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 choose to have these tea parties weekly a couple of afternoons, every other week, or once a month. As soon as people start to find out about them you will have no trouble getting enough people to sign up for a reservation. Your coffee shop tea party may even become the place for a princess birthday party for some lucky young girl.

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.

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.

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.

There are many reasons why you should have tea parties at your coffee shop. They will be a big hit and that means more people and money coming in. Since you will be scheduling them during your slower periods it can really make a difference for you. This is a great way to let those that haven't been to your coffee shop know what you have to offer them.