Forum Discussion

Hero

Re: Owning and running a Café?!

@Shirel766 Hi! I agree and added my "me too". Sure, sims can own restaurants with Dine Out and I agree with @Thats_Me_Madz that this is probably the best workaround we have (without mods). However, I would love if my active sim could be the chef AND owner. I believe if you add a coffee bar, your sim can be the barista? Similar to adding a bar to the restaurant, your sims can tend the bar when the restaurant is open. (Edit: If I remember correctly, your sims don't make money from tending the bar but I could be wrong.) Sims can own a veterinary clinic AND be the veterinarian. So, the same should be true for other businesses, like the cafe. I also would like the option for my sim to own a bar AND be the bartender, or own a gym AND be a trainer. As you pointed out, the mechanics seem to be in place, so it should a fairly easy change to make. Thanks for sharing!

3 Replies

Shirel766
Rising Rookie
2 years ago
@JonaO703 Hey there! Exactly. I've googled around and there is a workaround for this with a mod, I just hate playing and using mods as they're always getting all buggy, and rather restricting too. EA should totally offer a solution for this.
Thanks for the reply!
PipMenace
Hero
2 years ago
@Shirel766 I actually have some hope for the upcoming stuff pack’s food stand to be, if not a cafe, perhaps still a bit closer to the desired gameplay than any of the current solutions.

There’s also the Dine Out Reloaded mod, if you play with mods, that I believe lets you play as the chef and have customers pick up their own food at the counter.
JonaO703
Hero
2 years ago
@Shirel766 I really do hope the team considers adding the option to buy other venues like the cafe. I'll say a prayer to the Sims gods. ;-)
In the meantime, you might take a look at the More Buyable Venues mod by LittleMsSam. I know you said you prefer not to use mods because of the potential issues (and I don't blame you for that). However, her mods are usually kept up to date and I think widely considered more safe than others. I haven't used this mod so I can't really advocate for it but it looks really cool and I'm thinking about trying it at some point. Anyway, I thought it could be something for you to consider.