Ice Offer

Even small cafes can now offer ice and these Polar ice machines are counter top, inexpensive and don't need plumbing in.

Star Uniform

 The Starfish restaurant in Tarbert has staff T-shirts with great messages on the back.  Such an easy way to create ambiance plus the seafood and service was great.

Special

 Love the door panels used to feature Spider on a Bicycle's soup and special of the day

 Comfy mis-matched seats with wood burner and use of natural materials

 with credit to all the crowdfunder investors who made the project possible

Our worthy Cafe of the Year 2018

Cafe of the Year 2018

 Spider on a Bicycle in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire gains Great Cafes' Cafe of the Year award for 2018.

 Set up by two sisters it just gets it right in every department - design, food, coffee and mission.

Congratulations

Don't Be Dull

 Scotland is justly proud of its home-baking tradition and scones and we found special scones - Chocolate and Ginger and Orange and Chocolate plus many more - at many locations.

Not Your Usual Station Catering

 The Carriage cafe bistro within Ballater's old Station features the royal carriage and a full afternoon tea experience backed by the Prince's Foundation and Dumfries House Trust

It's Not All About Cake

Gluten-free in Reading and done well.

Coffee Break Offer

The meal deal is commonplace amongst retailers but cafe operators often miss a trick of upselling and attracting the lunch trade.

Taking Sustainability Seriously

 Wrapper free ice lollies and a real effort to sort waste at Holkham's excellent new Lookout cafe in north Norfolk

Milk Alternatives

Milk alternatives are now commonplace - what and how many do you offer?

Keeping it Simple

Simple outside tables and signage at Shed in Reading.

Gluten-Free Heaven

Nibsy's in Reading offer gluten-free everything.

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Ambient Sarnies

Freshly made sandwiches displayed at ambient/room temperature (under the four hour rule) at Marks & Spencer.  Chilling is not always necessary or desirable.

Great Cakes

 Picnic Foods cafe in Reading has interesting and well-presented cakes

Swing Seating

 Life's a beach in Reading with Beach Bar's lifeguard chairs and swing seats

Posh Nursery

 Petersham Nurseries' cafe and outlet in Covent Garden has come a long way since its founding.  The conical carrot cake is fun.

Please Sit

 The Triumph Factory Visitor Experience cafe positively encourages you to get the biker experience and record that memorable photo.

Aussie Abuelo

 Abuelo Coffee House and Kitchen in Covent Garden is Antipodean/South American inspired with "the kind of food we eat and want to eat, just proper good stuff".

Biker Friendly

 The White Lion Hotel, Machynlleth is after another special interest group - bikers.

Duck Confit

Burger / Salad/ Wrap all with duck confit at the Thames Traditional Boat Festival

Strong Foundations

 Fordhall Organic Farm in Shropshire is unique in many ways - it has 8,000 shareholders, a new Straw Bale Bunkhouse using concrete filled tyres as foundations and an amazing ethos helping the less fortunate in society.  Check out https://www.fordhallfarm.com/ as Great Cafes was so inspired by its mission we have become a shareholder.