The Holy Roast is a cafe on Wairoa River Road in Te Puna, in the Western Bay of Plenty. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 21 reviews, and reviews are mixed. Reviewers praise the coffee, the pies and sausage rolls, the donuts on Fridays, and the friendly staff. One reviewer waited about ten minutes for two coffees and went elsewhere.
A good coffee cart or small cafe is judged on speed as well as the cup, so it helps to check how busy the queue is before you order. Pies and sausage rolls taste best hot from the warmer, and it is worth asking when the batch was made. Ordering a few things at once can save a second trip to the counter.
For a coffee, a pie or a sausage roll on Wairoa River Road in Te Puna, this cafe is a stop reviewers say is worth the wait at busy times.