Penrith Pies and Pastries was recommended to us by a few locals. I had my reservations as we…read morewalked up to the seemingly small store front. Once inside, the smell of the food was incredible and we were immediately greeted by a number of culinary awards that were hung on the wall. The food was priced well, staff was amazing, and all the food we ordered tasted amazing! Highly recommended if you are in the area and looking for a quick bit to eat!

THE smell of freshly baked bread lures you into the shop where you're greeted by cases of meat…read morepies, sausage rolls and other pastries. Subtly, off to the corner are framed awards, including a Gold for Best Pepper Steak Pie from Baking Association of Australia's "Great Aussie Pastie and Australia's Best Pie Competition". When customers began asking about pies catered to various dietary restrictions, owners Ann and Phillip Ireland explored the idea. Ann even spent time in the gluten-free section of grocery stores listening to people talk about products. After many months of trial and error, they finally came up with a recipe they felt met their quality standards and it quickly became a hit. Now, Penrith Pies and Pastries boast one of the largest selections of baked goods in the area. They've even altered the recipes for their take-home gingerbread house and Easter egg kits to be gluten-free

This bakery is a little gem in the area. Seems to always have a great flow of people inside and…read moreout. I've enjoyed the coffee and a few of their pastries. I love the look they have created especially being able to look into where the magic is made. I do mean the baking. They source their coffee from Will & Co. Come visit.

I could quite happily eat bread every meal of every day so I'm always on the lookout for bakeries…read moreselling something new, interesting & different Great little sourdough bakery with a small but varied range of bakery items along with all day breakfasts, meals & coffees.

There isn't one memory of my childhood life that didn't include visiting Bexley North Bakery every…read moreSunday morning. Of course the bakery offers the usual goods; crunchy French bread sticks, fresh soft rolls and sweet caramel slice, but it was the meat pies that kept the locals returning. I used to feel that those delicious, crispy meat pies were my reward for my good behaviour in church, but now I realise it was just my mother's way of feeding the family with decent, delicious food without having to go through the trouble of cooking it herself. For only $3.20 each, the bakery offers a wide selection of flavours to suit everyone's tastebuds. From original beef pies, to mushroom and gravy and the even more exotic curry pies, nothing beats the traditional Shepherd's pie, a pocket of pastry filled with steaming gravy and beef, topped with a potato lid and baked to crispy perfection. Maybe I was just a little kid with underdeveloped tastebuds. Maybe I'm just being nostalgic, but either way there isn't a thing I would give to take those delicious memories away.

First time in Sydney and I was told meat pies were an Aussie thing, so of course I wanted to try…read morethem. I went on a weekday and it was not too busy. We were able to sit down immediately, and we ordered our food right away. The whole place looked very quaint and the whole atmosphere in there was very inviting. We ordered a sausage roll and a meat pie. Both were delicious but the meat pie was my favorite. The seasoning was done just right and it was well balanced. Can't wait to go back to SYD!

Excellent, simple food and great coffee. Enjoyed our lunch. The pies were delicious. Not a great…read moreambience, but it was busy...

We found his bakery on a top 10 pie list. It was so worth an hour train journey from Sydney. Best…read morepies we've had so far. I did the chicken and mushroom and Hubby did the Red Lentil. The pasty is unbelievably flaky and SO good. They make it themselves. Seriously good pies! And friendly servers too. Nowhere to sit, but there are plenty of benches around. Lots of pie places in Cronulla, but we can see why this made the top 10 list!!

The best bakery in Sydney! Although there are plenty of bakeries much closer to my home I prefer to…read moremake the trip to Groundbake as the food is so delicious. I particularly love their lamb sausage roll. Quality ingredients, clean, and the staff are lovely. Also love the caramel slice. Packed with flavour and the proportion of caramel to chocolate and biscuit is perfect. Please keep up the good work!

Mezzapica was one of the first Italian cake shops to open in Sydney. For years many Italians relied…read moreupon Mezzapica to supply the torte and cannoli for all their celebrations and a bride would not think of getting married if she didn't have a cake from Mezzapica. Many years later and there's lots of competition. The number of Italians making their way to Mezzapica for their celebration cakes have dropped but Mezzapica have fought back. They now offer a delivery service and they sell to a number of shops all over Sydney. Walking into the mall shop you wouldn't think that they would be big enough but out the back the pastry chefs are busy working all day making the shells for the cannoli, patisserie cream and cakes for orders have never been so brisk. Moving with the times, Mezzapica makes cakes from cupcakes, all the standard cakes ie: mudcake, several different varieties of mousse cake, cheesecakes and specialty cakes eg: handbags, soccer balls and gingerbread houses. Next door a Mezzapica cafe has opened and it serves Mezzapica cakes and coffee. Try getting a seat there on the weekend, there's rarely a vacant table.

Mezzapica is my fave cake shop. The canoli's are delicious and they do such tasty and creative…read morebirthday cakes!

The Chestnut Cake. The end…read more I can end here but I will choose not to. Because did I say, The Chestnut Cake was freaken good? No? Well it's freaken good. It's light, fluffy and a perfect blend of whatever they put in there that makes it so dang good. And I don't even like chestnuts! I heard the taro cake provided similar reactions, but I'll have to try that and let you know. Anyways these people take their time and create quality cakes, so you'll have to put down a order ahead of time, not like 85C or Breadtop where you can just take it and go. But that's why it's called quality :)

Happiness is... delicious cake? Good value? Consistent quality? Finding another Savoy bakery? :-)…read more I have been a massive fan of Savoy cakes for quite a few years. If you have not yet given them a go, you really should. The main difference between these cakes and others is that they are not over sweet, but they still retain a heap of fluffiness... :-) At $2 and under for most of their cakes, this is a treat that you will not be sorry you sought out... :-)

This is the best bakery in my local area, it is quiet , the owners are lovely and the food is the…read moremost divine thing you will ever taste, the pies and sausage rolls are to die for and the speed at which the food comes out, it is hot and delicious. I love it!

Great prices. Don't know what their secret is to keeping their pries so low…read more My picks: 1. Apple turnover = $1.60. Heavenly, and rather filling with a generous apple filling, and sugary, flaky pastry. 2. Chocolate Chip Muffin = $1.40. Generous, just so tasty. Love the chocolate chunks. Have also tried their decent lunch and dinner sized sausage rolls. That's amore. Love it.