Artisan Kitchen Café is a cafe in a barn at 613 Fitzherbert East Road in Aokautere, Palmerston North, with a Google rating of 4.6 from 78 reviews. The website asks customers to book, especially in the busy summer season.
The website describes a cooked brunch served from 10 am to 2 pm, barista coffee and a cabinet food selection, on Fridays to Sundays. There is outdoor dining in warm weather, and the barn has a fireplace for cooler days. The kitchen is small, so the menu is limited, and the cafe does not serve fried chips.
Its barn setting on Fitzherbert East Road makes it a relaxed country stop for brunch in Aokautere.