Our Story
With our 4 children we started on our adventure with a mission to bake using time honoured methods, wholesome ingredients which are sourced locally where possible, and sharing this with each other, family, friends and anyone who appreciates good food.
We purchased an old church in Clareville that had been operating as a café. We closed the doors for 2 weeks and renovated, earthquake strengthened and redecorated the building.
We also made a point of having a full length viewing window where our bakers can greet and interact with our customers and our customers can see how and where their food is made.
We were very proud and a little scared when we opened the doors of The Clareville Bakery in August 2013.
With our awesome start up team we enjoyed the thrill of creating Artisan Baked products, Exceptional Coffee, an Outstanding Food and Superb Service in our resurrected church.