Thorpdale Bakery

Thorpdale Best Spud Country... (seasonal tho) One star less for Bakery than they deserve only because you don't do Iced/Coffee/Chocolate or Malted Milkshakes....goes well for the big kids (adults) as well as the younger one.. What an awesome bakery tho and such lovely friendly helpful staff, as I was only one in the store at first and young lad made my ever so yummy tuna and salad s'w (fit for a king I might add) another female staff asked if there was anything else I wanted which was great to see, she finished my sale and was then able to serve next customer without any one having to wait .Fantastic team work to all.. Hubbies meat pie he enjoyed very much, (we are both fussy on pastry) and this was just perfect. As well as your normal bakery pastries, lots of delicious looking cakes to choose from, fresh bread with a choice of white, wholemeal seeded/plain... Sour dough lots to choose from...also sell local honey,by bottle, 500g and kg. You either eat in or two tables on front verandah or park across road with plenty of trees and picnic tables....playground, hire a basketball for the court, or take a look at their own Centopath, dedicated to all their war heroes...also a lovely track to walk around the park and look at all the different beautiful old trees... Also the local pub for counter meals, and events once a month(need to book tho) as I was told by the local lady who runs the Market shop opposite that could keep you busy for a while checking out all the old and new local made stuff... Also sell fresh local honey at a good price....a town really worth a quick sidetrack from main road......... When your done there take a 2 minute drive to the site of the world's largest tree, (bit odd tho as memorial to it is about 200mtrs from where actual tree was..a white post now stands there..) then take about .a ten minute drive to Narracan Falls, flowing fast 4/12/23 after good rainfall, nice easy walk down to the falls, not to steep, just have to beware of the cow pat's, especially the fresh ones.....Only disappointment there was the long grass and rotted ol picnic tables and the dirty signage, I think shire needs to up it's game like they all do...A trip well worth a day out for....beware tho which way you head out, best ever scenery around, some very step edges on side of roads, lots of dirt narrow roads also....