you have to pay 7$ ON TOP of the cost of food which is also overpriced. just go to an animal shelter if you want to see cats. 0/10
erika olsen
honestly if i could rate negative stars i would, i came here with my mom to test and see if this would be our vibe and we were skeptical about the pictures making this place honestly look disgusting we came anyways and were greeted with the most HORRIBLE smell making us both want to throw up and the smell was even worse in the cat room, we paid $19 just for a SMALL drink, 30 minutes with the cats, and a bad experience. the cat room was dirty, the cats look neglected, and the whole establishment should be out of buisness. we left early because this terrible experience and didn’t get our moneys worth it’s honestly sad that we felt like we couldn’t stay after paying for it and we should’ve asked for a refund for this rundown filthy and honestly DISGUSTING place. do better honestly
Lazer Kaufman
They were very nice and welcoming here. My wife chose to go here on Mother’s Day. It was therapeutic for her to hold the cats and pet them and play with them. Our daughter had fun too. I made a sticky mess outside our rental car as we were about to go in. The person at the counter was very nice and gave me a roll of paper towels to clean it up. The cats here ranged in age from young to pretty old. Some were more friendly than others, but no mean cats. No hisses or scratches. They played very well once you figured out how to play with them. I would take my family back here.
Jaime Meredith
Such a great experience! The cats were a bit tuckered out and stayed to themselves, but it was still a good visit.
Ezekiel Maleea
The smell was bad. The cafe smell was worse then the cat room. Best Friends smells better and has coffee nextdoor...
CHEN CHENG
Cute cats,good beverage, and friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M K
Had a fantastic experience here. The environment was very clean considering the number of cats in one room. The staff were kind and gave clear communication. I love that these kitties are available and think it's a wonderful way to promote adoption. There were lots of kids there when I went and I would say this is a great place to take your little ones.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Natalia Cano
The staff were nice and the cats even nicer, the atmosphere in the cafe is very nice both in the noncat room and in the cat room, 12/10 would recommend coming here for the nice atmosphere even if you don’t like cats.
Really really really disappointed. I took my daughter for our first visit. First off, the website states children 3 and under are free. Apparently that is not the case. Not a huge deal, but just an fyi.
The cat room though....it's filthy. We got there around noon and the cats were all sleeping. The rule, which i agree with, is to not disturb the sleeping cats. So we sat there for an hour.
The floor had a layer of grime on it. It reeked of cat urine. There was a singular cat locked in the out of order bathroom who was mewing non stop to be let out. I brought it to the employees attention and they were aware of it but the cat wasnt let out.
I dont expect it to be spotless, but i do expect it to look like it's been cleaned in the last 24 hours. It clearly was not.
The cat's bedding needed to be laundered, a lot were ripped open.
Really disappointed with something i thought could be a fun bi-weekly tradition.
Atmosphere: 1
Sarah Ray
Clean, well lit cafe area with tables and benches to enjoy a cup of coffee and a delicious cookie next to a quiet, enclosed space with soft and friendly kitties! There are also games and activities to enjoy while you visit and are all cat-themed! The staff here are so friendly and accommodating. Some of the cats are also available for adoption! I definitely recommend this place for cat lovers!!!
Parking: There’s a small lot behind the building but beyond that it is public street parking where you can find it.
Kid-friendliness: As long as you’re gentle with the cats and respectful of the space and rules, children are allowed here with parental supervision.
Wheelchair accessibility: There are no automatic doors or handicap parking, but the building is only one story with a flat entry way.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Lloydon Balili
Could smell better, but amazing staff and work they do. Love cats so that's special too
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Simplectic Manifold
Be warned: Tinker’s Cat Cafe is NOT little child friendly. Unless your children are old enough to keep silent on demand, don’t bring them here, because the staff will unapologetically (and in somewhat rude manner) keep telling you and your little children to be quite the entire hour. I understand that loud sounds from excited children can scare cats and make them run away, but certain behaviors come with age and are largely outside of parents’ or children’s control. If Tinker’s Cat Cafe takes quite so seriously, then they should institute a minimum age policy, to sift through compatible and incompatible clientele, just listing it in the rules disclosure isn’t enough, because it doesn’t reveal the level of strictness and enforcement that will be applied. Their failure to prevent families with children under 3 to attend ruined our experience, and they will ruin yours. Volunteer at a cat shelter instead, orders of magnitude better than this place.
Kid-friendliness: Be warned: Tinker’s Cat Cafe is NOT little child friendly. Unless your children are old enough to keep silent on demand, don’t bring them here, because the staff will unapologetically (and in somewhat rude manner) keep telling you and your little children to be quite the entire hour. I understand that loud sounds from excited children can scare cats and make them run away, but certain behaviors come with age and are largely outside of parents’ or children’s control. If Tinker’s Cat Cafe takes quite so seriously, then they should institute a minimum age policy, to sift through compatible and incompatible clientele, just listing it in the rules disclosure isn’t enough, because it doesn’t reveal the level of strictness and enforcement that will be applied. Their failure to prevent families with children under 3 to attend ruined our experience, and they will ruin yours. Volunteer at a cat shelter instead, orders of magnitude better than this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 2
Lane Combs
I've been here twice and both times have been great. The cats are friendly and pretty chill. There is a little bit of a smell in the room as you would expect from an enclosed space with multiple cats and litter boxes. Overall good experience and would recommend.
This was a very fun place and I like the kittys
Underwhelming
you have to pay 7$ ON TOP of the cost of food which is also overpriced. just go to an animal shelter if you want to see cats. 0/10
honestly if i could rate negative stars i would, i came here with my mom to test and see if this would be our vibe and we were skeptical about the pictures making this place honestly look disgusting we came anyways and were greeted with the most HORRIBLE smell making us both want to throw up and the smell was even worse in the cat room, we paid $19 just for a SMALL drink, 30 minutes with the cats, and a bad experience. the cat room was dirty, the cats look neglected, and the whole establishment should be out of buisness. we left early because this terrible experience and didn’t get our moneys worth it’s honestly sad that we felt like we couldn’t stay after paying for it and we should’ve asked for a refund for this rundown filthy and honestly DISGUSTING place. do better honestly
They were very nice and welcoming here. My wife chose to go here on Mother’s Day. It was therapeutic for her to hold the cats and pet them and play with them. Our daughter had fun too.
I made a sticky mess outside our rental car as we were about to go in. The person at the counter was very nice and gave me a roll of paper towels to clean it up.
The cats here ranged in age from young to pretty old. Some were more friendly than others, but no mean cats. No hisses or scratches. They played very well once you figured out how to play with them. I would take my family back here.
Such a great experience! The cats were a bit tuckered out and stayed to themselves, but it was still a good visit.
The smell was bad. The cafe smell was worse then the cat room. Best Friends smells better and has coffee nextdoor...
Cute cats,good beverage, and friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had a fantastic experience here. The environment was very clean considering the number of cats in one room. The staff were kind and gave clear communication. I love that these kitties are available and think it's a wonderful way to promote adoption. There were lots of kids there when I went and I would say this is a great place to take your little ones.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The staff were nice and the cats even nicer, the atmosphere in the cafe is very nice both in the noncat room and in the cat room, 12/10 would recommend coming here for the nice atmosphere even if you don’t like cats.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kids Hot Chocolate
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Really really really disappointed. I took my daughter for our first visit. First off, the website states children 3 and under are free. Apparently that is not the case. Not a huge deal, but just an fyi.
The cat room though....it's filthy. We got there around noon and the cats were all sleeping. The rule, which i agree with, is to not disturb the sleeping cats. So we sat there for an hour.
The floor had a layer of grime on it. It reeked of cat urine. There was a singular cat locked in the out of order bathroom who was mewing non stop to be let out. I brought it to the employees attention and they were aware of it but the cat wasnt let out.
I dont expect it to be spotless, but i do expect it to look like it's been cleaned in the last 24 hours. It clearly was not.
The cat's bedding needed to be laundered, a lot were ripped open.
Really disappointed with something i thought could be a fun bi-weekly tradition.
Atmosphere: 1
Clean, well lit cafe area with tables and benches to enjoy a cup of coffee and a delicious cookie next to a quiet, enclosed space with soft and friendly kitties! There are also games and activities to enjoy while you visit and are all cat-themed! The staff here are so friendly and accommodating. Some of the cats are also available for adoption! I definitely recommend this place for cat lovers!!!
Parking: There’s a small lot behind the building but beyond that it is public street parking where you can find it.
Kid-friendliness: As long as you’re gentle with the cats and respectful of the space and rules, children are allowed here with parental supervision.
Wheelchair accessibility: There are no automatic doors or handicap parking, but the building is only one story with a flat entry way.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Could smell better, but amazing staff and work they do. Love cats so that's special too
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Be warned: Tinker’s Cat Cafe is NOT little child friendly. Unless your children are old enough to keep silent on demand, don’t bring them here, because the staff will unapologetically (and in somewhat rude manner) keep telling you and your little children to be quite the entire hour. I understand that loud sounds from excited children can scare cats and make them run away, but certain behaviors come with age and are largely outside of parents’ or children’s control. If Tinker’s Cat Cafe takes quite so seriously, then they should institute a minimum age policy, to sift through compatible and incompatible clientele, just listing it in the rules disclosure isn’t enough, because it doesn’t reveal the level of strictness and enforcement that will be applied. Their failure to prevent families with children under 3 to attend ruined our experience, and they will ruin yours. Volunteer at a cat shelter instead, orders of magnitude better than this place.
Kid-friendliness: Be warned: Tinker’s Cat Cafe is NOT little child friendly. Unless your children are old enough to keep silent on demand, don’t bring them here, because the staff will unapologetically (and in somewhat rude manner) keep telling you and your little children to be quite the entire hour. I understand that loud sounds from excited children can scare cats and make them run away, but certain behaviors come with age and are largely outside of parents’ or children’s control. If Tinker’s Cat Cafe takes quite so seriously, then they should institute a minimum age policy, to sift through compatible and incompatible clientele, just listing it in the rules disclosure isn’t enough, because it doesn’t reveal the level of strictness and enforcement that will be applied. Their failure to prevent families with children under 3 to attend ruined our experience, and they will ruin yours. Volunteer at a cat shelter instead, orders of magnitude better than this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 2
I've been here twice and both times have been great. The cats are friendly and pretty chill. There is a little bit of a smell in the room as you would expect from an enclosed space with multiple cats and litter boxes. Overall good experience and would recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
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