(Similar to my Surry Hills shop review) Good old Bourke Street Cafe. If you live in Sydney east and you have never heard of this place; please start going out more! Located on 'Bourke Street'.... duh.... (actually there's also one on Gardeners Road as well, hence this review but they are basically the same! I go to both and I love'em both!!); it's an awesome Sat day brunch place with a few mates or actually nice enough to bring your better half for nice cup of coffee. Personally on a good Sunny Day, I wouldn't mind being there with a book while munching on a sausage roll. Yes Sausage rolls... You have to try them... they are not your Coles $5 for 30 rolls but gourmet lamb/beef/pork rolls which are superb. Their pies... oh mh.. their pies are sooo good! Always great variety, that you just gotta try them. Their dessert pastries are just divine as well! Ginger Brulee cannot be resisted! A must try - Carrot Cake! Believe me; you will love it! Great pastries; awesome coffee; love their smoothies/ice drinks; and excellent atmosphere. Imagine this. If can give a 5 star review to this place; purely based on Sausage rolls, carrot cakes; you know, simple stuff... how good it must have been! drools¬! Only down side - You really smell like pastry afterwards if you eat in. read more

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A great spot for breakfast or lunch in the Mascot/ Alexandria area. Tasty savory and sweet pastries, great coffee and excellent service.

I like this place a lot! I had a little time to kill before returning a rental car to the airport so I drove out to Bourke Street Bakery. It was a short drive away for such great service, food, and coffee. It's in a very industrial part of town so the views aren't great and the parking is a nightmare, but the place itself is fantastic. It's situated on a street corner with giant windows on either side and plenty of room inside. I had the Beef, Beer, Bacon, Potato pie, and a latte. The coffee was good, the pie was incredible, and the staff were all very friendly, helpful, and cheerful. Almost couldn't have asked for a better airport waiting experience :) read more

Bourke Street Bakery - Latte and a delicious pie! - Bakeries Near Me - Alexandria, NSW

I've written a review about the original Bourke Street Bakery so this will be short and sweet. The products are the same, all delicious and not overly priced. Coffee is always so good here. Staff are efficient, friendly and ensure that your visit is a good one. The biggest plus for this shop is the size. Plenty of room to eat inside and out when compared to the tiny Bourke Street venue. The only gripe I have is that it is a bugger to try and get a park here. I have come numerous times but driven on as there were no parking spaces. read more

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Great bakery fantastic coffee. You must try the pork and fennel sausage rolls. They are just the best.

Bourke street bakery does not disappoint! Consistently good food both savoury and sweet, coffee always made with love. Savoury choices are the usually pies and sausage rolls. My favourite is the lamb harrisa and almond, and the pork and fennel $4.80. Other selections are pizza bread and some sandwiches, all made with their sourdough bread. Sweets are amazing and delicious! To many to rattle. They are a bakery of course, all their sour dough loaves are on the side and range from $4-$7 ish. Baked fresh daily and super yum. read more

Bourke Street Bakery - Ricotta cheese cake slice $5.20, ginger creme brûlée tart $5.50 and a regular latte - Bakeries Near Me - Alexandria, NSW

Great coffee here (lovely short haired lady is always friendly and knows her coffee), the service of late seems to have the attitude of "What do you want !?" rather than "How may I help you?" The food selection is great, though i have been disappointed with the last few visits, some of the pastries looked and tasted stale and when I asked I was told they always get soggy.. Well I have been a big fan but the service and the quality leave me thinking twice. read more

Bourke Street Bakery - Chocolate raspberry Mousse. Yum - Bakeries Near Me - Alexandria, NSW

Been here a couple of times and have enjoyed their sausage rolls. In particular their lamb one. We had the chicken pie this time round and didn't quite enjoy it as we did the lamb. I think the shiitake mushrooms in the pie somewhat overpowered the flavor in the pie. We also had the quiche to try and was tasty and light. It was good that we had the quiche first and the sausage roll last of this trio, so that they all had a chance for us to enjoy their flavours at its best. Their sourdough is also worth buying and taking home for consumption. The busy-ness of this place can vouch for that! The customer service is also good. Unlike the original shop in Surry Hills where we didn't have a good experience and wouldn't go back there. Can't hold that against this 'branch' and rate it 4 stars for the food and the service. read more

Bourke Street Bakery - Quiche, Chicken pie and lamb sausage roll - Bakeries Near Me - Alexandria, NSW

You'd think a cute pastry shop dishing out dainty tarts would be a little lost in translation in downtown Alexandria. Think again. I used to work nearby and would regularly pop in for lunch. While the main drawcard was their addictive lamb, harissa and almond sausage rolls, I secretly returned to catch a glimpse of the many manly tradies casually munching down ginger brulee tartlets and rhubarb danishes for afternoon tea. The surrounding area is pretty much all industrial estates and building sites, while the café itself is situated alongside the heaving traffic and nine wheeler trucks that populate Gardeners Road. This second branch of the much loved original BSB in Surry Hills is quite the hit and is packed pretty much all day long - you'll be hard pressed to find a seat during the lunch rush if you arrive anytime after 12pm, so your best bet is to come mid-morning and grab a coffee and something to eat later in the day. read more

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Ugh, so good. Skip the sausage sandwich when you're next at Alexandria Bunnings and head around the corner to this bakery. It is spectacularly good! The sausage rolls are to die for (pork & fennel at the top of the list) as are the sandwiches (pork and crispy pancetta is the best, closely followed by the chicken sandwich), un-toasted, of course. The sweets are excellent, as is the bread. In fact, nothing I've had here is less than great, and much of it verges on the best I've had. There are a few outlets now (including in Surry Hills, Marrickville and in the CBD) and having visited them all I can assure you they're all equally excellent. read more

$ to $$ - Would you like to try the best sausage roll in Sydney? Packed with lentil/herbs,dried tomatoo and cooked perfectly, with a hearty taste that will make go back.The meat pies are near up to par with most other pie places. This is the true definition of a bakery. Good quality/affordable bread loafs to take away (rosemary sour dough is amazing). This is a locals favourite because its a small joint with well lit windows on the main road, staff are very friendly & the food is high quality. What limits this place is price for what you get. I would love to say it's cheap.. But it looses a .5 for some bakery items being around $5 and before you know it, you spend over $25 for 3 little tarts and 2 coffees. I think you sorta have to know what's worth your dollar there, but.. the coffee is above standard, especially mochas!! I defiantly recommend getting a take away coffee if your near by.. as it's just as good sometimes even better than campos/the grounds etc. UPDATE : THEY HAVE EFTPOS / PAYPASS (discovered 08.04.13) + also some items are down to $3 from $4.50 - amazing - before they had cash only and the nearest atm was far up the highway. I mentioned in this review - now edited - I give this place 5 star - and - 9.5/10. read more

This is a great cafe, and it is the one that I visit most regularly. The sandwiches are the best you can have, and their is a variety that changes regularly. The meats are delicious and the condiments they use are very tasty, and are something you might to expect to find at an expensive restaurant, or secret homemade recipe. The coffee here is excellent, some days it is better than others but always I would give it five stars as one of the best coffees in Sydney, the blend they use is strong, but always and consistently good. In addition there is the breads you can buy, sourdoughs and variations that are artisan baked. I am a fan of the classic sourdough, and also the seedy sourdough. The meat pies, and sausage rolls are excellent too, and recently they have started selling a homemade tomato sauce, and I like this as it reduces the amount of wasteful plastic. On that note I love that they package their breads simply in brown paper bags, and don't sell commercial soft drinks, and have a free water fountain to refill your glass. Also there are the sweets, and they are excellent too. When I take people there, they ask me whats good, and tell them...everything! The parking is ok there too, its amazing to see how long the line is on some days! read more

Love coming to Bourke Street for some delicious pies! After having it for the first time, we couldn't resist, but to come back again and again. Nice variety of pies, pastries and drinks. read more

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You know, I was riding past minding my own business on my way to my sister's place when I noticed that there was a Bourke Street Bakery. I'm sure the brakes on my bicycle smoked as I slammed them, hastily parked my bike and went in. Being that my sister is expecting baby number 2, she has a sweet tooth that's insatiable. So I picked her up some pastries as they are her favourite. I then ordered myself a coffee since I had left home at 7.30am without coffee to ride to Coogee. I can not tell you how much I love these guys for coffee and sweet treats. There's some seating inside here as well as some tables scattered outside. Their pastries and muffins are amazing. I would suggest trying the raspberry & chocolate muffin - or the pear pastry square. I'm not a huge fan of rhubarb but there's quite a few offering for people with sweet tooths. There is also all manner of other baked goodies on the menu so it's not just for those with a sweet tooth. I also grabbed one of their freshly made vanilla & pear iced tea's - waiting on verdict on this one as I left it at my sisters for her to sample. But there's various juices and milk drinks (read: honest to goodness belgian chocolate milk) that are all bottled on site and look just as yummy. I threw the goodies in my basket and continued on my way. Worth the stop? Hell yes, my bike brakes may not agree, but my taste buds were singing. read more

I really enjoyed the beef brisket sandwich and carrot cake. The ice tea which I believe is made in house was a bit too sweet. The person who sever was very friendly, however we got one member of staff have a go at us because one of my colleagues brought his own pack lunch I quote~ "It rude to bring your own lunch here". I found it rude that we had all purchased something from the cafe and two of us were having a full lunch there, to be told that it was rude for only one of us to have had a pack lunch. If we hadn't been spoken to like this would of been 4 stars. read more

geezus this place is good. well located. little cramped but outside seating . incredibly friendly and efficient staff. good breakfast menu. just absolutely superb meat pies it's the tits read more

I'm not ashamed to admit that every time I go through Alexandria I end up in the car eating something delicious from Bourke Street Bakery. The truth is you have to be damned lucky to get a seat in this tiny little shop... and to be honest, it's more fun to get take away and sit in the car/gutter anyhow. Try their sandwiches, no matter what's on them it will be amazing (fresh not toasted please people!). I've randomly tried 3 varieties so far and all have been to die for. Obviously their loaves should be in your pile of goodies, especially the olive and rosemary bread if it's "on". I'm also told that the sausage rolls are heavenly. Now I'm hungry... read more

I used to live down the street from here so would venture down here often. Great little place also enjoy the different pastries, coffee can be good at times but not always on point but it is a bakery. Try the sausage rolls! read more

Yummy yummy in my tummy! Bourke street chocolate and sour cherry cookie was so fudgey and chewy. Loved it. And the fruitiness of the cherry was a good foil to the rich chocolate. Would eat entire bags of of these. Lucky they're sold Individually lol read more

The food is exactly as good as the Surry Hills Bourke St. Bakery, only there's more indoor seating. Delicious pastries, sandwiches, pies and bread. read more

Iced coffee is to die for best I've ever had, food is so good and I love all the vintage decor and things like that ! Good place

been here twice, best cafe in Sydney! like the ham and cheese croissant, lemon tart, ginger brûlée tart, pork and fennel roll and carrot cake. read more