
About Us.
We only bake real, naturally leavened sourdough here at Cannibal Creek Bakehouse.

Our Daily Bread.
Creating Natural Bread Baked Daily
Pure Natural Ingredients


All of our bread is created the same way it was a century ago, and it takes over a day to create each batch from start to finish.
Meet The Team: Kane, David, Kanny and Matt
The team at Cannibal Creek bakery are passionate about baking sourdough bread using old fashioned techniques.


Kane

Kane is our head baker. His area of expertise is creating tasty blends of ingredients for the range of sour dough breads.
He works his magic where fragrant loaves of fresh sourdough bread are baked in the old Scotch Oven which is 129 years old.

David

David is the friendly face and passionate barista calling out a cheery Hello from behind the coffee machine.
He can make you any type of coffee from your normal cappuccino, to an almond milk charcoal latte or a wet spiced chai.

Kanny

Kanny’s creative genius in the kitchen brings you beautiful food which not only looks a visual feast, it tastes amazing too.
She uses local produce to create her daily feasts which customers enjoy from far and wide.

Matt

Matt has recently joined our team as our passionate and talented apprentice.
He keeps the fire well stoked and is mastering the art of baking in our wonderful old Scotch Oven

What People Are Saying

Absolutely love having breakfast at this little cafe, I’ve been quite a few times now and have never had a bad meal. Always so tasty and fresh. Never disappoints and... read moreAbsolutely love having breakfast at this little cafe, I’ve been quite a few times now and have never had a bad meal. Always so tasty and fresh. Never disappoints and highly recommend. Staff are always super friendly too! read less
Kylie Bourke 06/02/2022Cannibal Creek Bakehouse delivers amazing food time and time again!
Simone Shaw 16/12/2021
I've recently gone plant based and the staff were great in accommodating my needs on the day. I would like to... read moreCannibal Creek Bakehouse delivers amazing food time and time again!
I've recently gone plant based and the staff were great in accommodating my needs on the day. I would like to see more variety on the menu when it comes to plant based options, but all in all, worth a visit! read lessGarfield is a great little town and Cannibal Creek Bakehouse has to be top of the list of spots to visit. Amazing woodfire bread, consistently good coffee and lovely menu.... read moreGarfield is a great little town and Cannibal Creek Bakehouse has to be top of the list of spots to visit. Amazing woodfire bread, consistently good coffee and lovely menu. Great spot to sit at the outside tables while the kids can safely move around. Lots of delicious goodies to take home from the fridge and cake cabinet. read less
Amy Wishart 01/12/2021Have often been to this cafe over the years and have sought to support them during Covid lockdown because they are worth supporting with extremely friendly and helpful staff, fabulous... read moreHave often been to this cafe over the years and have sought to support them during Covid lockdown because they are worth supporting with extremely friendly and helpful staff, fabulous coffee and my favourite... Prana Chai. Their breads can be a bit more expensive than average but so is there sourdough far from average with a taste all of its own. Tonight they had a Take Away burger night using their own made rolls. Lamb for my husband and vegan for myself. We enjoyed every mouthful. How glad we are that they are within our lockdown area! read less
Gail Klein 08/10/2021Lovely staff and fabulous food. Specialising in sour dough products they also have home made cakes that are really yummy. I particularly love the chocchip muffins- heated a little are... read moreLovely staff and fabulous food. Specialising in sour dough products they also have home made cakes that are really yummy. I particularly love the chocchip muffins- heated a little are to die for. read less
Lynette Spooner 16/08/2021The food is top notch and the artisan drinking chocolate range is divine! I love coming here and watching the master Batista at work. The staff are also super friendly.... read moreThe food is top notch and the artisan drinking chocolate range is divine! I love coming here and watching the master Batista at work. The staff are also super friendly. Everything is locally sourced and the bread is made onsite so you know you're getting quality
Jessie Massey 28/06/2021
10 out of 10 would recommend read less
A few words about us
Organic Stoneground Flour
We choose Organic stoneground flour for our bakery. Stone milling is important as it is gentler on the wheat and thus retains more of the nutrients and enzymes that are lost in the modern roller milling process.
Living Cultures
These nutrients are not just good for us but also for the live cultures present in the sourdough starter, where the beneficial bacteria get a chance to multiply.
Gut Friendly
Out of some 3500 different bacteria in sourdough, Lactic Acid Bacteria are of great interest, as they are known to break down the gluten structure that can cause problems for some people.
Up to 90% of the gluten structure can be broken down before the bread even goes into the oven.
And although our bread is not gluten free, there are some coeliac customers who can tolerate our bread.
It is also much easier to digest even for people with gluten sensitivity (different to coeliac) as much of the “digestion” has been done in the fermentation stage of the bread.
And although our bread is made simply with only flour, water, and salt, (with added fruit or seeds etc) it is full of a flavour unknown to supermarket “sourdough” which is burdened with so many other chemical preservatives and so called bread improvers.
We are lucky enough to use a 125 year old scotch oven (wood fired) for baking all our bread. This adds its own character to each loaf, which is impossible to mimic by other means. The immense heat stored in the masonry oven bakes our bread much quicker than a gas or electric oven, thereby changing the crust, crumb, and flavour of our loaves.
Our Food Policy
We choose to use locally sourced produce from the freshest vegetables from our Suppliers.
The Bean Alliance, Cheffields Country Style Meats, Garfield Fresh Harvest, Gippsland Cheese, Gippsland Jersey, Glorious Googies, Laucke Flour, Mt Zero, Ozone Organics, Little Bertha, Nan’s Pantry, Sharon’s Home Of Patisserie
Our Core Values
We welcome everyone here at our Garfield Cafe and Bakery situated in the heart of Garfield.
We recycle, reuse left over food scraps to the local Community Garden and to local farmers.
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