Dapto Pies

Dapto Pies is a pie shop in Dapto, New South Wales, where traditional Australian pies and pastries are the main event. Plenty of people stop in when they spot a line-up out the door, and most walk away glad they did.

The pie range goes well beyond plain beef. Brisket and jalapeño, beef with cheese and bacon under a mash potato top, bacon and cheese loaded with proper rashers, and a Thai green curry pie all get a mention locally. One local reckoned the plain pie matched a chunky pie from anywhere else, and the flaky pastry gets plenty of love. Sausage rolls, a chocolate florentine and apple turnovers with cream round out the cabinet. A word of advice on the turnover: eat it outside, not in the car.

The pork rolls are a big drawcard too. We hear the roast pork rolls are large, and fresh rolls make the difference. One visitor called them the best they'd had in a very long time. Coffee gets good words as well, and breakfast is on the menu, so it works for a morning stop as much as a lunch run.

There's another string to their bow: made-to-order birthday cakes. One group ordered for thirty people and found nothing left over, and another called it great value. If you're planning a cake, ask the shop about timing before you commit.

Locals describe the staff as friendly and the prices as fair for the quality, and the shop has a reputation for pies that taste fresh from the oven. A couple of people found a pie or sausage roll not to their taste, and the odd wait at the counter comes up, though those who've been say the food comes out quickly and the wait is worth it.

Takeaway and in-store shopping are both on offer. There's a free car park with a wheelchair-accessible entrance, and cards and tap-and-go payments are accepted. Check the hours before you head in, as weekend trading is shorter and the shop closes one day of the week.