Olivers — Restaurant in Waikato

6 years ago, something happened to change the whole course of my life. I tasted a doussant. 14 years old and naive, I walked into Oliver's with my cousins, poking fun at their Kiwi accent because my Australian accent is of course vastly superior. Going on Weston's recommendation, we all got doussants. At this point I was still ignorant about the life altering moment about to occur. After making the short drive home, we all grabbed a doussant each. I took one bite and my whole world starting gyrating wildly. Time seemed to slow down and the only thing that mattered was the divine taste and textures melding in my mouth, bringing together the delicate layers of the croissant and an improved, incredible taste of the doughnut. Since then, I have dreamed about those doussants many times. One day I will go back to New Zealand and experience again the indescribable sensation of ingesting a doussant. None of this is exaggerated at all, and for once I am not being sarcastic. I have tried a zillion million yum things in my life and nothing has ever come close to the Almighty Doussant. Please buy one and see...

When going to a bakery I want fast service because let's face it, it's not that difficult to put something in a brown paper bag. However, on this occasion, on a normal Thursday morning, it seemed like the 2 staff working in Olivers couldn't handle having 4 customers in their shop. The service was exceptionally slow to the point I had to give up as I was running late for work as it was. Don't get me wrong, the food looked beautiful! I had my eye on a nice loaf of bread and a jam doughnut to see me through my day at work. That was until I saw the flys buzzing around stuck in the cabinets, landing on the food. That's ultimately why I decided that I would rather not eat lunch than wait however long more for...

Great food and coffee to go. Easy to miss from the road, but look out for the 'Bait' sign on the left as you leave Thames. It's right next door. Easy off street parking just pull in. No inside seating, but there is a bench seat outside. This place is really food to go. I was there late in the day so settled for a sandwich and coffee. Coffee very smooth and the dark brown bread sandwich with ham, cheese and pickle was surprisingly good. I will be back to try out more from...