Tran Bakery is a small bakery at 233 Great South Rd in Drury, south of Auckland. It holds a Google rating of 4.1 from 154 reviews. Customers mention pies most of all, including butter chicken and fish pies, along with cream donuts, mud cake, filled rolls and coffee. Reviewers describe the shop as clean and the service as friendly.
A good bakery bakes fresh through the morning, so pies, pastries and bread are at their best soon after they come out of the oven. Pie fillings should be generous, with real chunks of meat and a rich gravy under crisp pastry, and a bakery that sells filled rolls and sandwiches suits a quick lunch. Arriving earlier gives you the widest choice, since popular items can sell out by afternoon. Regulars ask what has just come out, and they often pick up a few extras to share at work or on a long drive.
For travellers on Great South Road and for Drury locals, Tran Bakery is a handy stop for a pie, a coffee and something sweet.