Why not have tea parties at your coffee shop? You already have the elements that will make it work. Chances are your coffee shop serves tea to accommodate those guests that don’t like coffee. You will have tables, chairs, and plenty of cups to serve the drinks in. What you may not have are customers that are coming in during the afternoons and this type of arrangement can take care of some of that lag time.
The idea of a tea party is very simple and it won’t take much to transform your coffee shop to host one a few afternoons a week. Try to schedule a weekday for those that are available. However, many children that would love to go to a tea party are in school and many parents work. If you can get a Saturday or Sunday afternoon tea party that would work well too.
Some coffee shop owners don’t want to go to a great deal of hassle in order to host these tea parties. There is really no reason though why you would have to go this route. You can keep things simple and still draw a very good crowd to your tea party events. If you wish to host something more elaborate though you certainly can do so. The price of the tea party should reflect this as well as what you offer.
Think about what your guests to tea parties would be interested in having. You can offer several great flavors of tea for them to try out. You can also choose to offer tea sandwiches and delicate desserts. These sandwiches and desserts should be sample sized portions. Adding these items is likely to get you more business for your tea parties as they will get the entire package for one price.
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.
Another element you may want to add is some live entertainment. It can be someone to play an instrument, a short play, the reading of poetry, and anything else you may want to add. You can be sure tea party guests will also recommend other forms of entertainment they would like to see. Should you offer entertainment only do so for a portion of the tea party. This way your guests will have plenty of time to visit with each other as well.
Make sure you have enough time to properly train your staff on how to handle these tea parties. The quality of the service is going to be very important to the impression your guests will have of the experience. Keep in mind though you may need more staff to cover such events than you normally have scheduled for that time of day any other time.
If you haven’t considered using your coffee shop for hosting tea parties you may want to give it a try. It isn’t going to be difficult to get into motion and they should get a very nice crowd drawn in. Many of these adults may not have come to your coffee shop before. There is a very good chance they will start coming in on a regular basis as well as for future tea parties.
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