‘Three customers all day’: Yorkshire café owner’s rallying cry after three customers visit in whole day

Liam Long, 31, opened Longs Café on Banks Street, Doncaster last month having previously owned Theresa’s Market Café in memory of his grandmother.

Having spent money on renovations and with ongoing expenses including rent, equipment rentals for tills and wages, Liam said he was scared for the future.

"We've had just three customers all day”, Liam explained in a social media post to customers on Tuesday.

"Every morning we're here early preparing fresh food with quality ingredients.

"All of our meat comes from the local Yorkshire Family Butchers across the road, our bacon, sausages and all of the meat we use for our lunches.

"We believe in supporting local businesses while giving our customers the best quality food we can.”

Liam said customers who have been through the doors left “fantastic reviews”.

The post continued: “The problem has never been the quality of our food, it's simply getting people through the door.

“The truth is, we're scared.

“We've poured everything we have into Long's Cafe.

"But the reality is, if people don't start supporting us locally soon, we genuinely don't know how much longer we'll be able to keep our doors open.”

In a rallying cry to customers, Liam added: “If you've been meaning to visit, please don't put it off. Whether it's breakfast, lunch, Sunday dinner, or even just a coffee, every single customer makes a huge difference to a small independent business like ours.

“If you can't visit, please consider sharing this post. It could help someone discover us for the first time.

“Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who has supported us so far.

"We truly appreciate every single one of you, and we hope we'll still be here to serve our community for years to come.”