Power of Promotion

Cookie Bar's internal design has be seen to be believed - Mini, cuddly toy dispenser

and proud heritage going back to 1983

Magnificent Mercato

Street food comes inside with a vengeance at Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair just off Oxford Street 

 Amazing ambiance

 Bars instead of altars

First floor food stalls and restaurant

only the font is off limits!

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

Mirrors in toilets at The Roth Bar & Grill at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Somerset @rothbarandgrill

Wirth a Visit

 The Roth Bar & Grill at the amazing Hauser & Wirth Gallery in Bruton, Somerset

 Funky design rules in all areas

No Fire, No Problem

Fire light at 200 Degrees in Birmingham.

Swinging

 Udderlicious ice cream in Covent Garden with swing seat under

Flavour menu board

Flavour of the Month wall drawing 

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

 Drake & Morgan's design touches at their Fable bar and restaurant - toilet mirror cocktail recipe

 Chunky picnic-style tables and wood offcut wall

Yummy Chairs

 Good signage, great teas and interesting upholstered chairs at Yumchaa

 @Yumchaatea

Tables don't have to be Square or Round

 Beautiful wood tables and stools at Annandale Distillery's new visitor centre cafe. @AnnandaleDstlry

Unusual shaped tables at the Serpentine Gallery's Magazine restaurant. @theMagazineLDN

Labour of Love

 Annandale Distillery's owners Teresa and David have the most wonderful wood craftsman Ian Cameron-Smith making every part of the reborn distillery very special indeed.  @AnnandaleDstlry

 Annandale Distillery http://www.annandaledistillery.com/

 Cameron-Smith Designs http://www.cameronsmithdesigns.co.uk/page2.htm

Well worth a visit!

Stunning

 Stunning design - inside and out - @theMagazineLDN  the Serpentine Gallery's Magazine Restaurant operated by German caterer Kofler & Kompanie.

 Design by Zaha Hadid

Funky Feel

 Thornham Deli and Cafe in Norfolk get the distressed, funky, inexpensive, corrugated iron wall covering idea.

Mackerel Burger

Great burger and hot dog outlet in an Exeter retail unit with container kitchen

Mack Daddy mackerel burger was good

Great signage and theming

Our Wurst is Ze Best

 Herman Ze German hot dog/sausages has expanded from festival street food to their second unit in Soho and features meat grinders on the wall.

Holes & Hay

 Colander light fittings and table decor at new restaurant and bar Grain Store, Kings Cross

Grain Store also offers Hay Water distilled by their drinks specialist!

Garden Centre Quirky

Guest Spot

Ian Boardman sends in this photo from Hilltop Garden Centre's cafe at Ramsden, Witney.  See more cafe design hanging ideas at http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-design/

The Future?

At the end of our London Cafe Tours we are often asked what is the future for cafe design if now it is all about the industrial, retro, natural, recycled, comfortably worn look.  I asked the knowledgeable boss of Matthew Algie coffee's Irish business Lachlan MacGillivray his thoughts and he quoted two examples:

Baker D ChiricoMelbourne Bakery Starbucks Tokyo