This is fantastic family friendly venue, the meals are affordable, well prepared and generous sizes. The woodfire pizza's are devine, packed with flavor. Staff are incredibly friendly, well presented and always willing to accomodate any dietary preferences

Awesome ribs that you can drool over just looking at others with them, my girls love the play area and pizza's when we go there and love getting ice cream and a drink with a smile

Approximate cost: $20

omg this is the best bakery on the east coast for sure , best coffee food and great costumer service would tell anyone to get on down to the bakery today and get a feed

Approximate cost: $20/30

Went here one night after reading some reviews on Trip Advisor. They were mixed reviews, some of them quite scathing so I decided to find out for myself.

The Bark Mill is a tavern and bakery and museum rolled into one. I ate at the tavern one evening. Certainly a busy place. Good, means it has a good reputation. My advice here though would be if you are a larger group and plan on dining there maybe make a booking!!

5 stars for ambience. I love fireside dining and there are 2 fireplaces in this place, one upstairs and one downstairs. Very much appreciated on this cold spring night!! Place was packed but not really that noisy I thought. Could have comfortably held a conversation had I not been alone.

The menu here is varied, certainly should be something for everyone though I found it a bit difficult to choose from what they had on offer...... it all sounded so good. What's more is that they also had numerous selections on the specials board which made it even harder. Settled on the rib eye steak (regular menu)...... wise move!! Enjoyed every single mouthful of it!! Perfectly cooked too which is something a couple of speacialty steak houses I have been to lately haven't managed to do. Have one small complaint here and that is I thought it could have come with a few more vegetables. Pepper sauce that came with it was awesome. No room for dessert (so perhaps didn't need those extra vegetables ;).

Bakery attached also not bad. Went there for breakfast next morning. Coffee great but could have been hotter. Also could sell Tasmanian yoghurt (Tamar Valley) rather than the Ski or Yoplait they had available. A big disappointment when small businesses don't showcase their regional produce!!

On the whole if you're looking for a GREAT place to eat in Swansea don't look anywhere else.

Approximate cost: $28 average

This was a great place to drop in for a bite to eat or for a drink. We had a snack and a drink in the tavern, which has great decor. It is certainly in keeping with the heritage of the site! Our snack (wedges) was good and the other food that was being brought out to people around us looked good too. The museum is worth a visit and is nicely presented. At one stage we felt a little over run though as a couple of buses stopped in for a rest break. I think this must happen quite often but they stick to the bakery side of the building so in the tavern it wasn't too crazy.

They offer the best coffee I have tasted in the country. I cannot fault their service either, it was awesome! They also have a tavern, which I haven't tried, and a really good museum which is well worth a look. If you find yourself on the east coast of Tasmania, make sure you drop in.