Pyney’s 🥧 Reviews
The Bakehouse Mitchell
(Mitchell ACT)
May, 2026
Over the last couple of years I’ve reviewed over 25 bakeries in and around the ACT, but sadly have missed a few here and there. With a couple of weeks spare before my next tour, I decided to reach out to the places I’ve missed and pay them a visit. The
Bakehouse Mitchell was one of these bakeries on the list.
The Bakehouse Mitchell is located at Unit 6/83-101 Lysaght St, Mitchell. This bakery is owned and operated by former dance instructor Caley, who took over this place in January 2024 and has totally transformed the place.
Before entering the bakery world, Caley was a qualified barista and operater dance studios around Canberra, but it was her passion for home style baking and a love for food that led her to open this place.
The layout inside the joint is phenomenal and as far as layouts go it’s up there with the best I’ve ever seen. The moment you enter the bakery your eyes will be fixated on a super impressive cabinet display. The products are all made fresh on site and looked unbelievable. Not only is there a huge assortment of bakery products but a full breakfast and lunch menu as well. What I did love about this place was Caley’s menu has a real family feel to it. It has a mixture of nan’s and mum’s recipes and the meat is supplied by dad who has a number of butcher shops in Canberra. After meeting the staff and getting the tour it was time to choose a 🥧 to review.
There is 15 plus flavours to choose from and a huge variety as well. From traditional to the gourmet, this menu has everything. As soon as I glanced at the menu it came down to two choices. Nan’s bubble & squeak or curried beef snags. It was a photo finish but the curried snags got the nod.
🥧 THE REVIEW 🥧
1. Value for Money – $9 represented good value, as this 🥧 was both a healthy size in shape and diameter. I didn’t get a chance to weigh the 🥧 but it was a decent weight. 8.5/10
2. Meat/Fill Ratio – Totally full and the pics will back this up. Easy score to adjudicate 10/10
3. Flavour – One word “EPIC”, diced sausages, peas, carrots, onion, tomato sauce and Nan’s secret curry recipe. Every bite was outrageous, and every ingredient was there with every bite. I’m not sure what’s in Nan’s secret curry recipe, but it was beautiful. Awesome flavour, loved it. 10/10
4. Pastry – The overall standard of the pastry was very good. Shape, color, shrinkage, and the ever important stability were all on point. The pastry flavor was really nice and was golden and flakey. The top thickness and bake were excellent, while the bottom bake and sides were a little thick and slightly underbaked. Apart from that Phil the baker has done a really solid effort with this one. 8.5/10
5. Serving Temperature – Perfect serving temp, zero issues here 10/10
Overall Rating
🥧🥧 47/50 🥧🥧
This was a ripping product and one of the best curried sausage 🥧’s I’ve had. The flavour in particular was bloody outstanding and as mentioned earlier nan’s secret curry sauce is on par with the colonel’s secret herbs and spices. The added veggies blended well and tasted great. $9 was good value, the 🥧 was full and serving temp was perfect. Only real negative was the bottom bake being slightly underdone and too thick, but that’s an easy fix. Overall the team have done a sterling job with this one, absolutely loved it, highly recommend. The “bubble and squeak” 🥧 was also sensational and deserves a shout out.
If your’re in or around Canberra you MUST visit this joint. Not only are the 🥧’s devine, the rest of the menu is absolutely sensational. Trust me your’re going to go in there wanting one product and come out with 4 or 5. This is one impressive bakery !!!
Caley your are a dead set superstar !! What you have done to this place over a short period of time is nothing short of astonishing. Your bakery layout is stunning and your products are even better. Bakery experience, what baking experience! You have shown that it doesn’t matter one bit. You had a plan, stuck to it, employed epic staff and the rest as they say is history. Thank you so much for your hospitality, you will definitely see me again soon.
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