Ally Cat Tacos - fajita chick’n, pico de gato, cilantro, and chipotle aioli at Blue Cat Cafe in Austin
Tamales at Blue Cat Cafe in Austin
outside at Blue Cat Cafe in Austin

  • CLOSED: Blue Cat Cafe
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Vegan
American
Mexican

Vegan cafe with adoptable cats roaming the dining room, est. since Oct 2015. Serves hot dogs, sammiches, tacos, and coffee drinks. Reported closed Jan 2019.

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22 Reviews

First Review by PeteBull5

Avatar OliviaBanks

OliviaBanks

Points +60

Vegan
20 Mar 2019

Loved it!

Great place to go when you have nothing to do. The food was delicious, great set up, loved the cats, but the it took forever to get our food (except we actually ended up getting it on the house, it took so long). Overall I would go again, great experience and maybe it won't be as slow.

Pros: cats, food

Cons: slow service

Avatar bootybunches

bootybunches

Points +265

Vegan
19 Dec 2018

A bit crazy

Love the concept of this place, but it’s a bit unorganized and the food always turns my stomach a little bit.

Updated from previous review on 2018-12-19

Avatar Kriscatch

Kriscatch

Points +609

Vegan
09 Aug 2018

Nice but chaotic place

Very nice concept. It’s a lovely and colourful place with cute cats everywhere. It’s clear that the key focus is on the cats and not on the customers, so don’t expect too much of the service. It was quite disorganised, with orders constantly being mixed up when I was there. I only tried the vegan pizza, which was nice, but nothing special.

Avatar RucaLove

RucaLove

Points +113

Vegan
10 Jul 2018

Fun & Unique Experience!

Loved this! Play with the kitties while waiting for your food - which also happens to be delicious. I got the tacos, and loved them. All of the cats are adoptable - and there was a litter of kittens that were just born. Precious!

Pros: Play with kitties while waiting for food 🌮 , Cats are adoptable 😻, Unique experience!

Avatar whenvegansfly

whenvegansfly

Points +100

Vegan
07 Jun 2018

Come for the food, stay for the cats

So happy I came here during my short stay in Austin. Walked about 20 minutes from my hotel downtown to hang out here. There is a fee to go inside and be with the cats otherwise, you can sit outside if you just want to eat. Eating in a place where the cats roam free felt a bit unsanitary (cats will jump up onto the tables), but it's not that strange if you have pets.

I ordered a plate of Ally Cat Tacos - fajita chick’n, pico de gato, cilantro, and chipotle aioli. It was so good! I wish the plate came with three tacos instead of just two! It wasn't too busy when I went, so the wait was not long. Even if there is a wait, enjoy your time playing with some cute cats!

Pros: fun atmophere, vegan texmex, adoptable cats

Blue Cat Cafe at Blue Cat Cafe in Austin

Ally Cat Tacos - fajita chick’n, pico de gato, cilantro, and chipotle aioli at Blue Cat Cafe in Austin

Inside the Blue Cat Cafe at Blue Cat Cafe in Austin

Avatar ashlinmichelle7

ashlinmichelle7

Points +885

Vegan
18 May 2018

Good place

Like a cat world

Avatar jomodv

jomodv

Points +122

Vegan
14 May 2018

Cats, cats, everywhere!

I've been there on two separate occasions - once inside, once for a to go order. If you like cats, this is the place to be. The cats are adoptable which is a great. They're fun to watch hanging from the elaborate cat trees and rafters.

The only food I've had their was the BBQ Briscat sandwich and it was delicious.

The wait can be a bit long and sometimes reception is a bit off but nothing crazy. The ambience is okay.

If you haven't been to a cat cafe before I'd give it a go.

Pros: Good Food

Cons: Wait time

Front Patio at Blue Cat Café at Blue Cat Cafe in Austin

Street Art on the back of Blue Cat Café at Blue Cat Cafe in Austin

Avatar DarleneLee

DarleneLee

Points +67

Vegan
20 Mar 2018

Long wait times

Took a car especially to visit but didn't get to go in because of a 25 minute wait time - so just a note to plan for extra time because you may not just be able to walk in.

Avatar CollinPeek

CollinPeek

Points +18

Vegan
13 Jan 2018

Catacular

Cozy place with adorable cats who are rather friendly if a bit sleepy. Food was rather tasty, wait wasn't too long. Enjoyed myself!

Pros: all vegan options!, cats

Cons: little pricey, has an entrance fee, though not much

Avatar lisab23

lisab23

Points +52

Vegan
22 Dec 2017

great food, cute cats

I was a little hesitant to go here but my fiancé loves cats. I had the black bean quesadilla, which was surprisingly delicious! There were nine cats but only four or five were walking around or playing so it wasn't overwhelming. I'm not a huge cat person but I enjoyed playing with them. Everything is vegan except for the soup they had that contained dairy.

Avatar AshtonHart

AshtonHart

Points +102

Vegan
09 Jul 2017

Good food, cute cats, a must-see in Austin.

Traveling to Austin for their annual convention, RTX, I decided to go to this place because it was close to where I was staying and was open late. Boy I'm glad I did.
The cats were adorable, friendly, and playful (way moreso than Seattle's cat cafe cats). The food was DELICIOUS (I got the grilled cheese and peppermint mocha, everything is vegan). The staff was super polite and friendly, and the atmosphere of the place was homey, cool, and everything you'd expect from Austin. Cats are adoptable via the Austin Humane Society. They have all sorts of ACTUALLY cool cat merch available to buy, all reasonably prices. Vegan or not, definitely a must-go of you are visiting Austin or live there.

Pros: food, atmosphere, cats

Cons: none

Avatar LeahLinJones

LeahLinJones

Points +310

Vegan
30 Jun 2017

Food OK Idea Purrfect

Too full from vegan tamales to order dessert. Food just o.k. But would like to give the ""Cake in A Jar" a try. The more ways we get critters adopted the better.

Pros: Adoptable cats.

Tamales at Blue Cat Cafe in Austin

Avatar yellowchickywellies

yellowchickywellies

Points +53

Vegetarian
14 Jun 2017

Cats and loved and place is clean

It's about the friendly cats. The food is secondary. You can visit for just a drink and a dessert treat. This is probably your best bet.

Avatar N.M.Neidigh

N.M.Neidigh

Points +28

Vegan
10 Jun 2017

Best Vegan Joint

My mom and I just went to check it out and we were both amazed how these amazing people rescued anf taking care of cats. Plus, the food is really delicious. I love the Blue Cat Wrap!

Pros: Relaxed Atmosphere , Friendly waiters , Well cooked food

Avatar TifK29

TifK29

Points +493

Vegan
14 Apr 2017

spectacular concept, great food, good service

What a grand idea! I might be a biased cat-loving vegan but this cafe was awesome! My cinnamon iced coffee and fajita wrap were both great! My husband had soy chicken for the first time and enjoyed it too! Score! :). The kitties were too cute playing in the rafters.

Pros: kittens!, tasty vegan food!, good cause

Cons: could have been cleaner

Avatar PatiT

PatiT

Points +52

Mostly Veg
05 Feb 2017

Food so good & cats so friendly

My husband & I split the Southwest Wrap which was very good & slightly spicy. My husband went back for the BBQ Jack fruit & the Pumpkitten coffee both of which he said were delicious. When he was in the Cat Cafe, a super friendly cat, with his encouragement, climbed down his arm & onto his shoulders. Really fun experience.

Pros: Good food & friendly cats

Avatar Veganmeower

Veganmeower

Points +239

Vegan
26 Dec 2016

go for the kitty cats

Adorable decor and cutest lil kitties . We tried the pumpkin coffee and it was great . The fee for the cats is fine in my opinion and the only thing that wasn't great was the service. Both servers were pretty moody and you'll think someone would be happier surrounded by cats all day ! Would still probably go back for the snuggles and a coffee

Pros: cats, good drinks

Cons: service

Avatar AmyMichelle

AmyMichelle

Points +30

Vegan
02 Jun 2016

Love ❤️

Food was great. Atmosphere excellent. Friendly staff. Cool cats. Easy to find. Good parking. Great vibe.

Avatar tobby54

tobby54

Points +113

Vegan
11 May 2016

Enjoyable atmosphere

Really fun and enjoyable place to eat, have a cup of coffee and enjoy the company of cats. Food was really good, had a Wasabi dog and Brisket sandwich. Recommend the Brisket.

Avatar Oregon Veggies

Oregon Veggies

Points +21

Vegetarian
21 Apr 2016

What a cool place

We stumbled upon this café accidently our first night in Austin. It turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip! We were hungry, my wife is vegan, so the serendipity of that alone was fortuitous. To have the place inhabited by cats was the icing (carob). What a great concept. The staff was wonderful, the food was really really delicious, a vegan take on Texas barbecue. The owner was gracious and charming. We could not have asked for more.

Pros: food, cats, staff

Avatar EverydayTastiness

EverydayTastiness

Points +2727

Vegan
09 Apr 2016

terrible service

Great idea. very poor execution. a complete mess to check in and sign the waiver. Service was terrible. Sat over ten minutes and then left without anyone coming over. The area is full of vegan restaurants. I would skip if you are hungry.

Fyi, there is a $3 cover/person to cover cat expenses

Pros: cats!, all vegan, great art

Cons: ridiculous service, very disorganized check in process

outside at Blue Cat Cafe in Austin

Avatar PeteBull5

PeteBull5

Points +47

Vegan
06 Apr 2016

Great place

The food is hot dogs, sammiches, & tacos. I had the BrisCat sammich & enjoyed it. The artwork inside & out is really fun, & the cat canopies/elevated trails are interesting. Although most of them were napping midday. I strongly recommend this place. It's separate facility from the Food Truck outside from where you get your food, but they do bring it inside to your table

Pros: Menu is entirely vegan. Good cause

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