Babies Welcome

 Complimentary emergency baby supplies, nappy bags and cream, two sizes of nappies and wipes show that the Bristly Hog Coffee Shop in Kendal really care about their mums with baby customers.

Cocoa Jerky

Strips of British beef marinated in cocoa nibs at Hotel Chocolat - certainly distinctive.

Man Creche

Victoria Inn, Salcombe woos its target audience and reaps plenty of free media coverage.

Hugs without Awkwardness

"Tips are like hugs without the awkward body contact" - the staff at the Bristly Hog Coffee House in Kendal deserve their tips and hugs.

Mega Mallow

 Giant or mega marshmallows are all the rage given the s'more craze.  A s'more ("some more") is a traditional campfire treat, very popular in the United States and Canada, consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a piece of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of graham crackers (biscuits).

Chocolate Frappes

 Hotel Chocolat's iced frappes with cocoa whip

Welcome to the Shed

 Alnwick's Potting Shed cafe in Northumbria

 Great design

Seagull Sculpture

These iconic outboards have become classic items with their own races in Bermuda, New Zealand and Cornwall.  Here at a Plymouth marina they are a cafe sculpture centrepiece.

Day & Night

 Bake House by day, Creperie by night in Salcombe

Coffee Explained

The Bristly Hog Coffee House, Kendal explains their 18 different types of coffee preparation and burnishes their coffee credentials.  Bravo.

Wholebean Instant

 Kenco and their mix of 85% instant coffee and 15% roast and ground coffee.  Interesting.

Pallet Piece

These tables suit the times of quirkiness, recycling and 'catch the eye', control-the-cost design.  The Grocer Market Tavern at Spitalfields.

Power of Plants

 

Leon has 'clean' shakes to celebrate the power of plants.

Cold Brew is Here

 Starbucks makes its own and Sandows has smart flask-type bottles - Cold Brew coffee is here.  We did tell you over a year ago http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/cold-brew-coffee.html

Dessert Frappes

 Tiramisu Frappe Creme at Caffe Nero and Mocha Cookie Crumble at Starbucks.

Barista Smoothies

Freshly-blitzed smoothies are now mainstream with Starbucks, Costa

and Pret

Burnt to Order

 Creme Brulee burnt to order from The Crema Caravan @TheCremaCaravan seen at The Edinburgh Festival

Book Seat

Seating at The Fable bar, Holborn Viaduct part of Drake & Morgan

Canned Vino

Canned wine, which equates to half a bottle, from Oregon producer Union Wine Co
http://unionwinecompany.com/our-wines/underwood/can/

Flexible Space

This Spitalfields pub controls its outside space with a chalk line - an ever changing and flexible arrangement!

Worthy Winner

Cafe in the Crypt at Christ Church Spitalfields and Graysons now have the challenge of replicating this quality at the British Library, their major contract win, from October.

 Previous blogpost http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/church-cafe.html

Customer Benefits

 Great Cafes goes off-piste (or rather to the beach) in this holiday season to feature a pair of flip-flops that caught the eye - the soles features bottle openers.  Offering customers added benefits in unusual ways is exactly what great cafes do - encouraging premium pricing, innovation and delighted customers.

Flying Treat

 James Martin's cake and coffee offer at Stansted Airport operated by SSP