Constellation Cat Cafe — Restaurant in Meridian Charter Township

The Constellation Cat Café was overall a nice experience for my daughter & I. The beverage menu is diverse & great quality- multiple options outside of coffee! The gift shop area is loaded with adorable and unique items for a cat lover! The Cafe was clean & the cats were very clearly well cared for. Every single kitty was happy & comfortable- even the little ones that were new to the Cafe seemed so well adjusted! I love the safety & cleanliness rules in place. No shoes inside the kitty area is very smart & hygienic for both visitors and the kitties. The double door system to ensure no kitties can accidentally slip out is genius. The cat room itself is well curated & comfy. There are many things for the cats to climb, play with, and hide in for a nap if they desire. The table and chairs are great if you want to work on your computer or school work. There were a couple comfy chairs for people that would like to cuddle a kitty. I think a few more option on comfy spots to curl up with a kitty and read a book would be nice. I very much appreciate the rule that children cannot pick up the cats for their safety- but the age of 12 does seem a bit old to me.

There are a couple things I wish could have been different. You pay to visit with the kitties per 30 min or 1 hour. With it being a Cafe and an opportunity to help rescue kitties find homes, I wish it were a one time entry fee without the time limit. Cafés are relaxing because you aren't watching the clock. I would happily pay the entry fee for my daughter to take her school work to do in the company of the kitties or a place to practice reading to the cats- but the time limit really hinders the concept. Additionally, if you're there to look for a kitty to adopt, it doesn't make sense to be limited on time or pay for multiple hours. Adding a pet to your family should be a decision that you can take your time on. If the adoption fee is say $150 (totally reasonable!), but you need to spend a few hours getting to know the different cats, the $50 you pay the Cafe could be spent getting supplies for your new pet or even donated to the rescue itself. I understand the Cafe is a business, but a Cafe is not a place you pay by the hour for, it's not relaxing to watch the clock nor conducive for taking your time to select your new pet.

Outside of my critical opinion of the concept of a Cafe & pet adoption center being on a clock, I think it's a great place. If you could pay an entry fee & stay for the time you desire, we would be very frequent...

Love! Fantastic cat cafe. We really enjoyed coming here as a family!

First of all, the employees were incredibly helpful, welcoming, and just overall lovely. You felt like a friend from the moment you walked in. They were attentive, helpful, and had great tones when talking to you about the rules and expectations. I was surprised by the amount of drink options that this cat cafe offered. We've been to quite a few over various states and countries, and this one by far had one of the best selections. I also love that this place offers merchandise. They had quite a variety of items for sale.

We did book the cat cafe room with the cats online ahead of time. I would definitely recommend that. However, there was another group that came in at the exact same time and we were able to walk in. It really depends on how busy the cafe is at that time if you can do a walk-in. But the online booking is super easy and I believe it can be done 24 hours in advance. It's nice that they limit the amount of people in the room at a time. Not only is this beneficial for the viewers, but it's great for the cats!

The cat viewing area was very nice and large. There was a variety of different seating options including tables, benches, and couch areas. The kitties were really friendly. I was surprised by the number of them in the rooms. I would say there were probably about 12. Which is a good amount. There were mostly kittens, however, we did see some cats as well. It's great having kittens in the room since they're more active. The cats are lovely. Many wanted to play, there were a few snuggle buns, and for the most part they got along really well. I had one friendly fellow who made a nice nest on the sweatshirt I had purchased in the cafe. Adorable!

I would highly recommend this place! I love their mission and what they're doing to get cats adopted, and the cafe itself is very nice. You can also stop in just to support and get drinks to go, all your tip proceeds go back to the cats. Very family friendly, as long as you have kids that are respectful to the cats. We took our two school age children and they...

My wife and I spent a lovely time in the cafe, drinking some of their unique tea blends and cocoa before heading in to see their kittens in the adjacent room when it was time for our "appointment". It was great! Loved spending time with the little stinkers, and the cats were all wonderfully socialized and sweet. The entire experience, and the nature of their business as a whole, is amazing and I can't recommend it highly enough for cat lovers OR tea/coffee lovers! The best of both worlds.

On a tangentially related note, upon leaving the store we discovered that our car wouldn't start, and we were assisted by one of their employees (who was leaving her shift) in trying to get jump-started for a good 15-20 minutes. When that unfortunately didn't work, the kind folks at Constellation offered to let us stay in their building and keep warm while we waited for the towing service to pick us up. We spent about an hour in their store during that time, enjoyed some more tea, ate some breadsticks from a nearby restaurant, and watched the cats through the window inside the cafe, and generally the entire experience was much more pleasant than it had any right to be.

The nature of a business is often tied at the hip with the nature of its employees, and I can say with confidence that these people, and this business, is a blessing to the people (and cats!) of the greater Lansing area. I hope I don't have to get my vehicle towed again anytime soon, but if I do, I hope it's in front of Constellation Cat Cafe again! :D

12/10 Definitely coming again. Thanks so much...