Herne Bay Bakery is a bakery at 192 Jervois Rd in Ponsonby, Auckland, with a Google rating of 4.6 from 125 reviews.
A bakery in a busy inner-city suburb is judged on its morning bread and pastries, which should be fresh and well made before the café crowd arrives. Weekend mornings are busiest in this part of the city, so an early visit gives the widest choice. Many regulars order a loaf to take home along with a pastry for the walk. Choosing a bakery often comes down to the quality of its croissants and whether the staff know what is fresh that day.
For a morning pastry or a loaf to take home on Jervois Road, it is a well-reviewed bakery in Ponsonby.