The Lefty Baker
16 Vermont St, Barooga, New South Wales, 3644

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Why Choose The Lefty Baker?
The Lefty Baker is known locally for standout pies with real fillings and pastry that holds together, especially the satay and pepper steak. The vanilla slice and donuts are equally celebrated, and the staff are genuinely welcoming, plus they stay open late, making this a solid stop for lunch or a sweet treat when other bakeries have closed for the day.
About The Lefty Baker
Pies are the first thing people mention when they talk about The Lefty Baker, a bakery in Barooga, New South Wales. Locals rave about the satay and pepper steak, and travellers passing through keep stopping for the steak and mushroom, the Thai chicken and jalapeno, and a carbonara pie that one family singled out as a favourite. Fillings are made with real ingredients, and the pastry holds together well. We've also heard a pie or sausage roll can occasionally come out on the lukewarm side, so ask if you'd like it hot.
Donuts and sweet things are the other big draw. The vanilla slice donut gets plenty of praise, along with the Nutella donut, the jam ball and a large vanilla slice, and the range changes from visit to visit. One traveller who made a point of trying vanilla slices in every town on a lap of Australia said this one was the best, and moved to Barooga.
The coffee is well liked too, and the staff are warm and quick. Prices are fair for the size of what you get. Vegan and vegetarian options are available, there's a spot to sit out the front in the sun, and you can dine in, take away or have your order delivered, with kerbside pickup also offered. Entry and parking are wheelchair accessible. It opens early, so it suits an early start on the road. Check the hours before heading in.
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What Customers Say on Google
“Lovely pies, especially the satay and pepper steak. Great service and husband was very impressed by the choices on offer at a time of day most other places are shut.”
“The staff are amazing and so is the food and drinks. So many different things to try.”
“Vanilla slice is seriously the best in the country.”
Source: Google Reviews
Frequently Asked Questions About The Lefty Baker
Pies are the standout at The Lefty Baker, especially the satay, pepper steak, steak and mushroom, Thai chicken and jalapeno, and carbonara. The fillings use real ingredients and the pastry holds together well. Donuts and vanilla slice are also big favourites, along with a changing selection of sweets and cakes made on premises.
Yes, The Lefty Baker offers vegan options alongside its regular menu of pies, donuts and sweet treats. It also caters for takeaway, delivery, dine-in, kerbside pickup and in-store pick-up, making it an easy stop whether you're eating in or grabbing something on the way through Barooga.
Yes, The Lefty Baker serves coffee that locals and travellers regularly praise, and there's a spot out the front to sit and enjoy it in the sunshine. The venue offers dine-in as well as takeaway, delivery and pickup options, with wheelchair-accessible entrance and car park.
Yes, The Lefty Baker is regularly described as good value, with a welcoming team and a big range of hot food, pies, donuts and cakes for a small bakery. Most visits earn strong praise, though a pie or sausage roll can occasionally come out lukewarm, so ask staff to heat it through if you'd like it hot.
The vanilla slice and vanilla slice donut are favourites, with visitors calling the custard particularly good. Chocolate eclairs, Nutella donuts and a changing lineup of other donuts and cakes also draw repeat visits. Everything is made on premises, so ask what's fresh on the day you drop in.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +61 473 458 394
- Address
- 16 Vermont St, Barooga, New South Wales, 3644
Opening Hours
- Monday
- 5am-3:30pm
- Tuesday
- 5am-3:30pm
- Wednesday
- 5am-3:30pm
- Thursday
- 5am-3:30pm
- Friday
- 5am-3:30pm
- Saturday
- 5:30am-2:30am
- Sunday
- 6:30am-1:30pm
Business Details
- Service Options
- Takeaway, Delivery, Kerbside pickup, In-store pick-up, In-store shopping
- Payment Methods
- Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments
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