Westside Bakehouse

I’m a loyal person. For me the Westside Bakehouse has been an example of what a bakery should be… but was sold, years ago.
I used to just love their steak ‘n’ cheese pies of old, but thought I’d try one today for old times sake. All in all, it was a good pie. I don’t like flaky pastry in a pie… I’m more of a short crust fan. It doesn’t fall apart when being gobbled at speed nor does it make a huge mess while driving.
The pie I got was piping hot. There was a couple of steak which had been seasoned well. The rest of the filling was gravy and melted cheese. Very tasty but could have don with more steak. I mean, I paid for a steak ‘n’ cheese, not gravy ‘n’ cheese.
I bought an afghan because they looked scrumptious. Unfortunately, it was not as good as it looked.
Lastly, I happened to buy a banana and caramel tart. I’m more of a custard pie fan. This was no tart, it was too big. Plus it had no hallmarks of a tart. What it was though, was a banoffee pie. A miniature one. If you love banoffee, then this is the treat for you. Hell, I don’t even like banoffee pie. I love this one from the Westside Bakehouse. And I’ll make sure I pop in to buy the «BANANA CARAMEL TART.»

A very popular and busy bakehouse at the Roberts Road shops in Te Atatu. I am not really into pies as such but I have tried some here and must say they tasted good, if a little stodgy. They also do very good fresh bread and you can get a decent baguette here which is good as the bakery in Countdown is not the best in my opinion. They do nice traditional cakes such as custard squares — my wife has been a fan of the cakes here since she was a child. I like the jam tarts as they remind me of home, mind you the ones here are sweeter than what you get in Ireland. Overall, a welcome addition to the eateries in Te Atatu — we are not excatly spolied for choice out here but this place is good and the staff are very nice.

Westside Bakehouse is your typical bakery, there’s nothing super fancy or different about it, and you get exactly what you expect when walking into it. The staff are nice and will always say hello, and their food is pretty good too. They have really nice pies that are always cooked perfectly, and they have really good lemon and jam tarts, which I always buy whenever I come here, even if I am not that hungry because I know I’ll just have it later because they are that yummy. They are cheap as chips too, which I think is important because there is nothing worse than an expensive bakery!

This bustling bakery has been a West Auckland staple for decades, filled with families who are rushing to or from church, sports games or family gatherings and in the market for some cheap and cheerful bakery food. While we’re not talking Ponsonby quality snob when it comes to the bakery’s output, we are talking about good honest food made just the way you remember it growing up. Pies, pastries, twists and donuts are all on offer, as are the kind of savoury item that requires a lot of cheese and cubed bits of bacon to look and taste great. Westside Bakehouse offers precious little for the weight watcher, but that’s not why you come here.