Just because you have a child....

Just because you have a child doesn't mean you lost your highly trained palate or you can no longer be a coffee snob. We went out before the kids moved in, why should we stop now? You don’t!

Have you said, “I wish I could finish a sentence with another adult.”? Or “Will I ever read anything other than Goodnight Moon? You Can!

Have you been at the park dreaming of your previous career, and thinking, "At least I had bathroom breaks and didn’t smell like spit up." So Did I!

And that is why we created tumble & tea café. Not for them -- but for us! Sure, the kids have an amazing indoor playground, clowns and super heroes occasionally visit and yes, we have apple juice and gold fish to name a few menu items for them. But really, …THIS PLACE IS FOR US!

A hip, diverse, wi-fi café with great food, music, comfortable couches, magazines and most importantly-other people just like you.

Come on in! It is the family restaurant you have been waiting for.

And if you walk in and say, "Why didn’t I think of this?" or "I swear I thought of doing something like this before!", contact us. We are franchising.

Children's Reading Foundation

I am very proud to announce our new partnership with The Children's Reading Foundation. In efforts to help every child learn the joy of reading, tumble & tea cafe will be collecting new and gently used books at all locations and at our corporate office.
All books will be donated to local programs that help teach kids how to read.

My daughter just started reading this year. It is amazing to see her discover a new world in reading. Reading to Leila is my favorite time of the day. Unfortunately all kids aren't as lucky as ours and some kids don't have books at home. Teach your kids the importance of giving and donate some new or used children books to this important cause. You can mail or drop off books at anytime to our corporate office (2802 10th Street, Berkeley, California, 94710).

The vision of The Children's Reading Foundation is that every child learns to read early and well, thereby reaching his or her full potential in school and life.

The three-fold mission of The Children's Reading Foundation is to:

• Encourage and educate families about their important role in raising a reader.
• Support schools in assuring that students read on grade level by the end of the third grade.
• Facilitate community involvement in helping young readers be successful.
  

Thank you for your help!

Mommy Bloggers

Mommy bloggers are a force to be recon with. Not only are their blogs cashing in on advertising space but they are changing how corporate America spends their advertising dollar.

Moms not only spend money on themselves but they are usually the main purchaser for the entire family. Moms are a powerful economic force that is controlling the blogging world.

Where can you mom bloggers go to blog with kids? That is right, tumble & tea cafe. Eat a delicious pannini, have a latte and let your kids play while you enjoy the FREE WIFI. tumble & tea cafe is designed to support you. tumble & tea cafe was designed by moms- we know what you want! Come on in, take a break and blog away!

Wanna get away?

Picture this- a very busy Sunday. People waiting outside for a table and the cafe is full. Everything is going smooth; customers are happy, birthday party kids are opening presents, food is taking less then 5 minutes per order, our team is having fun- I could not be happier!

I was helping the staff by running food to the tables when disaster stuck. Now, I usually have this super ability to multi-task and see everything that is happening in the cafe, but for some reason my super powers took the day off.

As I was walking to the cafe delivering food, a 2 year old walked right in front of me. I didn't even see her and as I was walking, I kicked her. She fell down and started crying. The once bustling cafe suddenly came to a standstill. The music even paused as if the sounds system was trying to draw attention to my public display of child abuse.

Everyone was staring at me with this little, cute baby on the floor in front of me crying. I bent down (with both hands filled with plates of paninnis and waffles) to try to comfort the little girl. Just as i bent down, a little boy walked behind me and I knocked him over with my butt. He hit the ground, started crying as the entire cafe is starring at me.

What can I do? I am kneeling on the floor with two crying kids and my handsful of food? The little girl looks up at me and said as loud as possible, "Bad Lady!" It was so cute, the entire cafe started laughing.

The kids were just fine, their parents started laughing and I was never so embarrassed in my life. It ended up being a good day and it was funnier and funnier the more time that passed. The staff called me "Bad Lady", the kids got free cupcakes and all of our customers got a good laugh. Not a bad Sunday!

It is the experience, not the products.

At the beginning of each week we all meet to discuss our weekly goals and the tumble & tea café development.

This week we discussed, “What is tumble & tea café?”

Most people think tumble & tea cafe is a café with a playspace. That is what we do but it is not what or who we are.

Yes, we serve amazing espresso drinks and our sandwiches, salads and paninnis are made to order from the best ingredients possible. Yes, it is true that we have a custom made indoor playground and host great birthday parties but that is not what tumble & tea café is- that is just what we do.

tumble & tea café is more than cappuccinos and waffles- much more. tumble & tea café is an experience. We provide a little escape for caregivers of little kids. Walk in the doors, take a deep breath, order a delicious and healthy meal and take a break. We are designed to pamper the adult side of parents while providing a fun, safe and learning environment for our smallest patrons.

The heart of our business is the quality in our products and the customer service we provide. Every decision we make from locations, owners, menu items, even design, we ask ourselves, “Does this meet our quality standards and will this help create the tumble & tea café experience?”

tumble & tea cafe becomes a home away from home for many of our patrons and when caregivers need a break to help them take the edge off the constant demand of parenting or in search of a kid friendly venue- they think of us.

Our food, coffee and parties are all very important- we only serve the best, but the true meaning of tumble & tea cafe is the experience.

I always explain to our franchisees- your not selling a cup of coffee; you are providing the tumble & tea cafe experience. The experience is what your customers are looking for. You can get a cup of coffee at home but you get a break at tumble & tea café.