Cunnamulla Bakery

If you're passing through Cunnamulla and want a proper country bakery, this place is worth a visit. It's a busy spot, and pies are popular. The chunky beef pie and the Cornish pastie are standouts, and one visitor was so taken with a chunky beef pie and a Cornish pastie that they shared an apple pie afterwards just to see if the sweet baking measured up. Apparently it did.

Beyond the pies, you'll find sausage rolls, pastries and apple turnovers, plus lamingtons that earned a glowing update from one happy regular. The pastries appeal too, with one person calling them delicate and tasty enough to go and compliment the pastry chef in person. The bakery is known for fresh from the oven baked goods, which is part of the appeal. We've heard that stock can run low later in the day, though a short wait for a fresh batch of pies didn't bother anyone who tried it.

Coffee is on the menu as well, and opinion leans positive. People who like it strong rave about it, though one person found it a touch too hot and another wasn't taken with the almond cappuccino. It's a place to sit down too: dine-in is available, with air conditioning that's a real relief in summer and a view over the town centre monuments. Takeaway is there if you're on the road. Breakfast is served, and paying is easy with cards and mobile payments.

Access is good, with a wheelchair-accessible entrance and car park, plus free street parking nearby. Service is mostly described as friendly, with smiles at the counter and a typical country welcome, although one or two people have found the staff gruff when it's busy, and one found the pies bland for the price. Most of the talk around Cunnamulla is warm, though, and one person says it's the only bakery in town worth stopping at for a pie.

The hours run longer on weekdays and shorter on weekends, and the bakery is closed one day of the week, so check the hours before you head in. If you want the pies at their best, go earlier rather than later.