La Patio Café & Bar is the restaurant at the front of the Distinction Coachman Hotel, at 140 Fitzherbert Avenue in West End, Palmerston North. It offers indoor and alfresco dining, and its food is modern New Zealand and Asian-inspired, on a seasonal menu. Breakfast is served daily, either continental or cooked, with juices, teas and coffees. Dinner is served daily as well, with a beer and wine list to match. The café is no longer serving lunch, but it takes private lunch bookings for groups of 10 or more, which must be booked in advance.
The website describes La Patio as a popular choice for both hotel guests and locals. Gift vouchers for the restaurant are on sale for birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas.