Friday, May 07, 2021

Popularity contest ...

What makes an establishment - I am thinking cafe in this particular instance - popular? When we stopped in to get a hot beverage at one of the local cafes on (Public Holiday) Monday morning it was busier than I have ever seen it. The joint was positively jumping with almost every table taken and a serious line-up for takeaways. Why so busy ? And was the only other cafe open in the area doing a similar-sized trade?

We have a system for rating cafes based on (in no particular order): how close to home are they, is there adequate parking, are the amenities close by and well-maintained, is the coffee good, is the food good, is the service good? You would think it would be easy to find (most of) these in more than a couple of nearby establishments but it is harder than you'd think. Still this helps us go further afield in search of a good breakfast ... unless we are keen on having fruit salad which so far we've found at only one cafe. It's not easy to find boiled eggs on a menu either!

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