The Upper Crust bakery in Collaroy last year on a trip to Sydney. Cheers, Tony |
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There is a good bakery at Bridgewater!but it is a long long way south of Mildura LOL.
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This is tricky. i have a thing for sausage rolls , so it gets difficult to rate a bakery overall that makes great pies ,but terrible snag rolls. i do have a few of - MUST STOP bakeries- when im on the road though .
all in VIC , no particular order. as mentioned previously Bridgewater on loddon, bakery , good allround, pies, sausage rolls , pastrys Nagambie , good allround , pies . Creswick, ok pies , Excellent sausage rolls Woodend , good allround, pies, sausage rolls , pastrys - their vanilla slice is 10/10 |
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The bakery @ Goomari is gooood.
As is the one in Glen Innes & the one in Narrabri.
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Anyone would think I spend a lot of time in bakeries.
Victoria..... Maldon bakery. Maldon..... beaut breads Gumtree pies Yack..... fab pies The bakers Wife Wang..... fab pies, cakes Appin St Cakeshop Wang..... my favourite, bread and pie place Beechworth Bakery Beechworth..... (now a chain) but still nice cakes Hides bakery Benalla..... best sandwiches and breads Murchinson bakery Murchinson.... best Apple cakes in Vic. Mawsons Euroa..... great cakes NSW...... Holbrook Bakery Holbrook..... triple sandwiches (3 halves) North Rocks Rd Bakery Carlingford... best Sydney sausage rolls IMO Bourke Street bakery Surry Hills/Barangaroo.. super rich pastries Fire Station pies Union st Newcastle.... pies pies pies The Thoroughbred Scone...... liked a few things here Bellingen Bakery Bellingen...... pumpkin sourdough RidgyDidge Pies Kempsey and Coffs.... only cakes and pies Lots more I can't remember. Anyone remember the great bakery that was at the Williamtown airport (NSW) before they pulled it down ? And why is it they do not make Apple cakes in NSW ?
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Yep, I reckon the take away there is good too. Round the corner from where I grew up.
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I think that now that the post count is over 20, there's enough interest being shown to warrant a few photos of the bakeries and pies, cakes etc.
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Not for us South Aussies, we're unbridled and free roaming creatures presently
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Watch the page count go up when Cav Finds this thread
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Meadows bakery (SA) - I normally go for the honey log. Daughter reckons the vanilla slice is among the best.
Clarendon bakery (SA) - more sugary baked goodness. Betta Bake at woodcroft s.a. also has a wall full of awards. Only tried their donuts and they go down easy and are huge. I don't do pies, pasties or sausage rolls that much. Also not in the habit of taking photos of my food. I travel through the mallee most years on my way through to Bris. Good to know ouyen has a decent bakery. Used to stop at one at lameroo as a kid which was good. Went back for old times sake a couple of years ago, and it was a case of 'how the mighty have fallen'. Terrible. Good thread.
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