Daily Bread — Belmont — Restaurant in Devonport-Takapuna

I grew up in rural Pennsylvania between an Amish Farm and a Menonite farm (we are Quaker); all Christian religions and all of us many generations ago from Germany.

The Stollen made (a family, household tradition) and eaten then (1960's-1970's) was different to the many Stollens I have eaten in Australia and New Zealand since my arrival here for University (I never returned to the USA) in 1974.

The Stollen from Daily Bread is so good I almost feel with each bite I am transported to a different place and time repeating Christmas memories long buried in my mind.

Unreal, unbelievable and worth driving down Lake rd (does anyone drive down Lake rd? Cars walk; I digress) for this extremely delightful and wonderfully genuine seasonal loaf.

I can tell you time travel does exist but you will need a bite of the Daily Breads stolen to do it. Otherwise, buy eat, enjoy and never buy a grocery store or Farro...

I use to come before getting my children from school and the food is delicious. However, there two things that bother me:

The most important is a matter of hygiene, because I’ve seen several times, people making / rolling the dough with uncovered beard and head and I find it disgusting.

So would it be possible to make sure every employee, especially those preparing the food, has their head and beard (if applicable) covered at all time?

The other issue is about hours: I find it really disappointing that the shop is closed when kids get out of school. They could buy their afternoon snack before coming back home! How about closing at...

Walked over with the dogs after seeing their latest bread on Instagram (Hazelnut Pain au Chocolat). It was like a giant Ferrero Rocher choccy with layers of pastry. Very good, very filling. Could not resist the sweet corn habenero toastie, and it was absolutely scrumptious. It was difficult choosing from the many different offerings they had. Had to convince myself that I could just walk over another day. Couple of free parking spots in front. Roadside free parking along Eversleigh. It was crowded at 9am but mostly takeouts. Service was excellent, and we got our orders within 15 minutes. Highly recommend and would...