So many choices of pies, and the pastry is deliciousss. Great set-up with a self-serve line for…read morecold items. We tried several different pies and they were all fantastic. Also tried a couple dessert slices. Prices are great, too!

We visited this little place on Sunday for the first time. It is well decorated in lovely bright…read morecolours and feels very inviting. There were 2 staff members on but service was a little slow and seemed to take quite a while to get served. We got 2 cones. One with chocolate and lemon and the other with watermelon. It cost $10 altogether which I thought was pretty reasonable. The cones were very fresh and crispy and the ice cream itself was delicious. Great flavours and rice textures. We will definitely be revisiting again. It's a pity we are coming into winter tho!

This little gem only opened last week and is already seems to be doing extremely well. Expect…read moreproper Italian gelato including classics such as pistachio, amarena and stracciatella. It took me straight back to my childhood growing up in Europe and eating this Italian treat. The flavour was absolutely fantastic and hands down the best ice cream I've had in NZ. The owner is lovely too!

This review is for their macarons. I was excited to try them and bought the package of 6 for $22. I…read moregot 5 different flavors: chocolate, coffee, lemon, raspberry, and fairy bread. They were the worst macarons I've ever eaten. All of them basically tasted the same; they were sugar with a bit of the flavor they were named after. The lemon and raspberry tasted very artificial. I can't comment on anything else they make, but the macarons were so bad that I will never buy anything from them ever again.

I had to take a moment to write a review for Bluebells Cakery, in conjunction with Rose Tinted…read moreFlowers and their team. Honestly, if I could give them 10 stars, I would. It is incredibly rare to find a business that will go the extra mile to assist a customer but Bluebells Cakery & Rose Tinted exemplifies customer service! I'm so impressed with their business and the quality of their cakes. To provide some background, our daughter was turning 21 and is attending Uni in Auckland, though we live in the States. Since we couldn't be there to help her celebrate, I decided to find something that would let her know we were thinking of her and wished we could be there. I searched awhile online and came across Rose Tinted Flowers. I was immediately impressed with the beauty of the floral arrangements, as they were not the typical, generic flowers you often see online. Though they normally have a relationship with another bakery, Bluebells Cakery, really came through for us, on this particular day. I placed our order online, which was super easy to navigate and selected my delivery date. Shortly after, I received a confirmation of my order. Yay! Shortly after that, I received an incredibly thoughtful email, explaining that the day for my delivery was a holiday for NZ (Waitangi Day) and that the OTHER bakery would be closed. Hmm. What to do??? So, the florist offered me another option and I emailed back explaining that we were in a tricky spot, since I couldn't very well hand deliver a cake, as we do not live in NZ and since it was an important milestone for our daughter & was wondering if they could recommend another bakery. Amy @RoseTintedFlowers reached out and recommended Bluebells Cakery. They worked together to make this a seamless experience and handled all of the communication and made the delivery arrangements, end-to-end. Though this was a unique situation, they set it up so that the flowers and cake could still be delivered together!! I couldn't believe the thoughtfulness and stellar customer service! They went completely above and beyond! Our daughter received the flowers and cake and was thrilled! She even took the cake to Whitianga to share with family and friends and they raved about how delicious the cake tasted!! I cannot say enough good things about this company, their professionalism, willingness to problem solve, take on a bit of a challenge AND during Covid AND on a holiday! Please support this business as they model the kinds of relationships, we all hope to have with our local businesses. Thank you so much, Bluebells Cakery!

The french toast was so good. So filling but so light. I felt full but not stuffed. The atmosphere…read moreof this place was so cute. Bathrooms were clean, food was nice. I couldn't have picked a better place to eat breakfast!

We were very excited to see our daily coffee place is now open for dinner several nights a week …read more As the owner is an amazing chef the food tonight was outstanding!!I enjoyed home made pasta with lamb while Terry loved his steak with a side of fresh green vegetables. We highly recommend Vevo for now not only your daily caffeine fix but a restaurant after dark and we ,as locals ,are so lucky to have Vevo in our village. We will return.

It was a long time ago I ate here and I did not enjoy it so hopefully it might have improved since…read morethen. I ordered a chicken kebab and I didn't like it I threw it away.

Got 2 Donner Kababs for 2 of us. both made on a stale Turkish bread that was burnt. Inside was the…read morewhite of cabbage roughly diced and no dressing. The meat was gritty and they forgot our drinks. wow never going back. Worst meal ive ever had in Pukekohe

The Pakuranga Night Market is the newest addition to the Auckland Night Market roster, operating on…read moreFriday nights from the Hunters Plaza carpark. Whilst there's lots of the same stalls at all three markets, I didn't enjoy this one as much as the others, and that's purely because of its location: pushed into a far corner of the carpark, on humid summer nights it's pretty tough going there without any ventilation, natural light or through breeze! It would be great to lose some of the carparks and move the whole market over towards the entrance so that at least some air can circulate. Saying that, the food is good, as you'd expect, and the night I went there was a cover band playing mostly blues tunes, which was a good addition to the experience.

To Market to market we go! - no fat pig here though, however come and get some plants, some great…read morelocal produce, some great coffee, some sheepskin products for winter, some gorgeous clothes, new and second hand, some big fat embroidery meditation cushions, some artisan bread, some felt crafts for children and adults, some jewellery and much much more! - But! - it is only held the last Sunday of the month, except for December (Sunday, second week due to Christmas). Starting at 10 am, finishing at 2 pm. They can be found on South Titirangi Road, in Titirangi in the war memorial hall and car park. Sometimes you may need to park down the road and walk a bit up the hill, good exercise though, and enjoyable as it is in such a pretty suburb, just like Tassie in some ways. The market is like a permanent fundraiser for the local Steiner school, more information about how it all works can be found on their website www.titirangisteinerschool.nz or by phoning Tanya on (09) 814 1177. I personally like to shop there for all the arts and crafts, they have some really great stuff to give as gifts. The coffee shops nearby on the main street up the hill are pretty much always packed to the rafters but well worth popping into for a bite and drink too, hence the reason they are so busy!

If there is one thing all dentists hate in the world.. It would have to be sugar!…read more But thankfully, I only have to see mine once a year and spend the next hour getting dressed down for not brushing properly or flossing incorrectly, and that I should lay off the sugary drinks.. Then charges me a $150 to prove his point. The Sugar Shed in Pukekohe, will do nothing to help my dentist along with his preaching.. in fact I might even be a regular! Sorry Mr Dentist, but Sugar is too good to pass up. A recently new addition to Pukekohe located by the old library behind the BNZ, the Sugar Shed is a little boys dream and a big kids heaven. There are deserts galore on offer. The menu on offer is quite impressive and has a good coffee list to match. The decor matches their theme of being in a shed. The staff there are warm & friendly and provided me with lots of recommendations. I decided to stick with the Mars Bar Cheese Cake & an Iced Coffee..Yes summer maybe over but it is still pretty humid outside. The cake it self looked impressive on its own and tasted just the same, right to the very end. The Iced Coffee very well made & not put together like other places, where it's just coffee & milk with lots of ice & then charge you six dollars. What I found more warming and surprising was being offer the rest of the mix in the shaker as there was only a "little bit left over". This little bit left over turned out to be 3/4 full of another glass! so in fact i was given nearly two iced coffees for the price of one!. Clearly the staff here know a thing or two about customer service & keeping customers coming back. I guess they would have too, they are locked in a battle with Mr Dentist and he would love it nothing more for them to pack up and head out-of-town... *sigh* That's his job, although we may not like it, I still respect him for it. I find it hard to find fault here, with what the Sugar Shed have produced here, Good Food matched with Good Coffee & great customer service. I'll be seeing you soon, right after my next dental check up ;-) Food 4/5 - Excellent - Service 5/5 - Warming & Friendly Atmosphere -3.5/5 - A shed it is Overall 4/5 - A Dentists worse Nightmare, but all my dreams combined.

Just the place to get your sugar or coffee hit. It's not the biggest cafe or has the widest choice…read moreof treats, but has good full bodied coffee and a fair selection of treats. Softdrinks also available. It's in an ideal location if visiting the local Saturday market or if you waiting for a bus.