Cafe of the Year 2013?

GreatCafes really likes the Ode Cafe in Ness Cove, Shaldon, South Devon.  Set up by Tim & Clare Bouget it is currently the highest rated sustainable cafe in the UK.

 Smart marketing, switched on to social media and a great view

 You enter directly into the kitchen area

 Wood burner and simple communal tabling provides an atmospheric backdrop.

More to follow.

Naked, Secret & On-line

Naked Tea & Coffee are tucked away in Brighton's Lanes and perhaps we know why they remain Brighton's best-kept secret.  No web page and just a brief mention on Facebook.

Contrast their lack of web and social media presence with Brighton's The Manor cafe http://themanorbrighton.co.uk/ and their popular on-line High Tea offer and award-winning vegetarian cafe Idyea's daily menus on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Iydea/130698363025

If you are not using social media yet, give it a go.  We are, and as this blog demonstrates, it can grow fast.  It's free, fun and gets you noticed in a mightily competitive marketplace.