We wanted to grab a few things to munch on while we cruised around Tamar Valley so we stopped at…read moreScottsdale Bakery. It's located in Newnham. We dropped in on a late Monday morning (11:30am). It was surprisingly busy. There's no seats inside so everyone was getting takeout. Their hours are insane (5:30am to 5:00pm weekdays). Just wow. They do a bunch of baked items including meat pies, fresh baked bread and pastries (cakes, pies, scrolls, croissants, buns, etc.). Oddly, there's a price list along a random wall but not in the display cases. - Special carrot cake ($1.00 AUD) - this was dirt cheap because they were slightly overdone. You get what you pay for! The cake was a bit too dry and the icing wasn't very special at all. - White bun rolls ($2.00 AUD) - all their bread is baked fresh. I spotted a bag of 6 white buns. Nothing particularly mind blowing about them but they were fresh. - Curries scallop pie ($7.00 AUD) - there's two small scallops inside. The curry sauce slowly grew on me the more I ate it. Not bad but nowhere near the level of the pies we've had elsewhere. - Orange and almond cake ($4.00 AUD) - this was good. Tasted like orange, sprinkled with pumpkin seeds and an orange rind. Didn't get much almond flavour. Better than we expected. Long hours and fresh bread. 3.5 stars.

Excellent food, excellent service, excellent food, excellent value. Parking can be scare but…read moreworth the inconvenience.

They were in a partially open state while doing renovations, which means I didn't get to try…read moreanything from their kitchen, which is kind of a shame. What they did have was a pretty decent, if pricey chia pudding. I could imagine that when they do have a running kitchen, their food might be quite nice, but since they chose to be open, I feel it fair to rate them based on what they had to offer while I was there.

The pies at Tinnies are wonderful - light shortcrust pastry bottom and crisp puff pastry top. We…read moretried the roast lamb pie, the curried scallop pie and the scallop mornay pie - they were just terrific!! We finished off with a sour cherry pie - and it was delicious. The staff are really friendly too! The pies are the best pies we've eaten in Australia - obviously made with love and pride!

Darn Toot'n! This pie store is amazing!…read moreScallop pies with significant price tags but my gosh! Flaky pastry, delicately flavoured curry gravy, tender scallops. Oh yes. Go there now!

Bryher is in a nice old building with a couple of seats out front under some shady trees. Staff are…read morefriendly though the coffee was very average. We also got a iced chocolate that was almost undrinkable (still powdery and not a great flavour) that we gave up on. Cakes and pastries looked good but were very dry - maybe I had come along on a bad day but it definitely wasn't a memorable experience.

I first went to Bryher with a local friend around a year ago, and when I was passing back through…read moreLaunceston after a festival a few weeks ago I was stoked to find it open on a public holiday after my travel companions' lunch requests weren't. They did have a slight markup for public holiday pricing but considering penalty rates, I'm totally ok with that. The coffee was beautiful, the food options were great. I had a stunning fresh salad plate with heirloom tomatoes, zucchini and kale, which came with a side of fresh bread. So good. Bryher does a trade with local growers to get a lot of their ingredients, which means they can tell you where their produce comes from. It's this kind of local spirit that makes me fall in love with cafes, so you can be sure that I'll head back to Bryher next time I'm up top.

Local caterer Tanya Evans has opened a little cafe just off the West Tamar Highway at Riverside,…read moreshowcasing a lovely range of gluten free goodies. There is a selection of your favourite commercial products for sale, including Brookfarm and Cobbs. But the main drawcard here is the abundant variety of hand made g.f delights including sweets, wraps, rolls, sandwiches, salads and take home meal packs such as Butter Chicken, Fritatta, Sweet Potato salads and various curries. Friendly personable and reliable service. The crew can custom make something if you order ahead. They serve DiBella coffee and it packs the right punch. Blink and you'll miss this little spot. If you can focus past all the signage clutter for local community services, you'll find a great range of eat in and take home products within. Free street parking right outside the door, or across the road in the Riverside Plaza car park.