Jason King
AmyHuangBraidwood Bakery
September 9th 2009 08:53
When I go on holidays I always have a place to stop on regular journeys. When I drive to the snow I always try and stop at the Pancake place in Bredbo (it's the one you all drive past that has green and white stripes painted on the building. When I was a kid my mum used to always stop on the way to the snow at Goulburn at the Big Merino - I just loved it. When I used to drive a different way to my parents place or the snow I would always drive through the night and stop at the dougnut caravan at Berry but now I stop on the way to the folks at the Braidwood Bakery located in, you gessed it, Braidwood.
I will let you in on a little secret - when travelling from Sydney down the Sth Coast of NSW, drive to the airport direction and then follow all the signs to Canberra/ Goulburn (M5), then when you get to Goulburn you basically turn left and head into open fields and NO CARS - this way you head to Braidwood, where you can turn to Batemans Bay and knock a whopping 40mins from your trip. It's well worth it and while you miss a lot of the coastal scenery there is NO TRAFFIC, no speed limiting (pretty much all 100k's or 110k's) and pretty much NO traffic lights. And you get to stop at Braidwood for delscious pies, cakes, pastries, superb coffee (AllPress) and their famous GIANT TIN LOAF.
The pies are not the best pies in the world and nothing on Fran and Sue's famous uber divine pies from Collaroy BUT they are fresh and warm and the Satay Chicken is light and now the pie I cannot pass without
The selection of pastries, or sandwiches and breads is extensive. You can even pick up a nice scroll cake or others to take to your destination. The giant loaf is famous and thrice the size of my head - I salivate imagining the sandwiches that could be made with it.
The bakery is a massive Heritage Listed building (similar to most of the town) and has seats for busloads. It also has a nice outdoor area for hotter days and the cleanest toilets on the entire trip. The service is quick, sharp and organised, it is not the layed back approach you would expect from a small country town. And you know it's good when all the locals even come in for a feed yelling out a "hello" to most of the staff. It must make a whopping trade as the place is huge and they have lots of staff always working.
Info on Braidwood:
Although this isn't a one-street town, its remarkable gold-rush era main street is what sets it apart. There's a lot of political bickering about preservation in Braidwood but, whatever the outcome, it's unlikely that this strip of heritage buildings will be allowed to moulder away. The whole town is classified by the National Trust.
The district was settled in the late 1820s, the town site surveyed in 1839 and the town named after one of the first landholders, Dr Thomas Braidwood Wilson. In 1851, gold was discovered, changing the character of the town completely. As with other gold rush towns, Chinese miners had a significant influence on the culture of the day. Sydney's first successful Chinese businessman, Quong Tart, grew up in Braidwood and went on to overcome the prejudices of Federation-era ‘White Australia' society.
If you are ever in the area - make sure you stop in and eat some yummy country mid trip goodness.
Braidwood Bakery is located at 99 Wallace St, Braidwood, NSW 2622
p: (02) 4842 2541
I will let you in on a little secret - when travelling from Sydney down the Sth Coast of NSW, drive to the airport direction and then follow all the signs to Canberra/ Goulburn (M5), then when you get to Goulburn you basically turn left and head into open fields and NO CARS - this way you head to Braidwood, where you can turn to Batemans Bay and knock a whopping 40mins from your trip. It's well worth it and while you miss a lot of the coastal scenery there is NO TRAFFIC, no speed limiting (pretty much all 100k's or 110k's) and pretty much NO traffic lights. And you get to stop at Braidwood for delscious pies, cakes, pastries, superb coffee (AllPress) and their famous GIANT TIN LOAF.
Could not find any pics - this was the only pic of the loaf - so thanks to the lady in it - and I have covered your face up
The pies are not the best pies in the world and nothing on Fran and Sue's famous uber divine pies from Collaroy BUT they are fresh and warm and the Satay Chicken is light and now the pie I cannot pass without
The selection of pastries, or sandwiches and breads is extensive. You can even pick up a nice scroll cake or others to take to your destination. The giant loaf is famous and thrice the size of my head - I salivate imagining the sandwiches that could be made with it.
The bakery is a massive Heritage Listed building (similar to most of the town) and has seats for busloads. It also has a nice outdoor area for hotter days and the cleanest toilets on the entire trip. The service is quick, sharp and organised, it is not the layed back approach you would expect from a small country town. And you know it's good when all the locals even come in for a feed yelling out a "hello" to most of the staff. It must make a whopping trade as the place is huge and they have lots of staff always working.
Info on Braidwood:
Although this isn't a one-street town, its remarkable gold-rush era main street is what sets it apart. There's a lot of political bickering about preservation in Braidwood but, whatever the outcome, it's unlikely that this strip of heritage buildings will be allowed to moulder away. The whole town is classified by the National Trust.
The district was settled in the late 1820s, the town site surveyed in 1839 and the town named after one of the first landholders, Dr Thomas Braidwood Wilson. In 1851, gold was discovered, changing the character of the town completely. As with other gold rush towns, Chinese miners had a significant influence on the culture of the day. Sydney's first successful Chinese businessman, Quong Tart, grew up in Braidwood and went on to overcome the prejudices of Federation-era ‘White Australia' society.
If you are ever in the area - make sure you stop in and eat some yummy country mid trip goodness.
Braidwood Bakery is located at 99 Wallace St, Braidwood, NSW 2622
p: (02) 4842 2541
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Comment by samaritan
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I have gone to that Bakery many, many, many times. I used to spend a lot of time down the South Coast. And we always stopped off at that Bakery on the way there and often on the way back home as well. I haven't been there for quite some time now, though. I'll have to try and get back there soon.
Maybe when it's warmer though. The bad thing about Braidwood is it's always windy and cold. But despite the weather, I love Braidwood. It's one of my favourite towns.
Sorry for the long comment. But it is my first one on Orble for a while
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I am so glad someone else on here has been there - it makes my trips to Bermagui to visit the parents so much more enjoyable and something to look forward to in the middle of the journey. I am normally travelling by myself so to know someone else has shared the experience is comforting. I have never been in Braidwood when it is windy before though, plenty of times when it is bloody freezing - and this makes the pies and coffee that much more desirable
Thanks for the comment - the longer the better - more to comment back on then
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Personally I cannot complain - but I only drive through and stop every three or so months.
I stated they had super coffee - did not mention it was because it was AllPress. Every coffee I have ever had there is superb as are the pies - delicious for me, yes and the crowds of people in there.
Last time I was there was just before NY's so it will be sad if things have declined since then.
You seem quite pissed at your experience, have you considered writing to them directly as opposed to fuming on the internet?
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There are recent new owners in the last year or two and a lot of people believe the service and quality have dropped but it is still my regular stopping point on the way down south.
Not the best pies in the world but I still always get the curry chicken pie and an iced coffee - it annoys me they always make their normal coffees piping hot that it takes me 30mins to have a coffee or burn my tongue