Champion Bakery Cafe is a bakery and cafe at 93 Rodney Street in Wellsford, rated 4.1 from 368 Google reviews. Pies are the item mentioned most, including the bacon and egg and steak and cheese, along with custard donuts. Reviewers call it a road-trip stop, praising the steak, jalapeño and cheese pie, the mince and cheese and the sausage roll, though one found some other pies needed work.
A good bakery is judged by its pies. Look for crisp, golden pastry, generous filling rather than mostly gravy, and a pie that arrives hot. A mince and cheese is a fair test, so try one if it is your first visit. Pies are best eaten soon after they come out of the warmer, and regulars often ask what has just been baked. Travellers on a long drive can also check the cabinet for sausage rolls and donuts.
For a pie on the road north, Champion Bakery Cafe on Rodney Street in Wellsford is an easy stop.