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Little Frimley Kitchen
Ranked #9 of 23 Quick Bites in Hastings
Description: Small bakery focusing on takeout, handmade food. Using local produce, handmade puff pastry with no additives and export quality meat.
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Description: Small bakery focusing on takeout, handmade food. Using local produce, handmade puff pastry with no additives and export quality meat.
Reviewed 1 August 2018

I cannot rave about LFK's pies enough. Having organised a catered work luncheon, LFK pulled out all the stops and we couldn't be more happy with the result. Tasty, larger than life individual pies, full of flavour and ingredients to keep any pie lover satisfied. I vote "best pies ever". And sweet treats to die for, don't get me started. For this level of delights, I think the prices are more than reasonable, and if you get a chance, pop into their lovely litte store for a coffee and sit awhile. Cheers to all the staff that helped make out luncheon a success. We'll be back!!

Date of visit: July 2018
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Reviewed 21 July 2018

This little kitchen is lovely the food is beautiful and as for people saying it is expensive these bakers put a lot pride and effort into this kind of food and the proof is in the pudding its beautiful and I would happily pay more , its hard work I have been there and done it .
Worth its weight in gold well done

Date of visit: July 2018
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Reviewed 13 June 2018

We're getting spoiled now!
Yummy doughnuts - even better than a certain European bakery I thought couldn't be bettered.
Beef bourguignon pies packed full with great quality beef, slightly bland in flavour but you can add you own seasonings I suppose.
As for the people saying the prices are high - yes they are not cheap but then neither are the ingredients. You want cheap - go get mass produced supermarket stuff. Nothing wrong with that either, just completely different, you've got to compare like with like.

Date of visit: June 2018
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Reviewed 23 May 2018 via mobile

Beautiful cabinet food and nice coffee. Layout doesn't quite work with huge tables inside, and two tiny tables outside.
Nice coffee but be prepared to wait. Have visited half a dozen times and barista stops to serve customers/ get food and stops to deliver coffee so waiting 15 minutes is normal.
Busy place and nice to have a cafe in Frimley but high prices for some food definitely noticeable - $7 for a pie is too high for our family.
Very high quality food which may be why the prices are on the high side.
Service always friendly.

Date of visit: May 2018
1  Thank Antarisha
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katie g, Owner at Little Frimley Kitchen, responded to this reviewResponded 8 June 2018

Hello Antarisha.
It was never my intention to be listed on tripadvisor and I hoped it wouldn't happen, but here we are. (oh joy!)
So to introduce my business properly, Little Frimley Kitchen is a small bakeshop focusing on great Maina blend coffee and hand made baked products, healthy sandwiches and soup. There is some seating provided as a courtesy to people waiting for coffee or food to be heated and the odd person that wants to eat and go. We are NOT a cafe. Maina can be all that, but that's not who we are.
This is a space for us to bake and produce yummy food. All our puff pastry is made by hand with loads of butter. All our pie fillings are actual casseroled export quality meat from Gourmeats in Havelock North. As such, the pies should cost more than they do. If they were any cheaper, then I would be producing them at a loss. In fact when pies are wasted at the end of the day, then it probably isn't worth my while, but we love what we do. You can buy a similar product but made with commercial margarine based puff paste from a cafe or restaurant and pay much more that $7.
Being a small business, and not a cafe,our barista serves as well as making coffee. There can be a small wait during the 2 busy times of the day.
We all help on the till and work together as a team.
I understand Frimley hasn't had a nice place to buy coffee before so it's a privilege to serve the local community with a good product and beautiful Maina blend coffee, roasted by Hawthorn.
Come in and introduce yourself. we love to get to know our customers.

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Reviewed 22 May 2018

Newly established in Frimley, Hastings this is an exciting bakery/ cafe.
Limited seating indoors and outside with just two tables and high stools.
Amazing selection of bakery goods..sandwiches, venison and beef bourgionne pies,
caramel slice, custard slice, brioche...savoury and sweet and a very exciting range of doughnuts.
A barista is on deck for coffee. Fairly short afternoon hours.
You’ll want to take something home with you after coffee and initial choice I guarantee you!

Date of visit: May 2018
Thank ausgezeichnet70
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