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Dobinsons Bakery Cafe

4.1 (23 reviews)
Open 6:30 am - 5:30 pm

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Good for groups
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Quiche & salad
Suzie L.

We stopped at this wonderful bakery cafe for lunch and we were so impressed with the quality and variety of the food. Our quiches and salads were delicious and the chocolate on chocolate slice that we shared for dessert was scrumptious. The portions sizes were good and the prices very reasonable.

Yum
Caroline M.

Cute shop with very tempting sweets. Overall good coffee but very slow and inexperienced servers. Definitely a good place to pop into when you want some caffine and sugar. Nice blackboard specials as well!

Pulled pork eggs benny. YUM!
L M.

Fast service. Locals like it. Pretty good variety on menu. Great environment dining outdoors. Wish i had known about it earlier in my holiday. Could use more greens and better plating. Even if they change nothing i will come back again.

Bill L.

Really love this place and its my go-to-place while I am staying in Canberra from the states. Every pastry, breakfast and sausage roll are to die for. The cream in their eclairs and other pastry is quite thick and excellent. I also have had the eggs benedict and its some of the best I have had anywhere.You ought to try this place.

Outdoor seating
Ali H.

This Bakery Cafe is busy - and now I know why ... it's good. When I arrived it was a little too early for lunch, so I found an outdoor table and sat for a short time, then decided to order early anyway. At the counter, the server told me the wait for food was about 25 minutes, so I was glad to be early. I ordered a Pumpkin, Baby Spinach and Feta Salad. When it came it was only just over 25 minutes later, so that was well done. The salad was lovely - cooked pumpkin, spinach, plenty of feta, great dressing, red onion and cashews. It was delightful. The dish came with a serving of hummus and a crispy cracker. My lunch was totally delicious and well worth the wait. Thank you.

Biggest and best BLT I've ever had!

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This cafe cooks to perfection. It is also very cheap and affordable. This cafe is 10/10.

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