Kitty Café

09.03.2025

Cat-themed cafe for cat lovers in downtown Nottingham. The eight pounds adult entry, £6 kids, is a welfare fee for looking after the kitties, and then there is table service of (non-alcoholic) hot and cold drinks, and snacks (jacket potatoes, toasties, etc.). There are about 30 cats here, and you’ll enjoy lots of close contact with them. It’s lovely to watch them play. Kitty Cafe is also a cat rescue centre. Tasty food and coffee. There is a merchandise range too (see priced list in my photographs). Highly recommended for cat lovers 🐈‍⬛

05.03.2025

Had a brilliant time with the different types of cats that was in the kitty cat cafe and the staff was so brilliant and welcomed us and made us feel chilled out there with the cats thankyou so much Tyr

02.03.2025

Regularly stop when in Nottingham now...Been many times. Lovely friendly staff who look after the cats and can tell give a lot of love

01.03.2025

Loved it here. Staff were very welcoming and there was dedicated time to interacting with the cats and feeding them treats which was very nice. Only gripe is the price of food; it’s good food, but on the more expensive side. Everything else lovely.

27.02.2025

Great place to visit, the cats are wonderful would visit again

25.02.2025

Came today for a 1 year anniversary date and had such a lovely time. The staff were incredibly nice and welcoming and the food and drinks were lovely! 10/10 would recommend

21.02.2025

I found the cat cafe experience to be quite pricey, especially considering the welfare cost of £8 per person upon entry. It’s ironic given that I saw upsetting footage showing how the cats are kept in small cages. This raised concerns about whether the café truly has the best interests of the cats at heart. Although they ask you to read the rules upon entering, these aren’t actively enforced, which led to discomfort as I witnessed stressed cats being chased by children. Made me not want to approach any poor cat to not add to their overstimulated and loud environment. Overall, I feel guilty to have come and won't be returning, as I’m unsure if this place is as dedicated to animal welfare as it claims to be.

25.02.2025

came in today and last week! Was taken to my table last week by alissia who was very kind and nice 😊. Today I was taken to my table by Courtney who also took my order she was also very sweet and friendly!🥰. Both of the girls have lovely smiles and attitude towards working. Atmosphere was quite chill and both staff were very friendly and talkative telling me and my children about the cats. A few of the other staff last week looked tired and relatively bored you could even say annoyed to be at work. Other than that the cafe was a nice experience and I will come here again!❤️

23.02.2025

So I visited the cafe on Friday, with my husband and 2 children. We booked online it didn’t say anything about paying a fee to even enter and sit at the cafe. However, I do understand it was a welfare charge for the cats so it is understandable. There was an issue with 2 staff. The lady who took me and my family to the table (Alicia) to me, seemed new which isn’t a problem at all! She was lovely, very welcoming and polite. It seemed as though she may of felt intimidated by another member of staff when I overheard the other member of staff being rude to her and shouting at her about resetting tables. As a manager myself it’s very upsetting to see colleagues not being nice to each other when you should be working as a team and when the one who’s being picked on is new! The newer girl was lovely and I honestly feel so bad for her. Other than that my experience was okay. They should really look into getting rid of the girl who was being mean to the newer girl as from what I saw she was the problem. I personally felt like Alicia was being bullied by the other girl. And it is beyond ridiculous, and i advise Alicia to make a formal complaint to her manager. If I had to describe the mean girl I’d say she has a mole underneath her eye and a nose ring piercing with mousy brown shortish hair. Food was ok not the best and slightly cold. Cats don’t tend to come near you they mainly stay up high or in their beds. Other than the altercation between the staff, the atmosphere was nice.

23.02.2025

Entered the cafe decor is lovely and is such a good idea for cats 🐈. Was greated and taken to my table by this girl called Courtney. She was very kind and polite a lovely smiling girl. Food was nice 👌. Atmosphere was chill and loads of cute kitty cats to see. Will come here again🙂.

23.02.2025

Good service, good coffee, nice atmosphere, and many 4-legged furry friends to watch climbing and playing.

22.02.2025

I do not recommend! It was mt first and last time. I went with friends and children, so paid £42 just for the entrance. Everything was rushed because you only have 1h booking, they kicked people out of our table at 12pm sharp, but we waited 20 minutes for someone to take our order even though I asked for it after 10 minutes and we only had 20 minutes to eat after they brought our order, after a few minutes they came to informed us that our reservation ends in 15 minutes, and 5 to they already waited with spray to clean the table. One waitress was not nice and another one brought us someone else's order, there are probably 25 tables max. It was overcrowded and rushed, cats sit on the upper shelves or run away (no wonder with so many people inside) In my opinion they want to have as many people as possible in the shortest time possible, it is not a peaceful environment for these cats.

19.02.2025

I visited this establishment yesterday. From the time I took a step inside to the moment I left it all seemed a bit hectic. You could see some of the staff was trying to do their best while others were hardly helpful. When we were seated and waited about 20 minutes for them to take our order. We ordered our food and drinks which was fine until we were informed our food wasn’t available. We picked different options. We waited around 10 minutes just to then be asked multiple times what we ordered. My food came about 10 minutes later, I finished my food and my partners food still had not came. My partners food came eventually which was about 45 minutes into our visit. She had literally taken one bite of her food, which a staff member came over and asked if we had received everything from our order and was told we only had 15 minutes left. The visit up until that point was slightly above mediocre, but after waiting 45 minutes for our food and then being we have to leave soon, felt very inconsiderate to how long we had been waiting and left us with very disappointing feeling when we left.

18.02.2025

Poor, poor, poor cats. As a cat owner myself this was an incredibly upsetting experience. Not a single cat that was roaming around was in any way relaxed or calm, probably due to the fact that there were hundreds of screaming children running around not even remotely regarding the rules. Cats were being pushed and pulled, toys thrown at them, shaken awake and poked and prodded not a single parent attempting to control their children and even leaving it to the young waitresses to tell them no. I lost count of the amount of times some random child came climbing around us. The staff were very friendly and I honestly don't know how they even put up with that kind of environment. As someone who works in the catering and hospitality industry this was a nightmare to witness too. I attempted to order some food as was promptly told they were out of wraps, dough balls and tuna mayo. You seriously couldn't send a staff member to run to a local store to grab a quick restock of a few essentials? Not ideal to have half of your menu out of stock. The entrance fee is fine for the welfare of the cats, however this place needs to improve on the actual welfare of the cats by setting up an actual relaxed environment by either banning children or setting an age limit. Will not be back and will not recommend this to anyone.

18.02.2025

The atmosphere was lovely. Friendly staff and tasty food. Everything was at a reasonable price - especially when you factor in costs for animal care, on top of running a business. It was lovely to see the cats having fun with enrichment all around them. I've attached some of my favourite photos.

18.02.2025

The staff are super friendly! The cats are super lovely! Food and drinks are great! However, the kids are always chasing the cats.

17.02.2025

Visited today but won’t be returning. Food finally came 10 minutes before we were due to leave, was nothing special and was not overly hot just warm. The cafe was overfilled and some of the cats seemed stressed. I think the idea is great but there needs to be an age requirement as it’s not really appropriate for young boisterous children chasing the cats around. All the staff seemed very young, more experienced staff in hospitality would improve things I feel. All in all I would describe it as disappointing.

17.02.2025

I had a table booked on Friday 14/2/25 at 12.30 at the kitty cafe Nottingham, for myself, daughter and her friend. We were shown to our table at 12.30 after that not one member of staff approached us, it was 45 minutes before anyone came to take our order by which point I decided we were leaving as that would only leave us 15 minutes to have food or drink . The member of staff that showed us to our table , did come and clear tables either side of us and spoke to customers sat either side of us so she was aware we were sat there and had not yet approached us to take our order, despite me trying to get her attention she and no other member of staff approached us until 1.15 to take our order, I feel this is really poor customer service, considering it wasn't overly busy. When I complained to the staff member all they could say to me was sorry , they did not offer to extend our booking so we could have time to order food and drink. I paid the £20 welfare charge, which I wouldn't have minded if we had received the service that you expect from booking a table at the Kitty cafe. I have emailed a complaint, but it's yet to be acknowledged or replied to .

17.02.2025

Na wstęp dodam że na stronie nie ma żadnej informacji o zapłaceniu wstępu, kolejnym jest zimne jedzenie oraz okropna obsługa.

17.02.2025

Me and my husband came hoping to have a nice experience with some adorable cats. Unfortunately we were met with a £16 entrance fee that we were not informed about when we booked online for a seat and an over crowded cafe that clearly made the cats very over stimulated and overwhelmed. This place felt like abuse for cats. Kids and adults grabbing and jumping at them (I know they are kids but this was ridiculous), cats being cornered into areas where they are supposed to feel safe while hands grab at them, and just an overwhelming environment to be in in general as a person. Me and my husband were so distraught from watching all of this we just left not even 10 minutes of being there (you book an hour). Please do not support a business that capitalizes on the emotional stress and abuse of animals that just want to enjoy themselves.

17.02.2025

Came here, got surprised by an entry fee (£8 per person, not mentioned anywhere when booking) just to see these poor, stressed out cats hissing at everyone. This is so unethical, there should not be that many people chasing cats around. I seriously hope something is done about this cafe because those cats were clearly incredibly stressed, anyone who has seen a happy cat for 20 seconds could see that they were anything but happy. Please do not support this cafe until they can fix the aggregious problems it has.

17.02.2025

Starting off with the positive points, the food was delicious (chicken wrap and bbq chicken ciabatta) and very filling for its price. However, the “fresh” juice was not at all fresh, you can at least say on the menu that its a box juice… plus it tasted weird… Also…. the entrance is 8£, which is very weird as the cats are not even thaaat friendly and obviously its not the cats fault but if you want to charge that much for the entrance at least bring more cats. or charge less… Not really worth the money for the experience that you get. Another positive thing is that the employees were all very kind and helpful. Thats all… In Greece you get a better experience with cats at most open air cafes without having to pay for entrance…

17.02.2025

Great cat rescue place where you can fuss cats and eat nice food and it's not about profit. The staff here enjoy what they do and know all the cats well.

16.02.2025

Very lovely cats! We were placed next to the toilet which was freezing so we had to move which the staff were not too happy about. The staff were very unfriendly. The food was appalling, took half an hour to come and then it was the smallest jacket potato and a couple of dry salad leaves. Cheap tasting chips which had no garlic mayo as they were sold out. My cappuccino was stone cold and had no chocolate on. We were then given 15 minutes to leave while still eating before being told to leave with for 8 pounds a person was a bit steep!

16.02.2025

Hmm, not much great things I could say about this place Cats are great Stuff not that friendly, coffee came cold , food as you can see on the pics salad is off which is bad bad bad So we won’t come here again Great job for the cats Wish there would be an option for 0stars Thank you

15.02.2025

The staff are wonderful and the cats are too.. the only issue is the welfare of the cats with there being SOO MANY BOISTEROUS CHILDREN. During the hour that I had there were toddlers and young children running across absolutely terrifying the poor cats. We barely got to see most of them as the children would be chasing them, pulling at their fur/ tails and the parents doing absolutely nothing. Today me and my partner witnessed a couple with two young girls. One of which was constantly being told to run up to the cats screaming “KITTY KITTY GET THE KITTY.” People have no common sense. It’s not a petting zoo it’s a CAFE! You’re meant to relax, buy food and the cats will come to you. But no. Almost every family with young children absolutely destroyed the atmosphere. It’s ironic as the whole point of the cafe is to raise money to save cats but this is traumatising to them. Personally I believe this to be a company issue as there should be age limits e.g no children under 10 years old to prevent absolute carnage. I won’t be coming here again sadly.