Lonely Planet

"The humble pie rises to stratospheric heights at this fabulous bakery-deli on Blenheim's rural fringes; try the pork-belly."

Lonely Planet

"The humble pie rises to stratospheric heights at this fabulous bakery-deli on Blenheim's rural fringes; try the steak and blue cheese."

John Bek

"The steak & blue cheese pie has large chunks of very tender meat, a little gravy and a generous amount of cheese. Sensational. Well-worth investigating."

John Bek

"The ever-popular pork belly pie was the one I’d heard about, and wowsers, it’s something special. Firstly, that pastry is serious business. And that filling – a little sweet, loads of it and if I can make comparisons – it’s very similar to what’s inside Chinese char siu bao."

Cellarmasters

"Stop by The Burleigh for a delicious range of pies – some people say the pies are the best to come out of New Zealand. Beef & Blue Cheese or Jerk Chicken pie, all encased in crisp, light puff pastry."

Melissa Bird

"It was sinfully good."

Sunny and Jess Parmar

"Best meat pies we had all trip! The beef and blue cheese was amazing!"

Postcard Provisions

"The Burleigh’s were the first pies I tried after arriving to New Zealand and this just about ruined me for the rest of the trip. Even after driving around the whole country, I still didn’t find a pie that could beat out the ones at The Burleigh. Their fillings are well seasoned, contain tender cuts of meat, and are packed generously inside a tasty pastry. The top is constructed of a laminated pastry, so it is nice and flaky. The bottom crust is a sturdy, savory shortcrust pastry and thus retains ... Read more