Simple Appeal

 Simple Health Kitchen only has two units at present but we will hear more from them - they have a winning formula of health, freshness and visual appeal - Lemon and Mint Water and Raspberry and Lime Water.

Lose The Wait

Tossed features some of the best technology for order from the desk or in store screen.  See http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/see-future-at-tossed.html and see the future.

Hot Food Offer

Fast expanding Soho Coffee Co knows that food offer has to be as interesting and reassuring as the coffee

 Hot Spuds, Super Tacos and Grain Pots

Homemade Profits

One way to boost those cold drink margins - home made lemonade in three flavours (including cherry and grapefruit) and iced tea (lemon, peach) at chain operator Paul

Wok This Way

Humour catches the attention, makes Instagram more likely and increases sales.

Sweet Replacement

Will natvia replace sugar?

Flapjack Luxury

 Flapjacks in some weird and wonderful flavours - Praline & Salted Caramel Crunch / Apple and Blackcurrant with Yogurt topping

Glass Optional

Mini-bottles of Moet champagne with plastic 'cup' insert makes take-away sales just bubble.

Hot Flash

Pork scratchings courtesy of Tom Kerridge - Hot Flashed Pork Crunch - in three flavours.

Create-A-Smile

Create a Smile Pancake with banana eyes, strawberry nose and a tube of yogurt to create that smile at one of our favourite and long-established Bermudian casual restaurants - Paraquet.

Bespoke Sundae

Customers are given the above form and a pencil to select their ideal ice cream sundae at the Hamilton Princess hotel, Bermuda.

Fondu

Fondue in a pot and microwaveable from Emmi

Water with Bits

Canned Coconut water with pulp

Goodness

 

The Food Doctor's Goodness Bars - beetroot & walnut and kale & cashew - and a Raw Choc Brownie from Pulsin

Sweet & Flat

The Village Pantry in Flatts, Bermuda features some fun and tasty sweet flat breads.

Make Yours Original

A clever use of a tattoo - customise your shoes.  Cafes are becoming commonplace and need customisation/personalisation/differentiation to stand out. 

Choc Dip Fruit

Choc Dip Fig and other chocolate dipped fruit seen in Aussie.

Loyalty Pays

Caffe Nero's app

Death of a Milk Jigger

Serving up china jiggers of milk and offering a chocolate sprinkle takes time in a busy cafe (busy=queues=annoyed customers).  Customers are well used to serving themselves what they want and have a better choice of milk/sprinkle.  Skimmed/Semi-skimmed milk and vanilla, cinnamon and chocolate sprinkle self-serve choices at Starbucks.

Planting a Bill

 Cambridge Brew House bill presentation

Egg in a Hole

 Egg in a Hole breakfast sandwich at the excellent Nibble Cafe, Hull - toasted granary/double bacon/swiss cheese/vine tomato/avocado/hash brown/magic!

Towels & Treats

 Homemade dog biscuits and towels for muddy paws at the Green Table Cafe, Dartington

@GreenTableCafe

Don't Worry

Compostable straws at the Green Table Dartington

Almond Thief

 Almond Thief bakery cafe at Dartington

 @thealmondthief

Devon Delight

 Green Table Cafe at Dartington, South Devon has a great cake table

Cardamom Buns @GreenTableCafe

 Whole wheat chocolate chip cookies

 Savoury Muffins with cheese and chili

Be Honest but Kind

Green Table Cafe at Dartington has simple and inexpensive way of asking for customer feedback.

Chunky

 Chunky table at Biscuit Tin cafe, Reading

Themed Menu

Menu stand made out of copper pipe fittings is spot on appropriate at energy company SSE's new Reading office catered by Baxter Storey

Cake Jars

 Cake in jars from Cup Cake Blackpool

Simple Recycling

Simple, effective recycling point in cafe at Cliveden

Not Disposable

Australian Will & Co's ceramic cup that looks like a paper cup

Down Under Drama

Blow torched scallops offered at Aussie cafe

Look Out Sugar

Health food shop sign is a useful reminder that sugar, not fat, is the new enemy.  Cafe operators need to adjust to this new reality - see what Pret, Itsu, Pod, Bel-Air are up to (and reported on the Great Cafes Blog now in its 7th year).