I had a powdered sugar, almond and chocolate and a chocolate donut…read more I want to say I only ate a bite of all three donuts, but I know I would have tried to eat at least half of each of the 3, so, as to not waste too much of each donut. I wasn't able to eat all 3, since I wasn't even hungry when I stumbled upon it and had to give it a go. I am pretty certain the 3 donut sample put me in a carb induced coma that day for sure. Was it worth it, yes, it was.

If you have had any sort of desire to have been an a Southern Belle back in the Scarlett O Hara…read moreera, you should be thanking your lucky stars that they didn't have Southern Maid donuts back then, cause girlfriend you would just have had to let it all hang free from that corset of yours, cause these things are too good not to eat. And I'm not just talking one here, whenever I'm in this store I suddenly have this urge to just eat it all! I mean the luxury coffee crumble Donut is a thing of beauty. It's donut perfection is what it is. Just introduced in February this year, they have started a $2 student deal where you can get any donut for just 2 bucks people. BAZINGA! Man do I wish I was still at University. I would happily take on that extra 3kgs of yours Amy M!

Grown Up Donuts supplied 50 delicious donuts for our morning tea to welcome a tenant into their…read morenewly renovated office. Paired with great coffee, they were a huge hit with both the staff and tradies--everyone raved about the variety and freshness. Highly recommend for any event!

Scored a strawberry jam donut at this joint! It was pretty good!…read more Totally want to try one of the premium liquor flavors sometime!

Pies: excellent. Slices: excellent. Quiches: sub-par, I'm afraid. Something in the texture just…read moredidn't sit right with me. Those are all the things I've tried from here, but we can extrapolate from this data and assume that most of the food here is pretty good. Oh, also I've had the bread, and it was good. So yeah, not a bad average, I think. This place does a good trade over the weekend and after school (try and avoid this period as the tiny place fills up with hulking, shouty teenagers all clamouring for pies), but if you go mid-morning or around lunchtime it's usually not too busy. The staff are friendly, the food is good, it's worth going if you like bakery food. Highlight: steak curry pie. Lowlight: still the quiche, I'm afraid.

OK now I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this is one of the best mom & pop bakeries…read morethis side of Auckland. The Boston Bakery (for which I have no idea why it is named after a city in the States!), is quite unassuming and from the outside isn't very distinguishable from any other old school bakery. Except that first of all the family that run it are the loveliest people and if you're lucky their little super adorable daughter will run the EFTPOS machine for your purchase. They also cherish their regulars; for example my partner used to be a regular and then moved overseas for 3 years and they still remembered her after all that time! And then there's the pies, oh sweet sweet delicious heaven-sent morsels of delight! They have the standard fare which drive a hard bargain at $3.60, but then they also have 'fancy' pies for $4.20 which include rockstar gems like Steak, Mushroom, Bacon and Cheese, or Chicken, Camembert and Cranberry, or Steak and Kumara, or Butter Chicken and Broccoli. My personal favs are the first 2 aforementioned pies and I really have to discipline myself as I have to walk past the Boston Bakery twice a day, 5 days a week. If you are in Mt Albert and need to fill the gap, swoop up one of these hand-made with love treats.

Cute bakery that has made itself a destination nestled into a quiet side street. The large space…read morehas a walk-in counter, a place for seating as well as a large kitchen area. We ordered a cake for my daughter's 5th birthday the same day. Ordered at 8am, was supposed to be ready at 5pm. When I arrived they admitted they had completely forgotten about it! They charged half price and delivered to our house which was appreciated given the circumstances. Not ideal as we weren't able to enjoy the awesome look of cake for that long before doing the candles, cutting and getting to bed. The cake itself was awesome with chocolate ganache and piled high with berries on the top. Would go again as long as forgetting orders isn't a regular thing.

This quaint cafe, located in an otherwise quiet residential street of Takapuna/Belmont, is always…read morebusy and as soon as you see the cabinet it is not hard to see why. Beautifully presented and devilishly decadent cakes, pies, tarts and donuts line the shelves just waiting to be devoured. Order at the counter, grab your plastic zoo animal, which serves as your table number, and pull up a pew at the communal table. Trust me, the food tastes every bit as good as it looks!

Nothing like a lemon filled donut in New Zealand without the glaze- similar but different and good…read moreall the same.

OK, my rating doesn't really reflect what general public think of this place…read more I admit. This is personal. I live in Tokyo, but from Boston MA USA - birth place of Dunkin Donuts. After several year of D&D drought land called Japan, when I saw this place.... This place was glowing. I stood in front of it like Harold & Kumar finally found White Castle in Cherry Hill, NJ. Long coffee, short coffee, whatever the coffee term so foreign to Yankees.. And there it was.. "Dunkin Original" And that taste, just like back home. That cheap, watered down taste... Which was magically orgasmic to me. I let my girlfriend had a sip. She immediately said "wow, it's gross". I don't give a F. That's the taste I grew up with. Thank you, Auckland D&D.

An outlet factory of doughnuts sounds delightful, doesn't it? Like Willy Wonka meets Victoria…read moreSecret and everyone's throwing icing sugar and rainbow sprinkles into the air from atop unicorns. Just me? O.K.. This tiny outlet store for the other Southern Maids in Auckland is crammed into a corner of Newmarket Train Station. Between my disappointment and the staff member's surprise at seeing a customer between the boxes and crates in the entrance, I had to chuckle. This little store is about production not appearances: a small selection of eatables, signage printed on A4 pieces of paper, no tempting wafting smells.. Unless you're after a student discount, don't feel bad about overlooking this shop.

Don't even look for anything else! If you come from Eastern…read moreEurope, this is the closest you can get in Auckland to taste the proper donuts. Freaking dealicious.

Little & Friday can do no wrong in my book. Seriously, the pies, the savoury brioches, the…read morefrittata, mini cakes, the doughnuts - all look and taste, heavenly. If I HAD to choose a favourite though, i'd go with mini lemon and coconut cakes - the icing isn't overly sweet and let's be honest, lemon and coconut is a match made in heaven. The coffee here is also brilliant. In fact, one of their baristas was recently named in the finalists for the metro barista of the year competition! I must admit the Takapuna (or is that Belmont?) store is still my fave but at Newmarket you have the added bonus of perusing the adjoining fabric store whilst waiting for your date.

Well put a flavoured condom on your head and get ready to have your mind blown !!…read more These truly are the BEST doughnuts in Auckland . Eating this doughnut kinda reminded me of doughnuts from when I was a kid , filled with a delicately flavoured cremé diplomat and a raspberry coulis this is soo good ! The dough of actual doughnut I could smell the yeast from it and it filled my work truck with the smell ! Heaven ! With the actual cafe slotted in of the side of Martha's Fabrics you could grab a bolt of fabric and a coffee and doughnut to go .

Just landed in Auckland, sleep deprived, hungry, and too early to check into our hotel. Yelp to the…read morerescue. Thank you Yelp New Zealand Apparently there are many breakfast & brunch spots that are within walking distance from our hotel, we selected 'The Store.' Highly rated, and for good reason, casual dining with patio seating, great service and excellent food. Recommend: - Hotcakes with berries, oat crumb, and mascarpone - Grill - chorizo, bacon, tomato, potato hash, and pouched eggs - Free range eggs with cereal toast

Came for breakfast and sat on their patio. We got the ricotta pancakes with a side of bacon. It was…read morequite tasty. A good breakfast option in the area

We LOVE Scratch HQ! Stopped in for a quick bite and boy were our tastebuds thrilled! You order at…read morethe counter and the staff brings your food to the table. The staff were friendly and efficient. Grab a bottle of water from the side board and dig in! The open seating lends well to large groups or one on one chats. There is a nice outside eating area as well.

Scratch is self titled... this place is magic. From the spices to the flavors this place focuses…read moreon on quality and flavor. There's so much care in the food and the ambiance is fantastic. One of the best places in Auckland in my opinion. The people here were patient and kind. I rarely repeat restaurants when I travel and having had the lunch I'm coming back for the eggs Benedict I saw and I'm giddy!

I wanted this place to be amazing -- their entrance is so inviting, and it's super close to my…read morehouse... and potentially on the way to everywhere. It's just by the Britomart transport centre, in the Laundromat boutique. Unfortunately, the coffee is just okay, and at $4, not really worth it. I had the chocolate donut... enh... a donut can never be BAD, but it didn't seem very fresh (early in the morning?!) and at $5 and for the calories/sugar intake involved, I'd rather head over to Little & Friday.... bummer.

I read about Coffee & Donuts from my weekly Denizen update. Having just had a discussion the day…read morebefore with my boss' wife about our love of donuts, I emailed it through to her. We were both v excited. I think maybe I don't really pay attention to the names of places when I go there.. They just do coffee and donuts. They don't even do tea?! This isn't really a problem, but I suppose I was kind of expecting a bit more than what they had on offer. Don't get me wrong, the environment is cool, I love the atmosphere - having clothes around to buy is never a problem - but I was expecting Bluebells style donuts for a place that is called "Coffee & Donuts". The donuts here are the ones made by Loaf and whilst perfectly tasty, they don't have that x-factor. Maybe it was just that they didn't have any cream filled ones, and that's all I was dreaming of... In saying that, though, this is a little cafe in the back of a clothes shop. It's not a place where you're going to go for a long sit down with friends and order multiple things off the menu. For a quick sugar fix, you should totally stop by. They only have about 14 seats in the place, so small numbers is good.