I called Sugarplum Cake Co. about a week before my son's 3rd birthday. The employee who took my…read morephone call was really helpful and helped me plan an order of mini cupcakes to take to my son's day care center for his birthday. We kept it pretty simple, vanilla cakes and chocolate icing, but the employee made the best suggestion - mini dinosaur sprinkles! My son loved them and they were a real hit with the kids in his class. I was very pleased with the helpfulness of the staff, the variety of cakes available and the prompt completion of the order (was completely ready for pick-up at our agreed upon time). I'm updating my review, as I've now ordered two birthday cakes from here, one for each of my son's birthdays. For the first, I saw a jungle themed cake on the company's Facebook page and asked them to create something similar for our party. I asked them to make it smaller, asked for specific animals and they were happy to accommodate the requests. The cake turned out more beautiful than I could have hoped for and all the guests commented on how great it tasted as well. On that occasion, I also ordered 10 cupcakes (because it was a party with a lot of 1-year-olds, so they each got their own cupcake). These were delicious as well. Finally, I've just recently ordered again for my other son's fourth birthday. We went into the shop and he got to pick out his decorations (Mickey and Minne Mouse). Again, we just asked for a "Mickey and Minnie" cake and it turned out beautifully. This one was again, super tasty and all the guests loved it. On this occasion, I also ordered one gluten-free cupcake for one of the children in attendance. He loved it! This is now my go-to place for cakes and cupcakes. I've ordered from them 3 times and haven't been disappointed on any occasion.

We had read somewhere that this shops makes fudge made with Lewis Road Creamery milk and…read moreWhittaker's chocolate. It was a must find for us whilst in town. It's mainly a cake decoration shop that makes their own fudge, cakes, and cupcakes. There was a wide variety of fudge available within samples given out. For us, there was only one fudge we were really interested in. We have never spent so much on fudge alone before. By the time we left, there was a queue of people waiting to go in. The assistant told us they do deliver to Auckland, this sounds very dangerous to me............................

I have ordered from this store in the past and have had good experiences on all three occasions…read more However, my most recent visit to the store was very disappointing. I ordered the Lewis Whittakers Chocolate Overload cake ($137 for a small 6 inch cake) in Hokey Pokey flavour for my father's retirement party. When I received the cake it was chocolate flavour, not hokey pokey. I reviewed all of my email correspondence and there was no mention of a chocolate-flavoured cake in any of the emails. The store representative refused to admit liability for the mistake, even though the emails clearly showed that the order was for a hokey pokey flavoured cake. No apology, no compensation, nothing! Very poor customer service. I will not be returning to The Girl on the Swing in the future or recommending this store others.

Great gluten free muffin that was spinach feta and had flecks of old school sundries tomato, nice…read moreand piping hot. Average service. Horrible coffee, I actually spat it out onto the pavement. Lucky I was outside before trying! The soy was scorched and the coffee tasted burnt. An odd thing was the camera pointed directly at their cash register. Maybe they don't trust their staff?

I have yet to find a good coffee between Tauranga and Auckland. It's a barren wasteland of…read moresuperettes and truck stops (don't even 'Copper Kettle' me). Today I decided to give Waihi township a quick look through. I have to admit - usually we're making this drive at unusual hours, and we're ready to go full throttle and crank some KFC by the time we hit Waihi. But not today! A) because it was 8:30am and B) because I was driving solo and thus not tormented by peer pressure and my innate weakness for chicken. There weren't many places open this early in the morning (on a public holiday, no less). But a few cars were parked outside an unassuming 'German Bakery' on the main drag. I pulled up, stepped past the quaint round tables with checkered cloth that huddled together outside trying not to fall prey to the torrential downpour. I entered the chain-drop curtain thing to find a tidy, warm and wonderfully aromatic bakery. A quick peek behind the counter revealed - tah dah! - an espresso machine. Golden. I ordered a double shot mocha with soy ($6.50 - they charge for soy), and sat down while the lovely German fellow (who had emerged from a back room somewhere at the 'clink' of the chains) prepared my caffeinated dream. While I waited, I read the brief info sheet that lay on every table - it detailed the process of preparing and baking sourdough, and the nutritional benefits of it versus other breads. Though I only wanted coffee, I was now convinced that I needed some sourdough in my life. There was a huge variety of freshly baked loaves, but I decided to be traditional and bought a classic white ($6). The coffee was lovely. Very much better than I usually get on this drive (although the sugar factor was probably at play in this one - will order a flat white next time to double check). I haven't eaten the sourdough yet - I'm saving it for dinner. But if you're heading through Waihi I'd definitely give the German Bakery a look through - it's a neat little find! P.S. My coffee came with a bite of something delicious. I could not begin to tell you what it was, but it appeared to contain nuts and fruits and was fresh from the oven.

Best coffee I have ever tasted and the sourdough breads best ever - so full of flavour and not full…read moreof air, will last for days in pantry, poppy cake lovely too.

So good I could cry. I genuinely feared I was being served something glutenous, it's so good and…read moreconvincing. Sandwiches and donuts, what more could a celiac sufferer ask for? Delicious options, delightful coffee even for those of us who don't much care for coffee, good pricing, phenomenally helpful and friendly staff.

Looking for a breakfast that doesn't taste of animal cruelty? This is your 'go to' place in…read moreTauranga. Delicious all-plantbased (vegan) menu guaranteed to get you coming back for more. Thanks for a great breakfast. You rock! :) x

A nice friendly place coffee from $3.00 small but very tasty ( dirty chai )…read moreFood pleases all of our friends .

A great addition to Pukekohe eating out, great coffee, such a yummy looking range of tempting…read moredishes. We enjoyed our light snacks, can't wait to go back again. The decor and lighting were pretty cool too !

It's very convenient that there is another bake house in Albany. The bread and cakes here are…read morereally delicious! And the services are so nice! Happy to see a great store here.

My first time in here, so much to choose from and the prices were quite reasonable too…read more Staff were very friendly, plenty of space to sit and relax and enjoy your food and a good coffee.

I'm not a local here but we went for a business lunch and it was packed. Apparently a recent change…read moreof management has greatly improved this joint according to my Kiwi colleagues. There was a lot of fresh salads, sandwiches and pastries choices. I was intrigued to see the full fresh choices of gourmets cakes but not game enough to try them. I went with a pre made chicken, brie cheese and cranberry sandwich on turkish bread which came with small salad. It was more average than anything but very filling and couldn't finish it. Still they obviously make good coffee because it's a hit at breakfast time.