Dog cafe @ Serangoon - Sun Ray Cafe

We went to check out Sun Ray Cafe which is located at Serangoon, past Nexx shopping mall, among all the bungalows. Finding a place to park is a hassle.

They have 2 units, one for pets and the other no pets allowed. The pets section seems crowded but the non-pets section was empty, probably just that night that we visited, not sure about the rest of their operating days.

There was quite a number of dogs inside. The moment we entered the cafe, something doesn't seems right. Their entrance is made of sliding glass doors which has no baby gates or something like a double entry, we have to make sure other dogs doesn't run out when we were entering while squeezing through the pack of dogs that came to welcome YuDan and us.

Service was quite bad as it took 20 minutes for us to place our orders, they have only 1 service staff handling the area of 6 tables including us. The rest of the staffs are at the non-pet section stationing at the coffee counter, kitchen, food runner etc. As the service is slow, leaks are not attended too.

Our food came and to our surprise, the dish looks presentable, akin to semi fine dining. I like the lamb that I ordered. :)

Then, while having our dinner, my worry when we first entered the cafe actually happened. One table was leaving and did not close the sliding door. Resulted in two other dogs running out of the cafe, luckily their owners have good agility and reacted fast enough to hold their dogs back.

Price is on the higher side. $90+ for 2 pax of dinner set and YuDan's food ($6).

We left Sun Ray Cafe and headed to Paw Pet-radise as there wasn't much space for dogs to play around.

Dog cafe @ Balestier - Paw Pet-radise

Our aim is to find a place which we feel most comfortable with and also an ideal play place for YuDan. We will be going cafés to cafés just to recce and check things out. 

We have been patronizing one in Balestier for a couple of times, 4 times now in a month. Although the interior wasn't  heavily spent on, it does feel warming and a good place to chill in. You will be greeted by lots of dogs when you enter. We were amazed. The number of dogs are more than humans! They have a few resident furkids in the premises. A good place for YuDan to socialize...

BUT...

YuDan is so afraid all the time and stick to us wherever we go or stayed beneath our chairs to take cover. The dogs there are too friendly and wanted to play with YuDan. They were huge for him too! A few golden retrievers, huskies, schnauzers etc. We will have to walk away from the table to the center of the room where the rest of the dogs are and he will have to follow us there for shielding. That's where he is open to the rest of dogs instead of hiding under chairs. 

Overall price is more or less same as Doggystyle Cafe or maybe slightly lower. YuDan's Shepard pie.

Nice community and good number of dogs every time we went. Guess they have their pool of regulars who stay nearby that goes almost everyday. 

Service is not bad. They are prompt with leaks that the dogs did indoor. 

They just need to answer their mobile phone if they put it as their contact ways when people call to check on their operating hours or any other queries.

Other that that, it would be the place that we will be visiting weekly or biweekly for now till we find a place which is worth going to compared to this place.