Perryman's Bakery - North Adelaide

This bakery has been on my list to try for a while, so I decided to try it this afternoon. The pies came with good reviews so I ordered a Beef and Mushroom pie- the girl who served me told me it had chunky steak inside- It did not. Besides not having hardly any mushrooms or flavour for that matter, the pie had minimal meat, and what was there was shredded, not chunky at all. Also the gravy was not rich and brown like normal pies, but almost clear and jelly-like (like what is inside some chicken pies-yuck). Needless to say I was not that impressed. I didn't try anything from their sweets cabinet but from what I saw it was nothing special. Would not recommend.

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An icon in Adelaide and to be discovered on this side street.  Little lunch on a Tuesday and I had a sausage roll and custard fruit flan, and a Farmers Union Iced Coffee (of course!).  I squatted to eat on the little bench inside and enjoyed each item.  The custard fruit flan was delicious.  A treat to visit this place and to see the recurring long queue of people coming to eat!

2nd visit Went back today and had a Cornish Pasty that reminded me of the ones my Grandma used to make. So, so good. But dear  Lord almighty! The Beesting! Oh my goodness gracious! Just a thing of wonder! _____________________________________________ Pretty much a part of Adelaide History, Perryman's has been churning out the baked goods for nearly 100 years and even though the original family sold it a few years back (after three generations) they're still using the original recipes, many of them from a German background. Their pies and pasties are smaller than those from most places - pocket pies and pasties. I've heard two stories about this. One is that just after Perryman's started out the Great Depression hit and by making smaller pies and pasties more people could afford to buy them. The other is that Perryman's used to supply lunches to the kids at North Adelaide Primary School next door and the things are kid's lunch sized. whatever the reason their savoury baked goods are delicious and just the right size to eat two. We also had a egg salad roll, with lots of filling in the freshest of real bread. A really delicious thing. Go and find them in the far end of Tynte Street and enjoy. By the way, the cakes and the bread look absolutely sensational!

2nd visit Went back today and had a Cornish Pasty that reminded me of the ones my Grandma used to make. So, so good. But dear  Lord almighty! The Beesting! Oh my goodness gracious! Just a thing of wonder! _____________________________________________ Pretty much a part of Adelaide History, Perryman's has been churning out the baked goods for nearly 100 years and even though the original family sold it a few years back (after three generations) they're still using the original recipes, many of them from a German background. Their pies and pasties are smaller than those from most places - pocket pies and pasties. I've heard two stories about this. One is that just after Perryman's started out the Great Depression hit and by making smaller pies and pasties more people could afford to buy them. The other is that Perryman's used to supply lunches to the kids at North Adelaide Primary School next door and the things are kid's lunch sized.... read more