This is one the sets of 2011 that I was looking forward too. I bought it on release but since one of the lightbulbs was missing (it is the very first time I had a missing piece in a playmobil set!). I took a while to get to the review.
As you can see it is a charming looking building, that I will try to fit in my town. It is however not made with system x but it are actually two large parts (the floor and the rest of the building.) that snap together. The only system x compatible part is the sunscreen in front of the window:
The door is replaceable with any old western/steck door. Which would have been able to transfer it to a Mexican/Californian building or different shops for your town. But the window is a new size and height so you cannot change that:
As far a accessories goes: I don't think there is anything new included. Most parts were present in the old hotdog stand, some of the newer come from the wedding theme. A fun return is the street lamp from the old vacation home, it has however a new connector making it incompatible with steck houses.
On the inside, the café is quite empty , but the outside accessories are plenty, I'll take more pictures when I have set up a scenery.
All in all, I think this is one fun set that kids would love to play with. The price is also right: 19.99 euro. I hope to see more of this type of set in the coming years. Instead of all the stupid cars (
).
I just wish that geobra would think of us collectors: to make all their sets a bit more compatible so we could switch parts without cutting them up!
