Sunday, October 11, 2015

A day in Cat Paradise - Miao Cat Cafe!


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Way back, I'm not really fond of pets. Maybe because during my early childhood I was hit by bunch of dogs. Yeah I know that's funny, but that left me with big time fear.

This is eventually gone when my father adopted a baby half-lab by which we named "Potchie". Potchie was gone now after more than 10 years with us.

Eventually a stray cat was also adopted, fed, and as expected created her feline family at home. Extended family - more fun in the Philippines!

After that, I was more used to having pets at home. Sometimes, they are being stepped on because they love roaming around. But most of the times they are the one who made mess especially destroying the household furniture. Ohh yes! They are cute and evil.

So when I heard from a friend that a cat cafe opens its door to feline lovers here in Manila, I became ecstatic. And yes we went there on the next day which happens a weekend. Hooray for the weekend!

Upon reaching the building from the address, I was a bit hesitant. The building shows no sign of the cafe (UPDATE: I've saw from their Facebook page that they've already installed a signage - Good job!). We went to the 2nd floor and voila!, cat designs are all around the place. Before you can come in, the owner will ask you to sign to their guestbook and to sanitize too! You need to use their indoor footwear as well - for free.



During our visit, the cafe can only accommodate limited number of guests. That's why reservations are needed. But as far as I know they already expanded the cafe, which means more people to accommodate.

We met the 2 owners and told us that the resident cats are their own pets. Well it is evident that these cats are home cared because they are not snob and are used to having a lot of visitors. Well, as a matter of fact they are lovely and cuddly. 

The cafe ambiance is homey, you may just sit down and relax or go lively and play with the cats roving around. Just don't disturb and wake up the cats - they deserve privacy and rest as well!






We ordered Yogurt Milkshake, Mac and Cheese and slice of cake. The foods are OK but not exceptional. They are enough of food variants to choose from and cupcakes are too cute to be consumed. 





There are instances where those cuties will have their nap time on your lap, on top your table or just walk around. Well, this one decides on having our table as her bed, so, because of that she deserves a professional tummy massage! :D



Overall in terms of food, ambiance, cleanliness, price and satisfaction - i'll totally recommend this cafe!

HOW TO RESERVE
Reservations are needed but luckily during our visit, the shop is still on their soft opening and the owner happily accepts us. But for reservations, you may contact the cafe's mobile or inquire to their facebook account.

HOW TO GET TO MIAO CAT CAFE



Coming from south, you may opt to ride MRT or bus to north. Alight from North Avenue MRT station and walk towards SM City North jeepney terminal station. From MRT, you'll pass by the bus station and cross footbridge towards the SM terminal. Ride a jeepney with signage to Luzon and tell driver to drop you at crossing of Mindanao Avenue and Congressional Avenue. The landmark is when you saw BDO Bank and KFC facing each other. From the side of BDO, walk towards the street of Congressional. Look for Cake2Go shop. Miao Cat cafe is on the second floor of that building.

ADDRESS
Miao Cat Cafe
2F Cake to Go, no 7 Congressional Avenue, Quezon City

ENTRANCE FEE
300 pesos each (1 food and 1 drink)

OPENING HOURS
Monday to Sunday
11am to 10pm
(11am-1pm; 2pm-4pm; 5pm-7pm; 8pm-10pm)

They highly recommend reservations but they still welcome walk in guests, maybe depending on the visitors inside the cafe.

P.S.
As you may have noticed they are open for 2 hours straight and with 1 hour break interval. The break is allocated for cleaning time to ensure the cleanliness of the cafe. Don't worry they will still allow you to stay during the break but you can see staff's cleaning the area.


Visited February 2015

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