Aotea Roast Company is an off-grid coffee roastery at 50A Mason Road, Great Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf Islands, rated 5.0 from 3 Google reviews. The business describes itself as a roastery rather than a cafe. One reviewer says the plunger-ground beans are fresh and that they are the best coffee they have had.
The website describes small-batch coffee roasted using renewable energy at an off-grid site on the island. Its blends include fair trade organic beans, and the single origins come from Nicaragua, Mexico, Brazil and Ethiopia. The business sells beans online with delivery to the mainland, offers a monthly subscription, and says its beans can be found at some local outlets.
For fresh small-batch coffee roasted on Great Barrier Island, Aotea Roast Company is worth knowing about before you visit.