It’s the quintessential Aussie meal: a chunky steak pie with flaky, buttery pastry. Follow it up with a thick cut of creamy vanilla slice and you’re living the Australian dream. If it’s a top-notch feast full of baked goods you’re after, look no further than these Bunbury Geographe bakeries.
MYALUP CAFE MIAMI BAKEHOUSE
14 Taranto Rd, Myalup
It’s now even easier to enjoy one of Miami Bakehouse’s famous homemade pies with their newest Myalup Café.
Or you can stretch your legs at the free, outdoor art gallery featuring 16 life-sized kangaroos painted by local WA artists. With locally sourced ingredients and unique gourmet pie recipes like Garlic Prawn, Ginger Chilli Pork and all the Classic Steak combinations made with Stirling Ranges lean beef, it’s no wonder the team has won more than 900 baking awards.
Always baking things better, Miami has revolutionised the bakery experience on your BunGeo road trip by adding a drive through service at Myalup.
THE CROOKED CARROT
Forrest Hwy & Rigg Rd, Myalup
The Crooked Carrot owners, Sonia and Joe Castro, moved to Myalup as humble carrot farmers. With a lot of inspiration and ambition, they later expanded their business to take over the lease on the famous ‘emu pie’ stop in 2015. Now, as well as being a buzzing family friendly cafe, they’re serving up some of the region’s most scrumptious baked goods. Call in and pick up a chocolate scroll or jam and cream doughnut for the road, or take a seat and watch the kids run amok while you fill up on a delicious salad or one of four (yes, four) different parmi options.
DARDANUP BAKER
13 Charlotte Street, Dardanup
Housed in a red tin shed adjoining a modest 1960’s brown brick home, the Dardanup Baker is entirely unassuming. But, don’t let this tiny pie, cake, and pastry shop fool you; it’s legendary among Bunbury Geographe residents. If people aren’t driving out to the countryside for their rustic fruit Danishes and sticky cinnamon scrolls, they’re definitely heading out for the surprise daily pie – think chicken in a rich Thai green curry sauce, sticky soy pork, or slow-braised lamb shank encased in an impossibly flaky pastry.
CAPEL BAKERY
2 Forrest Rd, Capel
All of their baked goods are considered top-notch, but it’s Capel Bakery’s range of bread that have earned them quite the reputation. They bake all of the good old favourites – a white loaf, sourdough, and cob – as well as rave-worthy charcoal, beer, and jalapeno loaves. While you’re in and stocking up on bread, give their pastries and slices some attention. A nice cut of coconut slice is best enjoyed with a side serve of Yahava coffee and some sun in their cute garden courtyard.
OLD BOYANUP BAKERY CAFE
23 South West Highway, Boyanup
Blink and you most definitely won’t miss the Old Boyanup Bakery Cafe as you’re coming through town. Taking up prime position on the main drag, this long-standing lunchtime favourite makes a statement on the street in all its vivid orange glory. Just like any good country town bakery, filling-packed homemade pies and sausage rolls abound. But, sweettooths will have the most fun at Old Boyanup Bakery Cafe as they’re known for their decadent cream doughnuts and thick slabs of vanilla slice topped with just the right amount of pink icing.
THE PASSIONATE BAKER
50 Spencer St, Bunbury
Find Coffee and Flour Cafe on Spencer Street in Bunbury and you’ve discovered The Passionate Baker. Housed inside the popular plant-filled cafe, this bakery has been supplying Bunbury with quality baked goods for more than 30 years. Dine in for a scrumptious benedict breakfast served on bakery fresh bread, or just duck in to grab some fresh lemon and meringue tarts, cream profiteroles, or one of their famous cinnamon buns takeaway.
BONUS BAKERIES
The Harper Street Bakery in Harvey is “absolutely amazing” and the building has a long history of hosting the town’s go-to bakery. Also the Brunswick Bakery, located in the IGA, is quite famous, supplying many shops and cafes around the greater Bunbury region”.
Images: Bianca Turri. Words: Monique Ceccato
