Practical Help Implementing AI in a Catford Café, Without a Big Project

Pick one job

Implementation goes wrong when it starts as a project. It goes right when it starts as a task: something you do the same way most days, that eats time and that you could describe on one page.

A café, concretely

Catford.co lists 21 cafes and coffee shops (counted 10 October 2026), and 13 of the 19 with hours on Google open on Sundays. Think about one of them. The owner does the ordering and the rota, serves, and answers messages about catering, large bookings and whether the place is open on bank holidays. Of those, the repeat questions are the obvious candidate. They are the same, they arrive in several places and they can be answered from a short set of facts.

Writing that down takes twenty minutes: the hours, how to book, what is possible for groups. That page is the raw material for whatever you build.

Ways to do it

Do it yourself, with off-the-shelf tools and some patience. Ask a member of staff who likes this sort of thing. Or have it done for you, which is what Dean Keating offers. His website describes AI agents built and installed in the tools you already use, with training and support. It is not a course.

Steps if you go to him

A free call about how you work. An audit of what is worth automating. The build and install. Training and support. He starts with the one task that makes the most difference, and you leave the call with a plan you can use with or without him.

Checks whichever route you take

Run the new set-up beside your normal routine for a while before you rely on it. Read what it sent. Decide in advance which messages must go to a person. Write down what you changed, so you can undo it.

Where he is

Horndean, Hampshire. Remote work anywhere in the UK, and visits in Hampshire or nearby according to his website. For SE6, assume remote and ask.

Cost

No published price. The cost comes after the free call, without obligation.

Contact

Call or WhatsApp Dean Keating on 07418 627304, or email dean@deankeating.com. See the Dean Keating profile on Catford.co. Websites: ai-agent.deankeating.com and deankeating.com.

About this guide

Catford.co is published by Dean Keating, who also runs the service described here. He is based in Horndean, Hampshire, not in Catford, and works with Catford and south-east London businesses remotely. If you want someone in the room, say so on the first call and look at Catford-based providers too. This guide recommends our own service, so compare it with other providers before you decide.