Hearty As Dumplings

Absolutely delicious, there was a queue in front of us which made it a little wait but it was well worth it.Amazing and she will customise the sauces and topping for you.I could not recommend this enough.The lady was a gem too.

A totally unexpected surprise on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere! Great coffee and the dumplings a great lunch on the way. And the lovely friendly lady serving, along with the locals all stopping in for coffee and a snack made it a lovely break. A hidden treasure...

Great little dumpling stand on the side of the road. Only have two options on the menu - savoury pork and chives dumplings with their secret hearty sauce, or sweet fried banoffee dumplings with ice cream. Both are amazing! Definitely worth stopping here.

Amazing find just when we thought we had no options.

A must-stop if you are driving by! What a happy accidentally find. A delightful lady making amazing dumplings. The veggie options make this a must for anyone pacing by!

Fun pit stop on the way to/from Lake Taupo. We loved the veg. fried dumplings

I’ve never experienced such shocking customer service in my life. I wasn’t going to write a review, but after reading a few others having had a similar experience, I just had to. The lady was very short tempered and rude. The man who ordered after us paid for his dumplings and asked for the wait time. She took this to heart and had a go at him and then refused to give him his dumplings and didn’t offer a refund and told him she wouldn’t serve him. She then jumped the fence and took his number plate (for some unknown reason, like what was this going to achieve)? The next people in line after him were so shocked that they left without making an order. We were so uncomfortable and scared that she would snap at us so we just waited silently. She then offered us the dumplings the other man had ordered because she had already started cooking them. I said yes and my son was so excited. Then someone else showed up shortly afterwards and she just gave them to him without asking or telling us.Never met such a grumpy or unhappy woman in my life. If you don’t like people, maybe don’t work in hospitality.Never coming back and would recommend others don’t come here either unless you want to be yelled at.