Mandy's 1st Birthday


My naughty, cheeky, evil monster, hyperactive, destroyer, youngest daughter is 1! Her daddy and I decided to take her out for lunchies. Because we had already tried Portobello Cafe and Earth Cafe before (both pet cafes with special menus for dogs), we decided to try Urban Pooch Cafe.

Urban Pooch Cafe - Does not welcome strangers and big dogs. We got this super uncomfortable feeling when we got there because everyone there were giving dirty looks. We sat down for a full 5 minutes without knowing what to do because nobody came up to serve us. So obviously, we left without having anything. We drove back to good ol' Earth Cafe at upper Thomson (the stretch next to the Singpost building).

It was a 360 degree difference. For one, Earth Cafe was air-conditioned. Also, the staff were friendly and even the owner came out to greet us before we sat down.

The place was clean and tastefully done up. There were carribeans attached to walls for us to attach leashes to.



Mandy loves this place because the people there loves her.


Daddy manages to catch Mandy looking like a monster

The cashier area was in full view and right next to the cakes and desserts display. Human desserts? Nooooooooooo. Doggie desserts.



We were sitting right in the middle of the cafe, so you can safely estimate the place to be twice as large as in the photos.



The awesome thing is that they treat the dogs just as well as they treat the human customers. I appreciate good human service, but I absolutely love good service for my dogs as well. They laid out water and kept refilling it for my Mandy.




Playing with Mandy before the food came

While we're on the subject of food, Earth Cafe's Fish & Chips was phenomenal. Priced at $9.90, two large pieces fish were superbly breaded and served with fresh greens and spiced fries. Absolute value for money. I've never raved about anyone else's fish and chips before, have I? Go try it out, the cafe welcomes customers who don't have dogs too.

Unfortunately the menu for dogs is a tad boring, with only 5 or 6 selections, but the food for them is fresh and healthy, and comes piping hot, giving you a chance to finish your food before giving doggie theirs.

Do order the root beer float when you're there. It comes in a BIG mug with enough for 2.

Also unfortunately, we were all quite hungry, so it was dessert time before I remembered to take pictures.



Our dessert. This is also a must try. I forgot the name of this creation, but it is a Earth Cafe reccomendation item. The skin of the "pisangs" (banana fritters) were smoother than the "pisangs" outside, and for some reason when coupled with the chocolate ice cream, tasted frickin' awesome.

Mandy's dessert - Cream cake.







It's her first time eating cake. She loves it so much we almost ordered another one for her.

If you're out of ideas for where to go, consider Earth Cafe. With or without dogs, it's surely an experience to remember. Also if you want to meet more dogs, try going on weekend evenings.






Tracy was dulan because we didn't bring her out this time. She wasn't feeling well, lah.