Dobinsons Bakery Cafe, Canberra

Dobinson's is a Canberra fixture. It's longevity is due entirely to it's consistently delicious food and drinks. Family favourites include:

* The best tarts in Canberra (Banana caramel with passionfruit and cream, strawberry and custard, lemon, chocolate ganache, vanilla, fruit etc)

* Some of the best pies in Canberra (with too many flavours to mention)

* Huge, flaky sausage rolls

* Delicious ciabatta rolls loaded with fresh salad and treats such as Moroccan chicken

* A variety of fresh homestyle bread and rolls to take home

* Excellent coffee

* Great milkshakes and smoothies loaded with fruit

* Huge breakfasts

* A great variety of cafe-style mains, plated up with huge salads

Prices are very reasonable, servings are large, and tables are available both inside and outside, under cover. In winter lap blankets and heaters are provided. This is a great place for anything from a quick snack to a lazy Sunday breakfast, all in the heart of Canberra's Civic shopping precinct. The only downside is the very limited on-street parking, but plenty of paid parking is available in the Canberra Centre (Dobinson's is actually on the Bunda Street side of the Canberra Centre, between the ANZ and Wheel and Barrow). The outside tables are pram-friendly and the whole cafe is very child-friendly.

Dobinsons is by far the best bakery/burgers place in Canberra! Things great about it include:

*How you can get great food for not very much money (burgers for $12.50, delicious tarts under $4, milkshalkes around $5)

*Their burgers! Huge, tasty burgers (my favourite is the Aussie burger, which has a generously sized chicken schnitzel, cheese, beetroot, egg, bacon and BBQ sauce on freshly bake bread) served with a large helping of fantastic wedges and a garden salad with honey mustard dressing. It's more than enough for 2 people to share, because that way you can also get dessert!

*Their desserts. Dobinsons do an endless variety of tarts, including chocolate ganache, banana caramel, fruit flan, strawberry, white chocolate cheesecake, lemon, custard and apple pie.

It’s quick, tasty, filling and inexpensive. It’s one of my favourite places for a lazy weekend lunch.

a great place to have nice fresh cakes,the staff serve with a smile i will always go back everytime i visit canberra

Dobinsons is the perfect place to stop off at when you want a quick bite of some fantastic food at a great price. The pies at Dobinsons are always delicious and the service provided is always with a smile. Would definitely recommend Dobinsons for anyone who needs some warming up this winter!

Brilliant cakes! It's always exciting when someone comes home with a Dobinson's bag, and even more of a delight to share a couple of tarts or cakes with friends. Yum!

AMAZING cakes. I got two cakes for my 21st birthday from Dobinsons and they went down a treat- plus they make mini versions of the cakes that are just as tasty!

Go to Dobinsons its a great place to have a sit down and relax. the food is good, the staff are great, the service is excellent.

Very good value good from this bakery. The cakes (the white chocolate cheesecake in particular) are to die for and wonderful for a quite bday cake for anyone. However, the custard tart is not very good. Some oily substance or something stuck to the top of my mouth. Not a good thing as I love my custard. But everything else I have had from here is good. Service is good too.

Have tried all their tarts/sweet things and they never have new things. Some of their stuff are old. The price is excellent and the quality of their tarts are great! My favorite is the white chocolate cheesecake. Their sit down lunches are very generous too.

Get thee to the Dobs in the middle of the Centre for a coffee stat! Zoe and the gals and guys are the only ones I trust with my workday morning (and sometimes afternoon) cuppa. And if you have a Canberra Centre card they're only $2.50!!!