Pyney’s 🥧 Reviews
Samuel Gee Pies & Pastries
1 Hume Highway
Mittagong NSW
September, 2026
A few weeks ago I headed to Sydney to attend Garlo’s Pie Eating competition in Coogee, along the journey i decided to take the slight detour off the Hume Hwy and pop in and see the team at Samuel Gee Pies and Pastries. I have driven this route many times before but never popped in, so I couldn’t wait to get there and meet the team.
The bakery is located just off the old Hume Hwy in Mittagong. Mittagong is situated in the Southern Highlands in Wingecarribee Shire. The town acts as the gateway to the Southern Highlands when coming from Sydney and is close to Bowral, Berrima and Moss Vale. The area is also home too some impressive wineries but it was the 🥧’s that had my full attention.
Samuel Gee Pies & Pastries has been in operation for 7 years, but has had a very recent change of ownership. Tania and Shane officially took over the place 2 months ago. Tania had previously worked here for the past six years and husband Shane had swapped the trade tools for 🥧’s. Since taking over Shane has done a sensational job re-vamping and giving the shop a new make over. Open 7 days a week this hidden gem employs up to 14 staff and has a real family feel to it.
Shane’s life journey is quite fascinating he was a child movie star having featured in films such as Mad Max 3, The Perfectionist, Touch the Sun plus a few others. Then a stint on Home and Away plus a few other 🇦🇺 TV dramas shows. Just imagine being a young kid and working along side the likes of Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Angry Anderson, Jackie Weaver just to name a few !!! What a legend !!!
Ok let’s not get starstruck and get back on track. inside the shop has a terrific range of fresh cakes and sweets all baked by Tania and Shane’s daughter Jazmin and OMG they looked delicious. Then there’s the 🥧 cabinet it was totally full and choosing a 🥧 to review was going to be a difficult decision.
Holey Moley there is a massive selection of 🥧’s on offer here that will 100% cater for everyone. Plain, traditional, gourmet everything and more is on the board. After much deliberation I ended up choosing the “Steak & Mushroom” It’s not one of my normal go flavours but gee wizz this one looked good.
🥧 THE REVIEW 🥧
1. Value for Money – Once again another $9 🥧 which seems to be the normal at the moment in this crazy economic world. In saying that this 🥧 was a very healthy size and very full which is a bonus. Overall, pretty good value without being spectacular. 8/10
2. Meat/Fill Ratio – This 🥧 was full !!! 10/10
3. Flavour – This 🥧 was full of flavour and it got better and better with every bite. The mushrooms were a decent size and tasted fantastic. The meat was so tender and the creamy sauce blended in beautifully and tasted really nice. The team has done a wonderful job with this flavour. 8.5/10
4. Pastry – The pastry quality and taste was actually really nice. The colour, shape, shrinkage and the ever important stability were very good. IMO the top bake was beautifully baked and the thickness was spot on. The bottom bake thickness was on song while the bake was a touch underdone. The top lid was a little unstable but nothing major. Apart from that the pastry tasted great and was well put together. 8.5/10
5. Serving Temperature – Perfect 10/10
Overall Rating
🥧🥧 45/50 🥧🥧
Baker, Annabelle has done a sterling job with this product and this was easily her best one I sampled. It’s not often I try or review a “Steak and Mushroom” 🥧 but this one was the right choice and I would 100% have another one. All five scoring categories were very consistent, but the flavour was my favourite part of this experience. Annabelle also did a great job with the pastry and that is 100% worth mentioning. Not much to work on only a few small points here and there, but overall a really good product well done. Also a special shout out to Allira who rolled out the pastry in her first sausage roll the morning of my visit and it was a awesome effort.
100% take the slight detour and pop in and see the team at this wonderful 🥧 joint. They have some exciting stuff happening so keep an eye on their socials, but it’s a really great place to sit, relax, enjoy terrific food and take a trip down memory lane with the old records and movie memorabilia scattered throughout the shop.
A massive thank you to the entire team for having me in this was a very cool review and one I’ll remember for a long time. The two things I took out of this review were the products were wonderful and Mad Max 3 was a sensational 🇦🇺 movie. Since taking over the crew have done an epic job and I cannot wait to see the end results in a few few months. Well done guys keep up the awesome work and you’ll definitely see me again.
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