Nelsons Bakery is a bakery at 27/45 Rata Street in Inglewood, New Plymouth, with a Google rating of 3.8 from 89 reviews. Customers mention pies most often, along with sausage rolls and mince pies, and reviews are mixed, with praise for the steak and cheese pie and some find the pies dry.
A good pie bakery is judged on its pastry and filling, so a crisp base and a generous, well-seasoned filling are the first things to notice. Pies are best eaten warm, and many regulars ask for extra gravy or sauce if they prefer a moister filling. Mornings usually offer the widest choice, while later in the day some lines may have sold out. The quickest way to judge a bakery is to see which items sell out first, since that often shows where the quality is strongest.
Its Rata Street shop makes it a handy stop for a pie or sausage roll on the way through Inglewood.