Biggenden Bakery

If you're driving through Biggenden and want a proper pie, this bakery on the main run is the place we'd point you to. It's a small, friendly shop with a big spread: pies, sausage rolls, vanilla slices, apple turnovers, donuts, buns and cakes, plus a decent range of loaves including sourdough and a marble bread that's mentioned locally.

The pies are what one customer mentioned coming back for. One local called the potato pie the best they'd ever had, others like the mushroom pie and the plain meat pie, and the word is that the pastry is thick, golden and melts in the mouth. The sausage rolls get just as many nods, and the vanilla slices and custard tarts have their own following. It's a lovely small bakery for a sweet treat too, with almond croissants and macadamia cookies worth trying. One person found the filling in a meat pie bland, and another was disappointed that the wholemeal loaf was lighter than they'd expected, so it can pay to ask about the bread when you order.

The friendly service gets a mention nearly every time. The ladies behind the counter are described as warm and quick, and one visitor appreciated the free tomato sauce with their sausage roll. Coffee and a good hot chocolate are on offer, and you can eat in or take it away. If you're after something special, they take custom cake orders, and they do catering for events too. Sourdough pizza bases are available as well.

Practical bits: there's free street parking, a wheelchair-accessible entrance and car park, and they take cards and mobile payments. They open for breakfast and are known for being open on weekend mornings, which suits travellers passing through, but check the hours before you head in.

For a Biggenden, Queensland stop that's worth planning around, this is a bakery where you can pick up lunch, a loaf for the road and something sweet in one go.