Cafe cuisine: the best places to taste it in Healesville

Beechworth Bakery Healesville

81/100 (693 ratings)

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"Always a nice drive out there, be prepared to wait though. Good quality of..."

DamoForce Food

"So accommodating and made a vegan sourdough sandwich and it was..."

Kate Stevenson

"I love Beechworth Bakery. The food is always fresh and delicious. We ordered a chicken wrap, french vanilla slice and a country chicken pie...."

Flabnbone Food

"We ordered the gourmet pies- lamb with rosemary and the other smoky pork pie, which are yummy! The vanilla slide is delicious not too sweet! Nice..."

Victoria Wen

"If you want something quick, filling and cheap in this tourist spot. Look no further, go to Beechworth Bakery and tries their gourmet pies, the pork..."

Y Foodie

"Phenomenal! My favourite place in Healesville to eat. I'm obsessed with their caulioccoli pie and lemon meringue pie. The best pies out there. Best..."

Emily Rose Natoli

"As bakeries go this one is on steroids as are the others around Victoria. It’s the place to bring groups as here at good toilets (outside at the..."

The Wandering Reviewer

"Traveling down to Healesville an hours drive to get there pie (Ned kelly). This pie is one of the most juicy most delicious pie I ever tasted and..."

Ayapom

"Superb international standard service, these people have really worked hard at creating an authentically local, superior customer service culture...."

David Fitzpatrick

"A humble pie starts from the heart! I love Beechworth bakery because they have it all right. The bakery covers all the classic favourites which are..."

Nay Nay

"“Australia’s greatest bakery” -Beechworth Bakery. Everything about this place encapsulates the Australian way of life and the story behind it..."

Jay Mahen

"Loved loved loved this bakery!! The stuff were so friendly and the prices and portions of the food were great. I got the ned kelly pie which was..."

Eating With Ebony

"I visited here on the weekend and I love it. It kind of feels like a time warp when you walk in, like a big country bakery from the 70’s. But I am..."

KnowingMelbourne

"Place was busy, long queues to order but moved fairly quickly. We had various pies and a toasted sandwich. Pies were nice, very filling.Coffee..."

Birdy

"Trekked out to Healesville Sanctuary with a friend visiting from overseas and after a day traipsing after wildlife figured I deserved some baked..."

Good Food Good Mood

"Saw the line from across the road at the innocent bystander so decided to walk across and give it a try. We got the famous beesting and a pie. Even..."

Justin

"Ever since discovering this place, I have been three times and have never been disappointed. It is always busy with locals and tourists!Their..."

KLLYXNG

"Lovely cafe and staffs with a spacious seating area. Ordered their Ned Kelly pie, Beechworth steak cottage pie, mushroom and steak pie, omelette..."

Scrumptious GG

"Sunday drive into the Black Spur are my favorite what better way for a little snack then Beechworth Bakery. Coffee are great here, chai latte are..."

Foodachu

"Destination bakery that's worth dropping into, there's a huge selection of savoury and sweet with all the classic bakery goodies. Free sauce with..."

Bopnbeep

"Went their today made the drive from Melbourne over an hour to eat from this place. Their was a line out the door everyone else had the same idea as..."

Chickinator

"Summer is here! Sasha, Summer, Liz and I did a road trip up to Bright today. We made a stopover at Beechworth on the way back to Melbourne and where..."

Katherine's Food Diary

"Say it with me...BEESTINGS ARE THE BEST!! I kid you not after having a Beesting here & scoured Melbourne to see if I could find one equally as good..."

Brie Leask

"Based on their "Bee Stings" we are FORCED to give 5.0. THEY are FABULOUSLY GOOD. (Not too sweet, either).THE coffee was average, the actual..."

The Whippeteers

"So after lunch at a restaurant right across the bakery, we could see a huge line of people bustling in so we had to go see what the fuss was about. I..."

Jennitals

"Love the bread and pie. Best I have ever had. The coffee is so rich and love it. I even bought a loft of bread home. Good work. Wish it's not that..."

Jack Constantin Wood

"Three wordsFrench Vanilla SliceI mean, look at the photo. Place is good stop off before you head to yarra valley surrounding areas. Close..."

EatingTheGoods

"Consistency ..... you know what you are going to get.That's what I like about this place.One of the nicest pit-stop driving up to..."

"JT" Jeffrie Trika

"Been here a while ago . They do have a variety of colorful cute cookies& hot food. The children will be really happy to be here . We had beverage &..."

Mrs Lavender

"This bakery is fab, located in such a beautiful part of Australia too. They were sold out of most pies at 3:45pm which was annoying but they were..."

CCC

"We stopped for lunch during a wine tour at the Beechworth Bakery in Healesville. It was a hub of activity and constantly had a line. I know it is a..."

T.Ly

"Coffee, cake, toasted sandwich or morning tea in the sun, Beechworth Bakery is a one stop bakery shop of goodness. Great cakes, cookies, pastries and..."

DaniB @eatmystreet.net

"Ordered the beestinger, Beechworth steak pie, Ned Kelly pie. Ned Kelly was basically a steak pie topped with an egg, bacon and cheese...."

Sandy Pok

"Stopped at this bakery for lunch I had a foccacia my partner had a wrap it was really nice doghnuts as well would definitely stop again...."

Frequency Vibrations

"Dessert was nice, coffee was just okay. Loved the Chocolate Eclair and Bavarian Cream. Good place to stop before heading home from roadtrip to..."

Thanh Ha

"We had everything it was..."

David Loves Food

"Had a toastie and a pie, very nice..."

JessNikki

"Pie was awesome and very tasty and great service, also has very helpful staff! Had a lovely lady help after hours look for my wallet that I thought I..."

Tom Jakey

"Busy but nice. Been a few times and only ever ordered pies which are lovely. You get a decent size pie for the $$. Coffee was 9/10. Very friendly..."

Eastie

"Food and coffee pretty good. Perfect place to stop off after a few hours..."

Whatarip

"After slaying some pesky Orcs I decided to stop by this eatery. I had a pie, sausage roll, french vanilla slice and latte. The latte was bit watery..."

The Lich King

"Stopped for afternoon tea. Found the sweets more pretty than tasty, but still nice. Good..."

Esptm🍫☕️

"Got a pie and a lamington the young girl who served us seemed so happy and on such a hot day seeing that smile made my day......"

Frankenfrog

"Always a must stop. It's a commercial bakery so don't go expecting too much. A lot of the things are mass produced - yes - and this does take away..."

Rosemary A

"Tasty Pie and Chips. I have been there once with Stephanie and I like the beef burgundy pie and chips as they were cooked to perfection and the..."

Matthew Trompf

Essenza Cafes

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"Had a morning start here before going to the zoo. Coffee was very good and the pastry items items tasted great. We liked the slice of butter that..."

Wantirna Foodie

"Beautiful little cafe in Healesville. Amazing coffee had the pancetta baked eggs their best seller dish and it was amazing highly recommend this..."

Sarah

"Coffee good enough that my family is willing to make the 40 minute trip either way for it. A small, cosy space, good music choices, and a decent..."

Michelle Huang

"Service was bit slow but it was very busy when we visited. Coffee was great and flavoursome. We had the pulled pork burger and baked beans. Both were..."

Carl Lee

"This cafe is not for the low carb health enthusiasts. This is where you go for an authentic Italian coffee and pastry with friendly service and some..."

Cozza

"What a find!!!! On a day trip with family from Italy and stopped off for lunch. Excellent food! High quality Italian ingredients and outstanding..."

Ornella

"Amazing coffee, service and atmosphere in this small cafe, but they really make it work. The place has such a relaxed feel, the coffee was delicious..."

Rachel Radford

"Bloody wonderful; great food great coffee and great service. Been 4 times and always fantastic. Should be 4 stars. Bought raw unrefined sugar not..."

Dennis

"I don't know why this place's overall rating is 3.4.It is definitely above 4 for me. Tasty food, friendly people and jazz music. While other..."

Wolf Of Collins St.

"Essenza is fondly referred to by me as the 'skinny cafe', due to the compact area in which this cafe has made its home.The coffees at this..."

Kat

"Yum! Had a fabulous 'brunch board', fruit toast and a chocolate croissant between 2 for lunch on a Sunday. It was very busy but the staff managed..."

Kelly

"Worth the visit. Fabulous service. We had the most exquisite chocolate mousse cake and cheese cake. Totally Devine. The coffee was really good too...."

Tanya

"You'd be forgiven for walking past this place and completely missing it..... It's tiny. The guy behind the counter saw us deliberating about..."

Madamcafebeing

"Absolutely fabulous food! Loved all the food we ordered! Service was excellent even though it's a busy Valentine day. Coffee was delicious too!..."

Wini Wang

"Great little place to eat, squishy at times, but what can u do when u have to work with limited space, coffee was okay but a slight bit bitter..."

Melbourne Foodie Lover

"This funky little cafe is a hidden gem in the heart of Healesville. We had the breaky brioche, chicken panini and fresh out of the oven pastries. All..."

Cheers1

"Perfect morning stop. Great fresh food and excellent coffee. Hard to find but once inside a little bit of Europe and the marble..."

Nicholas Ahern

"Best coffee and pastries in town and good service. We had a chocolate croissant and muffin fresh out of the oven and it was well worth the calories!..."

Crdav1

"Muffin pot.. Omg arrived as the muffins had just come out of the oven. With out doubt the best muffin I have ever eaten and the coffee was just..."

Helenshall5

"Found this place really good. Excellent service , food, coffee and atmosphere. A drive back to Healesville just to come here would be worth..."

Jossie Lopresti

"Really good. My croissant and latte was fabulous that I had to have a second latte. Really smooth not bitter and not strong. Simply perfect. Well..."

Lynparker11

"BRILLIANT. We drove out from the city for the day and found this cafe. Brilliant Food and coffee. Service smart and confinent. Very very busy..."

Sammyfromtheblock

"Was here Saturday morning and the place was pumping. Such a tiny place and all food and drinks delivered with no fuss. The coffee is fantastic. The..."

T Cotchin

"Awesome coffee! Friendly service. Been to Essenza a few times now, always had friendly service, good food and perfect coffee! Would recommend and at..."

Miss Food

"Yum porchetta :))) loving the place, cosy and good..."

Ane

"Fabulous day out in healesville and this cafe was packed to the rafters on Monday holiday while others seemed quiet. They told us a table wouldn't be..."

Envy

"Fantastic burger. Service professional.Coffee is outstanding. One negative it got very warm..."

Rick

"Lunch on Monday was beautiful. Our table of four had a selection from the menu. Everything delicious and was a pleasure after a weekend of trying..."

Pete

"The ultimate little cafe. We drive from Melbourne and lilydale to experience this little gem. The coffee is that good. It's worth the..."

Nickpp

"Very nice Cafe. Great coffee, not too strong and very smooth drinking. I Likle the fact its not your normal chocolately syrupy dark rich blah blah..."

Beentobean

"Very quick review. Great coffee great food and great service. A must when travelling in this part of the world. The staff are very approachable,..."

Adrian-

"Simply to die for. We had the seeded brioche with pulled pork and the pancetta & egg brioche simply divine. The coffee was exceptional and the guys..."

Iheartfood

"Essenza is literally the size of a shipping container, and is located in what was a lane way, but don't be put off by that. The menu packs plenty of..."

Iceman

"What a find. Stumbled across this little 'hole in the wall' of a cafe/resturant and what a find it was. The coffee is just superb, ranking with the..."

Peter

"A most enjoyable lunch. Friendly staff and great light-spirited ambience. Hamburger, pollo panini and jam croissant was very tasty. Coffee was nice..."

Snippets

"Sunday lunch. Service was friendly and efficient. Sat outside, but they checked on us a couple of times. Had Angus hamburger, which was tasty and..."

Deborah Bowen

"Great coffee! Had the brunch board and it was delish. Quick & friendly..."

Lislym

"Brilliant. Best coffee in Healesville, hands down. Lovely staff and delicious cakes. We go there every time we're in..."

Lynsay Cooperwaite

"THANK YOU. To all our loyal customers and tourist that have enjoyed 2 huge successful years we thankyou for loving what we do. Essenza Yarra Valley..."

Admin

"I like the narrow. Good coffee. Yarra Valley ridiculously beautiful on route..."

Hjbowman

"Love the coffee..great italian atmosphere. Brings out the wanker in..."

The Lich King

"Where do I start. If you blink you'll miss it. So glad we've found this cafe. Fantastic single origin coffee. Delicious panini and friendly staff...."

Leanne

"Thank you!. My idea of a perfect cafe - tiny place, excellent and generous food, local produce on sale, perfect coffee - who'da thought something..."

Pam

"Superb!! but not kid friendly at all.. Great coffee it speaks for itself, no need for fancy smancy coffee art...delicious brunch board, amazing..."

Angela

"Surprise Breakfast Find!. We stayed at Healesville Hotel for the evening and Urban Spooned to find the closest breakfast and this was a real find!..."

Sophie Steele

"Yummiest baked eggs & porridge. So quirky in its presentation - what a find in this cute little town, love..."

Janine Spark

"Amazing what you can achieve in a small space! lovely food, best coffee i've had in..."

Rebecca Kotze

"Quirky little cafe, friendly staff, delicious food all so fresh and well..."

Shona Hunt

"Well done Essenza. We got a table after a small wait and it was definitely worth it. The offering is small but I guess it's due to the cafes size...."

Sandra

"Cute but no cigar. Cute little cafe that i almost completely missed. It's a bit claustrophobic in there with such a tiny space and i couldnt see all..."

Mel

"Tucked away in the middle of the town, this charming cafe is a gem! Narrow yet cosy interior, where 1950's jazz music helps set the scene. A delish..."

Nancy

"Great coffee, great food, tiny place but great for..."

Sarah

"D-D-Deeeelicious! We took a spontaneous drive to Healsville & gave our tastebuds the ride of their life! Best baked eggs we've ever had & the..."

Anna Stewart

"Fabulous service, coffee and food. Essenza was a great find - thanks to the signage on the footpath pointing us in the right direction. We were..."

Kiwwidane

"Coffee was great along with the muffin. Will be..."

Jarrod Brearley

"Love it!. Love the panini for lunch - I go regularly and the quality and service is always excellent. Just wish they would offer coffees in a mug - I..."

Debbi

"Cool Setup. Went here for breakfast on a recommendation and was not let down. Such a cool little place with great use of space.Coffee was..."

Jason

"Great little eatery!. We went here for mother's day and ordered the spiced hot chocolates (with real orange rind) and paninis. All together, good..."

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