Seasonal breads
and bake plan.
First pulls, grain choices, and oven steps — a short list refreshed each week at Loafino.
Sourdough · brioche · rolls
Dunedin · artisan bakery · 2018
Freshly baked,
Freshly baked,
made with love,
every / morning.
Loafino — Freshly Baked, Made with Love. Elena, head baker James Whitaker, and our team craft loaves and pastries with quality ingredients and careful hands.
No. 12
LOAF · artisan
4.9 · finishing · Elena
8YR
Bakery since 2018
120+
Loaves baked daily
40
Bread & roll types
4.9
Guest rating
Counter favourites · 2025–26
Four corners
Four corners
guests love.
From shaping to the café line. Tap a card — or browse the full bread list.
Chapter 12
An artisan bakery
An artisan bakery
waits on
Hillside Road.
Loafino opened in 2018: Elena Brooks and head baker James Whitaker built a welcoming bakery. In short: slow fermentation, honest finishing, and new loaves each season.
Dough rests slowly. The oven moves fast. Fresh bread. — James Whitaker, head baker
Welcome to Loafino, where traditional baking meets everyday warmth. From crusty loaves to croissants, every piece is made for flavor, freshness, and joy at your table.
What we bake
Seven tastes.
Seven tastes.
One bakery.
Loaves, lamination, finishing, counter lines, Elena, James, and the café — one oven, one standard. Seasons change; care stays.
Seasonal breads
Pastry finishing.
Glaze, fruit, and sugar — early bakes open the finishing bench.
Elena at counter.
Elena beside you: tips, finishing, and new seasonal flours.
Daily bread line.
Guests ask for warm loaves; you bake to the hour. Fresh orders every morning.
Head baker.
James Whitaker’s recipes: rye, butter, and caramel — signature Loafino flavour.
Bake steps.
Mix, proof, score, steam. Each update adds one honest corner of the menu.
Counter rhythm
and timing.
When to mix, when to pull, how to keep the display full. Loafino waits for you.
Loaf · order · afternoon
How we bake
From recipe
From recipe
to last slice.
Every loaf follows the same path: mix, proof, bake, finish. No stale lists. This is real bread.
- Step 01Recipe — notes, flour, new loaf
- Step 02Mix — water, salt, starter
- Step 03Bake — score, steam, pull
- Step 04Counter — orders, oven, display
- Step 05Finish — glaze, fruit, dust
- Step 06Share — new loaf, smile, table
Bake note · AM
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One bakery,
One bakery,
one address.