Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

[Review] Eastbourne's First Cat Cafe

I was so excited when I heard about the first ever cat cafe that was going to open in Eastbourne.


Eastbourne has always been the Victorian seaside town for holiday makers and nothing much has changed until the recent years.
If it had been twenty years ago, the idea would have been strange as every household would have a cat or dog.
Even when I told my friends I was going to a cat cafe in Eastbourne, they were quite amused but I love cats.

In Hong Kong I have been to numerous cat cafes, rabbit cafes and even reptile cafes but the one in Eastbourne was definitely more exciting being in my home town serving tea and English cakes etc.
In Greece, cats roam freely while in Japan, there is a cat island!!

Entry fee is only 5GBP at the moment.
There are other cat cafes in UK but as a Eastbourner I felt that I had to visit this first.
There is also one in Shoreditch called Lady Dinxx which charges 1xGBP entry fee.
Some might query about the entry fee which is quite reasonable because some Cat Cafes in Hong Kong charge a minimum spend per person but the food they serve is terrible while the place is not comfy with tables close to each other or tatami sitting style where you have to take your shoes off.

I was really lucky to be in town and having not made an appointment, I tried my luck as a walk in customer early in the morning while it was still quiet.
When you enter, there is a double door so that the cats don't get out by accident.

Once you are inside, there are lots of comfy sofas.



At the far end there is a food menu and a cake cupboard and at the entrance there are some nostalgic sweets.



As soon as I sat down I was surrounded by cute kitties.

Looking at the menu, there was a good variety of hot drinks, cakes, sandwiches etc.
Having just had breakfast, I just got the tea.

It was really good that the menu was reasonably priced.

They place a wooden spatula on the table after you have ordered.


Overall, I had a lovely time being there with cats and meeting cat lovers so I am definitely coming back.


If you're lucky, you might get a cat falling asleep on your lap.


The Mad Catter Cafe:
7 Station Parade, Eastbourne BN21 1BE

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Wc60mXhTI

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Bigger portions and the dog has grown up

FIRST VISIT:
Most of the reviews here are on coffee, but as I do not drink coffee, I tried their pastas.

It costs around $48-$60 per dish, and caters for vegetarians too with vegetarian version of meat.
I wanted to order the vegetarian pastas but it costs more than the meat ones.
Anyway their non-vegetarian pastas range was brilliant as well.

ALL of their pasta dishes were al-dente and the chef carefully laid the pasta on the dish neatly and garnished it with herbs.
For all of the pasta dishes you can choose the type pasta you prefer.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Stir fried bolognaise fettuccini:
The fettuccine was al-dente, the width of the fettuccine was nearing parpardelle pasta.
The fettuccine was stir-fried in the bolognaise sauce which contained finely diced onions and green peppers. The diced onions and green peppers was cooked just right, it was still crisp.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Spicy prawn and basil pasta:
The prawns in this were really fresh and not the frozen ones.
The spicyness level was just right, not too spicy, but enough to agree that it was spicy.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

Linguine with stir fried clams and black pepper:
This was also good, it was virtually non oily.
The clams were fresh, but perhaps the black pepper was slightly too strong and dominated the taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Linguine with stir fried clams and garlic:
This tasted even better than the one with the black pepper.
The clams were fresh.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

Cheese and tomato toast:
This was really nice, it reminded me of using grated cheese on bread and grilling it. The tomato went well with the cheese because the cheese was not the processed type.
However I would of preferred the toast not so burnt just like the ones served in the previous food reviews.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

Beetroot juice:
This was a mix of beetroot, apple, pineapple and honey.
The proportions of apple and pineapple were well balanced that the sourness of the apple and pineapple did not over power the beetroot.
When it was served, there was lovely frothy foam on the top.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
This cafe is good for dog lover, there are so many pet pictures plastered on the walls and cute dogs at the cafe too.
I have been there a few times and only seen one cat, it would be good if there were more cats too, because the logo of the restaurant features a cat.
☆★☆Vegetarian menu☆★☆
☆★☆Vegetarian menu☆★☆
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SECOND VISIT

Haven’t been here for ages so decided to dine again.

The dog that was once a pup was huge now.
Anyway, I have not tried their risotto before so ordered the risotto with prawns and clams.
The prawns were big and fresh, the clams were clean without sand.
The rice they used was the proper Italian rice.
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Restaurant:  Purplemind Cafe, G/F, 31 Yin Chong Street
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