The Old Flour Shop Bakery sits at 114 Ocean View Road in Oneroa, Waiheke Island, and holds a 4.5 Google rating. Celebration cakes from its small-batch menu are made to order with at least 48 hours' notice, for pickup in Oneroa or delivery across the island; selected cakes can be made without gluten-containing ingredients, and the cabinets are filled daily with pastries, pies, sandwiches, slices and sweet treats.
Bakeries come in two kinds: counter bakeries stocked fresh each morning, and cake kitchens where everything is made to order — many do both. Celebration cakes deserve a few days' thought, as numbers, flavours and timing matter more than people expect. If someone has an allergy, ask early: small shared kitchens handle wheat, nuts and dairy side by side, and a good baker will say plainly what they can't promise.
For birthdays and gatherings on Waiheke, an order-ahead cake from this Oneroa bakery, collected or delivered, makes an easy centrepiece.