Baker's Diary — Restaurant in Whau

Keep an eye out for the sign by the road so that you know if they are open or not. They are very easy to miss if you don't know where they are. There are a few parking spots outside the shop. Although there isn't any table inside, there are a couple outside. The bakery has most of their items in the cabinets. They have both room temperature and hot food. I was wanting to try the curry chicken katsu pie but they didn't have them on Saturday morning. I did end up trying the curry pan, melon pan and the mentiko french bread. The bread was really nice. Although they were cold they were soft and tasty. The mentiko bread was very interesting, salty, fishy and creamy. It was a nice bakery for something a bit different...

Well well well what can I say? Best bakery in Auckland is what I say! Japanese takes on kiwi classics make for a real treat. I have not had a pie here without beaming from ear to ear. GET THE KATSU CHICKEN PIE you will be charmed. GET THE STAKE ALE AND CHEESE PIE my lord it is good. The quality of the steak and the meaty chunks really set it apart from all other steak pies I've had. GET ALL OF THE SANDWICHES the steak sandwich featuring the Japanese mayo is to die for. All of the sandwiches come in the excellently baked sourdough bread. The service is so pro, if they have run out of sandwiches just ask what they are making through the back! I...

Been living in Avondale for years and never even knew this place existed! Drove to work and saw the sign “artisan bread and pie”, they had me at artisan lol. Woke up Saturday morning drove in to the quiet industrial part of Rosebank (busy during weekdays) and found myself in a nice minimalistic deco front shop of a commercial bakery. Everything looked amazing but I just wanted to try a few things before I buy anymore! The croissants is great; crispy outer nicely even layers on the cross section. Nice buttery taste, but not too decadent or greasy that you would never want to have another...