Te Awa Dairy is a dairy and ice cream shop at 23 Ellison Street in Napier South, Napier. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 30 reviews. Reviewers mention the fresh pies kept warm, the lovely service and the handy range of everyday items such as milk and bread. One reviewer found the shopkeeper unsettling, and another said the shop has been robbed.
A good dairy or ice cream shop is judged on quick, friendly service and on the freshness of what sits in the cabinet. Ice cream is best bought on the day you want to eat it, and it helps to ask the shopkeeper how long a tub has been out of the freezer. Pies and sausage rolls in a warmer are best eaten soon after they are bought. Regulars often pop in for milk or bread on the way past, so the shop is part of their routine.
For a warm pie or a quick top-up in Napier South, this dairy on Ellison Street is a handy stop next to the bakery and takeaways.