The Village Bakery Cafe Piopio — Restaurant in Waikato

This place was comfort packed into one. We stopped there at 9am in the morning. All the food was out, fresh and warm. Now we got the pork and watercress pie, mince, bacon and cheese pie, butter chicken pie and a custard slice. One word.. WOW! The flavours of each pie stood out like a cow in a sheep field. The watercress was beautiful and the texture was perfect. The cheese and bacon in the mince pie connected together and gave out the most beautiful taste. The combo was delightful. The butter chicken pie had melt in the mouth shredded chicken, so it wasn’t hard to eat. Don’t even get me started on the pastry, it was crispy, buttery and flakey. My mouth is watering just writing about it. The custard square was worth the price. It was neat, the pastry at the bottom was not soggy, great custard and the icing on top just finished off this sweet sensation. I must add, the temperature of the pie was not super hot, the temperature meant you could bite into the delicacy without burning your mouth. Perfect for driving. Overall, each item was baked to perfection. The lovely man at the counter told us which pie was which when we forgot. If you are looking for a amazing bakery in NZ, this is the one to come too. Clean and neat. Delicious and classic. I would drive from Australia just...

I have NEVER been as lost for words... stopped for something to eat at Cloverleaf cafe in Piopio. I accidentally dropped a lasagne on the dirty matting floor (farmer area, so expected). He takes it off me, goes and puts it in the deep fryer. I'm so gobsmacked I forget my order, but ordered a coffee. Kitchenhand/cook takes it out of the fryer, drains it and puts it back in the cabinet. I take my coffee, replacement lasagne and out to the car. Where lo and behold, there's an insect on it. Is this another case of dropped food with a passenger? I take it back in, demand a refund, tell him after seeing what was done with the one I dropped. He then tells me they always do that and why should he give me a refund? And as I said, you cannot do filthy things like that - and as you are going to sell what I dropped, who are you to speak of charging me?? I got my money back, but I will never, ever go back. And seriously, why would anyone? This needs...

We found it on the side of the road. Very popular, people were in and out the whole hour we had stopped over. Its expensive but im not suprised being a small store. The service was really chill and relaxed, outdoor seating, beautiful weather. We even got free tomato sauce which i felt was a bonus. Burgers are fresh, fried muscles were not nice at all. I added my fish and scallop to my burger. Hit the spot. The guy serving us 10/10...