The Local Loaf

The Local Loaf Bakery Cafe serving great coffee and house baked bread and treats in Adelaide South Australia

16/06/2026

Team Basketrangebakergf dividing and shaping gluten free brioche buns aka panini. Touraya, Felicity and Dylan. Mia is out of shot but definitely in there. Team work makes the dream work.

Thank you to all the customers, new and regulars, who came in today and the past couple of days. It's been hectic. Our ...
14/06/2026

Thank you to all the customers, new and regulars, who came in today and the past couple of days.

It's been hectic. Our Instagram and Facebook accounts seem to have exploded almost overnight. We don't have a social media manager and we don't do paid ads. It's just me,(Phil) with really bad photos and a slightly weird sense of humour, oversharing stuff that I enjoy doing. I know that a couple of food bloggers said some lovely things about our cafe and I think the algorithms took it from there. Thank you bloggers!

Sorry to everyone who had to wait too long for a coffee, or who got something they didn't order, or didn't get what they did order. The workload over the last 3 days has literally been double what it usually is on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Thanks too to our staff, trying to keep up. And staying cheerful under pressure. And specially to Paula for coming in to help on her day off.

We have a bit of work to do on our workflow and equipment to make things run more smoothly when we get busy. And a bit of resting to catch up on too.

Thank You!! to everyone who braved the wet wintery conditions to visit us at the cafe today. You kept us all running. Ou...
13/06/2026

Thank You!! to everyone who braved the wet wintery conditions to visit us at the cafe today. You kept us all running. Our market stalls at Mount Barker and Willunga were obviously slow due to the rain, but we were able to transfer some stock from the markets to the cafe during the morning. More food miles than usual but sometimes you just have to pivot.

You might have noticed the gorgeous photos by Andy Steven hanging on our walls. Andy is a local, a regular and was one of our earliest customers when we opened the cafe. He can also often be found at our son Sam's cafe, It Takes a Village in Edwardstown. If you are interested in buying one of Andy's photos, all proceeds go to Glossy Conservation Project, supporting glossy black cockatoos on Kangaroo Island. More details via the qr code

Good morning! It's Friday already which of course means there will be fresh gluten free and sourdough breads in the cafe...
11/06/2026

Good morning! It's Friday already which of course means there will be fresh gluten free and sourdough breads in the cafe. We think both are amazing. Hand made in our bakeries at Basket Range. We have a dedicated gluten free bakery and strict protocols to ensure no cross contamination.

Our gluten free breads are made from scratch using our own blends of flours which we have painstakingly developed. No premix here. They are high in protein rather than high in starch. Which means they are tasty, healthy and just fantastic to eat!

Our sourdough breads are crusty, delicious and, well, you know, sourdough. No bakers yeast. No bread improver. No emulsifiers. No chemicals. Just flour, water and a dash of salt.

We have a LOT of new page followers over the last few days. So Hi! and thanks for joining us. And a little introduction....
11/06/2026

We have a LOT of new page followers over the last few days. So Hi! and thanks for joining us. And a little introduction. Us is me Phil, and my wife Felicity, we are the proud owners of The Local Loaf, and our wonderful staff, who turn up every day.

The story of The Local Loaf really started almost 6 years ago when I decided to become a baker, having started life as a lawyer. I learned as much as I could about sourdough and we built a little bakery in our shed at Basket Range.

Felicity was then diagnosed as Coeliac, so she decided that we should set up a separate gluten free bakery.

We've mostly sold our bread and other goods at Farmers markets, but early last year we thought it would be a good idea to open a cafe. So The Local Loaf was born. We wanted it to be comfortable, relaxed, friendly and welcoming. And a place where Coeliacs could get delicious food safely. But not just for Coeliacs. We wanted all of our food, gluten free and wheat based, to be equally delicious, without compromise.

To all our customers, thank you for your support. To our new page followers, thanks for joining us and we hope to meet you soon.

Felicity has been creating in our gluten free bakery again. This time she's come up with a perfectly delicious Basque ch...
10/06/2026

Felicity has been creating in our gluten free bakery again. This time she's come up with a perfectly delicious Basque cheesecake. If you know your Basque cheesecakes you'll know that the dark chocolatey layer on top is not chocolate. It's a delicious bitter sweet layer of scorched cheesecake, from being baked in a superhot oven. Come try a piece and let us know if we should make more.

Well have a few of these little bundles of joy in this morning
05/06/2026

Well have a few of these little bundles of joy in this morning

Enough rain already? Sick of the gloom? We are too. We have a cure. Check out our new ham and cheese croissants! I rolle...
03/06/2026

Enough rain already? Sick of the gloom? We are too. We have a cure. Check out our new ham and cheese croissants! I rolled the ham and cheese in when I was shaping the croissants. Then baked fresh this morning. Rather than the usual slice open a croissant, add some ham and cheese and heat in a sandwich press. They are truly delicious and will probably chase the rain clouds away all on their own! Paired with a coffee we are probably looking at lasting World peace.

Bread tomorrow and all weekend. Gluten free and traditional sourdough. No additives.
21/05/2026

Bread tomorrow and all weekend. Gluten free and traditional sourdough. No additives.

Address

2 L'Estrange Street
Glenside, SA

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 3pm
Tuesday 6am - 3pm
Wednesday 6am - 3pm
Thursday 6am - 3pm
Friday 6am - 3pm
Saturday 8am - 2pm
Sunday 8am - 2pm

Telephone

+61402058160

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