Viands Brothers Bakery is a bakery at 80 Lyon Street in Kihikihi, Waipa, close to Te Awamutu. It has a 4.6 rating from 1,033 Google reviews. Reviewers call it a must-stop for anyone passing through and mention pies most of all, including mince and cheese, along with rewana bread, sausage rolls, donuts, cream donuts, cronuts and chocolate eclairs. Some note a busy atmosphere, outdoor seating and that veggie pies can run out.
A good bakery lives on early baking, so the best choice is often the pies, bread and pastries that come out fresh in the morning, before the shelves thin out. Popular lines like pies and filled donuts can sell out by lunchtime, so going earlier gives you the choice of flavours, and anyone who wants a vegetarian option should ask what is available. Rewana, a traditional Māori potato-based bread, is worth asking about if you have not tried it. For a road trip, a bag of pies and sweets to share is a classic stop.
For fresh pies and baking on the way through Kihikihi, Viands Brothers is a well-loved stop.