What a great spot to grab some pastries and pies. PLUS, the sausage rolls were outstanding! Being…read morefrom the states, this is a must stop since we don't really have anything like this. This place is a well oiled machine. Even though the line was long, it moved fairly quickly. Service was quickly and friendly.

Pies are good. Interesting combinations…read more Attitude possibly lacking from some staff, hence 4 rather than 5.

An amazing range of cakes, pastries, pies and other assorted food. Service was quick. A really…read morequant shop and atmosphere. I tried a few other caffès and bakeries, didn't buy a thing and ended up here. Well worth a stop. For reference I had a caramel slice which was awesome!! And a chocolate croissant which was yum but could have used some heating!. Ill be back!

Best pastry shop EVER! Went in twice on our day trip out there. They had EVERYTHING Custard and…read morepear tartlets, mini lemon meringue tarts, and so so much more. Everything was delicious. Fast service, in and out.

Quality meat pies great fives. Love the lamb sausage rolls. Makes a great busted fart (custard tart)read more

Excellent pies and cakes AND at the right price too! You can sit and eat or takeaway. Very friendly…read morepeople and you can use the loos here too. Stop here rather than at McDonalds further down the road.

So right next to the Woolworth, on the main road of Bowral, is this hipster bread/cafe. This place…read moreis brilliant if you are looking for quality bread. The sourdough here is fantastic. They many different varieties of bread to suit anyone's need. They will also cut it for your in slices if you wish. If you are looking for bread, it is worth stopping here. This is also cafe as well. However, I didn't try the food or the coffee - I just came into buy some bread. I know how can I not try the coffee (as I am obsessed with coffee), is because I was holding out for Elephant boy.

I go through pie crazes. I like a decent one. But pies can also be my downfall. A SCUBA diving…read morebuddy always questions me if I have difficulty getting into my wet suit by asking: "Eating too many pies?" My response is usually the non-verbal kind. I also love making pies (and pasties) during winter. I'm not a pie-making master but I know what I like, how it should be constructed and when I am paying too much for a mediocre one. Enter Bowral Country Hot Bread in New South Wales' Southern Highlands. As the name suggests it's a "hot bread" shop - a term used by most Vietnamese-Australian bakers. The bakery has a selection of breads, rolls, bread sticks and cakes and biscuits (nothing out of the ordinary) but, unlike most bakeries in the town and in the area (who proudly display awards and commendations), offer what I consider to be the best value-for-money pies in the Southern Highlands (with quality and prices that would rival most bakeries in NSW). Bowral Country Hot Bread doesn't offer fancy pies with gourmet fillings - the fanciest would probably be the steak and kidney. Pies are cheap (around $3.50) and there is a variety to choose such as steak; steak and mushroom; steak and onion; pepper steak; and a pretty damn good beef, bacon and cheese. I'm not going to intricately break down every pie I have had from Bowral Country Hot Bread but the beef that is used is ground - not minced and I have never found one skerrick of gristle in them. The steak pie is full of chunks of tender gravy beef (it seems the ground beef is used for the combination fillings). The steak and mushroom pie has quartered or halved button mushrooms depending on the mushroom's original size (not a couple of slivers of sliced mushrooms), and the gravy used for most of the pies is rich and dark and nicely seasoned with a bit more pepper than the usual bakery pie. Fillings are also generous, so much so that the only criticism is that the pie tends to sag at the base from the weight. The pastry is slightly buttery with a flaky lid. Possibly the one pie that I crave is the beef, bacon and cheese. This sinful pie has ground beef mixed with bacon cubes and melted cheese - all integrating into a smoky and cheesy cholesterol-laden sticky puddle. Great for breakfast but bad for neoprene. Yes, it's just a small country bakery in New South Wales' Southern Highlands but it should be commended because this family-run bakery offers well-made and filling pies at considerably lower prices than its surrounding competitors, and, they're even open on public holidays (and don't hit you for a holiday surcharge). Bowral Country Hot Bread is a little gem and proves that you can make a damn good pie and sell it at a decent price - city and country bakers should take note. Nothing fancy - just generous.

Whilst down in the Southern Highlands, we dined at Onesta Cucina. The family owned and operated…read morefully restaurant is large, and chatter of the guests made it feel very homely. We visited with my family and small baby, and we found it a welcoming place. The food is wonderful, high quality Italian food with a good range of options from pasta to slow cooked meats and more. We tried a steak, the confit duck, pork belly and a pasta. The food was all presented beautifully too. We loved it! Can we recommend ordering a side of the delicious peas with pancetta and polenta fries. Service was exceptional and food was served in a timely fashion.

Good, simple food done well. Absolutely terrific staff, friendly and efficient…read more Mal had the baby calamari, and it was exactly as it should be. Light and perfectly cooked. I was slightly envious that i had not ordered it myself. I had, instead, ordered the crumbed lambs brains, and they were very nice indeed. Probably a little too much crumb for my liking, but delicious, with a good amount of herbs in the crumb. We could not manage a main, so went straight to dessert. Mal had their Eaton Mess, which was lovely. I had Tarte Tatin, which was very sweet, and frankly, one would do two people. The pastry was flaky and light, the pears soft. Had they been open on Sunday Nights, we would have returned.