The series reminds me of the humor in the 1983 Bill Forsyth movie "Local Hero", which was also about charming, quirky locals in a small coastal town, (though "The Cafe" takes place in Weston-super-Mare and not Scotland.)
The best way to describe the humor is that it's very kind and human. The dialogue is filled with the comic mundanities and repetitions of everyday human communication, emphasizing them to the point of being funny. When genuinely quirky people or odd things happen, the characters don't react as though they're strange, because quirkiness and oddness are also part of the mundanity and repetition of their lives. Conflicts do happen in the stories, but they are small ones. And the smallness is the point.
If you're looking for slapstick or histrionics or hamfisted American humor based on ejaculate and flatus, this is not your cup of tea. But for those who like subtlety, dryness and humanity in humor, this is a great show.
The best way to describe the humor is that it's very kind and human. The dialogue is filled with the comic mundanities and repetitions of everyday human communication, emphasizing them to the point of being funny. When genuinely quirky people or odd things happen, the characters don't react as though they're strange, because quirkiness and oddness are also part of the mundanity and repetition of their lives. Conflicts do happen in the stories, but they are small ones. And the smallness is the point.
If you're looking for slapstick or histrionics or hamfisted American humor based on ejaculate and flatus, this is not your cup of tea. But for those who like subtlety, dryness and humanity in humor, this is a great show.