Playdate Café has Closed Indefinitely

To our customers, colleagues, partners, and friends,

We regret to inform you that Playdate Café has closed indefinitely as of today, December 8.

PDC has been funded by real estate investments that are no longer generating revenues due to our poor economy and tenant bankruptcies. Likewise our sales have been greatly affected by the economic crisis. We saw a dramatic decline in sales beginning in October when the credit meltdown occurred and even with winter upon us business has been slower than during the summer months.

We would like nothing more than to see a play cafe remain in Marin - as fellow parents of young children we believe in this great resource for our community.
We are keenly interested in any form of investment or acquisition that might make that happen. Our future roadmap includes new operating models and service offerings to achieve profitability in the current economy, however we lack the financial resources required.

We are forever grateful to all of you who generously embraced PDC. Please inform your friends and family to prevent visits from anyone not aware of the closure.

We would love to hear from you about anything and will try and respond as best we can. Our website will remain operational and you may contact us through the suggestion box page (link below), or you may email us directly at info@playdate-cafe.com.
http://www.playdate-cafe.com/suggestion_box

We wish your family the best and a joyful holiday season,
Nicki Richesin, Joel Warwick, Susannah Woods and the entire PDC Team

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Announcing the PDC website

We hope it's been worth the wait. Always remember to check out the calendar features to keep up on what's going on. We'd love to get your feedback on any aspect of PDC when you leave us a message using  the suggestion box.
Below you'll find some recent press coverage about  us you might like to check out. Much more soon.

Open 9 AM Weekdays!

Back by Popular Demand!

New Winter Hours Begin on December 1st
Monday - Friday           9 am - 5 pm
Saturday  & Sunday    10 am - 3 pm

Birthday Party Rental Now Available - Now Booking!

We're pleased to announce our cafe rental party program is up and running and we're now accepting reservations. For more information please see our program details.

New Tasty Menu Additions & Daily Specials

PDC Manager, Susannah Rose Woods, continues to create outstanding and delicious cuisine using  the best local, organic products. We're serving up some scrumptious autumnal offerings like pumpkin and cinnamon ice cream from 3 Twins Ice Cream, pumpkin cupcakes from Little Piggy Bakery, stellar quiches and breakfast burritos, and a variety of soothing, organic soups including chicken noodle, minestrone, veggie chili, and tomato bisque.

Loved Twice -  Helping Underprivileged Newborns

We're honored to support the efforts of local nonprofit Loved Twice. In the cafe, we have a collection bin for baby clothing (0-12 months) to donate to local hospital social service departments. For more details on the generous work of Loved Twice, please read this article.

New Gallery Exhibiton

Our November art exhibition is by Karle Fried, an artist specializing in children’s photography. Her work has been published in Cookie, BIG, Dwell, Bark and Heeb Magazines. Karle's photography was selected to be in American Photography in 2005. She also has contributed to Nursery Rhymes of the Female Mind and was included in the Focus on Aids Fine Art Auction in 2006. She lives in Berkeley.