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.

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.

For such an event you can offer various flavors of tea for everyone to enjoy. You can also feature small sandwiches and some delicious tasting desserts. The price should be per person and they can have as much of the drinks and food you offer as they want. You can charge one price for adults and another for children.

You need to keep a good record of the people that do call to make a reservation for your tea parties though. Never schedule more people than you have room for. This isn't fair to them and it won't benefit your business in the long run. Failure to write down the names of people is never good either so make sure everyone that could be answering the phone knows the right procedure to follow.

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.

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