Gem City Catfe

Love this coffee shop! The coffee was superb and the kitties were so sweet. My son didn't want to leave.

I have been wanting to visit a cat cafe for quite some time now. My husband surprised me with a visit for a mini date. Everything seemed great when we got there. Got some coffee and a piece of lemon pound cake. The cake was overdone and dry. But one of the kitties sure seemed to like it! I didn’t feed it, but it reminded me of my senior girl we put to sleep recently.

The first major red flag was the amount of cats in the small space. There were probably a dozen or so cats in the room. I know they’re probably not there long before adoption, but with cats being so territorial, this just felt wrong.
The second major red flag was the amount of people allowed in the room. Probably twenty or so? Stressed cats get even more stressed. A majority of our time there we just sat and watched cats fight.
The third red flag was a lack of attention by the employees. There were definitely people visiting who obviously had no basic cat knowledge. Several people seemed to hone in on this one specific black and white female cat who definitely wanted to be left alone, but didn’t want to leave her perch. Two girls started poking at this cat, agitating it to the point of growling and swatting at them. This continued for the duration of the hour. Near the end of the hour, a young boy continuously poked this cat’s primordial pouch over and over with a toy, laughing at the cat lunged at him with vicious growls. It wasn’t until the end of the hour an employee asked the boy to leave the cat alone (after my husband who is very new to cats told him that this poor cat was tired of playing.) There definitely should be some more general observation from the employees to ensure the cats best wellbeing when it comes to people who are new to cats. At the very least, a spare room to place cats who have obviously had enough social interaction for the day.

This whole experience left us heartbroken, wishing we could have just adopted that black and white female right then to get her out of the stressful situation.

We found this place by accident, but we're immediately smitten. We were promptly greeted by a lovely woman out of a side window, like Wizard of Oz! She took our drink order, and explained we could drink them on the 2nd floor dining area, or put our name on the list to enjoy our drinks with the cats! Love it! This place has an amazing vibe. The drinks were super delicious, the staff are so friendly and personable, and the cats! Would recommend 1000%.

This is such a nice and unique place. The coffee is excellent and seeing the cats is really fun. It's a great place to take a break with coworkers or friends for a good cause.

Good coffee and the cat section is separate if that’s not your thing. Great reusable drink ware.

Love this special coffee house where you can get great coffee AND play with adoptable kitties in a separate environment. Join as a member and support the effort!

I love driving here from Cincinnati to meet the Cafe's current adoptable cats.
I had a chai tea latte, which was pretty good.
The cats were a lot of fun to interact with.
My only sidenote would be that none of their names/profiles were listed like the previous time I went, and even though the cat room was clean, the ammonia/waste smell was somewhat noticable.

The best cat cafe! I drove an hour here from Columbus. Most of the cats are super friendly, cuddly and playful. The staff is BEYOND nice. The food/drinks are delicious! I 1000% recommend this cat cafe, I will most likely be adopting my future kitty from here in a few months.

A great experience with good coffee. $10 to enter the cat room, but it all goes towards keeping them fed. The barista was very knowledgeable as well.

fare, prices, service, decor, vibes all top-notch. that's without even mentioning the cats.