Black Cat Cafe in Cambridge

went to this cafe today with my mate the food and the place was disgusting and very expensive it should be closed down

My friends and I used to love coming here when we lived on Mill Road. It gets a little busy at peak times, but we enjoyed the atmosphere and the food was always good

This was such a terrible experience. Staff were unfriendly and ignored me, the coffee was scolding hot and expensive, there was a leak on the floor behind the counter covered inadequately with a load of blue roll, seemed dirty, very dim lighting … terrible

The staff has no idea what they are selling or what is going on in general. Wasn busy but the table was still dirty. Our latte and cappuccino had no foam(I make better at home to be honest) and the cake was painfully dry.i was disappointed. Avoid it for any cost. Rather get a meal deal from sainsbury's and eat it on a bench.

9.5 just for this compare with other dishes...

I love Black Cat Cafe! Friendly service, great Americano and great breakfast options with reasonable prices compared to other places. Avocado toast with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce was very tasty and filling too.

Excellent Breakfast. We felt welcome. it's fun to observe street life

Great spot for a leisurely breakfast. Eggs benedict with smoked salmon was delicious.

Very popular, great brunch-type food 🐈‍⬛😋

Best Cafe for the vibe! I highly recommend if you want to study and the prices are not bad either especially for an independent cafe!

Proper food and polite helpful staff.

Came in sat down 2 walk ins got served right in front of me while me and my wife were waiting for staff literally three feet from the counter totally blanked me no service no interaction from the staff I'll never know if your food is any good. So just got up and walked out.

Great to see this place is still kicking 15 years later. Still remember them fondly

Execellent coffee and great breakfast options. Very kind service with a smile.

We stopped by for breakfast at the Black Cat Cafe and ordered the Eggs Benedict with avocado. The breakfast was OK for the price. An egg on both plates was overdone, but it was very filling and overall pleasant. The cafe could do with some minor improvements. It's looking a bit tired and the torn chairs didn't create a good impression. Serrated knives to cut through the sourdough toast would have been helpful too. The cappuccinos were delicious though. And the lady serving us was super friendly and welcoming!

This is my favourite place in Cambridge. The staff are so nice and welcoming, the food is really good, always hits the spot, and the general vibe is nice.

Best eggs royale in my life, 3 slices of bread toasted in olive oil, delicious. Good , strong flat white also.

Came here for the first time. Definitely coming back as this was brilliant. The food was amazing, great drinks. Great customer service and felt great to have a catch up with a friend

I often treat myself to brunch here midweek and usually have either scrambled eggs or eggs Benedict. I can't think of anywhere better in Cambridge. It's just a shame (though unsurprisingly) that it gets so busy at weekends.

In love with this place! The staff are so welcoming and helpful with what to choose. The food is so delicious yet affordable! I paid for a huge portion of a salmon egg benedict just around £10, where in other places that would cost me more than £15. I couldn't recommend this place enough!

Most amazing full English breakfast I've ever had. super delicious drinks, wonderful music.

Amazing breakfast. ALWAYS tasty. Big plate, delicious hot food, great sausages, awesome scrambled eggs and the only place I can eat fried mushrooms in because they are actually properly cooked and super tasty. This place should be 5 stars.

Nice cafe, busy, good coffee and food

What a fantastic little gem - food was absolutely delicious. Can"t wait to come back!

Fantastic place, amazing food. Would definitely recommend 👌

Great little cafe in mill road cambridge

The perfect cooked breakfast for me , ingredients are good quality, cooked just right, I have been a few times and the quality is always good Friendly staff , nice atmosphere, will definitely go again

Part of a group of six we stop here for breakfast at the start of a weekend in Cambridge and what a start to the weekend. The food was lovely and the atmosphere in the cafe was welcoming. Our breakfasts here set a benchmark for the weekend. Would recommend

Had cheese toastie and bacon and cheese toastie, both really good. Salad garnish is a nice touch. The pot of tea was good as well. Enjoyable all round.

Lovely little cafe situated on busy Mill Road in Cambridge. Food is cooked perfect excellent breakfasts and sandwiches. Coffee is nice and cakes look delicious will have one next time. Few seats outside on the street which is nice watching the world go by. Will be visiting again soon.

A lovely breakfast with excellent coffee and real freshly-squeezed orange juice. My wife said the porridge was superb but the highlight for me, and the reason I was moved to write a rare TripAdvisor review, was the best eggs benedict I have ever had the pleasure to eat. Wonderful!

Love this little cafe, their coffee is lovely and their breakfasts are amazing. Very generous portions and their cakes are just yummy. Prices are reasonable and the decor is lovely. Staff ladies are always nice and ready to help. My favourite place

Lovely cafe, great for breakfast!

amazing avocado eggs benedict as always. comes with two large toast and plenty of hollandaise. ate the first one before I could take this. got takeaway and it was ready in 10!

Best oat milk latte in Cambridge! Plus their food is always delicious and the staff is wonderful.

Popped in for hot chocolate with my granddaughter.

One of the Best breakfast in Cambridge. Lovely staff. You have a great range of sweets too to choose from, and different breakfast types.

Long wait for food. When ordering and paying for food we were told it was a 30 minute wait as the kitchen was busy. We waited for 55 minutes in total for our food with no explanation. At the 45 minute mark I approached the counter and I was told that we were next to be served. But in fact a customer who came in after us received their food before us. Not really sure what was going on in the kitchen. When the food eventually arrived it was delicious. No complaints on quality of food. Only poor service! Unfortunately, I will think twice about coming again.

I’m very fond of this place. I don’t think the coffee is great but it has a lovely vibe. It’s somewhere I always drifted back to over my five years in Cambridge.

Vrey overpriced, cakes are bland, the cafe offers nothing different than anywhere else, coffee is nothing special and the staff are very hit and miss to the point that you may get asked to leave if twinkletoes Karen is having a bad day

Lovely breakfasts. Coffee is nice and a very good serving size. Staff are always helpful and friendly. It is a comfortable place to sit with nice decor. Has wifi so it is a great place to sit and work, although obviously they can't let you sit too long because it can get busy in there.

I am not wealthy so I could barely afford their excellent service beautiful warm smiles wonderful clientele. I gave only a 5p tip, however for the love of goodness, I wish and pray I could give them everything!

Had a great breakfast, with friendly service. Will be back!

So nice for a chat with friends over some good food, desert and coffee. I have to remember to return :).

Great food and really nice polite staff, slightly expensive but it is Cambridge and the food itself was of very high quality. Definitely what we needed after a night out

Not Dog Friendly I really like this cafe but they won't let me in with my dog. He's a gentle and unobtrusive Labrador. I can't give it 4 stars or more because of this but will change my review if they have a change of policy. All the favourite cafes in Cambridge allow dogs (Hot Numbers, Relevant, Bould Brother's, Scotts All Day, Even Carlos on Mill Road welcomes dogs :)). Things have moved and it's quite an old fashioned policy not allowing dogs these days, especially in Cambridge.

Lovely breakfast here,Eggs were perfect.

I really liked the breakfast there and the salmon sandwich. Good place if you want to relax with a nice cup of coffee or tea :)

Very good quality food at a very fair price. Sadly I bought carrot cake before they realised it had gone off, and I had to switch to lemon drizzle. Their card machine is a little temperamental but there are cash machines nearby so it's not a big deal.

Very nice full English breakfast, quality ingredients and friendly staff.

We very much enjoyed the toasted sandwiches from here, will certainly return soon

Honestly one of the worst customer experiences I've ever had. Staff extremely unfriendly, made me feel like I was hassling them right from ordering through to when i double-checked that I'd paid them for everything after a long till mix-up. Turns out that my take-away breakfast, that I'd asked to be vegetarian multiple times, was actually just a standard meat breakfast, with bacon and everything. All I could eat was the separate beans and toast (1 slice). Overpriced to begin with, but especially when I ended up paying almost 10£ for beans and toast. Would have immediately gone back to complain but was so embarrassed after everything. So extremely disappointed, I'd avoid at all costs. Plenty of lovely cafes nearby, go to those.

Wow! Great brunches! Doesn't look as swanky as some other places on the mill road but don't let that fool you, whether you are after avo and eggs on toast (perfectly balanced with chilli jam) or a full English with thick peppery sausages, you won't be disappointed! Plus, the prices are godd value most, many brunch options about 7-9 pounds with massive portions

Nice café with very friendly staff. Good atmosphere and a good variety of food and drinks. Personal favourite is the freshly squeezed orange juice.

Friendly staff and good tasting food, would happily recommend to anyone passing through

Best place in Cambridge. Breakfast is perfect and the cakes are amazing

Hands down some of the best eggs benedict in town.

Honestly my favourite place for breakfast. Definitely recommend the Eggs Benedict!

Nice place. Would prefer more gluten free options.

Great place for breakfast and brunch.

Good food nice clean place be prepared to wait for your food

Delicious toasties and scrambled eggs and avocado. However was let down by very unfriendly staff and being over priced

Ordered two iced lattes to go (one with almond milk) but I unfortunately felt like we weren’t given the time of day despite paying near on 7 GBP for both; a little dear, I feel. Our waitperson was quite disengaged, nattering to another staff member whilst making our drinks and had to twice ask what we had ordered due to forgetting (oh, and tell me they have no oat milk – surely this has to be a given for coffee shops these days?). To that end, because no customer attention was afforded and prices are fractionally too steep, I can’t award higher than a couple of stars.

Great little cafe. Great eggs benedict.

I just love that place, good food, nice staff, cozy :)

Con creces uno de los mejores sitios para tomarte un Brunch o lo que te apetezca, la carta es una maravilla para el paladar y el servicio excelente, Yolanda y la Chef un encanto; después de cinco años viniendo y habiendo pasado una Pandemia sigue estando en mi Top 5 de cafés! No te prives de conocerlo!!!

Great place for a post lockdown breakfast. Good range of breakfasts and friendly service.

First breakfast here post lock down and it was great. Tables setup so only every other was in use and felt secure given the situation. Service was excellent as always. Will be going back to support our local businesses.

Very good breakfast and coffee. Very decent portions and good choice of food. A couple of outdoor tables available too.

A veces este lugar es ejemplar y la comida es fresca y de muy buena calidad con un buen servicio, pero solo cuando no están ocupados. Es el servicio que sufre cuando hay más de unas pocas mesas ocupadas. El tiempo más largo que he esperado para que me sirvan el desayuno un sábado por la mañana es más de una hora. Parece tener el personal pero no es muy eficiente y no funciona bien. Lo mejor es ir un día de la semana en menos tiempo ocupado para experimentar este lugar en su mejor momento.

Pleasant atmosphere and friendly staff.

Love here, Always pop in for Breakfast when visiting Cambridge, Food is Fab,Fresh,and Quality, Cosy Great Service👍

With so many cafès on Mill Road I was disappointed they couldn't even do a decent espresso lungo.

Completely disgusting, as per usual. A must MISS for anyone visiting Cambridge. The "boss" (if you can even call him that) is completely clueless, treats his staff appallingly and has no culinary skills whatsoever. Hopefully he's switched his romantic target demographic to women who are closer to his age, or above 18- at the very least.

We booked breakfast for 15 of us following a night out in Cambridge. Service was excellent and pretty quick considering the size of the group for a small cafe. Food was superb. Black Cat Breakfast, Eggs Benedict etc all individually ordered and all done really well. Would thoroughly recommend letting the Black Cat cross your path

Can’t understand why their reviews for here are not even better. Love going here for breakfast. Maybe it is best for people looking for a healthy (delicious) vegetarian breakfast!

Some really yummy benedict dishes for brunch!

Been here a few times for brunch. The poached eggs and smoked salmon are good value and delicious. Staff friendly. A really nice little cafe.

Great place for breakfast, and the cake I tried was one of the best ever. Very friendly service, and a nice atmosphere

Cozy little place with nice coffee

Stunning breakfast as always!! Actually left another cafe on mill road just to come and grab a bite!! Excellent service from Faye, and the SCRUMMIEST breakfast cooked by the lovely Shamara(hope i didn’t murder the spelling) Tha k you as always!! Will be back soon!

Calm atmosphere - decoration very muted not overwhelming but casual. Clear blackboard for ordering simplicity. Really huge breakfast succulent sausages were a particular highlight and also the excellently brewed coffee. Staff friendly yet unobtrusive - please go even just for a coffee well worth a trip "over the bridge". No sign of an actual 'black cat" but perhaps next time....

Great gourmet breakfasts and i especially like that the waiting staff dont ask how your meal is whilst youve a mouthful of it :)

Some great, healthy breakfast food on offer at a decent price. However -- extremely noisy with the blenders and other machines running. DO NOT sit anywhere near to the counter unless you enjoy having your ears bleed.

Desayuné aquí recientemente y, en general, fue una visita poco inspiradora. Huevos revueltos y tocino están en el menú para 7. 50 Le pregunté si podía pedirlo con huevos escalfados y un café. La señora que servía dijo que estaba bien, pero que sería más barato pedir el gran desayuno a las 9. 30 ya que incluía todo y una bebida. Sin embargo, no quería toda la comida extra, ¡así que extrañamente terminé pagando 1 extra por mi pedido!Cuando llegó mi comida, había tanta agua en el plato de los huevos que saturé una servilleta entera trapeándola. Esto se había extendido al brindis haciéndolo bastante empapado. La camarera se dio cuenta de que hacía esto y se disculpó bastante débilmente, pero no intentó reemplazarlo ni ofrecer un descuento.¡No volveré para otro desayuno caro y empapado!

Great little cafe in Cambridge.

Tasty smashed avocado on sourdough with eggs and chili jam - would definitely recommend!

Very nice toasted sandwich and tea speedily delivered to my table by a smiling waitress. No one minded that I stayed a while reading. Toilet beautifully clean

Adorable little cafe that is home to some lovely moggies!

Nice cafe good food and drinks. Go there. It’s nice but if you ate googling ‘is there a cafe in Cambridge that has cats in it?’ This is the first one that comes up. Don’t be disappointed. There are no cats, it isn’t a cat cafe, sort your stress out elsewhere. Nice coffee, friendly staff but you can’t stroke them

They do not accept international cards for payment.

Nice place to have either your breakfast or brunch. Very friendly staff. Recommend.

Friendly little local cafe with good breakfast menu

It's pleasure to drink coffee and cake there

Mill road has a number of good coffee spots and black cat is one of them. While there is stuff competition, they hold their own and their pastries are delicious.

This. Is relaxing, good food and coffee.

Great food, good coffee and friendliest staff ever! So we had eggs benedict & the black cat english breakfast, simply delicious! See you soon! :)

Me and my friend were visiting for the night and wanted a good breakfast. We stumbled across this cafe and it was absolutely delicious. I had the salmon eggs Benedict, and my friend had the avocado eggs Benedict. I can’t recommend enough. The coffee was strong and good, and the staff super friendly.. we left wishing we lived closer to make this a regular spot!

Overall very good and I've become a regular. The food options are great and reasonably priced. The only thing that could improve is the coffee - it's good but feels diluted sometimes. Still I'm going to give 5 stars!

Just came for coffee, great homemade blueberry muffin. Bit crowded on a saturday.