So my colleagues and I decided we wanted to dessert but decided not to stay at the Fed Deli because they had no gluten-free options. Previously I saw that Giapo had a gluten-free menu and suggested the place and everyone was happy to give it try.

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Surprisingly when we arrived it was quite busy. I had heard about this place before and was slightly excited to give it a try. Once it was our turn to order we got to try every single ice-cream they offered on the menu that day. It made things so much easier but also so much harder at the same time. However, we all managed to get something.

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Flavours:

Afghan Cookies

Cornflakes Chocolate Crunchy Cookies

I really liked this flavour and I loved how they put cornflakes on top with some icing or butter toffee sauce. It was nice and crunchy. The ice cream tasted a bit like an afghan with the chocolate cookies in the ice cream. I just really loved how they mixed the flavour with the crunch.

Roast and Smoke

Miller’s Coffee & Single Malt Laphroaig

This ice-cream packed a real punch. Firstly it was covered in dark chocolate, walnuts and small pieces of hazelnuts (I think). The ice-cream had a really nice punch of flavour with the coffee and hit of alcohol from the single malt and then you have the warmness of the whiskey. I really nice ice-cream with a great contrast of flavours and senses.

Hold Me:

Paraoa Parai

Traditional Maori Fried Bread

I love how this is on the menu. The Maori fried bread was really nice and fresh and a great holder for ice-cream.  A great idea of adding a bit of NZ.

Being able to try all the different flavours as I said was great but did make the job harder. I did also like the Whangaripo Buffalo Milk and their version of the Hokey Pokey. I was really interested in trying the Maori Potato, Parsley and Citrus. It was an interesting combination of flavours but what I did not like was the heavy parsley flavour. the service here is really top notch and the orders come through surprisingly quite fast. Overall a great place if you want a treat.

Address: 12 Gore St, Auckland

Website: Giapo