Cat Cafe — Restaurant in Lviv Urban Hromada

The reason behind I will give the Cat Café a bad review is the lack of privacy for the cats. I read the former review's about his and answer from the owner while sitting in the café. The owner said that the cat has places to escape too if they wanted. I used my time in the cafe seeing if that was the case and I don't think it's so easy for the cat's escaping to those places. I can tell from a few examples of what I saw.

Under the stairs there are the feeding place for the cat's, next to that place is a table. I saw a family sitting there with their children, the children started to lift the cat's and pet them while the cat wanted to eat. The waiter was next to the table talking with the parents and didn't say anything about it, just laughter.

Another example was in the other bigger room downstairs,the cat's that came to that room couldn't escape to a hiding places or pathway about the café tables since there was always people coming and lifting them up. One poor little kitten was very young, and too cute for his/her own best. The cat needed some time alone but never got any. I saw people taking a towel and wrap it around the cat to hold it still in their knee. The cat wanted to escape but couldn't and when he finally realized a new person came. Parents who came seems also to think that cat's where toys for the children to play with. Many times I even saw waiters bringing cat's to parents and to other's around.

I think this place could take some inspiration and rules from the cat café in Madrid. In that place people also love cat's and come there to interact and pet them. The difference is that when you enter the place the waiter tells you to respect the cat's and not lift of force them. The cat will take the initiative and come to you and play. And they really do because they choose to do so and enjoy the interaction!

I think when cat's are forced like in this place and cat cafe's in Japan,the cat is not respected and in the end the cat can also have enough and be angry at people. Bad for both cat's and people. I would highly recommend the cafe to give the customers some guidance in how to interact with cats in best way and for people who consider going there to also...

A super cafe with gorgeous kitties. You can come in for 50 UA hryvnya (less than a £1) if you just want to spend some time with the cats, or for free with any drink or food order. The cats are, naturally, gorgeous and are used to people, but of course you're expected to respect them - you're a guest at their place after all! I had just a pot of herbal tea, which was a superb blend of Carpathian herbs, which I enjoyed greatly in the company of the regal-looking Nyasha who sat on my table observing the surroundings. A pure white cat was fast asleep on the lap of another customer. A stunning Maine Coon was lounging on a counter. It was so chilled and relaxing I didn't want to leave, like, it seemed, everyone else there. I could only stay for half an hour as it was my last day in Lviv but I so wish I could spend more time there. The menu looked delicious, with pizzas, borshch and the like, and the big draw for my future visit, apart from the cats of course, will be the fact that syrnyky (a bit like mini cheesecakes, served warm) are served all day, until 23.00!! The staff were just lovely....

There are many cats, that's the biggest advantage. During my visit, they looked fine, clean eyes and fur. But the ambiance of the place is severely un-cozy in comparison to the other cat cafes I visited - the entrance/top floor area is small and crowded, and the lower floor feels like a cold damp basement.

There are no pillows on the industrial furniture (probably for the ease of cleaning), almost no cat toys, and I don't remember if there was any background music to lighten up the mood.

Two electrical outlets I tried in the basement didn't work, but I managed to plug my charger into the one that had a climate control device plugged in, pumping cold air into the winter basement :- D

The menu has a varied set of offerings. There's even alcohol, and the bar table looks like an actual pub, with various liquor bottles behind it. Children are also welcome to enter, there's no 12+ age restriction. I guess this is the most open-minded cat...