Udaya Bakehouse is a home bakery at 12 Novak Place in Māngere, Auckland, specialising in Sri Lankan baking. It holds a Google rating of 4.8 from 42 reviews, and reviewers often mention the Sri Lankan food, the catering and the short eats. Reviewers praise the food quality and how the dishes were presented at events.
A good Sri Lankan bakery is judged on its short eats, such as fish buns, egg rolls and savoury patties, which should be crisp outside and well filled inside. Roast bread and other baked items are best eaten fresh, so it helps to ask about the day's batch. Home bakeries often take orders for parties, and ordering a few days ahead helps them plan the baking. When choosing one, look at how the pastry holds its shape and whether the fillings taste fresh.
For short eats for a birthday or a catered event in Māngere, it is a bakery worth ordering from on Novak Place.