Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe is the small, friendly end of the waitress genre: a cafe on an iceberg, a penguin called Bertha running the floor, and a cook called Bob whose mood is part of the furniture.
The menu is deliberately short. Customers want a muffin, a juice or a coffee, which keeps the pressure on the routing rather than on the recipes. You take someone from the queue, seat them, take the order, fetch it when the kitchen rings, deliver it and clear the table before the tip goes cold.
Because the iceberg drifts, each stop comes with its own earnings target, and money spent on skates, a better blender, nicer seating and curtains is what makes the next one survivable.
How to play Penguin Cafe
Queue, table, order, tip
- Click the customer at the front of the line, then click an empty table to sit them down.
- Click them again when they have read the menu to take what they want.
- Collect the finished item from the counter and bring it to their table.
- Clear the plate afterwards and pick up the money they leave.
- Spend the takings between stops: faster skates, a quicker blender, better seats, and curtains that keep everyone in a good mood.
Controls
Click or tap the customers, the tables and the counter. There is nothing to type.
Tips and strategy
Buy the skates before anything else, because every other upgrade is wasted while you are still walking slowly between the counter and the far tables. Seat people as deep into the room as the queue allows and keep the near tables free for the quick orders. A wrong item has to be binned and made again, so take the order properly rather than fast.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the penguin?
The waitress is Bertha, and the cook behind the counter is Bob. The studio that made the game named them both.
Can I play it on a phone?
Yes. It is an HTML5 game and the taps work the same as the clicks.
What can customers order?
A muffin, a juice or a coffee. The short menu is deliberate, since the game is about moving rather than cooking.
What should I upgrade first?
Movement speed. Everything else matters less while crossing the room is the slowest thing you do.