A rural dairy on State Highway 1 at Manakau, near Levin in the Horowhenua, run by a chef owner. It is open 6am to 6pm on weekdays and 8am to 6pm at weekends. The shop is known for ice cream cones and real-fruit ice cream, thick shakes, and meat pies, pasties and sausage rolls. Dairy-free smoothies are also on offer, along with salads dressed with vinaigrette, mayonnaise or aioli, and toastable sandwiches. The menu changes with the seasons and uses local, in-season products where possible. Orders can be phoned ahead on the shop's landline, and the website asks for at least 15 minutes' notice. Reusable cups and lunchboxes are encouraged. The owner offers limited catering: morning and afternoon teas, school lunches, ready-made meals and vegetable preparation, with orders picked up and customers bringing their own containers. Shoppers praise the friendly, helpful service, the pies, and the ice cream in a cone. One visitor says a burger van next to the dairy made the best burger they have had in a long time. Our pick in Manakau for a pie and an ice cream on a drive north.