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We don’t just serve slow cooked pulled meats! we bless them.
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Silky cheese that slides into your DMs
Flavours so bold, your taste buds will need a seatbelt
Food with attitude, toppings with no chill
Come hungry, leave smug.

Morena Whanau! Wishing everyone a blessed and buddhaful long weekend! The Buddha crew will be taking a well deserved bre...
29/05/2026

Morena Whanau!

Wishing everyone a blessed and buddhaful long weekend!

The Buddha crew will be taking a well deserved break and we’ll be back next week.

Stay wild 🫶🏽

Catch us tomorrow night at the Son & Water gig, we’ll be parked up outside the Ohope Beach Tavern. From Sat 4.30pm Ticke...
22/05/2026

Catch us tomorrow night at the Son & Water gig, we’ll be parked up outside the Ohope Beach Tavern. From Sat 4.30pm

Tickets are sold out for the show but you’re welcome to come grab some goodness from us if you’re in Ohope 😉

Thank you to Tio Ōhiwa Oysters & Takeaways Oyster festival for having us today an everyone who came along for an awesom...
16/05/2026

Thank you to Tio Ōhiwa Oysters & Takeaways Oyster festival for having us today an everyone who came along for an awesome day under the sun!!!
Blessed to be apart of this 🫶🏽

👀👀 it’s going to be a banger on Saturday !!!
12/05/2026

👀👀 it’s going to be a banger on Saturday !!!

You might’ve noticed a major upgrade in our food photography lately… 👀 We’ve been working with Tomboy Visuals, a Bay of...
11/05/2026

You might’ve noticed a major upgrade in our food photography lately… 👀

We’ve been working with Tomboy Visuals, a Bay of Plenty based photography & design business, and safe to say they’ve absolutely nailed the brief.

From capturing the textures, colours and all the saucy goodness 🤤 to helping bring our brand to life visually, it’s been a game changer for us.

If you’re a local business wanting to level up your content, we can’t recommend them enough 🙌

Go check them out and show them some love!

🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽 MOTHERSDAY WINNER 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽Congratulations to Llana SalanoaYou’ve won a free Kai for both you and one other of y...
07/05/2026

🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽 MOTHERSDAY WINNER 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

Congratulations to Llana Salanoa
You’ve won a free Kai for both you and one other of your choice from our pulled meats menu.

You can redeem this at any of our pop up events so make sure you keep an eye on our coming locations.

For all our other Mamas and whanau who entered, you haven’t missed out…

You can catch us this Friday at Ātea with all our hearty goodness along with a range of other wholesome Kai carts, so rug up and pull up!!

We’ll see you soon

🔥Mothers day Giveaway 🔥Win a FREE meal for you + your mum at The fat Buddha!To enter:👉 Follow The Fat Buddha👉 Like this ...
02/05/2026

🔥Mothers day Giveaway 🔥

Win a FREE meal for you + your mum at The fat Buddha!

To enter:
👉 Follow The Fat Buddha
👉 Like this post (Share for good karma)
👉 Tag a mate who needs to up their Mother’s Day game 😏👇

Because mums deserve better than takeout from Greg’s! 😜

Each comment = 1 entry

Winner drawn: Thursday 7 May.
Prize: Dinner for 2 (nachos, fat rolls, smashed potatoes you know the drill 😏

⚠️ Must be following to 🏅

Did someone say slow cooked pulled meats ?? 👀We got you! Catch us tomorrow at Ātea 4.30pm onwards serving our succulent ...
30/04/2026

Did someone say slow cooked pulled meats ?? 👀
We got you!
Catch us tomorrow at Ātea 4.30pm onwards serving our succulent meats, dreamy cheese sauce and fresh salsas that are guaranteed to fill your belly and warm your soul!!!

See you there whanau

Got a crowd to feed? Beef brisket’s always a hit 😏Juicy, slow cooked and served your way🔥Get in touch to plan the menu f...
28/04/2026

Got a crowd to feed? Beef brisket’s always a hit 😏

Juicy, slow cooked and served your way🔥Get in touch to plan the menu for your next function.

Bring your appetite, we’ll handle the rest 😏Friday night at Ātea 🔥
22/04/2026

Bring your appetite, we’ll handle the rest 😏
Friday night at Ātea 🔥

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