Café groups

Café groups are a type of roleplay group found throughout Roblox. As the name implies, these groups simulate going to a café, where players will roleplay as customers, employees, or management. Customers may order food items, especially pastries and other delicacies. In addition to being a popular spot for roleplay, these groups and games tend to attract a large number of trolls and even become a major target for raid groups. The most well-known café group on Roblox is Boba® one of Roblox's largest cafes, accumulating around 900,000 members making it one of the largest and most well known cafés on Roblox. Many of Boba’s allies come from the same restaurant and cafe roleplay genres.

Gameplay
Gameplay at these groups involves ordering drinks, such as bubble tea, similar to real-life cafes. It's rare that players will need to pay any Robux or in-game currency to get food. While playing these games, players will either be ordering food, serving the food or enforcing the group's set rules. The two latter of these options may only be done by group members (which also must be given specific ranks within the group). Restricting certain options to group members allows for a controlled roleplay environment.

Ranks
Café groups use group ranks to determine who can do what in their group. These ranks reflect positions you may see at a real-life café, such as trainees, baristas, and managers. Typically, if a user wants to work at a café, they must pass an interview or application. In some groups, additional training may be required.

Once users can begin working at the group, they'll be considered a low rank (LR). These users are allowed to serve food to customers and will get promoted depending on their skill at work. Some groups use training sessions, where users are quizzed on their knowledge of group rules and procedures, to decide who to promote. Low ranks usually are not permitted to manage the restaurant and deal with rulebreakers, but instead must contact middle ranks (MRs) or high ranks (HRs). Middle and high ranks will supervise employees and customers to make sure that everybody is following the rules. They'll usually use admin powers to enforce these rules. Middle and high ranks also promote employees and will host sessions.

Trolls
While trolls are seen across the Roblox platform, café groups tend to be a popular spot for trolls to visit. Trolls will intentionally break the group's rules and attempt to get banned. It's common for trolls to use alternative accounts to avoid punishment. The popularity of trolling these groups comes, in part, from users like who popularized trolling through YouTube and other social media. People trolling café groups have received criticism for being immature and disruptive. Many café groups train their employees on dealing with trolls.

Criticism
Criticism of café groups includes seeing the games as useless or boring, as well as more serious accusations, such as predatory behavior from high ranks. There's also criticism made against the moderation in these groups. Some users claim that admins at café groups do not do their jobs, which leads to trolls. Others claim that admins abuse their power and wrongfully ban people.