Langhorne Coffee House

Renovations

Since purchasing the coffee house in January of 2008, Tracey and Paul Cramer have updated and renovated the Langhorne Coffee House to enhance our customers' dining experience. The coffee house, since then, has become a place for friendship, fun, and community events such as Tracey and Paul's wedding on May 3rd, 2008, private engagement parties and baby showers. Tracey has worked in the food service industry for over twenty years in such restaurants as Longhorn, Outback, and J.B. Dawson’s during which time Tracey had always dreamed of owning a place of her own. In 2008, upon buying the coffee house, her dream was actualized and she and Paul immediately spent the first three days renovating the coffee house with friends, family, and employees as support.

The coffee house and the building that it stands in have a long and rich history, much like that of the Langhorne Borough. The coffee house has been a coffee house for over ten years passing among four different sets of owners. Prior to being a coffee house, this space was used as a Nickel and Dime shop, Leck's Exterminating Business, and at the very start, a hospital. All of these changes over the years to the building have only added to the homey, rich, and casual atmosphere of the coffee house.

Photos from Renovations

The Before

The After

The following is a list of all of the renovations:

• We installed a new stereo system and provide a diverse selection of music provided by Sirius radio.

• We now offer a community event the first Friday of every month called "Artist on the Avenue" where we showcase a local artist and provide live music for any customers that attend. We also serve a light dinner and then display and sell the art for the remainder of the month.

• The coffee house is now "green" in that we recycle, serve all in house drinks in plastic or glass cups, and serve all in house food on ceramic bowls and plates to reduce our paper waste.

• We now offer a wider selection of coffee brews ranging from mild, soft brews to dark, bold roasts.

• We now post our hours of operation on the door and hung new signs all around the coffee house corner and Hick's House building.

• We also offer a wide selection of teas ranging from raspberry to Earl Grey to green tea.

• We painted the entire coffee house and decorated the window sills and shelves accordingly.

• We replaced the old tables with new granite-top tables.

• We installed a new coffee burner system to ensure the coffee stays hot and fresh at all hours of the day.

• We installed a communication board so that local business owners and customers have a place to advertise local events and services.

• We also hung a new coat rack near the bathrooms and have an umbrella stand for rainy days.

• We installed new lights in the windows that allow for us to dim the lights according to the weather and time.

• We installed new curtains to soften the look of the coffee house and create a casual, comfortable atmosphere.

• We installed a new heating and cooling system to ensure that the coffee house is a comfortable temperature at all times of the year.

• We purchased new easy-pour milk and cream dispensers.

• We installed new "doggie parking" in front of our coffee house so that dog owners can safely and securely keep their dogs outside in order to come in for coffee or food.

• We installed a new box outside of the coffee house that contains to-go coffee menus that can be picked up at any time of the day to take home.

• We now offer complimentary newspapers that we leave on the tables at the customers' disposal.

• We now have a "kid's basket" which contains coloring books, card games, and crayons for children to play with while in the coffee house.

• We installed a new cooler in the corner of the coffee house that now holds more bottled beverage options for our customers such as Gatorade, Vitamin water, and Monster.

• We installed new stained glass on the windows on the side and front of the building in addition to refinishing the original hard wood floors.

• We now have a collection of clean non-dispensable spoons for stirring coffee on our coffee station to cut back on plastic and paper waste.

• We bought a new white sign that we placed on the corner of the coffee house that is meant to both entertain drivers and customers and inform the public of our next artist on the avenue.

• We now offer a service where we label and hold our customers coffee cards so that not only can they take advantage of the free coffee promotion, but also so that they do not have to worry about losing or misplacing the card.

• We began a "Cup for a Cup" program where we ask customers to bring in ceramic mugs for in house coffee and as a reimbursement, buy them a cup of coffee.

• We now offer our customers no-fat milk and soy milk as alternatives to whole milk and cream.

• We now offer a happy hour promotion where from 6 to 7 am Monday through Friday, all size coffees are $1.00 and any egg, meat, and cheese breakfast sandwich is $3.00.

• We now offer a promotion for PBU students in that they only pay $1.00 for any size coffee throughout the week and receive a 20% discount off any check on Mondays.

• On Fridays, any customer that works in Hick's House can order any lunch special for $4.00.

• We now have a penny candy jar that contains various single serving candies that our customers are welcome for free to after they have finished their meal or coffee.

• We now have live plants inside the coffee house to create a cozy feel.

• We now offer flavored syrups for the fresh brewed unsweetened iced tea such as mango and passion fruit.

• We also have a Grey's greeting card stand in the corner of the coffee house that showcases individualized, comical, homemade greeting cards for all occasions available for purchase.

• We now provide fresh, home baked goods to compliment any coffee.

• We now specialize in friendly, caring, and efficient service so that our customers' experiences at the coffee house are memorable and comfortable.