MYrtleford BaKehouse

If you're passing through Myrtleford, this bakery is the sort of stop that tends to turn into a habit. One family has apparently made it a tradition to call in every time they're in town, which says a good deal about how it sits with people who know the place.

The pies are what come up first. The lamb and rosemary is the one people keep singling out, with tender chunks of meat, a sturdy crust and gravy thick enough that it doesn't end up all over your hands. We've also heard good things about the slow cooked beef, and the sriracha pie has its followers too. Sausage rolls and salad rolls round out the savoury side, and one local rated the egg and bacon roll perfect. On the sweeter side, people point to the custard tart, the cherry danish, the cream apple puff and the bee sting. It's all baked fresh, and the prices strike most people as fair, which matters when you're feeding a car full of travellers on the way up to the snow or Mount Buffalo.

Coffee and breakfast are on offer, along with fresh bread and cold drinks, so it works as an early start or a casual lunch. You can take your order away or dine in, though seating leans towards the outdoor area, with a heated enclosed section for colder months, and dogs are welcome to sit out there with you. Free street parking and a free car park are close by, there's a wheelchair-accessible car park, and cards and mobile payments are all accepted. The bakery is LGBTQ+ friendly too.

Staff get a regular mention for being friendly and quick to serve, even when it's busy. One person found the coffee pricey and the pie only warm on a packed public holiday, but that's the exception rather than the rule.

It opens early and keeps going through to the afternoon, seven days a week, though it's worth checking the hours before you head in. For a proper country bakery pie in Myrtleford, Victoria, this is a dependable place to stop.