Pyney’s 🥧 Reviews
Little Kiwi Bakehouse
(Nerang QLD)
July, 2026
A couple months ago, while I was on the Gold Coast, I tee’d up a review with the little Kiwi bakehouse in Nerang. This bakehouse that had been on my rader for quite a while, but every time I was on the coast, the timing wasn’t quite right. So this trip I made sure that everything aligned and this review was locked and loaded.
Little Kiwi Bakehouse is located in Nerang and is unique because it offers an authentic, hard-to-find New Zealand style 🥧’s and traditional Kiwi baked goods to the Gold Coast. Owner Mel is assisted by her partner Brick and daughter Darna and all 3 had zero 🥧 or baking experience when they took over this place. The trio had hospitality, banking, financial planning, carpet cleaning, butcher shop experience but never had made a 🥧. Fast forward four years and this place has become one of the most popular and well-known 🥧 joints on the Gold Coast.
Open Thurs to Sunday and employing over 10 staff the bakery has a fabulous cabinet display that’s jammed packed with epic slices, longjohns and much more. The 🥧 menu is super impressive as you would expect. There is over 15 different variety of flavours to choose from and something that will cater for everyone. To be honest, I had a fair of difficulty choosing a pie review, but in the end I went for one of the most popular which was the “steak cheese and jalapeño”
🥧 THE REVIEW 🥧
1. Value for Money – $9 represented excellent value. This 🥧 weighed in at an impressive 285grams and was pretty heavy. It was also a very healthy size in depth and diameter. IMO Fantasic value 9.5/10
2. Meat/Fill Ratio – Totally Full !!!! 10/10
3. Flavour – The flavour was absolutely beautiful and got better with every single bite. The meat chunks were plentiful and were incredibly tender. The jalapeños were clearly evident, but blended in beautifully with the New Zealand cheese. Although jalapeños won’t be for everyone, the team has got the cheese ratio spot on and this product wasn’t that 🔥. Overall, this is up there with the best steak cheese and jalapeño flavours I’ve tasted. 10/10
4. Pastry – The team has done a ripping job with this pastry. The top was super crunchy and full of flavour. The bakes were perfect as was the bake thicknesses. Getting both of these points perfect is very rare (outstanding effort) While the overall stability was excellent the lid (top) was a little unstable and this was only minor and could’ve easily been a once off. Overall, the team has done a EPIC job with this pastry. 9.5/10
5. Serving Temperature – Perfect temp !!! 10/10
Overall Rating
🥧🥧 49/50 🥧🥧
OMG this was a sensational 🥧 and a 🐝’s dick off a perfect score. This was easily the best 🥧 I’ve had for quite some time and one I could easily have every single day. At 285 grams this was a very healthy sized 🥧 and it was totally full. The meat chucks were massive and the flavour was stunning. As mentioned earlier, the jalapeños softened the cheese and blended in beautifully. The pastry was beautifully done, super crunchy and for such a heavy 🥧 the bottom stability was excellent. The bakes and thicknesses were perfect and that’s very rare. The team has done a wonderful job with this product as was all the products I sampled on the day. Outstanding job team well done you have completely nailed it.
You 100% need to add this legendary Gold Coast 🥧 joint to your travel plans. There is plenty of nearby parking a small seating area at the front to sit and relax. The products are sensational and you won’t be disappointed. Just a reminder the place is only open Thursday through to Sunday.
I cannot think Mel, Brick and Darna enough for having me in and for their incredible hospitality. When I got to the shop it was exceptionally busy and yet they still showed me around, introduced me to their amazing team and shared their incredible 🥧 journey with me.
What they have done here in the last four years is absolutely phenomenal. This place is so popular and for a good reason. it’s a quality shop, with quality products run by quality operators. Just watching how the team goes about their business was pretty impressive, everyone has a roll and it runs like clockwork. Congratulations guys, I loved your products. It was fantastic to meet you all and although it has taken a while for me to visit, the wait has been totally worth while.
As always thanks for the ongoing support and keep supporting 🇦🇺 bakeries and don’t forget to invite all your friends to the page.
