Tucked away off the main strip, it's the perfect spot to grab your morning coffee, read the paper, and polish off a snot block (are we the only ones that call them that?). Their regular pies are no slouch, and there’s a massive range of old-school baked treats. Victoria's best French food The breakfast pie is also surprisingly good (depending on how you feel about egg in pies). Take your time eating your way around Victoria's country pubs and bakeries with discounts on accommodation at RACV Resorts. This tiny pie shop has an ex-Supernormal chef in the kitchen making lasagne pies, chicken-parma sausage rolls, vegan pies and more, best followed with a hot Milo or an old-school vanilla slice. Regarded as the best thing to ever happen to the Hamilton Hwy, we have the famed Inverleigh Bakehouse. Okay so you're going to sense a bit of a pattern here, but Peninsular Pantry does a seriously mean vanilla slice. You come to Just Fine Food for one reason and one reason only: vanilla slice. You’ll find it on Camp St, just up from Bridge Rd Brewers. Grab a box of goodies and head over to the Memorial Square across the road for a picnic. The ‘Pepper Pie’ from Country Cob Bakery in Boronia took out the 2020 prize from the Baking Association of Australia in the plain mince category for the third year in a row. Don’t be too disappointed if you’re left with fresh-made salad rolls, crispy sausage rolls or a sweet apricot Danish. But it tastes a bit like history. All the energy you need to push on along the Great Ocean Rd. But the Old Bakery is worth a look, particularly the super-rich beef bourguignon pies. Pies in Victoria on YP.com. If you need a table, there’s a cute little courtyard off to the side, plus a playground for the kids. Ranked #188 of 1,097 Restaurants in Victoria. The winning pork and pepper pie. Baked in a wood-fired Scotch oven that’s more than 140 years old, the golden-topped pies at Lancefield Bakery are a perfect day-trip destination in their own right. The pies at The Provendor in Yea are definitely top notch, but we’re coming back for something a little sweeter: the blood-plum slice. The best of the best. Except with these guys, the awards are for pies. Yep, it’s really called the Dunkeld Old Bakery. Paul The Pieman has become a bit of an institution in Inverloch—it’s almost a crime to drive through without popping in for a chat and a bacon n’ egg muffin (their speciality). Okay, you get it. Pick up a bacon and egg roll, an icing-topped cinnamon scroll and a slice of strawberry cheesecake, then head down and enjoy them by the waterfront. Hunting for the perfect pie is tiring work. Free Delivery. They rank consistently high in the annual Great Aussie Meat Pie Competition, picking up 4 gold medals and 3 silver medals back in 2011. Emporium Pies in Dallas might not offer the small town, down home experience that seems to make pie just taste better, but we doubt that'll matter much once your taste buds get a load of their creations. Where: 130–132 Mollison St, Kyneton, Victoria. Tender chunks of beef cooked low and slow with mushrooms in Rutherglen shiraz. Meeniyan is a definite up-and-comer in the country food stakes, and Pandesal is leading the charge. We haven’t tried all the bakeries in the world, so we’re not gonna make that call, but it’s hard to imagine anything beating out Red Beard. Apple pies. This award-winning family business has a huge range of pie fillings, with more adventurous ingredients including venison, kangaroo, buffalo, emu and crocodile. Oak Bakery is okay too, but if you’ve only got time for one, make it the Anglesea Bakery on the main strip (a few doors down from JUMS). Tivoli Rd Bakery. There were almost 2000 entries from more than 300 Aussie bakeries across dozens of … Country Cob Bakery. We recommend the sausage rolls and the strawberry BigM. Five of the best farmer's markets in Victoria As you know our pies/pastries were judged best in Australia's 2 years in a row by Baking Association of Australia. It’s a dentist’s goldmine, this place. Pictured: the country lamb and rosemary, garlic pepper chicken and breakfastpies from Rolling Pin. Country Cob in Kyneton has previously won with their caramelised pork and pepper pie, and their seafood satay pie. Although judging by the crowds at Johnny Ripe these days, we think the secret might be out. Country bakeries are as Victorian as bad weather and ragging on Sydney. Choose from a selection of 24 beers and seasonal brews available on tap, best enjoyed from the Hop Terrace overlooking the riverside parkland. Fair warning—the coffee can be a bit hit-and-miss, so stick to the drinks in the fridge. Also we were nominated best small business in Australia in 2019 and Best in Macedon ranges 2018. Kountry Bakery Of Victoria. Dusted with granular sugar, packed with more butter-per-square-inch than Paris, it’s worth the drive just for this alone. You’ll find Inverleigh Bakehouse inside a converted 1868 homestead on the High Street. Mostly because they make a mean Ned Kelly pie, high-tinned bread loaf and egg n’ bacon sanga. The 2021 Victoria's Best Meat Pie. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. They make a pretty powerful car snack. Marysville Country Bakery is what all country bakeries should look like: as if a grandma is about to emerge at any moment with a fresh-baked apple pie and a hula hoop for you to play with. Build up a serious appetite, kick the sand off your toes and head straight to the Rolling Pin for a hot pie. And then have a vanilla slice. Beechworth is a beautiful town to visit in its own right—the bakery is really just a bonus. South Yarra. You feel 20% more country just by standing in it. Sydneysiders?) It’s easy to … Malmsbury Bakery is probably our favourite stop along the Calder Fwy. Bakeries. The sourdoughs are famous throughout the land (they use a special wild yeast culture), but there’s also a huge range of home-baked biscuits, cakes, slices, jams and chutneys, baking books, tea and coffee etc. Even the typography on the sign looks legit. Bread is king here. Here you go, Melbourne. Steak and curry is always a good choice, but those extra large sausage rolls are mighty tempting too... You’ll find Beechworth Bakeries everywhere from Bendigo to Yackandandah and Healesville, but no prizes for guessing where to find the original. Don’t leave without trying a sweet treat from the cake cabinet, an ode to fresh cream and golden eggs. Rolling Pin is like those prizefighters whose walls are covered in all the championship belts they’ve won. Baking pies since the 70s, Tommo’s in Darwin have discovered that it’s best to keep it simple and classy, with a range of classic pie flavours on offer, plus a few gourmet varieties like Thai chicken curry and a vegan Mexican chilli bean pie. They’ve got 25+ varieties, including lamb & rosemary and beef & burgundy.