A couple of weeks ago, my hubby and I honoured a very special reservation for coffee and baked treats at a café in the neighbourhood of Kensington here in Calgary.
We had a few guests join us afterwards.
Of the furry variety.
You see, we spent the morning at the Regal Cat Café, where you can sit and enjoy a delicious tea or coffee and a scrumptious variety of baking, and then, if you choose (and who wouldn’t?), you can pay a small fee to spend the better part of an hour entertaining and being entertained by a roomful of cats. The Café works in conjunction with The MEOW Foundation, a Calgary cat rescue charity, and the cats you get to play with are all up for adoption. The money you pay to spend time with the cats goes to help fund the Foundation’s work.
It was probably the most delightful morning I have spent in years. We don’t have a cat, but I am utterly infatuated with them, so to have free time just to play with these rescues and watch them do goofy, fun cat things, was such a treat. And the Café’s ultra-spacious, kitty-approved (and quite frankly, supremely swanky) accommodations, completely separate from the food, are set up with all manner of hiding spots, climbing areas, platforms, scratching posts, blankets, chairs, and sunny nooks just for snoozing. It’s absolutely perfect. (There is even an inner room with a sink for washing up and lockers to securely leave your belongings in).
For anyone in Calgary who wants to visit the Café, there are a few drop-in cat visits permitted, but they do prefer advance registrations. The number of people allowed in the room at one time is restricted. And you have to observe a few rules for the safety and comfort of the cats (and you), but everything is clearly explained when you get there.
I’m looking forward to filling up my new Loyalty card at this wonderful place. 🙂
Flowery Prose. 