Holiday Bakery is a bakery at 359b Lake Rd in Hauraki, on Auckland's North Shore. It currently holds a Google rating of 2.6, so a quick look at recent reviews is a sensible step before calling in.
A neighbourhood bakery stands or falls on its ovens, and the most useful thing a customer can know is timing: bread and pies come out in batches, often from early morning, and the first trays of the day are usually the pick of them. Asking what is baked on site rather than brought in is a fair question at any bakery, and the answer tells you a lot about what to order. Regulars learn the rhythm of their local — hot loaves early, savouries around lunchtime — and time their visits to suit.
For Hauraki locals and anyone passing along Lake Rd, Holiday Bakery is the neighbourhood bakery at hand.