‘Everything you’d want – from coffee to ice cream’
Cafe owner Charlene, 21, ropes in mum and younger sister for venture
IT’S very much a family affair at a new café that is serving up a range of snacks and desserts.
Charlene Jones has opened Sugar Coated in Liverpool Roadin Kidsgrove.
The 21-year-old is being supported by mum, Clare Myatt, and sister Kalee, aged 18. The cafe sells drinks including tea, coffee, cappuccino, latte, espresso, hot chocolate, Americano and milkshakes.
And it serves up an impressive range of sandwiches, paninis and toasties as well as cookiedough, cakes and waffles and ice cream.
Charlene, of Endon, who also works in a Burslem pharmacy, said: “I think that Kidsgrove is lacking in the market for something like this. There is another café but we are going more for desserts and milkshakes, cakes, cookie-dough and waffles and ice cream.”
The café is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm on Saturday. Charlene added: “Everybody we have spoken to has enjoyed our food. We got the keys a month ago and we have spent a lot of time and money getting it how we wanted it. It was literally just a shell before.”
Mum Clare said: “I am helping Charlene. It has taken a while to get it up and running, but it has been well worth it and everybody seems happy so far.
“At the moment we are buying the cakes but we are looking to bake our own. We do already sell homemade brownies.”
Sugar Coated opened on
Saturday and customers were all very impressed.
Liz Jackson, of Audley, said: “The food was abslutely delicious. It is a very friendly atmosphere and I can’t wait to come back.”
Ewan Boughey, aged 16, of Audley, said: “The food was amazing - and the service was very good. I had a piece of cake, a milkshake, a waffle and some cookie-dough. It was all delicious.”
Carl Jones, aged 44, of Audley, said: “It was everything you would want in a waffle and ice cream shop. I will definitely be coming back. It is a lovely little place.”
Christian Stewart, aged
47, of Meir, visited with his children, Aimee, aged 16, and Cameron, aged 13. He said: “The milkshakes were very nice. We shall definitely be coming again. It is nice to have a new business open up. Hopefully it goes well for them. I think it suits Kidsgrove. It has a nice, cosy feeling.”
Dan Owen, aged 33, of Kidsgrove, added: “It is lovely, really nice. We are really pleased to have a new place like this in the area.”