Cheap & cheerful dining in New Zealand

"Always the first to come to mind whenever someone asks where to go for a good yet cheap meal. Just to get some house keeping out of the way, Barilla recently got a D rating and was featured in the paper for this controversy, it was pretty much the talk of the town for weeks because everyone was both disappointed and traumatised that their favourite place to eat had gotten such a shocking rating. However, their rating has recently gone back up to an A grade again and the world makes sense again. My favourite are the beef and cabbage dumplings and you should listen to me on this one because I have pretty much tried everything. Also the pork siu mai is to die for. D is for delicious"

"I was so pleased to stumble across this bakery one tired morning with my friend! The best steak and mince pies ever! We came here because we were walking past on the way to my old house and randomly decided to stop and much to our delight it was delicious. Everything is cheap AND legitimately good tasting, quite a rarity! The workers in here are extremely friendly and always make an effort to make conversation with me if the place isn’t too busy. So if you live around this area be sure to stop by and get a pie you will not be disappointed! I am somewhat of a pie guru, not to toot my own horn or anything but I know my pies."