Baked in-store, every day
Bread, pies, pastries and cakes are made from scratch in the Thirroul bakehouse each morning - the way the Flemings always did it.
Our story
From Flemings Cakes to Sareven — over 40 years of village baking.
Sareven Bakehouse has been a cornerstone of Thirroul Village since 1983. Two generations of bakers, the same ovens, the same commitment to bread and pastry made from scratch each morning.
Two chapters, one village bakery
- 1983
Flemings Cakes opens in Thirroul
Rick and Carol Fleming open the bakery in Thirroul Village on the NSW Illawarra coast. For more than 35 years it becomes a local institution for bread, pies and old-fashioned cakes.
- 2010
A pastry chef and his wife take the reins
Pastry Chef Steve White and his wife Sarah purchase the bakery. The new name - Sareven - is a blend of Sarah and Steven. They continue the Flemings tradition of daily in-store baking.
- Today
Award-winning pies and hand-crafted sweets
The bakehouse is celebrated regionally for its award-winning traditional and gourmet pies, fresh sourdough, and a rotating case of tarts, cakes and pastries. Rated 4.4 to 4.5 out of 5 across review platforms and ranked among Thirroul's top dining spots on TripAdvisor.
What stays the same
Small bakehouse values
Award-winning pies
Our traditional and gourmet pies have earned a reputation across the Illawarra. They're the reason many locals start their day with us.
Old-fashioned classics
Sponge cakes, neenish tarts, vanilla slices, Chelsea tea buns - the timeless favourites you remember, still made the traditional way.
A local landmark
Part of Thirroul Village life.
Whether you’ve just stepped off the South Coast Line, finished a swim at the beach, or are walking the pram up the hill, the bakehouse door is open. Our Instagram bio sums it up: “pies cakes bread coffee — everything made and baked in-store located in iconic Thirroul village.”
Where to find us
Shop 1, 367 Lawrence Hargrave Drive
Thirroul NSW 2515