This is where you can find the most delicious pies in New Zealand

Publish Date: Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 12:13PM

Us Kiwis love our pies and we're always on the hunt for the tastiest morsels.

Now the location of where to find the best pie in New Zealand has been revealed.

A delicious venison, mushroom, bacon and cheese pie won the hearts of judges at this year's NZ Bakels Supreme Pie Awards, taking out the top honour.

The meat pastry was baked Lee Ing of Fast & Fresh Bakery in Taupo.

Celebrity chef judge, Sean Connolly praised the pie describing how "the flavours worked together to just melt in the mouth with a perfect pastry casing."

Sounds (and looks) absolutely scrumptious!

The supreme award winning venison, mushroom, bacon and cheese pie from Taupo's Fast & Fresh Bakery. Photo/Supplied

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

SUPREME WINNER: Fresh & Fast Bakery, Taupo (venison, bacon, mushroom and cheese)

MINCE & GRAVY

Gold: Crown Bakery & Coffee, Pukekohe

Silver: Counties Bakery, Pukekohe

Bronze: Richoux Patisserie, Auckland

Highly commended: Pak 'n' Save, Petone

STEAK & GRAVY

Gold: Viands Bakery, Kihikihi

Silver: Dairy Flat Bakery, Albany

Bronze: Papamoa Bakery, Papamoa

Highly commended: Gold Star Pat's Pies, Tauranga

CHICKEN & VEGETABLE

Gold: Gold Star Pat's Pies, Tauranga

Silver: Nada Bakery, Wellington

Bronze: Viands Bakery, Kihikihi

Highly commended: The Bakehouse Cafe, Thames

GOURMET FRUIT

Gold: Dairy Flat Bakery, Albany (blueberry, apricot and apple)

Silver: Hastings City New World (walnut, zingy lemon, black doris plum, apple and lemon)

Bronze: Viands Bakery, Kihikihi (vanilla, ginger, pear and caramel)

Highly commended: Better Quality Pie, Rotorua (rhubarb, apple and lime)

GOURMET MEAT

Gold: Fast & Fresh Bakery, Taupo (venison, mushroom, bacon and cheese)

Silver: Gold Star Pat's Pies, Tauranga (pork, onion and cheese)

Bronze: The Clareville Bakery, Carterton (lamb cutlet, rosemary, lemon and kumara)

Highly commended: Hillside Bakehouse & Cafe, Auckland (chicken, cranberries and camembert)

VEGETARIAN

Gold: Richoux Patisserie, Takapuna (corn, carrot, potato and mushroom)

Silver: Spelt Bakery on Highgate, Dunedin (creamy mushroom)

Bronze: Mairangi Bay Bakery (pumpkin, kumara, potato, capsicum, cauliflower)

Highly commended: Baker Bob's Bakery Cafe, Tauranga (spinach, pumpkin, kumara and cottage cheese)

BACON & EGG

Gold: Gold Star Pat's Pies, Tauranga

Silver: Samis Bakery & Cafe, Foxton

Bronze: Olivers Bakehouse & Cafe, Auckland

Highly commended: Champion Bakery & Cafe, Wellsford

MINCE & CHEESE

Gold: Richoux Patisserie, Takapuna

Silver: Crown Bakery & Coffee, Pukekohe

Bronze: Le Royal Bakery, Auckland

Highly commended: Pak 'n' Save, Petone

STEAK & CHEESE

Gold: Waihi Bakery, Waihi

Silver: Pak 'n' Save, Petone

Bronze: Richoux Patisserie, Takapuna

Highly commended: Target Bakehouse & Cafe, Pukekohe

POTATO TOP

Gold: Dairy Flat Bakery, Albany

Silver: Bakers Oven, Whangapararaoa

Bronze: Angkor Wat Bakery & Coffee, Waipukurau

Highly commended: Angkor Kiwi Bakery & Cafe, Napier

COMMERCIAL WHOLE/SALE

Gold: Dad's Pies, Hibiscus Coast

Silver: The Wholesale bakery, Wanaka

Bronze: Oxford Pies, Hamilton

Highly commended: Couplands Bakery, Christchurch

CAFE BOUTIQUE

Gold: Cafe Pret, Sockburn (steak, mushrooms, carrots & shallots)

Silver: Ed's Cafe, Wellington (steak and cheese)

Bronze: New World, Warkworth (beef, blue cheese and mustard)

Highly commended: Kitchen Republic, Tauranga (gourmet beef and caramelised onion)

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