If you think this is just a plain old pie shop you are exceeding misguided, it is a purveyor of exceptional baked goods pies being just some of them, the cream buns are a gastronomic delight and should be brought in bulk and never as a single one is NEVER enough, the pie which they are legendary for should also be sold in at least pairs for the sake of humanity, you only have to go a couple of minutes down the road and watch the depressing faces of people eating them as they drive past realizing they only brought one. So if you go past and they are open and you don't stop for anything you should hold your head in shame. Easily one of my top three bakeries...
Read moreMy friend and I recently visited this bakery after a terrible Jimmy’s Pie experience in Dunedin.
We thought about giving it another opportunity.
Our 4/5 is a culmination of a few factors, however this is what we had:
Mince pie 5/10 Lamb shank pie 6/10 Beef and chilli 9/10 Vanilla slice 6/10
**NB - we weren’t allowed to use a 7.
Overall , finding the bakery was good experience where we could enjoy the scenery and the food.
I would 100% recommend dropping in and trying a few pies.
Oh - the staff are pretty...
Read moreI'm going to review even though I haven't been to the shop in years. I live in Australia now but as soon as I got off the plane the first thing I looked for was a Jimmy's Pie. That's the one thing I crave all the time. I even told my daughter partner all about them so much that he bought one and now he's addicted too. When we leave central on Wednesday for Dunedin we will be stopping in for our fill of pies. Thanks Jimmy for making the best pie all those years ago and for keeping the original recipe that...
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