Blagdon Hot Bread Bakery is a bakery at 555 Devon Street West in Blagdon, New Plymouth, rated 4.6 from 252 Google reviews. Reviewers mention pies most often, including bacon and egg and a steak and kumara pie that sells quickly, as well as sausage rolls, chips and apple cinnamon donuts. One lifelong customer calls the pies among Taranaki's best, while another found a bacon and egg pie lukewarm with an undercooked egg.
A good bakery is judged by its pies. Look for crisp, golden pastry, a generous filling and a pie served hot, and ask what has just come out of the oven. Popular flavours can sell out, so go early if you want a particular one. Check a bacon and egg pie is cooked through before you leave, and say so if it is not. Regulars often try a classic first, such as mince and cheese or steak.
For pies and bakery treats in Blagdon, Blagdon Hot Bread Bakery on Devon Street West is a local favourite.