Baked fresh twice weekly in flaky, buttery pastry, the pies here cover traditional kiwi steak combinations as well as coastal flavours like smoked fish in creamy sauce and a seafood mix of fish, surimi, mussels, scallop and prawns. Fillings centre on hearty, locally sourced beef across classic steak, steak and cheese, steak with creamy mushroom sauce, chunky onion, bacon, peppered steak, and steak and veg. The kitchen also turns out mince and mince and cheese, bacon and egg, meaty sausage rolls, and bite-sized savouries sized for lunches or gatherings.
Everything can be bought hot or frozen to take away, collected directly from the counter or delivered if your address falls along their local pie run. Sitting roadside along State Highway 12 in Kaihu just north of Dargaville, it is an essential Northland refuelling stop where traditional small-town batch baking still holds pride of place. Our pick on the kauri coast for stocking up on proper road-trip pies.