Fairlie Bakehouse

The best bakery in Canterbury hands down. Adventurous delicious pies Desserts to die for Real cream and lots of it The cheese cake is exceptional but all the desserts are worth a try I now go out of my way to visit Fairlie. 5 stars hands down

We ordered Pork belly, bacon salmon, ultimate steak pies and seafood chowder. Long Q but move fast. Enjoyed all the food we ordered, yummy.

Looks like this is one of my favourite pie shops in New Zealand, one more being in Wanaka. I've ordered 3 different pies just to try, all of which had generous fillings in it. 85% filling 15% pastry Pastry was tasty and crispy, which complemented the fillings well My highlight would be the lamb with minted peas. Lamb being rich in flavour paired with the peas to lighten the flavour. Salmon and bacon was okay. Salmon was fresh and bacon gave the pie a savoury taste. Lastly roasted pork with apple sauce was good. The sweetness from the sauce went well with the saltiness from the pork. Pork was tender and tasted delicious.

Pies are unique here, premium prices but if you choose wisely you'll get premium quality pie. The Bacon and Salmon was perfect with the classic fish pie sauce at the bottom of an actual Salmon fillet (somewhat afraid it would just be a Creamy mush of salmon). The ultimate steak wasn't too shabby, although lacked the gravy that needs to support the packed meat for the pie to stand out. The Apple Pork was packed! But was a bit peppery for a pork type of flavour pallette. All in all, a good stop over for lunch on the way back home. The place service was nice and fast and friendly. A very popular place amongst locals and tourists. Definitely worth the stop.

Fantastic pies abit on the pricier side of an average pie but you can taste the quality ingredients used. Tried the pork belly with apple sauce, it literally tasted as what was on the menu, steak and cheese was a good choice as well.