Crafers Bakehouse
5 Main St, Crafers, South Australia, 5152
“The Adelaide Hills Bakery Locals Love”
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Why Choose Crafers Bakehouse?
Crafers Bakehouse is highly regarded locally for fresh sourdough and standout sausage rolls and pastries, with customers returning weekly for their bread. The historic Adelaide Hills setting offers comfortable indoor and outdoor seating, welcoming staff, and good coffee, making it ideal whether you're grabbing takeaway or settling in for a sit-down.
About Crafers Bakehouse
Crafers Bakehouse is a family-owned bakery in the Adelaide Hills that bakes fresh bread, pies, pastries and traditional bakery items daily. The tagline on the door says it's the bakery locals love, and at least one person agrees. It runs mostly as a takeaway business with limited seating, so it suits a quick grab-and-go as much as a coffee and a sit-down. There's an indoor and outdoor spot to settle if you want one, and it's also set up for delivery and in-store pick-up.
Sourdough is a big part of the story here. We hear from one person who drops in every week to top up on their loaves, and bread loaves have been described as fresh and delicious. Tristan, the baker and owner, brings more than 25 years of experience to the trade, and it shows in the baking. You can often watch the bakers at work, which locals like.
The Kitchener bun is the one everyone talks about. There's a sign out the front calling it the best in South Australia, and one local who came for it said the light bun and generous real cream had them convinced. One person found a bun less fluffy than they'd hoped, so go early for the best chance at a fresh one. Beyond the bun, people point to the sausage rolls, chocolate donuts, a spinach and feta pasty and a mushroom ragu pie. Pies are a mixed bag: one customer found the fillings delicious, while another wasn't won over, so it may come down to which one you pick.
Coffee gets a good word, as does the breakfast and morning-tea side of things, and staff are described as friendly and professional. The entrance, seating and car park are wheelchair accessible, there's free street parking, and cards and mobile payments are accepted. Hours vary through the week and the bakery is closed one day, so check before you head up the hill.
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What Customers Say on Google
“Their breads really are award winning, I go every week to top up on their sourdough loaves!”
“The best fresh donuts! Sausage rolls are amazing!”
“Professional staff. Creamy coffee. Sausage roll & cinnamon bun freshly baked. Clean. Historic building. Indoor/outdoor seating.”
Source: Google Reviews
Frequently Asked Questions About Crafers Bakehouse
Crafers Bakehouse in the Adelaide Hills is known for its sourdough bread, pies and its Kitchener bun, which locals and visitors travel for. Sausage rolls, chocolate donuts, Hedgehog slice and savoury pastries like spinach and feta pasties also get regular mentions. It's a family-owned bakery baking fresh daily, with coffee and breakfast on offer too.
Both. Crafers Bakehouse runs mainly as a takeaway operation but has indoor and outdoor seating for those who want to sit down with a coffee and pastry. It also offers delivery and in-store pick-up, so it suits a quick grab-and-go or a relaxed stop in the historic Crafers/Stirling area.
Yes, sourdough is a major drawcard here. Some locals visit weekly just to stock up on loaves, and the bread is consistently described as fresh and delicious. Along with sourdough, the bakery bakes a full range of pies, pastries and traditional bakery items on site every day.
It's worth checking the hours and getting in earlier in the day if the Kitchener bun is the goal, as popular items like it can sell out by late morning on busy days. The bun has a strong local reputation, though a few visitors have found it fresher on some visits than others, so timing your trip helps.
Yes, the bakery has a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance and seating, plus free street parking nearby. It accepts credit cards, debit cards and NFC mobile payments, and is set in a historic building in the Adelaide Hills with both indoor and outdoor seating options.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +61 458 685 585
- Address
- 5 Main St, Crafers, South Australia, 5152
Opening Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 7am-4pm
- Wednesday
- 7am-4pm
- Thursday
- 7am-4pm
- Friday
- 7am-4pm
- Saturday
- 7am-3:30pm
- Sunday
- 9am-3pm
Business Details
- Service Options
- Takeaway, Delivery, Dine-in, In-store pick-up, In-store shopping
- Payment Methods
- Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments
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