Cat Cafe On Whyte

Warm atmosphere. Amazing coffee. Friendly staff and patrons. I sat and relaxed; soon enough Anna came and cuddled beside me on a chair while "Stone??" Kept trying to steal my coffee cake. The free coffee refills were fantastic. These sociable littlw kitties will find a permanent home soon I hope. A very unique concept for adopting cats. Highly recommend a visit.

This business concept is wonderful and the staff are always friendly and competent and helpful.

Friendly staff. Cats are cute. Drinks are great! Perfect for a date or just grab a coffee, the cat lounge is clean well decorated! Love my visit! Will definitely be back soon!

Finally, a place in Edmonton that has combined the love of fur babies with the love of coffee. Opening late last month, this cafe took Edmonton up by a storm. We came second day of opening on the Friday, and there was a lineup out the door. The space is split into 2 different rooms.

First the “cafe” - where you’ll pay for admission and to get access to the cats, here you’ll also be able to pick up drinks and baked treats. $15 for an hour with the cats and a complimentary drink! All the drinks on the board are classics you’d find at any coffee shop except they’ve taken an extra spin of mixing cat puns. Drinks were alright, I feel like the focus is more on the novelty of making it a cat cafe than the actual quality of the coffee.
The space was very narrow and tight, with not a lot of seating available with how much of a crowd there was. They take reservations through their website so you can plan ahead and book in your preferred time slot, but walk in’s are also welcome if you don’t mind having to wait for the next available slot.

Lounge area - WHERE THE CATS ARE! Homey chill vibe, there was about 6 cats in the room when we visited. The room is made to feel comfortable with adorable cat paintings, great area to socialize and mingle with other cat lovers. No designated area to put your belonging anywhere, you’re really just claiming the few tables and couches in the room.

Obviously visiting during grand opening week was beyond hectic, with loads of kinks needed to be worked out. There was miscommunication with how much people coming in and out of the cat area leading to an extremely crowded lounge. The sticker process was inefficient to manage different time slots. There was only 1 person supervising the lounge with 1 barista and 1 person working till over at the cafe side, definitely understaffed. With that being said, there is so much potential here seeing as it’s the first of it’s kind in Edmonton.