Peppermint Twist is an old-style milk bar and dessert parlour on Te Atatū Road, in the Te Atatū Peninsula area of West Auckland, and it keeps a retro feel with booth seating and a handwritten menu. Its sundaes and thickshakes are the main draw, with a Banana Split and a Chocolate Cake Sundae among the favourites. A slushie machine adds to the choice. You can eat in at the booths or take food away.
Customers say the flavours are good, the milkshakes are thick and satisfying, and the prices are reasonable. Some say the room is plain but clean and tidy, and that the host is friendly. There is plenty of parking outside the shop, and the website says the opening hours are long. Families with children are a common sight, and several customers say they stop in on the way home. Open Locally lists it under ice cream shops, so it is a place for an evening treat as well as a family outing.