Such a fantastic patisserie!…read more The Deserts have a very European feel to them. My favourite is a goat cheese and fresh fig tart. It was so great I ended up getting a second one, but next time I keep telling myself I'll try one of the other really enticing options. The coffee would definitely deserve a special mention. I had the bottomless filter coffee and it was a great change from the usual long blacks that I order. They do cold brews and espresso, too. The (complimentary) sparkling water is a great option to rinse your palate should you decide to order more than one menu item. They were super child friendly and they even offered dog biscuits (they have a dog "park" and water bowl station outside).

This is the smaller, express version of the bakery in Thorndon Quay. Lots of great little French…read morepastries. Their chocolate mousse is really good. Lots of great breads. They have croinuts! Location is very busy and hard to find parking though.

Had planned to meet some friends at a place just a couple doors down, but it was closed due to the…read moreillness of one of the owners. Ended up in here for some too-sweet treats, but managed to sit and chat for a while anyway.

I've tried: donuts, caramel mini cake, jaffa cup cake, apple cinnamon crumble cake, & the colored…read moreones ALL were cheap taste, too sugary and also not friendly staff! Won't be back for sure!

Lovely Italian food purveyors who have a nice retail shop. We have gotten into the habit of getting…read morethe same custom pizza every Friday. You'd think we'd get bored. We do not. The tiny variations.... I've bought sweets and desserts too and they are also delicious.

I stopped making pasta when this place opened because their fresh pasta is so much better and is…read morequite affordable. Morning croissants and coffee are great, and the pizza at lunch is very popular. The takeaway pasta meals are good too, and they can heat them up there if you'd rather have a pasta lunch.

We were parked right beside Pandora Panetteria so after lunch, we made a quick pit stop. It's one…read moreof our friend's favourite places that she recommended to us. They have two other locations in the CBD and four in Auckland. We dropped in on a Sunday afternoon (around 3:50pm) just before they were closing. Luckily, they told us we could get takeaway. There's a brunch menu (7:00am to 2:30pm) along with breads, sandwiches, pastries and cakes. The pineapple Brazil-nut cake ($5.90 NZD for a slice) sounded promising. - Flat white ($4.00 NZD) - B liked this one quite a bit. Good flavour.

My partner and I got a steak and cheese pie and a steak, bacon and mushroom pie. Both were…read moreincredibly tasty and a great breakfast for us. Cute, laid back atmosphere, as well.

Amazing bread, simple sammies, really good eats. Can get busy at times and feels more like a…read morecafeteria than a simple quaint bakery, but the food more than makes up for it. Awesome for a grab and go if your heading out of town on a road trip.

I love the selection of pastries they have. I just want to keep coming here to taste each pastry. I…read morestill have to try their croinut. I wish they had a small location in the CBD that I can walk to because the Thorndon location is a bit far to walk.

This bakery specializes in sourdough loaves and brioche pastry. We stopped in here to pick up a…read moresnack and really enjoyed the brioche pastry we selected. We also picked up a chicken sandwich for lunch. We stopped in around 10am and they had already sold out of some of their pastries!

The bread here is excellent. Great crust, great structure and chewiness on the inside. I believe…read morethey proof for longer at a cooler temperature, and the inside is magical. It takes a loaf like this to make you appreciate the art of baking. If you search for bread/pastries in the Wellington area, Wellington Sourdough also pops up, very close to Starta, but they're the same operation. We actually started out looking for WS but couldn't find it! The co-owner is a very friendly guy and seems to know most of the customers. He even gave us some tips for the Coromandel. Matt, if you're reading this, we didn't make it to New Chums, but will hit it the next time! We got "stuck" in Hot Water for a couple of days.

I stopped in here for a quick lunch with a colleague. It's very handy for businesses on The…read moreTerrace. Note the glass cabinet is a little misleading as it features a lot of sweet treats, but you can actually get a Bagette or sandwich, also quiche or salad. So we had a Salad du Jour and a baguette - both nice; the salad featured chickpeas with spinach and capsicum, the baguette was ham and cheese. Our juice was beetroot based with kale, apple and ginger - it was very palatable, not too sweet. The service is quick and you can sit inside or out.

Very nice place for catchup, coffee and pastries are fresh and very nice. I had breakfast, soft…read moreboiled eggs with bread to dip just awesome

Pastries, sandwiches and coffee were all amazing. Nice place and great service. Definitely worth a…read moretrip.

Came in late ab 20 mins before close. They were cool with me coming in for a sandwich. Had such a…read moredelicious vegan sandwich ($14.50), will most definitely be going back for it. Super kind staff, knowledgeable about their products. Good vibes inside the shop as well. Super excited to come back to try more and buy some bread.