Specialist service
Cafe Consultant: Cafe, Coffee Shop and Bakery Setup
Cafe consultant for cafe concepts, coffee and bakery programmes, daypart menus, counter layouts and staff training. Delhi NCR, Pune and Bengaluru.
- projects delivered
- 100+
- brands
- 50+
- years
- 10+
In short
A cafe consultant designs the concept, the coffee and bakery programme, the daypart menu and the counter-service operation that lets a cafe trade profitably from breakfast through dinner. Table & Fork has launched cafes such as Delilah's Cafe, Playboy Cafe and Bungalow 424 across Delhi NCR, Pune and Bengaluru.
Reviewed by the Table & Fork team, 13 October 2026.
Cafes live or die on dayparts. A venue that is full at 11am and empty at 7pm needs a menu, a bar programme and a service model that earn across the whole day.
We build cafe concepts with bakery programmes, coffee and tea menus, light meals and an evening offer, with inventory control tight enough to keep food cost in line on small tickets.
What is included
What the programme covers
Concept and positioning
Neighbourhood catchment study, format choice and price-point design for all-day cafes, coffee shops and dessert bars.
Coffee, tea and bakery programme
Beverage menu, bakery and dessert development, trials and recipe standardisation.
Daypart menus
Breakfast, lunch, evening and weekend menus with shared prep to keep the kitchen small.
Counter and kitchen layout
Counter-service workflow, display, equipment and a compact production kitchen.
Inventory and food cost control
Store and inventory management systems built for small tickets and high volume.
Training and post-launch support
Barista, kitchen and service training with twelve months of support after opening.
How we work
Three steps to a plan you can build from
- 1
Tell us about the concept
Format, city, budget range and where you are: lease signed, site identified, or still exploring.
- 2
We test desirability, feasibility, sustainability
Our three-step proof of concept checks whether there is a market, whether the numbers work, and whether it holds past year one.
- 3
You get a plan you can build from
Concept and positioning, menu and costing, kitchen and floor layout, staffing, operations setup and launch marketing.
Start a project
Tell us about the project
Format, city and where you are with the site. We will come back within one working day with the questions we need answered to scope it.
Delhi NCR | Pune | Bengaluru. Pan-India projects case by case.
How much does it cost to open a cafe in India?
In a metro city a 1,500 to 2,500 square foot cafe typically needs 40 lakh to 1 crore on a leased site, excluding property purchase, with fit-out and kitchen equipment taking about half. These are planning ranges from Table & Fork projects, not quotes. A feasibility study gives you the capex, break-even and target ticket size for your specific site before you commit.
Do you design bakery programmes?
Yes. Bakery and dessert programmes are developed with our chefs, costed and standardised for daily production.
Can a cafe add an evening bar programme?
Yes, subject to licensing. We design the evening menu and bar programme and guide the excise application.