Paetiki Bakery Cafe - Taupo

Absolutely delicious pies with an impressive variety of high-quality options. This was my first visit, and I will definitely return in the future. I highly recommend this place if you're looking for a fantastic, satisfying, and hot pie. While the prices are a bit higher than at other places, the quality makes it well worth it.

The pies here are exceptional. I tried the pepper steak in creamy sauce, and it was fantastic. The pastry was buttery, slightly flaky, soft yet crisp – the perfect balance between pastry and filling. The filling was generous but not excessively overflowing, which can sometimes make it difficult to enjoy a pie properly. I wanted to try another one, but I was too full. This place is definitely worth a quick detour, especially if you're hungry!

The best pies I've ever had! Whenever we visit Taupō, we always stop by this place for their pies. My personal favorite is the steak and cheese, but honestly, they're all incredibly tasty. It's a must-visit spot in Taupō!

Another place where we liked it so much, we came back for round 2 while on vacation! They just offer a really simple thing, we put delicious filling into our flaky golden yellow pies. They also have sandwiches, fries, and other things but you come here for those pies! It’s a cafeteria style service where you get a tray and just slide down from each heated display window to the next. You can pick out the delicious goodies that you want to eat and then pay at the end. We absolutely adored their flaky crispy pies that had all sorts of different fillings. A lot of classic combinations such as chicken and mushroom, steak kidney, smoked fish, sweet lamb curry, and butter chicken. It’s hard to have just one. I think my favourite thing I discovered there was their double happy roll. What makes it double happy? It was filled with ground beef on one side and creamy mashed potatoes in the other. Yum yum! There’s nothing fancy about the food but it’s just great great comfort food at a great value. It’s bound to make you smile.

Travelled from UK to Taupo for a pepper steak pie. Well worth the journey. The trout had mince and was equally delighted, briefly.