Paws For Thought Cat Cafe - Test Valley

We booked an afternoon tea for my nieces 11th birthday and I would highly recommend. The staff went above and beyond to decorate the table for us and really made it special! The food and service was fantastic and the cats are just gorgeous. We’ll definitely be back! Xx

To be honest, I'm a regular AND they recognise me. Coeliac disease is well understood here and the dairy free ice-cream is approved by a lactose free friend. I'm also a cat lover and theres nothing better than hanging out with the floofs. They're very well cared for and evidently living their best life. Give Luna a friendly stroke, she's my favourite!

Small elegant venue and clearly a must for cat lovers BUT if you are dairy intolerant it’s a disaster. Limited menu and weirdly every savoury option bar one is stuffed full of cheese but they go to the trouble of offering gluten free cake. It was also super expensive when taking the cover charge into account. Loved the cats but won’t return.

We had an absolutely amazing time. It was really lovely to see people so genuinely happy at work and who cared so much about the cats and customers. Right through from booking to saying goodbye, how much staff care about ‘Paws for thought’ was evident. Every customer and cat seemed to be enjoying themselves!

First visit today to this cafe. Perfect for a relaxing light lunch cake stop. The cats are all rescued and well cared for. There are some negative reviews about the cover charge, but it keeps the cats fed and healthy and having them stroll around makes a pretty unique experience. If you’re going to moan about putting your hand in your pocket to help out a rescue cafe you should probably stay away for everyone’s sake. You do need to book a table in advance. Great sensibly priced food and drink, vegan and gf catered for. Lovely attentive staff, clean surroundings, I wish it was a bit closer to me and I’d make it a regular thing.