I visited the new South city store at Chch. First impressions, looks great, really like the sleek…read moreretro lines of the cabinets, and great colours. Menu up top was hard to follow, no paper or countertop menu. Food on display looked ok, except for the soup, which was some type of brown looking congealed gravy. I bought a chicken filo pastry, sweet muffin & coffee. The coffee came out first with a really tasty, decent sized biscuit. Good coffee too. Then they bought out my chicken filo and muffin. There was 3 minuscule bits of chicken in the filo which had a savoury filling but was quite dry. The muffin did not taste fresh, possibly left over from the day before. The shop looks good, but is let down by its food.

I had a delicious breakfast here. I decided to go with the cheese and chive scone from the bakery…read morecounter, although they have many kitchen options as well (toast, a variety of steel-cut oatmeal, & muesli). The cheese and chive scone came warmed up with butter, making it all that more delicious. I also decided to go for a pot of French breakfast tea ($4). It was the perfect place to make me wake up. I loved how the front area of the restaurant catered to dogs, with metal holes for leashes to attach and water bowls throughout the area.

$30 for 600g of coffee in the Discovery Box totally worth it! And 6 vacuum sealed individual packs!…read more The cafe mocha was DELICIOUS! And their single origin drip coffee is very tasty! Chemex drip yum! They even offer decaf drip coffeeeee wow They roast their own beans, you can see the WHOLE roasting unit! It's very cool to see! They also have an amazing and diverse selection of coffee equipment! It's mind blowing! This place is INCREDIBLY SPACIOUS! With luxuriously high ceilings! Free WiFi and comfy seats! Yes yes yes pleaaaaase! The milk alternatives include soy, coconut, and almond! Some lowlights: 30 min parking spots :( Only one bathroom

Couldn't get enough of all the yummy ube pastries! The mango donut is a hit as well. And try their…read morechicken empanadas too. I'll be going back to tick the box off the rest of the goodies. Also there is a Filipino restaurant next to it which was closed the morning I was there but definitely I'll be checking that out too.

Holy moly, these meat pies are unreal. I ordered 4!!! The mince and cheese, so delicious!!!…read more I also ordered a strawberry eclair and a ganache tart, amazing. Service was so friendly and quick!!

Rich and buttery. The meat pie was very tasty. The chicken pastry was filled with chicken and a…read morebuttery white sauce. Sauce mornay maybe? All very buttery and rich. I should have only ordered the chicken pastry. I rarely eat butter anymore and all the butter in the pastry dough was too much! But it tasted very good. Great service and very nice seating area to eat your pastries. I had a flat white coffee and it was great.

Bread baked daily, croissants, delicious baked pastries, iced buns....the fresh ham salad rolls are…read moremy favourite for lunch

European style breads and bake goods. I've tried 3 different types of bread and several pastries…read moreand muffins. All are very good and reminiscent of what great bakeries in Europe offer. Best bakery I have found in Christchurch so far. Takeaway only.

A quaint bakery off of Merivale Mall (only accessible from the parking lot). They serve many…read moredifferent pastry options from cookies to cakes, muffins and friands. Everything on display attracted my attention and all are decorated artistically. I tried a cookie and white chocolate and raspberry friand and both were fantastic. There is an espresso machine if sugar isn't a good enough morning pick up for you! There's not much space inside, so I wouldn't count on eating in. Would love to come back and try some of the slices.

Sweet Kitchen is delicious! Love love love! I haven't had any of their coffees but have had their…read morecakes numerous times and they're delicious. Moist and full of flavour, cooked to perfection. They have a number of gluten free options as well. Delicious decadent treats.

Excellent service and incredible cakes. I live in the states and have family living in New Zealand…read more I have ordered 2 cakes in the last month and my family and their friends truly enjoyed both cakes. We highly recommend Kidd's Cakes and Bakery

Holy Powdered Sugar. This place is awesome. After hearing that they won the hot cross bun…read morecompetition for the second time in 2015, I decided to check out their website. Yup, looks awesome. My partner needed to bring some snacks into work, so I figured I'd pick up some cookies and try out one of their famous buns. The building is a large cube with large windows flooding the space with light. There is a seating area as well as an extremely long wrap around counter that is filled to the brim with a carboholics-dream. From hot cross buns (raisins and craisins with warm butter on the inside of the soft chewy bun) and cinnamon rolls and rasberry buns to lolly loafs and cream puffs and cookies, this place could feed an army of hungry children. They have pre-packaged cookies (and other bars/loafs) for sale that are cheaper than ordering custom cookies (which you can do in store or on their website, which include custom cakes with photos or screen art) and come in bags of 7. I picked up some Afghan cookies, chocolate chip, one other packet and I am on a waiting list for the Belgium Biscuits when they arrive out of the oven. They design wedding cakes or other specialty cakes as well with many different cake flavors. Starve yourself for a couple of days, come fill up on Kidds and drift happily into a carbo-coma. A must-visit!