The hinterland's default morning stop, sourdough loaves, vanilla slices, and an endless Saturday queue of cyclists, dogs, and weekenders.
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Why we’d goRed Hill Bakery is the morning ritual of the hinterland, the one stop on a Peninsula weekend that requires no planning and always works.
Red Hill Bakery is the morning ritual of the hinterland. The loaves come out of the ovens early, the cabinet fills with the full complement of country bakery classics, vanilla slices, lamingtons, custard tarts, a sausage roll that does the job, and on Saturday mornings the queue runs out the door with cyclists, dog-walkers, and weekenders working on their second coffee of the day.
The bread is the reason to make a detour. A sourdough loaf from here at the beginning of a Peninsula weekend solves half of your meal planning without any effort. Buy two; one is for the car. The custard tart is the sweet thing to eat at the counter before you get back in the car. The vanilla slice is the thing you take home for someone else.
Go early on Saturday to beat the queue. Everything you actually came for will still be on the shelves at 8am.
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If you only do one thing
Go early on Saturday, the queue forms by nine and the best loaves are gone by ten.
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