Cottage Bakery

If you're passing through Scottsdale, this is the bakery locals point you to for a proper pie. Cottage Bakery does takeaway and dine-in, so you can grab something for the road or sit down with a coffee and breakfast.

Pies are the main event. People rave about the chunky steak pie and the steak and pepper pie, and there's a scallop pie for those who like something different (one local found the sauce on the curry version a little heavy, though the pastry still won them over). Another visitor wished for a touch more meat in the meat pies, but they came away happy and thought the value was fair. Sausage rolls get just as much love, with one self-described connoisseur calling them mind-blowingly good. Pasties, including a vegetarian one, round out the savoury side.

The sweet cabinet is worth a look too. We've heard good things about the vanilla slices, Vegemite scrolls, cookies, a light and fluffy donut, a fruit bun and a homemade wagon wheel. There are a couple of gluten free desserts as well, which is handy to know. Sandwiches are fresh, and the coffee and hot chocolate get the thumbs up, including the pleasant surprise of a coffee that's drinkable straight away.

It's an early starter, which suits travellers heading between Launceston and the Bay of Fires. Do check the hours before you go, as weekends run shorter than weekdays. Staff are friendly, and one visitor said the woman at the counter even helped with directions to the nearby carvings.

Expect it to get busy mid-morning, and a bit of a squeeze when it does. Most people reckon the wait is worth it. There's free street parking and a free car park, along with a wheelchair-accessible entrance and car park, and cards and tap payments are accepted. If you're after a bakery in Scottsdale, Tasmania, with pies worth planning a stop around, this one is easy to recommend.