Hotspot Takeaways is a takeaway shop on Water Street in Whangārei, known for a huge range of baked potatoes alongside pasta, wraps, burritos, nachos, burgers and a dedicated kids menu.
The menu is built around variety and customisation — baked potatoes can be filled with anything from mince to smoked fish, gourmet potato options come pre-loaded with dishes like butter chicken or beef curry, and the pasta menu lets customers build their own combination from a choice of sauces and toppings.
Phone orders are welcome, though the shop notes that if the phone isn't answered, it's likely because they're too busy taking orders in person.
On Water Street in Whangārei, Hotspot Takeaways has built its menu around one core idea: give customers plenty of choice, especially when it comes to potatoes. Alongside a sizeable baked potato menu, the shop offers pasta, wraps, burritos, nachos, burgers and a proper kids menu, making it a genuine everyday takeaway option rather than a single-dish specialist.
The baked potato menu sits at the centre of Hotspot's offering. Customers can choose their own fillings — from mince and chilli beef through to smoked fish, tuna mayo, bacon or chorizo — in either a 1-3 filling or 3-6 filling combination, or go bigger with a Large Spud.
For something more composed, the Gourmet Baked Potato range comes pre-loaded with dishes like apricot chicken, chicken satay, chilli con carne, smoked fish and mussel, pork belly with BBQ sauce, lamb casserole, beef curry, butter chicken, chicken curry or roast vege — each served with sour cream and a choice of salad or roast vegetables.
Hotspot's fettuccine pasta menu covers the classics — carbonara, chicken alfredo, and mac and cheese — but also lets customers build their own combination, choosing a base of cheese sauce, mushroom sauce, or tomato and herb sauce, then adding extras like bacon, chicken, spinach, mushroom or pesto.
The wrap menu is extensive, running from a falafel and hummus option through to grilled chicken, chicken satay, butter chicken, bacon and avo, hoki, prawn and avo, lamb and plum, and steak and onion. Burritos come in chilli beef, chilli chicken, or a chilli bean option that can be made vegan on request, all served with sour cream, cheese, chilli sauce and salsa. Nachos follow a similar pattern, with chilli beef, chilli chicken, chilli beans (vegetarian), or mince and tomato, all finished with sour cream.
On the burger side, Hotspot offers beef, chilli beef, lemon pepper chicken, lamb, bacon and egg, hoki, and a veggie option made with a falafel or corn patty and finished with hummus and vegan aioli instead of mayo. All burgers come with tomato, red onion, beetroot relish, tomato sauce, lettuce and mayo as standard, with extras like cheese, avocado or bacon available on top.
Families are well looked after too, with a dedicated kids menu covering chicken nuggets, fish bites, mini hot dogs, a kids burger, a junior spud, and cheesy pasta — all sized and priced for younger appetites.
Beyond the mains, Hotspot's sides list includes chips, potato wedges, kumara chips and wedges (with optional sour cream or bacon and cheese add-ons), battered hoki, lemon pepper squid, vege samosas, hot dogs, garlic bread, and chicken tenders in lemon pepper or chilli flavours.
Hotspot Takeaways is located at 40 Water Street, Avenues, Whangārei 0112, and can be reached on (09) 459 6660. Phone orders are welcome, though the shop notes that if no one answers, it's likely because they're too busy taking orders in person at that moment.
With such a broad menu spanning potatoes, pasta, wraps, burgers and a genuine kids menu, Hotspot Takeaways offers something for pretty much every craving in one stop.