Post by: Rumpig on June 04, 2019, 07:19:50 PM
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Post by: DrewXT on June 04, 2019, 11:55:53 PM
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Post by: Desert lover on June 05, 2019, 07:33:10 AM
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Post by: Bird on June 05, 2019, 10:39:20 AM
$1.2 mill for a remote seasonal bakery ??? how much were the camel pies $1500 ea?
Then again, it maybe the opportunity for someone else to move in and take control for a lot less than 1.2 anythings...
Post by: Fizzie on June 05, 2019, 11:25:49 AM
Was it Dick Smith ???
Double venture sounds the go to me - make twice as much $!
Post by: Steffo1 on June 05, 2019, 11:30:09 AM
Double venture sounds the go to me - make twice as much $!
Pies and Pees!
Post by: Aussie Iron on June 05, 2019, 04:20:19 PM
Broncos11 had a camel pie there last week?
I had one too when we went through a couple years ago -- Most terrible pie I've had in along time. It could have been anything and that spiced up and curried you couldn't taste the meat at all.
There was no fresh bread it was all frozen anyway.
Dan.
Post by: Traveller on June 05, 2019, 04:53:08 PM
When we were there last year the bread was fresh and the cakes were very tasty (so were the milkshakes). We were in town about a fortnight after the races, and stayed several days, and the bakery was still in full swing with fresh stuff.
Post by: Rumpig on June 05, 2019, 06:59:29 PM
I've had a curried camel pie the past 3 times I've been to Birdsville and didn't mind them, but I do agree and have said numerous times to friends that it could be curried anything you are eating, it's not like you can taste the meat really. Plenty of fresh bread when we were there aswell as cakes etc, but we don't go there when things like the races or BRB are on.
I had one too when we went through a couple years ago -- Most terrible pie I've had in along time. It could have been anything and that spiced up and curried you couldn't taste the meat at all.
There was no fresh bread it was all frozen anyway.
Dan.
Post by: SimpleSi on June 06, 2019, 06:29:51 PM
Post by: Moggy on June 06, 2019, 06:46:10 PM
I have often wondered (sometimes in jealously of the lifestyle) how many of these seasonal remote business' stay afloat..
$1.2 mill for a remote seasonal bakery ??? how much were the camel pies $1500 ea?
Then again, it maybe the opportunity for someone else to move in and take control for a lot less than 1.2 anythings...
Maybe they should've had a few camel
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Post by: avotrol on June 07, 2019, 03:07:02 PM
Sad for the owners of the Birdsville bakery though.
Post by: Ger08 on June 07, 2019, 10:01:24 PM
Has the pub been sold yet?
Post by: trinityalyce on June 13, 2019, 08:09:26 AM
Some of the best pies we have ever had were from the Bakehouse at Bamaga. Their beef and burgundy pies were so good we went back for more!
Sad for the owners of the Birdsville bakery though.
100% agree - best pie I’ve had was the cray pie from Bamaga. Still talking about it 3 years later and asking anyone who goes up there to ship some back for me. They think I’m kidding...
Second best pie was a camel pie from Birdsville. Very sad to see them go.
Third best was pretty standard variety from Moama bakery (the real one in Moama...) back maybe 15 years ago. Haven’t had pies there in a while to know if they’re still up to scratch. Are they even still in their old location, or just on the Port of Echuca now?
Post by: MDS69 on June 13, 2019, 09:21:40 PM
Had a couple of pies there last year and thought they were pretty ordinary and the customer service even worse.
Has the pub been sold yet?
I reckon the service in the pub dining room is worse. And that is multiple visits over different trips so not a once off.
Post by: geopaj on June 13, 2019, 10:03:27 PM
I reckon the service in the pub dining room is worse. And that is multiple visits over different trips so not a once off.
That's been our experience too - multiple visits over different trips and each time have been disappointed with the service and food at the pub. After the last visit, we swore we would not be returning for a meal in the future - future Birdsville trips definately won't include a meal at the Birdsville Pub! (and yes, I understand it's an outback pub and not a posh city cafe).
Post by: Rumpig on June 13, 2019, 10:14:17 PM
I reckon the service in the pub dining room is worse. And that is multiple visits over different trips so not a once off.we've always had good service at the pub, though have had very different experiences as far as quality of meals goes. Have had a sensational meal there one time, then the next visit I actually asked for the manager and got the one and only refund on a meal I have ever asked for (and same went for daughter's meal)...it was a very very overcooked / literally charcoaled steak that was supposed to be medium rare, and my daughter's kids steak looked like it had been cut off of my meal. We were offered new steaks to be cooked, but due to how busy it was there we'd already waited over an hour for our meal....i had no issue with the wait time as the place was very busy, but the meal was easily the worst I've been served at any establishment, which was a real shame considering how good the previous meal there was.
Post by: trinityalyce on June 15, 2019, 08:04:54 AM