Sunday Roast Pakuranga

About Sunday Roast Pakuranga

Charms Roast & Salad Bar on Pakuranga Road is a dedicated roast carvery and takeaway serving the classic New Zealand roast dinner any night you don't feel like cooking one. Every roast meal — pork, lamb, beef, pork belly or roast chicken — comes with potatoes, pumpkin, kumara, peas, carrot and plenty of gravy, with mint sauce for the lamb and apple sauce for the pork. A 4.4 rating on its online ordering listing reflects a loyal local following.

The menu stretches well beyond the dinner plate. At lunchtime the same meats turn up in roast rolls, sandwiches and pita pockets, and there's a deep fried chicken section for anyone who prefers their bird crispy — drumsticks, thighs and combo meals included. The family plates are a genuine institution: small, medium and large sizes come with counted-out potatoes, kumara and pumpkin, large peas and carrot, gravy and a 1.5-litre bottle of coke, with the large adding 1.2kg of meat and a scoop of hot chips.

Lighter eaters are covered by the Summerfresh salad counter, where you select twelve ingredients and have it served with dressing, meat and two potatoes, with gluten-free, vegetarian, sugar-free and dairy-free choices flagged. Save room for the house-made dessert cabinet — Biscoff cheesecake, warm sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce, chocolate mousse and cinnamon-topped rice pudding — and don't leave without the crackling, the shop's number one top seller.

Ordering runs through the website with secure online payments via Visa, Mastercard and PayPal, and service is pickup only, with the listing showing an 8pm close. Extras like garlic bread, hot chips, extra gravy and every vegetable side are there if the plate needs bulking out, plus a shelf of ten sauces from horseradish to hot chilli.

Charms Roast & Salad Bar: Proper Roast Dinners, Family Plates and House-Made Desserts in Pakuranga

On Pakuranga Road in Auckland's east, Charms Roast & Salad Bar does one thing particularly well: the full New Zealand roast dinner, carved and boxed for takeaway. This is comfort food with its sleeves rolled up — sliced roast meat, golden potatoes, pumpkin and kumara, peas and carrots, all brought together with a proper ladle of gravy.

The heart of the menu is the roast meal. Choose from pork, lamb, beef, pork belly or roast chicken, and every plate lands with the same generous spread of roast vegetables and gravy. The details are where the carvery roots show: lamb arrives with mint sauce, pork with apple sauce. There's a vegetarian roast for meat-free diners and even a potato-and-gravy plate for anyone who believes the spuds are the best part. The online listing carries a 4.4 rating, and the top sellers list tells you what the regulars order — pork, chicken and beef roast meals, with crackling sitting proudly at number one.

Not Just Dinner

Come midday, the same roast meats get repackaged for the lunch run. Roast rolls stuff beef, pork, lamb, chicken or pork belly into a soft roll with mesclun, onion and gravy. Sandwiches pair the meats with salad and gravy, and pita pockets offer a hand-held version for the walk back to the office.

If roast isn't everyone's thing, the deep fried chicken side of the menu steps in: drumsticks, thighs and combo packs, or a full fried chicken meal served — in keeping with house style — with roast vegetables and gravy.

Feeding the Whole Table

The family plates are where Charms really earns its name. A small family plate comes with eight potatoes, four kumara, four pumpkin, large peas and carrot, large gravy and a 1.5-litre bottle of coke. Step up to medium and the potatoes grow to twelve; the large adds 1.2kg of meat, sixteen potatoes, eight kumara, eight pumpkin and a scoop of hot chips. It's a Sunday-roast spread without the washing up.

Lighter appetites are looked after too, via the Summerfresh counter. Build a salad meal by choosing twelve ingredients, then have it served with dressing, meat and two potatoes. The menu flags gluten-free, vegetarian, sugar-free and dairy-free choices, so mixed dietary needs around one table are easy to manage.

Save Room for Dessert

The dessert cabinet is all house-made, and it rewards the wait. The Biscoff cheesecake layers crumb, a smooth creamy cheesecake and biscoff sauce; the sticky date pudding comes warm with hot butterscotch sauce; there's chocolate mousse and a cinnamon-topped rice pudding for old-school types. A shelf of ten sauces — from horseradish and mint to hot chilli and BBQ — rounds out the customising.

Ordering and Pickup

Charms runs on online ordering: build your basket on the website, pay securely with Visa, Mastercard or PayPal, and collect in store — service is pickup only. The listing shows the shop closing at 8pm, which makes it a realistic stop on the way home from work. You'll find it at 102 Pakuranga Road in Pakuranga, with garlic bread, hot chips, extra gravy and every vegetable side available as extras if the plate needs bulking out.

It's an unpretentious formula done consistently: honest roast meat, the full trimmings, family portions worked out to the potato, and a dessert cabinet with genuine effort behind it. For East Auckland households that want a roast without the two-hour prep — or anyone who reckons crackling deserves top billing — this Pakuranga Road spot has the answer down.

Signature items

• Pork Roast Meal
• Lamb Roast Meal
• Roast Chicken Roast Meal
• Beef Roast Meal
• Crackling
• Large Family Plate

Menu

Drinks

• Soft Drink (330ml Can) — A chilled can of soft drink.
• Lipton Ice Tea 500ml — Bottled iced tea.
• Soft Drink (1.5L Bottle) — A large bottle, ideal alongside the family plates.
• Keri Apple Juice 1L — A one-litre bottle of apple juice.
• Bundaberg 375ml — Bundaberg brewed soft drink.
• Fresh Up 1L — A one-litre Fresh Up juice.

Extras

• Crackling — Crispy pork crackling, the shop's top seller.
• Garlic Bread — A warm garlic bread side.
• Potato — An extra single roast potato.
• Hot Chips — A scoop of hot chips.
• Gravy — Extra gravy on the side.
• Kumara — Extra roasted kumara.
• Peas and Carrots — Extra peas and carrots.
• Pumpkin — Extra roasted pumpkin.

Sauces

• Mint Sauce — The classic partner for roast lamb.
• Apple Sauce — Sweet apple sauce made for roast pork.
• Honey Mustard — Sweet-tangy honey mustard.
• Aioli Sauce — Creamy garlic aioli.
• Hot Chilli Sauce — For those who like extra heat.
• Tomato Sauce — The classic standby.
• Mayonnaise — Creamy mayonnaise.
• Horseradish Sauce — Sharp horseradish, great with beef.
• Sweet Chilli Sauce — Sweet with a chilli kick.
• BBQ Sauce — Smoky barbecue sauce.

Sandwiches

• Beef Sandwich — Sliced roast beef with salad and gravy.
• Pork Sandwich — Sliced roast pork with salad and gravy.
• Lamb Sandwich — Sliced roast lamb with salad and gravy.
• Chicken Sandwich — Roast chicken with salad and gravy.
• Vegetarian Sandwich — A meat-free filling with salad and gravy.

Roast Meals

• Pork Roast Meal — Roast pork with potatoes, pumpkin, kumara, peas, carrot and gravy, plus apple sauce.
• Lamb Roast Meal — Roast lamb with the full roast vegetable spread, gravy and mint sauce.
• Beef Roast Meal — Sliced roast beef with potatoes, pumpkin, kumara, peas, carrot and gravy.
• Pork Belly Roast Meal — Roast pork belly served with roast vegetables and gravy.
• Potato and Gravy Roast Meal — A meat-free plate of roast potatoes smothered in gravy.
• Vegetarian Roast Meal — The full roast vegetable plate and gravy, no meat.

Roast Rolls

• Beef Roast Rolls — Roast beef with mesclun, onion and gravy in a roll.
• Pork Roast Rolls — Roast pork with mesclun, onion and gravy in a roll.
• Lamb Roast Rolls — Roast lamb with mesclun, onion and gravy in a roll.
• Chicken Roast Roll — Roast chicken with mesclun, onion and gravy in a roll.
• Pork Belly Roll — Pork belly with mesclun and gravy in a roll.

Summerfresh

• Salad Meal — Select 12 ingredients; served with salad, dressing, meat and 2 potatoes.

Family Meals

• Small Family Plate — 8 potatoes, 4 kumara, 4 pumpkin, large peas & carrot, large gravy and a 1.5L coke.
• Medium Family Plate — 12 potatoes, 4 kumara, 4 pumpkin, large peas & carrot, large gravy and a 1.5L coke.
• Large Family Plate — 1.2kg of meat, 16 potatoes, 8 kumara, 8 pumpkin, peas & carrot, gravy, coke and hot chips.

Pita Pockets

• Lamb Pita Pocket — Roast lamb tucked into a soft pita.
• Pork Pita Pocket — Roast pork tucked into a soft pita.
• Beef Pita Pocket — Roast beef tucked into a soft pita.
• Chicken Pita Pocket — Roast chicken tucked into a soft pita.
• Vegetarian Pita Pocket — A meat-free pita pocket.

Roast Chicken

• Roast Chicken Roast Meal — Roast chicken with potatoes, pumpkin, kumara, peas, carrot and gravy.
• Roast Chicken — A roast chicken on its own, ready to carve at home.

Homemade Desserts

• Homemade Biscoff Cheesecake — Biscoff crumb, smooth creamy cheesecake layer, biscoff sauce and crumb topping.
• Homemade Sticky Date Pudding — Moist sticky date pudding served warm with hot butterscotch sauce.
• Homemade Chocolate Mousse — A house-made chocolate mousse.
• Homemade Rice Pudding — Creamy, thick rice pudding with cinnamon sprinkled on top.

Deep Fried Chicken

• Chicken Drumstick — A single crispy fried drumstick.
• Chicken Thigh — A single piece of fried chicken thigh.
• Chicken Combo — A fried chicken combo pack.
• Fried Chicken Meals — Fried chicken served with potatoes, pumpkin, kumara, peas, carrots and gravy.
• Chicken Thigh Combo — One drumstick, one thigh and four potatoes.
• Drumstick Combo — Two drumsticks and a serving of hot chips.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Charms Roast & Salad Bar located?

At 102 Pakuranga Rd, Pakuranga, Auckland 2010, in Auckland's eastern suburbs.

Can I dine in, or is it takeaway only?

Online ordering is pickup only — place your order on the website and collect it in store.

What comes with a roast meal?

Every roast meal is served with potatoes, pumpkin, kumara, peas, carrot and gravy. Lamb comes with mint sauce and pork with apple sauce.

Do you have options for groups or families?

Yes — small, medium and large family plates come with counted portions of roast vegetables, large gravy and a 1.5L bottle of coke. The large adds 1.2kg of meat and hot chips.

Are there vegetarian or gluten-free options?

There's a vegetarian roast meal, pita pocket and sandwich, and the Summerfresh salad meal lets you pick 12 ingredients, with gluten-free, vegetarian, sugar-free and dairy-free options flagged on the menu.

What payment methods are accepted?

Secure online payments via Visa, Mastercard and PayPal.

What time does the shop close?

The online listing shows the store closing at 8pm; check the ordering page for current hours before you head over.

Tips

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Good to know

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