Village Bakehouse is a French-inspired bakery at 211 Waimairi Road in Ilam, Christchurch, with a second shop in Mandeville. Its pies, pastries and bread are baked in store, and the pies are hand-crafted with French-style pastry made from NZ flour and real butter. The meat for the pies comes from the neighbouring Ilam Butchery. The croissant range runs from almond frangipane and dark chocolate to vanilla custard, cheese and garlic, and pistachio. It also makes donuts, danishes, eclairs and brioche rolls. The bakery has a new Banoffee Croissant in store at both Ilam and Mandeville.
The bread is baked daily with locally milled flour and no preservatives. The slices and biscuits include a chocolate chip cookie, a shortbread caramel slice and a chocolate crackle-style treat. On Open Locally, Ilam Bakery is the only other bakery within a kilometre, and it is practically next door.