Wudinna Bakery

Wudinna Bakery is the kind of country-town stop that locals and travellers on the road through South Australia's west coast both seem to land at, and it's easy to see why. It's a bakery in Wudinna with a modern feel inside an old building, seating both inside and out, and easy parking out the front. There's also free street parking and a free car park, and the entrance and car park are wheelchair-accessible.

Pies are what they're known for. People talk about the chunky and pepper steak varieties, along with pasties, sausage rolls and the occasional quiche. We hear plenty of praise for the vanilla slice, with one cyclist who has stopped at every roadhouse and bakery on a 3000km trip calling it the best he's had. Sweet things get a mention too: jam donuts, strudel buns and muffins.

The coffee has its fans. The common view is the iced latte and the regular cup are worth stopping for, and the bakery does breakfast for those who want a proper start to the day. Takeaway is easy, so you can grab a pasty or two for the road, and they take cards and tap-and-go payments.

The staff get a lot of friendly mentions, and the place is kept clean. Prices are known to be fair, with a couple of good pies not costing much at all.

One visitor found the pastry a little dense on a quick stop, and another who loved the pies and sausage rolls a couple of years back reckons they've slipped, though the salad rolls are still great. Most people, though, leave happy, and it's the sort of spot that suits a morning pit stop. Public toilets and caravan parking are just across the road.

The hours run through the week with shorter trading on weekends and a day off, so check the hours before you head in.