Slow Life/Flavory Cafe

Do you have a favorite place to eat? I’m not talking about a big chain restaurant but a small, mom and pop or enterprising individuals’ small cafe that serves coffee, beverages, desserts and sometimes small sandwiches and salads.

It seems like they are fewer and farther apart these days than ever before.

I love finding a little table off in the corner in a cafe where I can sit with my wife, sip a drink, maybe eat a cookie, relax, talk about the day and take in the ambience of the friendly surroundings.

As a kid I remember going with my mom to the local Woolworths and treating ourselves to a banana split or a milk shake. Sometimes we would really splurge and buy a hamburger with fires. It felt safe and familiar.

How does Rolife do it? How do the artisens at Robotime manage to capture the essense and look of a small cafe complete with all the savory goodies, drinks and coziness?

First off they know how to attract an audience and get people to buy their products. Check out thier store displays in Michael’s. The DIY Miniature House Slow Life/Flavory Cafe is a perfect example.

Components are packed in a heavy, cardboard box with a slip-lid with tabs and containing all the bagged and shrink-wrapped objects and sectionals along with very conpreshensive instructions that make putting together the Slow Life/Savory Cafe a breeze.

How could it not be? All the parts are numbered and match the instructions numbers. Follow step-by-step and any 14 year old or older kit builder can’t go wrong. Plywood, paper and plastic along with included lighting make this kit really shine!

Use the enclosed tools (a pair of tweezers and a Phillips head screwdriver) and few small tools of your own (an Xacto blade with holder, a flathead screwdriver, and magnifying glass) along with glue and before you know the beautifully crafted and painted, pop-out, laser-cut pieces transform into the cozy Slow Life/Savory Cafe.

With a litle patience, persistence and attention to detail the small two-level tile and wood floor Cafe all comes together.

I love the open gable roof, the back door with oversize door knocker, the large wooden frame windows with upper sashes that open, the cobble stone and checkboard floor details and the small wrought iron railing.

Take a look at the hanging sign, wooden chalkboard, twin stools, three-shelf case complete with plants and drink and food cups and bags, the clear pastry display, the coffee pots, the cake display, the triple wall hooks, the coffee machine, the different coffee blends, the glasses and cups, the Cafe sign, the white counter with wooden top, the newspaper rack, the various flowers and plants, the wall hangings, the menu, the upper wrought iron window, the clock and lots of bakery goodies.

The box contents include an instruction manual, a shrink-wrapped pack of flats, seven Ziplok bags filled with various shop items, furnuiture, tools, a battery pack (batteries are not included), signs, dishes and decor along with a decal sheet, a clear panel sheet and a parts fold-out identification sheet.

Be sure to look over the material/components section of the instruction manual. You will be amazed at the details of the various shop objects from their sculpt to the colors. So tiny-but so realistic!

Like the Cafe itself-enjoy the experience.  Take in the sites, relax. There's no hurry.  Carefully assemble each piece, place each object and be delighted when the whole build is done.

It's so relaxing that you have to be careful not to doze off in the middle of making the Cafe.  Now that's realistic!

I can almost smell the pastries, taste the coffee, feel the newspaper in my hands, the comfortable small chair as I sit on it next to the small single-person circular table, smell the flowers and soak in the ambience.

Everything fits together perfectly with no loose gaps, misfits or mismatched colors.

It’s all so clean, neat and welcoming. Come on in! Step up to the counter and order your pastry and coffee. Sit, relax and enjoy the quiet.

Warm woods, smooth and cool floors, soft lighting and the imaged wonderful aromas beckon you to stay awhile and relax.

For photos and a video of the Slow Life/Savory Cafe click here. For a look at Rolife’s other products click here and to discover other marvelous creations Robotime has created click here.

1 John 4:18 - There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.