Sweet by Nature supplies a lot of cafes and restaurants around town, so it's likely that you've had…read moretheir creation once or twice. They have a cafe at this site where they make their cakes, and you can purchase a mix box of around 6 individual cakes for around $10 - they're the ones who don't make it to the cafes or they are 'not quite pretty enough' to be sold individually - well could've fooled me they're ALL so pretty. If you're on a tighter budget, get the off-cuts slices $6.50 for a tray that will feed your whole (small) office. There is a great variety of full price cakes and slices but you have to call in to see what slices are on 'sale' that day.

From the owner: Naturelovers is a factory direct cafe for Sweet by Nature, a cake manufacturer that has been…read moreproducing amazing cakes and biscuits for foodservice customers for nearly 20 years. All of our cakes are handmade using only natural premium quality ingredients such as fresh dairy cream, fresh fruits and unsalted butter. Selling a selection of cafe lines, a huge range of cakes (of course), as well as wedding cakes, christening cakes, spectacular novelty cakes and catering available. We have a childrens play area and free meeting rooms available to our customers. Don't forget to ask about our not quite right range of heavily discount cakes available every day!

Vanilla Slice. Multigrain rolls. Sausage Rolls. Yes it's another bakery!…read more The folks at Watsonia bakehouse are super friendly! Locals know this and come back for the great service as well as the yummy bakery offerings. If your looking for a cheap and quick lunch in the Watsonia area then this is the place to go. Get in line though as it can be busy. As well as a selection of breads and slices they also do gourmet pies, flaky sausage rolls and quiches. They have a sandwich bar so get your fresh roll ready for lunch here. There is a drinks fridge with a range of soft drinks and they also do coffee. They make to order birthday cakes, Novelty cakes and Continential Tortes so if your in Watsonia and need to celebrate with cake then Wastonia Bakehouse is where you should head.

Ordered steak & onion, steak & mushroom, chicken & veggies pie there. $4.40 each. And their French…read morevanilla slice ($3.50 each), almond croissant, ham & cheeses scroll. Great vanilla slices, almond croissant for afternoon tea. Love their meat pies, although the it is minced meat rather than chunky meat, it is the good one in the local area. Will definitely going back for their continental Aussie cakes.

Arnold's is not new, it's been in the same location at the top of Bell Street (before Upper…read moreHeidelberg Rd) for many, many years and I've come to know that it is the place that people "in the know" in the North frequent for birthday cakes, fruit flans, and assortment of party food such as mini pies, sausage rolls, quiches etc. Their sausage rolls are amazing, the best I've tasted. They create a very impressive fruit flan, the small version which would serve 4-6 is only $15.00! Also a must try is their classic Eugenie sponge cake, available in chocolate or vanilla, so light with layers of chantilly custard cream & strawberries, topped with waves of chocolate and surrounded with chunky almond pieces, simply delicious! Arnold's also have a large selection of items to order for Christmas, puddings, fruit mince tarts, chocolate & almond Christmas trees, gingerbread houses, stollen, Christmas cookies. I'll be putting in my order very soon!

Love a good dessert... Arnold's will not let you down. Fruit Flan was delicious and full of…read morefruit... I will say if you leave if left in the fridge a bit too long the base will get a bit too hard to put your spoon through, but once through it's delicious!!

I didn't know about this tiny little café/bakery in Ivanhoe until a co-worker rocked my world by…read morebringing their (his?) gingerbread men to a meeting. The. Best. Gingerbread. Ever. Yes, I mean it. Seriously, I had dreams about these men (not in the usual George Clooney/Brad Pitt type way) but in a must get my hands on some more type way (okay so not really that different I guess.) So every December over the past few years I have stolen away to this café to get a sugar hit in the form of stars, gingerbread men, and bells, and every other month in between I go there for the fabulous coffee and to test my ability to resist desert temptation. Go there for the fabulous coffee and see the window filled with delicious looking tarts, donuts and cakes and you will agree! Can you resist the temptation?

Quite nice decor. Fresh and modern. Friendly service. But, our quiche was probably brought in…read morerather than being made on the premises. The chicken and avocado focaccia had only the tiniest piece of avocado in it and was pretty tasteless. On the good side, the coffee eclair was absolutely beautiful and went down very well. The coffee was just ok. Conclusion, a pretty average place.

It was fortunate that I had a dentist appointment because it meant that I could leave the 5k radius…read moreduring our Covid lockdown, and I took an opportunity after my dental appointment to grab something for the ride home. This place was quite nice, and I'm sure they appreciated the custom during this time. Their cakes were quite lovely, and they made a decent coffee as well. I'd definitely give this place another shot.

I was in the middle of being served when another customer entered the store after me and simply cut…read morein and placed his order and payed. Rude and entitled on the customer's part (who realised this and apologised), however it could have been better handled by the staff, by finishing serving me. The customer actually purchased the last mushroom pie which I was about to order. This said, I have usually had a positive shopping experience over the last few years at La Panella Bakery.

Quite a place to have a brunch. Fast, friendly service. There is a deli too. Reasonable prices.read more

When you first see this place you may wonder why I have given it five stars. I was also very…read moreskeptical when my friend suggested we go here to help ease our prodigious hangovers. I had gone past this place many many times assuming it was a roadside bakery likely be the dining place of truck drivers on the long haul. I even had no idea it was a Lebanese deli, bakery and shop. As you go inside you still may not be overawed with a sense that this place will deliver you five stars of goodness. It does after all look like a cross between said truck driver cafe and continental supermarket. But if you make your way to the back of the store towards the large brick oven stars will slowly start creeping into your eyes. You spot an array of delicious doughy baked treats at outstandingly low prices between $2.50-$5.00. And then it will dawn on you that the $3 lLebanese pizza, the $4 spinach and feta calzone, spiced lamb minced topped bread, and haloumi cheese pie are all worth a star each on their own. Then you will bite into any one of these delights and shebang! The fifth star will hit your tongue. Feeling stuffed full of doughy treats, you will head round the shop buying all sorts of delicious Lebanese delights. You will even buy some more expensive cheeses and olives from their deli section - because you know that you have already saved money by tucking into their ridiculously cheap and yummy baked goods. And then you will walk out the door swearing that you will tell everyone they absolutely must come here regardless of the fact that it is in the far flung streets of Preston.