Alley Cat Cafe - Pontiac

Cool place, could use friendlier staff, but hey maybe it was just a rough

I was at the Alley Cat Cafe recently while checking out the other breweries in the area and was not terribly impressed by the service. We were served our drinks and that was the last time we saw the waiter until we opted to leave about 30 minutes later. With that in mind, I cant review the food. The atmosphere is very nice and the menu had some excellent sounding dishes. While there was a show later that evening we were in several hours before the rush and they just seemed very underprepared and understaffed even at that point.Also, we were expecting some kind of selection of coffee type drinks with the name being Alley Cat Cafe, but alas they only serve regular ol' coffee. Parking: Be really careful with the parking. We recieved a ticket despite still having 2.5 hours on the meter.

Went an hour+ before a show at the Strand. Just me, sat at the bar. 5 mins before any acknowledgement, 15 mins for a drink and 45+ mins for tacos that I never got b/c I wanted to make the show. I understand a surplus because of a concert but 45 mins for 2 tacos is way too long.

Great atmosphere, very nice crowd. The owner is a really amazing guy!

The food was amazing, the bar tender was very nice and up beat, and they support local musicians. There is also a cafe in the basement that we need to try.