Harper Street Bakery & Cafe

If you're passing through Harvey in Western Australia and want a proper pie, Harper Street Bakery & Cafe has pies that people come back for. Pies are what it's known for: chilli beef and cheese, curry, pepper steak, chunky steak and plain meat pasties all get a mention. One visitor who stays near Harvey says they dream about the chilli beef and cheese pie and stop in more than once each trip. Another found the curry pie so good that their partner, who doesn't usually like curry, ended up claiming half of it.

Sausage rolls are the other big draw. The tomato, bacon and cheese version is the one people rave about, and the bacon and cheese scrolls get the same kind of praise. Vanilla slices, carrot cake and other cakes round out the cabinet, along with continental rolls and a ciabatta loaf that one local called delicious. The coffee gets good words too, and breakfast is on offer for anyone wanting something before the day gets going.

You can eat in or take away, and some visitors mention a view over the town from the seating. Parking is easy, with a free car park and free street parking, and there's a wheelchair-accessible entrance and car park. They take cards and tap-and-go payments. One family also mentioned how kind the staff were with their autistic daughter, something not every place gets right.

Most of what we hear about service is warm and quick, but a few people have found it slow at busy times, and the odd visitor felt the chunky steak pie could have been more tender or served hotter. Hot pasties can also run out, so it pays to go a little earlier if you have your heart set on one. The hours run into the afternoon every day, but check them before you head in.

Harper Street Bakery & Cafe suits a pie-and-coffee stop on a Harvey trip, and it's worth ordering a sausage roll or two to go.