Brown Owl Bakery is a bakery at 28 Maadi Rd in Onekawa, Napier, with a Google rating of 3.8 from 70 reviews. Customers mention pies most often, along with quiche and custard squares, and reviews are mixed, with some criticising the pastry.
Pastry is the test of a bakery, so a good pie should have a golden crust and a filling that holds together rather than running loose. Savoury bakes are often at their best early in the day, before the trays have sat on display for hours. Sweet items such as custard squares and large sponge cakes suit celebrations and office orders, so it is worth asking whether a bakery takes orders. When choosing one, look at the pastry edges and ask when the latest batch was made.
Its Maadi Road shop makes it a local option for pies and sweet bakes in Onekawa.