The Cornish Kitchen Moonta Bakery

If you're after a pasty in Moonta, The Cornish Kitchen Moonta Bakery is the obvious place to start. The town has a strong Cornish heritage, and this bakery leans into it with Cornish decor inside and pasties that people travel to try. It's a spot worth stopping by in Moonta.

Pasties are the main event, but the range goes further. Pies, sausage rolls, potato pie, vanilla slice and caramel slice all come up when people talk about the place, and there are rolls made to order as well. You can choose regular tomato sauce or the homemade sauce, and chutney gets a mention too. We've heard the vanilla slice is a generous size, and the caramel slice isn't overly sweet. Tea, chai and coffee are on offer if you want something warm alongside.

It runs as both a takeaway and a dine-in, so you can grab a pasty for the road or sit down for lunch. The pastry is described as fresh from the oven, flaky and golden, and the fillings of beef, potato and swede are well seasoned. One local spoke of watching the team out the back filling pasties and pies ready for baking, which tells you how much goes through the place in the busy season. Welcoming staff and good value come up often, with portions that make a proper meal.

To be fair, opinion on the pasties isn't unanimous. A few people who know their traditional Cornish pasties are particular about the shape, the fine dicing of the vegetables and whether apple is included, and some would prefer crisper pastry. If you're a purist, go in knowing it's a local take, and judge for yourself.

Practical bits: the entrance is step-free, there's free street parking and a free car park, and cards and tap payments are accepted. We hear there are no toilets on site, though there's a park nearby. It's open daily, but check the hours before you head in.