Bhana's Foodmarket & Takeaways is a dairy with a takeaway counter on Awhitu Road, on the rural Awhitu Peninsula south-west of Auckland, and it holds a strong 4.7 Google rating.
In country districts, a good dairy is the everything-stop: milk and bread, an ice cream after school, hot food on the way home from the beach. Regulars tend to judge one by the takeaway counter as much as the shelves, since a steady queue at the fryer is the surest sign of local approval. A well-stocked chiller and fresh bread tell you a lot about how a dairy is run. Out on rural roads it also pays to check opening hours before you set off, as small dairies keep hours to suit their neighbourhood rather than the city.
Set on the peninsula's main road, Bhana's is a handy stop for anyone bound for the Manukau Heads lighthouse or the regional park, and its 4.7 rating suggests the locals agree.