Make Your Outdoor Space Pop! Café barriers are an ideal way to create an indoor or outdoor drinking or eating area for bars and restaurants.
Build & Buy NowMake Your Outdoor Space Pop! Café barriers are an ideal way to create an indoor or outdoor drinking or eating area for bars and restaurants.
Build & Buy NowMake Your Outdoor Space Pop! Café barriers are an ideal way to create an indoor or outdoor drinking or eating area for bars and restaurants.
Build & Buy NowWe have FOUR different quality Cafe Barriers Systems to suit all requirements and budgets, along with Pedestrian Guidance and Rope Barrier Systems. We offer FIVE different Cafe Banner materials to choose from. Send us your print ready artwork or a design brief. Each system comes with the relevant amount of poles, and cross rales
Budget System Premium System Premium Black SystemWe have FOUR different quality Cafe Barriers Systems to suit all requirements and budgets, along with Pedestrian Guidance and Rope Barrier Systems. We offer FIVE different Cafe Banner materials to choose from. Send us your print ready artwork or a design brief. Each system comes with the relevant amount of poles, and cross rales
Custom printed cafe barriers provide a practical way to define outdoor seating areas, organise customer queues and promote your business. Cafés, restaurants, bars, pubs, hotels, and event venues across the UK use them widely.
Each cafe barrier system combines durable posts, weighted bases and high-quality printed cafe banners to create a professional boundary around pavement dining areas, entrances and outdoor hospitality spaces.
Whether you need branded restaurant barriers, an outdoor queue system or a clearly defined pavement café area, our modular systems can be configured to suit your venue.
A cafe barrier system consists of posts, weighted bases, and cross rails fitted with custom-printed banners. Also known as restaurant barriers, pavement barriers or cafe windbreaks, these systems help structure outdoor spaces while displaying your branding at street level.
Cafe barriers are modular, allowing you to create straight runs, corners or enclosed seating areas. You can expand systems with additional posts and banners as your requirements change.
Optional A4 sign holders can also be fitted to selected posts to display menus, opening times, promotions, or customer information.
We offer cafe barrier systems for different budgets, locations and levels of exposure. Lightweight options suit indoor or sheltered areas, while heavier systems provide added stability for outdoor restaurant and pavement locations.
Each option provides a different balance of weight, durability and finish. If you are unsure which system is suitable, our team can recommend the best solution for your venue and location.
Our outdoor cafe barriers are available with durable stainless steel posts and weighted bases for stability in busy hospitality and pavement environments.
Lighter 10kg bases are generally suited to indoor or sheltered locations. Heavier 16kg and 21kg options provide greater stability for more exposed outdoor areas. Position and manage all portable barriers appropriately during strong winds or severe weather.
Mesh cafe banners can also be selected for locations where greater airflow through the printed panel is desirable.
Turn your barrier system into an effective advertising display with custom printed cafe banners featuring your logo, colours, promotional message or menu branding.
Available materials include PVC, PVC blockout, mesh, fabric and heavyweight canvas. Depending on the chosen material and system, options include:
Supply your own print-ready artwork or send us your logo and design brief. Our team can assist with the layout to produce a clear, professional result.
Choose from mirror-polished stainless steel, brushed steel or powder-coated posts. Systems can be combined with weighted portable bases, cross rails or permanent fixing options, depending on the installation.
Wall fixings are also available where one end of a cafe banner needs to connect directly to a building, reducing the number of freestanding posts required.
Already have a compatible system? We supply replacement cafe banners to refresh existing branding, change seasonal promotions, or replace worn panels.
Replacement banners are available in several materials and can be printed in full colour to match your current cafe or restaurant barrier setup.
Call 01253 897840 for product advice or a bespoke quotation.
Cafe Barriers are designed to define, divide or enclose outdoor or indoor areas. Printed banners are supported by crossrails and heavy duty posts. In most areas the systems are portable, allowing them to be moved into place as required, then stored when not required.
With the increased popularity of alfresco dining and drinking, making use of your outdoor space has never been as important. Cafe Barrier systems help to create comfortable and attractive areas for your customers whilst offering a stunning branding opportunity. Creatively designed banners can be eye-catching and ensure that your premises stand out from the competition.
Firstly, you need to consider where the system is being used. is it for indoors, outdoors, sheltered area, exposed area or high traffic area? Certain systems are more suited to specific areas; for example, exposed or high traffic areas would require at least our heavier 18kg post and base, whereas sheltered or indoor areas will suit our lighter 10kg posts and bases. Any outdoor system can be affected by wind gusts, it may be worth considering wind permeable banners, such as our Mesh Banner range.
240gsm blockout fabric sewn back-to-back, full colour print both sides. Flame retardant, machine washable, colour-coordinated stitching.
240gsm Decor fabric, printed full colour one side, white reverse. Flame retardant, machine washable, colour-coordinated stitching.
330gsm Premium Mesh PVC Banner printed in full colour one side, white reverse. Flame retardant.
500gsm Premium PVC Banner printed in full colour using UV print technology. Our material is tearproof unlike alternative PVC Banner products. Flame retardant.
650gsm Premium PVC Blockout Banner suitable for double-sided printing. A black blockout liner within the material prevents show-through. Flame retardant.
Heavyweight marine grade cotton canvas, specially treated. The canvas material comes in over 40 base colours and printing is performed one one side using screenprint or heat-press technologies. Flame retardant.
Heavyweight marine grade cotton canvas, specially treated. The canvas material comes in over 40 base colours and printing is performed on both sides using screenprint or heat-press technologies. Flame retardant.
The configurations for Cafe Barrier Systems are endless and can be designed to suit your exact requirements. here are a few possibilities…
Is an Equality Act (formerly DDA) compliant system required? If so, then our systems with wheelchair friendly bases and lower cross arm are required. Shallow post bases allow the wheels of a wheelchair to easily roll over them. Lower cross arm acts as a tapping rail for the visually impaired. Most County and Local Councils insist on compliance to these regulations, as do individidual shopping centres and malls. Take care to check your local regulations before specifying your system.
All local Councils have to ensure that the publics’ right to use a highway are not detrimentally affected. Public highways include footpaths, pavements, market places, parking spaces and verges. Councils usually class an area of the public highway where tables and chairs may be used or food and drink is consumed as Pavement Cafés. Councils are generally supportive of Pavement Cafes because they facilitate enjoyment in the local area. Generally, all parts of the public highway may be used for Pavement Cafés as long as all safety and non-obstruction requirements are met. Each local Council will however have their own guidelines. Some require you to fill out Pavement Café application forms for a ‘Pavement Café Licence’, whilst others require you to obtain planning permission and/or listed building Consent (This will usually be from your Local Planning Authority). With any of these scenarios there will usually be fees. Remember each County Council will have their own rules and guidelines. If you wish to serve alcohol at the Pavement Café you will undoubtedly need a liquor licence from your Council’s Licensing Authority. A local Council will sometimes undertake an assessment of suitability. This is based upon the size and location of the area in which you plan to have a Pavement Café. It will also take into consideration the width of the footway and other surrounding businesses input. If planning permission is required you may be asked to submit a site plan, here is a list of points to consider when producing this:
Section 115.E of the Highways Act 1980 gives Local Authorities the powers to licence and regulate items such as Café Banner Kits displayed on public highways. The role of the public highway is to allow the public to pass and re-pass. So, when using Café Banner Kits they must be managed and maintained in a way that protects the rights and safety of all users with special attention to wheelchair users and those with impaired vision.
The best cafe banners are simple designs, created to clearly identify your brand or service.
Colours should complement your shop front or branding.
You can create a different artwork for each cafe banner, or alternate simple brand logo banners with more detailed specific service banners.
Identify the optimal viewing distance of your cafe banners and design accordingly. Text that is too small can be hard to read from across the street.
A Cafe Barrier system is an outdoor display which usually comprises of stainless steel posts with heavyweight bases. Metal cross rails fit between the posts, and high-quality fabric printed banners are attached to them. Posts and banners connect together to create an infinite variety of configurations. A cafe barrier set-up helps to designate outdoor and indoor spaces for activities such as eating or drinking. It can also serve as a queue management system and as a branding or advertising medium.
We have a range of 5 systems to suit every budget.
Cheaper systems comprise of lightweight components which are not really suitable for use outdoors in the wind and the rain. These low-cost setups can blow over and quickly become corroded.
Yes you can, and this is more cost-effective than buying a post. Simple brackets are available for fixing to a wall.
Yes you can by simply purchasing additional posts, rails and banners to suit.
We are here to help! You can also use our free online design tool to create your banner designs.
If you’re looking to get creative, why not display different messages along the length of multiple cafe barrier banners?
