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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101   
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i'd love a cafe.......cash everywhere!
depends on your competition and location really. also depends on the clientèle but round here big breakfast with a cuppas £5 |
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30th Nov 2011 6:15pm |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412  
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I'd prefer clean and good quality food.
 John
http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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30th Nov 2011 6:26pm |
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| pom Member Since: 01 Jun 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 1343 |
eastern euro watresses short skirts and 2 sizes too small shirts.
Pom |
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30th Nov 2011 6:27pm |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412
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And what Pom said  John
http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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30th Nov 2011 6:28pm |
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| Nick T Member Since: 29 May 2011 Location: Bolton Posts: 203 
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Pom-already sorted that
I'm a bit of a cook on the sly (and a lot of an eater  ) I'm hoping to make money out of a hobby  |
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30th Nov 2011 6:38pm |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654 
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When I drove a delivery van I used to frequent a lot of transport caffs. In general you get what you pay for - i.e. if it's £1.99 for a 'full English' it's going to be low-grade sausages and tea with the teabag still in.
Personally I'd rather pay a wee bit more and get something palatable, but I doubt many truckers are looking for organic free-range meat, they just want something with a bit of taste for not too much dosh. All this you know already I'm sure. What would be good is to have a) a short queue and b) do takeaway options, as I was always running behind schedule (bloody managers!  ) and consequently had to down a lot of scalding hot tea before running for it. Barms etc are just the ticket, bacon/egg/sausage barm for £3ish and you'll have them queueing down the road. |
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30th Nov 2011 6:49pm |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304 
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Serve decent coffee and the odd nice pastry/cake as well and you're sorted.
Decent bacon, nice free range eggs, cook in good oil, keep that cleanliness and charge a bit more IMO. People will come from a long way for that kind of stuff - I used to when I was on the road a lot! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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30th Nov 2011 6:50pm |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654
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Oh and make sure you sell newspapers, cans of soft drinks, sweets and crisps on the side - the fewer stops the better!
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30th Nov 2011 6:52pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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I would say make it healthy food as well as the traditional dull stuff. This country is FULL of
 like cafes selling crap quality, greasy food, stinking place, bad attitude. Be different and you'd get loads of PR.
A mate of mine runs a deli/cafe in Bolton (Horwich actually) and she does well with "proper" food rather than greasy spoon. |
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30th Nov 2011 7:46pm |
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| Nick T Member Since: 29 May 2011 Location: Bolton Posts: 203
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My buisiness partner runs a fat club-she's gelled up with nutrition etc, that is one of the angles that will be pushed
Horwich-my home town |
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30th Nov 2011 7:50pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149 
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Definitely, especially when you consider how little we get paid! 2011 110 USW 1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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30th Nov 2011 7:53pm |
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| kingofthesparks Member Since: 06 Jan 2011 Location: Very close to Watford gap services , northants Posts: 987 
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Forum discount
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30th Nov 2011 8:02pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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Depends what market you are after?
The industrial estate will likely have a mix of needs, from the cheap butty to the opportunity to deliver food for functions and events? We often ran training courses in our offices, and had to get deliveries of buffet-style food, along with the drinks and everything (even plastic cutlery) - usually paid at least £12/head...that MUST be profitable! Sometimes we just couldn't get the local guys to do this so I used to order 10 pizzas from Domino's and several large bottles of fizzy drinks (sometimes almost £100). If you do set up the business, I would certainly canvas the offices for buffet delivery (or even just a sandwich delivery service). For the buffets, you can get the ingredients the day before and prepare during the quieter parts of the morning (I guess 0700-0900 and then 1200-1400 are your busy times?).
Yup - lots of money in fresh smoothies i bet... MrsK seems to be quite happy spending £2.50 on a cup of some exotic friut smoothie (much to my annoyance...she should just buy an apple & an orange like the rest of us!). Anything with expensive imported blueberries seems to attract MrsK
Me too - especially when with the Mrs at the weekend GOOD LUCK ! Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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30th Nov 2011 8:04pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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Ah go and check her out (the deli I mean ). It's called Thyme. |
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30th Nov 2011 8:29pm |
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