Pastry Palace & Bakery is a bakery at 268 Queen Street in Richmond, Tasman, with a Google rating of 4.5 from 111 reviews. Reviewers mention the pies, especially the mince and the potato top, along with the cream doughnuts, custard pies and smoked fish pie. One reviewer found the service abrupt on a visit.
A good pie bakery is judged on its pastry, the balance of its filling and how hot the pie is when it reaches the counter. Potato top pies test how smooth and well seasoned the mash is, while mince pies should have enough meat to carry the flavour. Regulars often pick a favourite and come back to it, so it helps to ask what is best that day. When you choose a bakery, look at the pies on display and notice how the counter staff treat people waiting in line.
For a mince pie or a potato top in Richmond, this Queen Street bakery is worth a visit, especially for a lunchtime pie.