Unfortunately I was very disappointed with the food I had here.
The tandoori chicken pie had very little flavour. I expected some sort of spice or smokiness, but it just tasted like boiled chicken.
I bought a cheese and ham bun to have the next day. The bun itself is very sweet and the cheese and ham is only on top, there is nothing inside the roll. The bottom got very hard and crusty and I had to cut that off before I could eat it.
The lemon meringue looked amazing. The top was crusty and hard, where I expected a soft meringue. It was also filled with lemon curd, which is the wrong filling if you're calling it a lemon meringue. The pastry was tasty enough.
I ate the custard slice the next day. It was so difficult to eat because of the centre biscuit. Everything just gushed out the sides. The icing sugar biscuit on top was extremely sweet. I couldn't eat it.
The coffee was excellent! Hot. Strong.
Everything looks very appealing and the lady was super friendly. But with everything averaging about $6, it is definitely...
Read moreVery disappointing. Poor quality food, although it looks good at first. Has those sandwiches with all the filling at the front and nothing actually inside. Besides that the taste of the food is not great. I've tried a lot of different things there. Basically would love to eat there but just not appetising. Very friendly service though. Wish they...
Read moreRight in the middle of Helensville main street this bakery and cafe is located next to the old railway station carpark with public toilets right outside. The bakery has a great selection of counter food and nice fresh looking sandwiches. Plenty of seating indoors and a really good coffee. They also do all day...
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