Reverence Sourdough & Cafe

05/2025: “A good breakfast is important,” I say to my dining companion to justify driving more than a hundred kilometres from Coonabarabran to Gunnedah before our first coffee. Reverence Sourdough captured my attention on our last trip to Tamworth. A conversation with owner, Renee Neale, uncovered that flour from her husband’s Wholegrain Milling, is the through-line in all Sydney the bakeries I love. And what better way to explore it than with breakfast, where bread plays such a central role? The house-made sourdough makes the ham toastie ($15) a formidable handful of food. But the sourdough isn’t punishingly crusty, allowing the ham, spinach, cheese and peri peri mayo. interior to speak. Locally-made corned beef is also presented as a plump golden toastie ($15) with the same spinach and cheese and a gentle, breakfast-friendly relish. If we’d been smart enough to share just one of them, we’d have had room to try more than banana bread ($9.50) with our coffees. Taken as strong flat whites ($5.30/each), they were made on Floozy Coffee beans roasted in Newcastle for a blend called Lucky Stars. Reverence isn’t a cheap place for breakfast, but the offerings are all made in-house, substantially proportioned, and easily shared. Everything we ate was excellent (it’s in the flour, I tell you). We left bearing a bag of Berkelo sourdough pasta, and we finally tried the ancient grain khorasan macaroni last night. The sourdough fermentation makes the pasta feel light on the stomach—even against a heavy, meat-based Korean-inspired pasta sauce—and ensures it’s easy to digest! 03/2024: The sourdough ($11/loaf) at Reverence Sourdough is excellent. Lucky, as I drove nearly eighty kilometres out of my way to Gunnedah to get my hands on some, after eating it for breakfast at The Workshop in the Powerhouse Hotel in Tamworth. Greeted at the counter by proprietor and baker, Renee Neale, an important piece of the sourdough puzzle fell into place. You see I only love the bread from three sourdough bakers: Penny Fours, Iggy’s and Honorbread, and when I said as much, the counter-hand smiled and said: “They all buy their flour from us.” Ditto my beloved Silver Creek sourdough crumpets, I’m told. So Wholegrain Milling Co flours are the link: a family-owned business run by Renee and her husband Craig Neale producing certified organic and sustainable flours that are locally milled in Gunnedah. Here they’re hand-moulded and fermented for more than 24-hours, and they sold as fast as Renee can bake them (our loaves were still warm).

The best toasted sandwich I've had in a long while.. they make Sourdough bread for alot of nice restaurants in Tamworth and supply many business in the neighbouring towns with some of the best Sourdough bread so they must be doing something right.. great selection of pastries and great coffee.. they are a paddock to plate business using local grain milled and processed in Gunnedah.. You can also buy Bakers flour both white and wholegrain in up to 5kg bags but they may sell larger bags if you ask.. the flour is amazing to cook with :)

Great coffee, too many yummy cakes had to buy a takeaway cake as well as a loaf of bread. If travelling park at park and short walk across highway.

My parents had a lovely experience here, sharing sweet stories with the owner. The quality of products is very high and treats were tasty! Thank you for your hospitality, will be returning when passing through next!

Great local cafe. Plenty of room to relax, with the smell of fresh bread and pastries throughout. Had the almond croissant, ham and cheese toasted sandwich. The baked goods and sandwiches are top notch - buttery, flaky, and worth the splurge - while the coffee is excellent. Friendly staff make it an easy spot to linger in Gunnedah.

My wife and I have been travelling interstate and passed through Gunnedah twice in the past couple of weeks. Renee’s sourdough toasties and blueberry and raspberry muffins were the best we have ever tasted - absolutely delicious - and the toasties were made-to-order for us. The staff were very friendly and helpful too! So we will definitely return when travelling through Gunnedah again, and would highly recommend Reverence Sourdough & Cafe to anyone who is looking for tasty food at a reasonable price!

Good looking range of pastries. Got the caramel slice which was (the only) gluten free option. It was delicious. Only gripe is that there weren’t prices on anything and I was surprised at the price of things when we went to pay - city prices! Seems to be popular with the local groups for coffee catch ups though!