Why Not have Tea Parties At Your Coffee Shop?
Karyn Lewis
One of the issues that many coffee shop owners face is trying to get more people in during the afternoons. Serving food for lunch is one way but you can also feature wonderful tea parties. A coffee shop is the perfect location for this type of event to take place. Many little girls love to have pretend tea parties at home so they will be very excited to have a real one.
You can schedule such tea parties one weekday afternoon and many people will make reservations to come. In fact you will likely see some regulars that come in every week. If that is too much for you though you can choose to feature them on Saturday or Sunday afternoon each month. Some parents may approach you to schedule a tea party for their child's birthday as well.
You can make these tea parties as elaborate or as simple as you want them to be. The focus needs to be on offering girls, moms, daughters, and even fathers who want to spend a few hours with their little girl a nice experience. Make sure you advertise for our tea parties so people can make plans to attend. Let them know if it is will be casual dress as well.
Make sure you advertise the menu for your tea party as well. Guests will want to know if they are only going to get drinks. You may choose to offer that alone with many different types of tea. You can choose to offer sandwiches, desserts, or both to complete the tea party as well. It is important for your guests to know what to expect will be waiting for them when they arrive.
The number of people you will be able to accommodate for such tea parties will depend on the size of your coffee shop. The way your tables and chairs are arranged should be taken into consideration. You don't want people who attend your tea party to be crowded. Should you have more people that want to attend than space you can let them know you will try to schedule more events soon.
You may want to consider having some entertainment for the tea parties as well. This can liven things up and give those that come back regularly something new to look forward to. It doesn't have to be anything elaborate or expensive in order to be a great hit. At the vary least offer some music that goes well with a tea party.
Talk to your staff before hand to let them know about your tea part plans. Many of them will have ideas you can implement. They need to understand what their role will be in it as well. They may be perfect for working behind the counter but need some training in how to effectively work in this new set up.
It is a very simple concept to host tea parties at your coffee shop to get more business. Keep in mind that this doesn't just mean during those planned events. You will be exposing new customers to your coffee shop in this manner. Don't be surprised if they start to surface for other drinks at other times as well.
About the Author:
Karyn Lewis writes about the ups and downs of the coffee shop. Avoid the rookie mistakes many new operators make when they buy a coffee shop and read more coffee related articles at her site.
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