Shiraz Bread

Shiraz Bread is a small takeaway bakery in Acacia Ridge, Queensland, and flatbread is the whole point. The range runs through naan, afghani bread, Turkish bread, flat bread and pide, and people who know it come for the bread straight from the oven, often still hot. One local called it the tastiest flatbread they'd found in Brisbane. Another had been hunting for fluffy yiros-style bread for ages and reckoned this was the place, after the smell of toasting flatbread pulled them in from the street. One customer takes a stack home to have with slow-cooked lamb, dips and salads, and the bread also gets a nod as a good match for the barbecue.

It's a hole-in-the-wall shop, takeaway only, and locals describe it as clean and welcoming. The staff are talked about as friendly and respectful, and one customer who turned up without any way of paying was handed bread anyway and told to settle up next time. Prices are considered fair for the size and quality of what you get, and some customers come back for more.

One person had a rude experience at the counter. Another felt a few loaves had come out underbaked. Payment is the thing to sort out before you go. We've heard more than once that the shop has trouble taking cards, so bring cash rather than counting on a tap-and-go. Parking is street parking and a few free spots, and locals say it can be tight at busy times. The shop does have a wheelchair-accessible entrance.

Opening hours differ between weekdays and weekends, so check them before you head in. For fresh flatbread in Acacia Ridge at an easy price, this is a bakery worth knowing, just come prepared with cash.