This ole bakery... smells good, looks tidy and they are always super friendly. I can always get…read moresome vietnamese pork balls here too... which is a first but they are super yummy! They also have chicken satay sticks? I love a bakery with variety... and you know what, it tastes really good too. Never has let me down and always well priced, i'm a big fan.

This is one of my favourite local bakeries. The bread is always freshly made and the service is…read moreimpeccable. Not only do they have a wide variety of bread options and sweet baked treats, they usually have a discount table towards the afternoon. You can find all sorts of baked goods on the table as it varies from day to day. Many times I've picked up their scones at half price or sometimes even more than half price. I have taken home bags of cookies at a fraction of the cost or loaves of bread heavily discounted. When I am planning on having guest over in the afternoon, I duck out quickly to see the specials. I know, sounds a bit sad, but it is a part of my grocery run and they do have hard to resist specials a lot of the time. Clearly, I get bread here a lot! The service here is wonderful. The ladies behind the counter are very patient with me. I like to take my time in choosing my cakes and baked goodies. I like planning on when and what I will be consuming during the week. Sometimes they might even pop in a suggestion- I think it may be a ploy to rush me, but I still very much appreciate it. Great little bakery in Jindalee with great value for money options.

This bakery really caters toward those with a massive sweet tooth. Which isn't a bad thing (nowhere…read morenear so), but its savoury options are a little bare. There are, of course, bread sticks, rolls and loaves of bread for sale, but if you're after something lunch-worthy, perhaps try coming back for afternoon tea instead. Unless you're a fan of cheese-heavy cheese and bacon rolls, then you're fine. Savoury aside, the sweet stuff here is pretty varied, but similar to what you would find in most bakeries. There's an incredibly beautiful fruit flan, custard tarts, blueberry cheesecakes, caramel tarts and banana slices. All of which are quite large portion sizes and are well priced ($2.80 for a large slice of blueberry cheesecake).

If somebody ever asked me what kind of cake I want for my birthday (hint: please someone buy me a…read morebirthday cake one year), I wouldn't even hesitate before requesting one of Vanilla Pod's perfect cakes. When it comes to cake I adore your standard white cake, buttercream icing combo and Vanilla Pod nails it. Not even, they take it to a whole other level. Their cake is perfectly fluffy and the icing is colourful and sweet. They do tonnes of different shapes and pictures, too, which entices the kid in me who still wants a Minnie Mouse cake. Aside from cakes made to order, they function as a wonderful little cafe too. Their cabinet is a colourful array of cakey goodness. I can vouch for the awesomeness of their lavender and vanilla butter cake, their red velvet cake, and their cute little cupcakes. They make cake pops too, and I love going in and seeing what shape they've made this time. Look at the Muppet ones in the photos I put up. Nawwww! I was introduced to Vanilla Pod by a friend who took me here saying I just had to try their hot chocolate. I'm glad I did: you get a jug of hot, frothy milk and a pot of molten liquid chocolate, and a spoon. What else do you need!? As if cake and hot chocolate wasn't enough, Vanilla Pod also sells deli items and providore type stuff. They have the largest range of Wilton cake tins I've ever seen and I love to sit inside eating my cake and looking at all the different cake tin shapes where they're hung around the top of the shelves. I'm going to make a bold statement, but I really mean it. Best cake in Brisbane.

Collected a friend from the airport and popped in here to wait for a second friend's arrival. What…read morea find! Gorgeous selection of desserts, presented with creative flair. Coffee was great and my friend's white hot chocolate was absolutely decadent!

I find it hard not to like bakeries. There is something about the smell of fresh bread that just…read moremakes me smile. And when a bakery is independently owned you get a unique taste to their produce. St Lucia Bakery is a quiet little one, tucking into a bunch of shops at the Sir Fred Schonell and Mitre Street junction. It does not look like much from the outside. The white plastic tables and chairs are pretty dodgy but who really cares when you are only there for a few minutes to scoff down a pie or muffin. The muffins they sell are massive! They are a total meal in themselves and tasty as hell. Try their sandwiches and croissants as well if you have a chance. Family owned, this little local bakery is quite the treat and prides itself on its friendly service. You will leave this place with a smile guaranteed.

I tend to like the savory foods at bakeries and this quaint little family owned shop offers a nice…read moreassortment of savory items including meat pies, sausage rolls, bacon & cheese rolls, fetta spinach triangles and pastry pizzas. I enjoyed both the sausage meat roll and the feta spinach triangle but did not like the pastry pizza. The sauce was way too sweet, making it virtually inedible. The bacon cheese roll used some sort of cheese sauce that was too thin. I'd much rather have actual cheese in my roll rather than cheese sauce, which made the roll taste too much like it came from McDonald's or some other low quality fast food shop. That said, it is nice having a warm savory pastry for breakfast on the go and this shop satisfies that need.

Get your cheap chinese baked goods here. Sitting right across from Michel's in the shopping…read morecentre, I wondered just how well it would do, and really, are Michel's customers going to go down because of them. Turns out, they have attracted more and more people to that part of the centre, always a good thing. Try their sesame balls filled with green bean paste, crispy, bouncy and savoury sweet. I got myself 4 of them at one time and gave my family each 1. Turns out, most of my family weren't present... so I ate them all. Too bad. This place has something for everyone. From donut twists with cinnamon sugar to double sausage buns, chicken curry puffs and garlic naan breads! What is this fusion bakery to the extreme? Don't worry though, most of it tastes really nice. They even have cute little mini hamburgers that are 2 bites worth. They don't charge an arm and a leg for a baked good, and they even have cakes/cheesecakes and sweets in the counter or to order. This is a great little place to get a snack between lunch and dinner or breakfast and lunch, or for brunch for that matter. Try it out, some of the combinations may be a bit absurd sounding, but give it a go. Your taste buds will thank you for it. This bread tastes... sweet?

In terms of food, love it. Great selection, very yummy, good prices…read more In terms of customer service, pretty poor. I went to Bread Top today and was not greeted or even acknowledged. There was no one else in the store so i would have expected some sort of acknowledgement. I did not feel welcome at all. I'm not sure if the lady was having a bad day or if she hates her job but you don't bring your problems to work.

When I first moved to Brisbane, my partner told me this was the BEST bakery he had ever been to…read more And the best in Brisbane. I was skeptical - mainly because it was right in our backyard, and I figured his big-noting was due to not bothering to try the competition. Turns out I was wrong to second-guess his statement. This is actually the best bakery I have ever been to. In my life. Having lived in Melbourne and Brisbane and travelled reasonably extensively. The thing that makes this place so special to me, is its unassuming nature. It's not fancy. The owners haven't spent thousands of dollars making the place look modern and slick and trendy - instead they continue to display their delectable fare in regulation glass shelving with windows. The name cards are handwritten, and the sandwiches are made in the back in clear view of the shop front. This is where I should start my review. The sandwiches. OH THE SANDWICHES! Thick cut bread - white or wholemeal, or grain. Stuffed with all manner of toppings - my favourite being the Ploughmans. This comes teaming with moist roast beef, piled high with delicious fresh salads and lashings of spicy, sweet relish. It's a joy to behold, and I can only ever eat half of one despite my best efforts. The pies and pastries are all here in all manner of flavours, but at this window my favourite is the bacon and cheese. Unlike many pies of the same name, this comes with chunky slightly chewy bacon pieces that are cut into different imprecise sized squares. The cheese is a welcome surprise when it hits, as it too is random in its size and placement throughout the mix. It's always chewy and smooth and mixes with the bacon and delicious beef and gravy mix perfectly. The pastry is golden and fluffy and makes the fresh flaky sound when you crunch into it that I love. The cupcakes are second-to-none. I have yet to get past their simple small buttery vanilla cupcakes with white icing and pastel coloured hearts. I will order four in a white cardboard box as a 'congratulations', 'I'm sorry' or 'just because' gift as I know the recipient will give me one. ;) They are so moist, so fluffy and so soft in the mouth it's like they were made by a cupcake fairy. The icing is perfection - too often you have to fight your way through thick layers of tasteless sugary plates atop your cake, but this is different. The perfect thickness, this icing has a slight crunch to it and it perfectly blends with the creamy buttery cake underneath. The staff are always cheerful if not run-off-their-feet, although I often wonder how they do it with no air conditioning - especially in the humidity and heat of a Brisbane Summer. The prices are a little more than you would pay elsewhere, but 100% deserved. You can purchase a variety of cold drinks including a variety of juice and trendy sodas (my favourite extra treat is the cherry cola). This place doesn't need to advertise at all besides its time-honoured chalk board on the footpath. It has relied on word of mouth, which has clearly spread like wildfire all over the city as this place is almost always PACKED. And for very good reason. My top tip is to grab your savory and dessert items, pick out a beverage (I hear they do great coffee too) and cart your feast to the nearby park. The kids will LOVE it and you will be enveloped by the bliss that only quality, fresh baked goods can bring.

A great local bakery on Oxford Street in Bulimba. They sell all the usual tasty bakery goods -…read morefreshly baked bread loaves, bread rolls, pies and sausage rolls, cakes, cheesecakes, tarts and pastries. They also have a range of freshly made sandwiches and rolls for a quick and healthy lunch. The bakery is out the back and you can see through the windows and watch them baking. There are free tasting on the bench of the latest chocolate brownie or some other delicious treat. You can also buy whole cakes and cheesecakes, and they have a range of ribbons and candles and flowers for decoration of your special gift. You should also try a local speciality - Bulimba Bombs. They are delicious, light merengue with caramel and apricot. The bakery also sells and serve Di Bella Coffee, so you can pick up a bite to eat and seat in the arcade beside the bakery and enjoy a coffee and piece of cake.

This bakery has some of the best pies on the bayside. We gained a few kilos eating them last winter…read morebecause they're just so good that everytime we were driving by around lunch time, we couldn't resist. There are heaps of varieties - you'll know the usual suspects - chunky beef and bacon, pepper, chicken curry, beef and tomato, etc. I knew they tasted great but just discovered yesterday when talking to one of the local business women that they get their meat from the busy butcher a few doors down. We like the meat from this fellow too, so now I feel even better about these pies, knowing they are made from great ingredients.

good local bakery, nice bread, bought the lamingtons and they were soft and deliciousread more

Uncle Bob's has been in Belmont for as long as I can remember driving past to go shop at Carindale…read moreand that's at least a decade. They have award winning bread and have really lush looking cakes, but I like the pies. Last winter we dropped in there a few times for olive sourdough bread, and beef and red wine or curry pies. Yumm!