I adore cats and had the opportunity to play with them recently at The Cat Cafe (Bukit Timah)! It’s pretty close to home and airconditioned, so it’s a perfect family-friendly place for us. The Cat Cafe has 2 outlets in total, the other located in Bugis!
Admission Rates
The Cat Cafe is located in Rail Mall, Bukit Timah. The facade of The Cat Cafe had cats chilling in the rest area. We had to remove our shoes and pay for our entry. Luckily we made a reservation online as there are limited slots per session. The fee was $16 for the first 2 hours, with one complimentary soft drink. For the subsequent 1/2 hours, it’s an additional $4 for every 30 minutes. To me, the entrance fee was affordable.
There are other drinks like tea, coffee and chocolate, which you can swap your complimentary soft drink for an additional fee. There are also cakes and pastries, but none of them tickled our fancy.
Fun?
However, we felt a little bored in the second hour as most of the cats were either sleeping or hiding in the resting area at the shop’s facade (which patrons are not allowed to enter). There is also the warmest area in the entire cafe. If you didn’t know, cats love warm areas!
I loved this concept cafe because the cats are all strays or re-homed. The vision gives cats another chance at living a comfortable life. My favourite cat was Sushi. Sushi is a lap cat, so she sat on my friend for at least 45 minutes! Talk about being lucky!
Tips
One tip I’d give is to visit in the evenings when the sun has set. Cats are pretty nocturnal, so they are more active then. We went right when the cafe was open at 3 pm. As I mentioned, we were bored and had to wait out our 2 hours to make our money’s worth (haha).
I had upgraded my soft drink to tea and felt that it was a little overpriced. There are several eateries along Rail Mall, so I’d recommend you to stick to the complimentary soft drink and eat somewhere else.
Would I go again?
Not really! I think there are more exciting cat cafes/cat-related activities such as the Kitten Sanctuary and the Cat Museum. Even though the admission prices are pretty affordable at $8/hour, the cats are inactive if you visit during the day. The whole concept is more of a cafe, and the cats are just a pretty decoration to the side. Maybe we should have tried the cakes to see if it was worth a visit…
Make a Reservation at The Cat Cafe here.
- The Cat Cafe (Bukit Timah) – Rail Mall, 392 Upper Bukit Timah Road
- The Cat Cafe (Bugis) – 241B Victoria Street Level 3
