Two Bobs Bakery — Restaurant in Nelson Bay

The sourdough bread and the pastries were excellent. We checked this out over New year's when there was a line around the block for the pastries. We arrived 15 minutes before opening and waited about 45 minutes to be served. Luckily we were on holiday mode and didn't mind the wait. The pastries and sourdough bread were as good as any of the top places in Sydney and Melbourne. In particular, I recommend the plain croissant, pistachio and cherry pastry, and the country sourdough loaf. I didn't try the coffee but they have single O coffee beans on offer. I would have ordered a coffee but the barista that we were observing had very questionable technique so decided to try somewhere else. The local that we were in the line with said the coffee could be a bit hit or miss which is explained by the...

For first timers this is a tricky bakery to know what they stock on the day, how much and how big they are. This is because 1. certain things are made only on certain days, 2. there is no list in the window as you queue and 3. the sandwhich board only mentions a very limited number of items. So when you get to the front of the queue everything is rushed and stressful because you are trying to find out what they have, how big it is and much it costs, whilst not taking too long as to annoy people behind you in the queue. Further the cappuccino I had was poor and not strong enough. The sour dough was nice but the long queue, poor signage, rushed choices, poor coffee and lack of items suggested to be nice on reviews (but not available) ruined the experience for me, which...

This bakery is exquisite! It is worth a trip as it has better bread than all the bakeries I have tried in Sydney. There are many options but we tend to buy the white loaf, the walnut and a whole meal one and ciabatta. All are delicious and the milk buns make the perfect prawns sandwiches. Since COVID, the friendly staff has been delivering at no extra cost our breads, milk and coffee beans which we strongly recommend. The owners are community oriented and are environmentally conscientious (no plastic bags here). They are a real asset to the Port Stephen residents, visitors and top restaurants. Be careful though: this place is so popular with the locals, they...