Otto’s Bakery

Ok, Well I always love a good bakery, but wow this takes the cake, pardon the pun
I tried the Chunky steak, bacon and cheese pie and it was to die for, the pastry was soft, but flaky, the cheese perfect and runny, the best review I can give this pie and is the fact that my «almost» vegetarian girlfriend, who absolutely hates any meat pie, practically stole the pie after tasting just the crust, and I ended up walking back and buying another and while I was there, an apple and custard tart for the drive home
I live 45 minutes away and would consider driving here for dinner just because it’s that good
The best part is that it looks just like a typical country bakery from outside, right down to the squeaky screen door.
If you like baked goods, do yourself a favour, go for a quick drive up the freeway, and you won’t look back

Visited Hahndorf this week and stopped for lunch here. The beef and mushroom pie was ⁵⁄₅. It has big chunks of beef. They have a great selection of pastries and dessert. Definitely worth a stop anytime you visit Hahndorf.

I’ve been to Handorf a dozen times but can’t believe this is the first time treating myself to Otto’s bakery goods!
A huge bakery which always seems to be busy! Great selection of pies, quiches, pasties and sweet treats. Had international visitors with me and they were thrilled to finally try a Cornish pasty — they weren’t disappointed!
Other standouts included beef potato pie, chicken & mushroom and chunky beef mushroom pie — delicious!
If you’re looking for a sweet treat go for the vanilla slice or their massive Kitchener bun!

I think I take for granted how awesome good ‘ol Ottos is sometimes. I used to live just around the corner, and a quick stop at Ottos to grab a pie, sanger or sweet treat was almost a weekly ritual for me. Sure, probably not the healthiest of habits, but I used to run around a lot more than I do these days.
These days, Ottos has an inviting open space for people to come and browse the various pastries, sweets, cakes and tourist brochures on offer — but back in the day, Ottos used to have a long, narrow, crammed little cavity where you could order your food with a small drinks fridge at the end wall which was impossible to get to if there was a crowd waiting to order food. It is much better now.
On my last visit, I did notice the price of their pastries has risen considerably, but it has risen commensurate with the quality and size of their offerings in my opinion, so I am unphased.
You can grab a sandwich or roll made up to your choosing at lunch times, or order a pre-​made roll if you like and the desserts, well, I’m not going to rave on about how awesome they are because I don’t want to encourage any other people getting in and buying them ever before I get there! Damn good.
It’s at the quieter end of Hahndorf, and as such it is quite pleasant to sit at one of the few tables out the front and watch the leaves turn, the people stroll and the sun shine (health warning: please do not stare directly at said sun). It still carries a little bit of an air of the Hahndorf of olde, the sleepy little German tourist town in the Hills that city people used to plan to visit on Sundays as if it were a million miles away. It’s an auto reminisce for me and I always look forward to sharing it with any out-​of-​towners whenever I’m hosting.

My partner and I stopped here for lunch yesterday and he got a chunky beef, cheese and bacon pie and I got a brocoli and tuna filo. The fillings were absolutely lovely however we both felt the pastry was really average and good quality pastry would have made a well rounded pie. The customer service was average too, the staff weren’t exactly rude but they looked miserable and at the end of the day it isn’t that hard to smile. We probably wouldn’t go there again when stopping by at Hahndorf — not saying it’s horrible, it’s just there is a huge variety at Hahndorf and this just wasn’t a solid experience for me to make it a regular stopping place.

It’s only when I’m in Hahndorf that I realise how bloody strong my German heritage is because I’m ravenous for all things Deutsch! And thank god for Otto’s Bakery because they have managed to perfect my most favourite German cake.
Bienenstich. Get your fine self there and get some of that in your gob, because it’s the best. Ever. Otto’s have managed to create the most perfect mix of almonds, honey, and cream custard into their ‘beesting cake’ and I swear it is worth the 30 minute drive up the Freeway for it.
Otto’s have also perfected the vanilla slice, the custard tart and traditional pasties, and there turkey baguette was pretty good too. I’m sure they do everything else brilliantly, but unfortunately that is all my friends and I could manage to consume, without having to undo the top button on our jeans.
Otto’s…bravo.

What a great surprise when you are walking around Hahndorf and find this treasure of an establishment. It was quite disgraceful how much I ate in one sitting but hey, it was all worth it! Great work guys.

All I have to say is that this bakery does the best vanilla slice in SA! Had the turkey & cranberry baguette & the rest of the family had chicken pie, sausage roll & chicken & avocado baguette. All were delicious! But especially the vanilla slice! OMG!

This bakery has the most amazing donuts I have ever seen. They are gigantic, like bigger than your head gigantic. I think my Mum stood there for 5 minutes talking about the size of them, then continued to talk to the staff about how big they were. Yes, the donuts are big.
The shop also has a great range of cakes and sweets that have a bit of a German influence. From what I have sampled they are all great. I would suggest not eating too much savoury food so you can fit in a large serving of dessert!
Their range of savoury food is not as good as the sweet. They have some nice pies and pasties, as well as some freshly made baguettes if you want something healthier.
The bakery itself doesn’t have too much seating. But I find when I usually go to a bakery I rarely eat in. It is usually a take-​away occasion, so the lack of seating isn’t too much of a problem!

Otto’s is yet another reason for me to travel to Hahndorf.
There are lots of top choices in Hahndorf for a decent feed for lunch, but I find it hard to go past Otto’s for a pie and a cake.
Service is really good, and it can get really busy here. We usually get our food to go, and eat it in the park.

Otto’s bakery is magnificent! Review over…
Oh, you might want to know why. Let me tell you.
Everytime my partner and I go to Hahndorf there are 2 things on the must do list:
1) Buy a kranski with sauerkraut
2) Visit Otto’s Bakery
Otto’s has some of the nicest cakes I’ve ever experienced. We’ve taken home a quiche, various pies, and my partner always buys a couple of gingerbread frogs. We live so far away we always buy more than one so she can take one (or two) home. It’s the highlight of her trip.
The outside seating area can often be full as the bakery is so popular. With South Australia’s old German town slowly being taken over with pizza places, Chinese restaurants and other non German establishments it’s nice to see there are a few places left that continue the German spirit.