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

You Write, We Send

Cookie Bar's way of spreading the message - one of the best branded operations I have ever come across.

Mousetraps

Now that's a toasted cheese sandwich!

Cookie Muncher Menu

Cookie Bar's cookie dough confections with great merchandising and drinks.

Cookie Bar

Brilliant marketing and merchandising at Queenstown, New Zealand's Cookie Bar

Music, signage, decor, quirky ideas, menu - really great

Stools on the street plus ear-catching music and eye-catching signage

Sparkling tea

Self-Serve OJ

Fresh, great value, self serve orange juice machine seen in Darling Harbour shopping centre in Sydney.

Breakfast Down Under

Breakfast in Australia featuring eggs, avocado, toast, bowls and great presentation.

Brookie

Brownie cookie = brookie.

The Burger Donut

Not quite a Luther Burger (a doughnut cheeseburger), this Australian version is donut, chocolate brownie, spearmint cream and white chocolate.  However you look at it, getting over £4 for a donut is good going.

Bin the Butt

Ban the cigarette butts and great water fountain points (for dogs and all) in Australia

The Future of Bottled Water

Reusable and recyclable aluminium water bottles in Australia from Kindness Water - surely a great answer to the quest to avoid plastic water bottles.

Already available in UK at Itsu https://greatcafes.blogspot.com/2019/11/refill-flask.html

Breakfast Bowls

Niche & Co Cafe in Tugun on Australia's Gold Coast and their great breakfast bowls.

Tim Tam

Australia's famous chocolate biscuit Tim Tam refashioned as baklava

plus the ever popular Nutella

The Future of Cafes?

 Costa with screens and no seating

Always a Warm Welcome

Our local pub, The Bounty, may be closed but their warm heart and welcome re loos and water is appreciated by locals and visitors alike.

 The publicans, Sue & Dave, are two of our local heroes.

and getting a great reaction in the local paper, the Maidenhead Advertiser:

Take Me Home Ice Cream

Take Home ice cream from a Sydney Gelato shop.

Deaden the Noise

Look carefully under the tables and there is noise-deadening foam to reduce the noise from the hard surfaces in this Melbourne cafe. Great idea.

Street Art

Great street art and graffiti in Melbourne - Eye catching.

The Future of Restaurants?

An enterprising restaurant in Amsterdam with mini greenhouses.

Mannequins filling the spaces at The Inn at Little Washington, USA

Shower curtains as table seperators

Cake Heaven

Brunetti in Melbourne is famous for its cake, coffee and stylish design.

Weekend Surcharge

Great Cafes loves the Australian and New Zealand habit of charging customers a menu surcharge on weekends/Sundays and public holidays and paying staff more on those days.  Will it catch on in the UK?