Sunrise Bakery & Cafe

Pull into Lyndoch on a Barossa drive and Sunrise Bakery & Cafe is an easy place to stop for breakfast or a pie. Locals will tell you it has been going for 30 years, and it still draws a steady mix of regulars and visitors passing through on their way to the cellar doors.

Pies are the main event. Chunky beef fillings and a good range of sausage rolls and pasties fill the display, and the Ned Kelly pie, beef and bacon topped with egg and cheese, gets singled out by people who know it. Donuts have a following of their own, with one local raving about the dough, and there are sweet treats, sandwiches and rolls with fresh salads if you want something lighter. A kitchener bun with cream has won over at least one person who thought they didn't like them. Everything has a fresh-from-the-oven feel, and people reckon it's good value for what you get.

It's a proper cafe as well as a takeaway counter. There's plenty of seating inside and out, with a wood fire in the cooler months, and the German-style decor left over from the building's earlier life as a German bakehouse restaurant gives it a cosy, characterful feel. Coffee gets good mentions, and there's a park with covered seating across the road if you'd rather take your food over there. One tip from a regular: ask for your coffee in a mug if you're staying, or it may come in a takeaway cup.

The staff are a big part of why people come back. Service is friendly and quick even when it's busy, and the takeaway queue moves along. The bakery also takes custom cake orders and does catering, so it's worth asking if you've got an event coming up. It's part of a small group with three bakeries around the Barossa, and the Lyndoch location offers dine-in seating.

Parking is free, and the entrance, car park and toilet are wheelchair accessible. Cards and tap payments are accepted. It's open every day, but check the hours before you head in.