The Roadhouse Lunch Bar & Cafe sits at 7 Rewa Rewa Road in Raumanga, Whangarei — a neighbourhood restaurant in the classic Kiwi lunch-bar mould, holding a 4.0 rating on Google. A good New Zealand lunch bar lives or dies by its cabinet: pies, filled rolls and hot food made fresh each morning, with the popular items often gone well before mid-afternoon. Regulars time their visit for late morning, when the shelves are full and the queue is short. It is quick, unpretentious food — generous portions, and the pie is the true test of the house. Coffee has become part of the deal too, with many lunch bars now pulling shots to rival the suburban cafes. For Raumanga locals and anyone passing along Rewa Rewa Road, The Roadhouse puts that kind of honest, filling lunch within easy reach.