An incredible spot in the very cute town of Te Anau. They have some seating outside but I actually recommend going across the street to the Te Anau Gardens for a beautiful view while you eat (obviously only if the weather is good). I've been obsessed with meat pies since I got to New Zealand and this didn't disappoint. We got 4 things: 1. Chicken Brie and cranberry (seasonal special) 2. Venison and plum sauce 3. Lamb and mint 4. Sausage roll The seasonal Brie and cranberry was by far my favorite with delicious Thanksgiving-esque flavors. Would strongly recommend in you swing by around when they have this. The lamb and venison were incredible. I particularly enjoyed the plum sauce making the venison incredibly tender. All 3 were on the heavier side which matches my palette, but maybe not yours! Side note: the sausage roll was fantastic. One of the better ones I've had in New Zealand! read more

Miles Better Pies - Bakeries Near Me - Te Anau, STL

Can't beat a little local spot for savory & sweet pies with a coffee after a night on the Milford Sound! We popped in for a snack after our boat trip before the lunch spots opened. The meat pie was warm & delicious as was the dessert pie! Perfect size for take away & holding while walking the streets for browsing the local shops. There isn't inside seating, but outside picnic tables. Staff was kind! read more

TRUST US. My partner and I did a taste-test of many of the top-rated hand pies throughout New Zealand and this TOPPED THE LIST! Miles Better Pies deserves all of the awards and recognition for their delicious creations. We tried the creamy chicken. We tried the pepper steak. We tried the mince. We couldn't find a single flaw in any of them. Service is fast and ambiance is minimal - it's a to-go operation so plan to pop a squad on a park bench outside or along the water to enjoy! They're open early but they also close early, so plan ahead and visit for either breakfast or lunch. We got lucky and caught them twice during our 1-night stay - they even held the door open for us before closing up for the day so we could get ONE MORE PIE. Top foodie pick for hand pie in all of NZ! read more

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Decent pies, some interesting flavor options. Breakfast egg and bacon would not recommend but creamy chicken bacon was solid. Open early so you can grab something before heading up to Milford Sound. read more

Miles Better Pies - Outside - Bakeries Near Me - Te Anau, STL

Our favorite pies in New Zealand. The crust was so flakey and buttery. Super yummy!! We took the pies across the street and sat at the lake. A perfect day. read more

While in Te Anau, it's hard to miss the long line to Miles Better Pies! Located on the main street, it offers a variety of fresh mince pies, pastries, and caffeine options. I ordered the vegetarian lentil curry mince pie, which was the only savory vegetarian option (the other vegetarian options are the fruit mince pies). The curry was flavorful and the pie had a decent amount of filling. I would've ordered 2 if I knew how delicious they were! I also ordered a hot chai latte, which wasn't too sweet (how I like it). If you do like your drinks on the sweeter side, you can add syrups for a $1 upcharge. For my lactose intolerant people - the default is dairy milk, and there is also a $1 upcharge for non-dairy options as well. read more

Miles Better Pies - Vegetarian lentil curry mince pie - Bakeries Near Me - Te Anau, STL

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My tour guide said this was the best place for meat pies in all of New Zealand! I've only had two meat pies so far (the other one in Hobbiton), and this one was amazing! I'm glad we're staying the night nearby, because I plan to return to get another one! read more

Our bus driver recommended this place. My steak pie was great and my wife loved her vegetarian pie.

Whenever I travel to NZ, I binge on meat pies - which are just not a thing in the US, sadly. This place had lots of choices, including a fruit pie. I had the venison which was tender and flavorful and not at all gamey. Counter service for pies was really fast, especially for lunch time. Everything is bagged to take away, but there's a little space to eat there. A couple bar seats in front, and a (really) cramped set of tables in the back. Sandwiches are made to order, and we got our 4-year-old a toasted cheese sandwich, though ham and other choices are also available. It took a few minutes to come out, but it was worth waiting for. Gooey melty cheesy heaven squashed between golden flattened bread slices. No restroom, so wash your hands before you come. Also cash only, no cards. read more

Miles Better Pies - Venison pie - Bakeries Near Me - Te Anau, STL

The venison pie is really sad. While there is lots of it, it's just not flavorful. And so it is really gamey. I did like the satay chicken otherwise.... read more

Miles Better Pies - Thai chicken and venison - Bakeries Near Me - Te Anau, STL

Satay chicken was amazing and our favorite hands down. The lamb was tender but could not taste the mint. The apple and blueberries needed more berries to round everything out. All the crusts were perfectly cooked. We did get a pie from the Lakefront Cafe the day before and found Miles to be better. Great as a takeaway heading to and from Milford Sound. read more

Miles Better Pies - Bakeries Near Me - Te Anau, STL

These are the best pies in New Zealand and perhaps the world but I must admit that I have only had pies in Aus, the UK and NZ. Great real fresh ingredients. Try the venison pie, they use local organic venison which is very tender. read more

Miles Better Pies - Keep Calm And Eat A Pie! - Bakeries Near Me - Te Anau, STL

After stopping in about a dozen small townships / villages and trying pies that had been sitting out too long... I was getting a bit jaded. BUT... this place serves up some really good pies at $6.50 a piece. I ordered the lamb and mint and was not disappointed. The only downside is that they wouldn't let us pay with credit card. Just be aware if you don't have cash with you. read more

They use vegetable oil in their pies!!! No butter! (There's a milk wash at the top). This is important since I can't eat dairy. The husband ate the milky tops and I ate the rest. Highly recommend the sausage roll and steak pies. Venison was decent but not as filling as steak. Yum yum yum! read more

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I don't have a lot of "pie" experience since I have only tried pies since visiting NZ. I thought the pastry on the Miles version I tried was a little heavy in texture. It was very filling but the meat tasted kind of cheap and didn't leave me feeling very good. I liked they were open early so we could get pies on our way to Milford Sound early in the morning (6am). They had a good variety of pies to choose from as well. read more

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Fresh handpies!! They seem to have some interesting pies...Including a nacho pie (what!). I had their seafood pie!! Been looking all over NZ for a seafood pie, not many bakeries offer it, it seems. I'm glad I finally was able to find a place by the end of my trip. My bus to Milford Sound stopped here for a breakfast break and I was able to pop in. The seafood pie was essentially a chowder in a pie crust (topped with a cute little pie crust cutout of a fishy). It was AWESOME! I highly recommend stopping by here if you have the chance and love seafood chowder/hand pies. Only negative is that they don't take overseas cards (cash only ugh)...luckily I have enough cash left on me even though my time in NZ was coming to an end. This town seemed like a stop for a lot of your buses so I was a bit surprised that they didn't have an updated system that could handle payment that a lot of tourists would use nowadays. read more

The pies at this place were pretty good but it looked a little rundown, and there were also sexist signs hanging behind the cash counter. Great place to eat but try not to offend your customers :/ read more

Best pies ever!!! We ended up coming here twice in our short one night trip to Te Anau - once when we arrived and before we started a hike, and then at 7 in the morning before we went to Milford Sound. We tried the lamb and mint, steak/mushroom/bacon, Thai chicken, and veggie pies...the group consensus was that the lamb and mint was the best. This is also coming from somebody who rarely eats lamb because I find it to be too gamey. I almost thought they mistakenly made that batch with beef instead, but no, it is just that fresh and tasty with no gaminess whatsoever. So sad it's so far away and I can't taste those flavors again! The steak/mushroom/bacon pie was tasty as well - I personally would've preferred more mushrooms and less bacon, but I know that probably sounds like crazy-talk to some people. Veggie pie was decent but too potato-y. Definitely think this is a must-go type of place for anybody visiting the area, especially since it's so quick and you can just grab them and go on with your adventuring!!! read more

Absolutely loved this place. We tried the venison, lamb+mint, steak&cheese, and apple+blueberry pies. Our favorite was the venison one. It was tender, juicy, flavorful. The lamb and mint was okay. It was a little on the dry side and I get why they put the mint in there, to balance the inherent lamb taste but it does make it taste a little weird. The steak and cheese was okay. Nothing special about it. You basically can get the same thing elsewhere, just not in a pie format. The apple+blueberry pie is like an apple pie from McDonalds or apple turnover from Costco, just stuffed with blueberries. I would have liked to see other sweet pie options (eg peach, mango, or strawberries). I did like the apple+blueberry pie. You can easily eat this on the go and is perfect for the tours that you will be going on and quick to get given the limited time the tours give you. I would highly recommend this place if you're in Te Anau. read more

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great selection of pies and they cook the fries to order so they are piping hot. venison pie was full of meat, also had a gluten free toasted sandwich with nice bread that was full of seeds. Husband had the custard tart for dessert, just like he remembered eating when he lived in England read more

Stumbled onto this place just off the Main Street. Holy mollies!! Seriously good pies! Service was incredible too. Tried the lamb, sausage, chicken, big meat pies and it's almost impossible to pick a winner coz they are all sublime! ;) Can't wait till I'm hungry again! :p read more

GREAT little place. Pies are great, coffee and tea are good too. I also had a chicken and egg made to order toasted sandwich that was awesome of all that is sold here. Visited early in the morning on the way to Milford sound, only to return in the afternoon on the way back. This is a great place, highly recommended. (Guess they need cash) read more

No better place for my first time trying meat pies than here. They specialize in all sorts of meat pies! They have pies from venison to beef to lamb. Whatever meat your heart desires, they have it. It is a small little shop next to the I-site in Te Anau. There is little seating, but many pies behind the counter. I ordered the venison, beef, and creamy chicken. I know it was a little gluttonous of me, but I wanted to try a few different ones. Apparently venison is very popular in NZ, as they have deer farms throughout the country. The pie crusts were flaky and well made. The meat was lean and very very filling! They do not skimp on the meat portions! read more

While coming back from Milford Sound with my daughter and her family of five who lives in NZ we needed dinner and had spotted Miles. With three hungry kids we went in and got 9 pies of various types. The kids and the adults were overwhelmed at how good they were. Being from the States my wife and I were very surprised at how good they were with generous fillings and flakey crusts. All 7 of us would highly recommend them. read more

We stopped here early one morning because of good reviews on trip advisor and one of our friends said to try meat pies in New Zealand. We ordered the steak, mushroom, bacon and blueberry apple pies! Wow, they come out piping hot, freshly baked and were really delicious. We were impressed by both - but if we could only choose one would stick with the savory flavor. Steak was so tender, full of flavor from the bacon and filling enough to kick start a long day. As an added bonus - so reasonable at $6.50 NZ. We came through Te Anau again on our return to Queenstown and a local recommend we go on our wait for the glowworm tour. We went again! And this time both ordered the Bluff Oyster with Steak Pies - $10 NZ. Yum so good! Can't beat tender Steak and Oysters. There was also an Australian tour group there at the same time, we ended up sitting and chatting with some of them. We all enjoyed our pies! Highly recommend stopping here if you're in the area. We tried meat pies throughout the trip and this was definitely the best one! read more

Found this based on recommendation in a travel book, otherwise might not have seen it. On the first day, I had the lamb/mint and my wife had the creamy chicken. Day 2 we went back and this time I tried the seafood (like a big bowl of your favorite chowder in a pie) while my wife stayed with the chicken...and for dessert did get an apple/blueberry for later. Finally, on day 3 I opted for the steak/bacon/mushroom and wife went with bacon/egg. All were outstanding (as evidence by us going back 3 straight days). Each pie is a self contained meal and the crust is flaky and flavorful. Sandwiches also looked good but we stuck with pie. Not sure why others went with 4 stars but 5 for me for sure. If you are headed to Milford Sound and have time, stop by. Have offered to open a franchise in Washington state. read more

Their pies are pretty good and full of meat. This place is definitely fulfilling the expectations. However, I have not seen any option to get a plate with a salad on the side or something similar which makes it hard to have a balanced meal. read more

Great Pies, they told us the most popular one is Chicken and Bacon, so we got that, the steak and cheese and vegetarian. All were good but steak and cheese was the best. Also get the tomato sauce (ketchup) packets. They squeeze through the center so very diff from the states. Great quick lunch. NOTE: they do not take credit card, only cash and local NZ cards. read more

We may as well have done the Kepler track sponsored by Miles's pies as not a single day went by without a mention of our end meal being Miles's pies. My favorite pie was the creamy chicken, and my boyfriend's was the lamb and mint pie, and if you have a chance to sit for a cup of coffee, I wholeheartedly recommend the chocolate chip shortbread they offer! On our drive out of town, we went back for a fourth time and walked away with some delicious egg and bacon pies... and shortbread. No complaints about the pricing - seemed quite fair and the food and coffee were wonderful. Highly recommend to anyone visiting the area! read more

Not only does this place have delicious pies and baked goods, but their customer service is unbeatable. I left my entire wallet here and got on a bus to Christchurch and the wonderful people here overnight-shipped it to me. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Or a better chicken satay pie. read more

We discovered meat pies in Queenstown at famous fergbakery. They were fantastic, especially steak, mushrooms and cheese. BUT Miles Better Pies here in Te Anau are truly better. Our favorite was lamb and mint, and we also loved chicken satay and steak and bacon. So savory -- such flakey pastry! What really sets Miles' pies apart is the meat. Miles' pies are full of big chunks of perfectly cooked meat. Absolutely yummy. We can't figure out why meat pies have not caught on at home! (Miles does not take credit cards -- cash only.) read more

Very good, fresh tasting pies. We had a venison pie and a egg/bacon pie and both were very good and a pretty good value at about $6 each (for NZ anyway). Cash only though! read more

So delicious. The pastry was perfect and the pies were served hot. Got the creamy chicken and the steak/bacon/mushroom and we were not disappointed. This place would kill it in LA. The flat whites were great as well. I am so glad I was able to find it on YELP! read more

Quite probably the very best pies in all of New Zealand. Small, unassuming shop on the main street serves a wide variety of delicious pies. The lamb with mint pie is not to be missed. read more

Been a while since I've been here, but felt it was worth a little recognition as one (or four) of the best meat pies I've had across the planet. I know my street cred is probably lacking, as an American, but these pies are seriously good. They make an especially good breakfast. read more

Delicious pies and breakfast pastries! We had scones yesterday morning -light and delicious, and bacon and egg pie this morning-yummy with very flaky crust. We are heading to the Kepler Track and afterwards, plan to stop again at Miles for lunch pies! read more

Wow! Myles and crew bake the most fantastic selection of meat pies and other treats. We had Lamb & mint (our favorite) and Venison pies for breakfast with great take away coffee and they were amazing. So good we had to come back for lunch another day for more pies and some great fresh chips. A must-stop on any trip to Milford Sound or Fiordland area! read more