Flunch

Impressive good value displays at a very busy Flunch cafe restaurant in Lille.

Fruit Bar plus quality displays

Self-service food, drinks and beer.

All ages are catered for.

Kids order via a screen.

No Turkey Dinosaurs Here

Jamie Oliver's Diner has a Kids' Menu that many could learn from - Spaghetti Bolognese, Chicken Lollipops, Mini Sliders, Happy Fish Fingers, Puppy Dog and Fresh Fruit & Ice Cream. For more detail see http://www.jamieoliversdiner.com/

Kid Appeal

 Good kids offer at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew by caterer Peyton & Byrne

 Healthy options with planty of eye appeal

Looking after the Little Ones

Bright and appealing kids food display at Wakehurst in West Sussex operated by caterer Ampersand.

Jamie's Kids

Simple, effective and honest - good on Jamie.

Free Bucket

Fun, colourful, kids offer at the Beach Cafe, Wells-next-the-Sea in north Norfolk.  Free bucket, their own multideck station and mini bars of rock.

Cuddly toy character to help the 'pester power'

Pram & Bears

Childrens' selection at the right height with appealing bears and a wonderful old pram for the hula hoops

Stables Cafe at Holkham in north Norfolk

See our Kids Photo Board for more examples of child-friendly cafe presentation http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-kids/ 

Birthdays - Our 24th & 1st

   

   

Turpin Smale is 24 years young this month and this blog is celebrating its 1st birthday.  How life has changed since 1988!

Our blog has reached over 50,000 page views and the cafe sector is just so dynamic - there is always someone, somewhere doing an even better, more quirky, tastier, more temptingly displayed cafe.  As a birthday treat for you all, check out our Boards on Pinterest:

• Design  http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-design/
• Sandwiches  http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-sandwiches/
• Hot Drinks  http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-hot-drinks/
• Savouries  http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-savouries/
• Fruit Display  http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-fruit-display/
• Cake Display  http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-cake-display/
• Cold Drinks  http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-cold-drinks/
• Kids Food  http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-kids/
• Humour  http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-humour/

Kid's Appeal

Children's Meal (in a seed tray) at Barton Grange Garden Centre.  Love the character; just what appeals to kids.

Height appropriate and well laid out at Westmoreland motorway service area

See other examples

http://greatcafes.blogspot.com/2011/06/best-kids-offer.html

http://greatcafes.blogspot.com/2011/11/kiddie-shaped-hard-sell.html

Science Museum Shakes

Shake Ice Cream Bar

Good display by caterer Benugo

Great child-friendly toppings - maltesers, jaffa cakes, blueberries, peanut butter ....

Kiddie Shaped Hard Sell

Fruit Shoot, the supposedly kid-friendly sugared drink, may sponsor this display but the colour, shape, lighting and display gets your (or your kid's) attention.









Benugo's straight-laced kids unit at the Science Museum, although a much healthier and better quality food offer

Ice Cream Station

Squire's Garden Centre at Badshot Lea has a new 350-seat cafe with an idea borrowed from Pizza Hut - the kids love it.

The Best Kids Offer?

Tate Britain - best choice of healthy items

Sandbanks Cafe, Poole - 5 items in a bucket

I'm a VIP at Debenhams

Worthy, if a little dull, at Peter Jones, Sloane Square; part of John Lewis