Cafe for dogs: III Cafe, Singapore

Sadly, III Cafe has closed. This post captures photos of Donna and some of our thoughts about this dog cafe. 

Closure notice here.

Donna sitting near the gated entrance of III Cafe, by the order counter. 

Housedog Miu Miu, the French Bulldog

III Café is opened by 3 sisters … The “III” represents the 3 sisters but the middle sister explains that they also want the café to stand for “Happy Dogs, Happy Owners, Happy Place/Environment”. – eatprayflying.com

• Open space for Donna (15kg) to run around and play with other dogs
• Comfortable furniture and environment
• These dogs enjoyed meatballs from The Barkery – samforestloolim, CookSnapEatLove, eatprayflying.com
• Hand sanitiser, tissue, water dishes and mops readily available.
• If your dog is ready to go beyond distraction-free training, this can be a great distracting space to train in ;)

Why III Cafe is not so hot

• Mr P dislikes the difficulty of finding a parking lot here. enpointethroughlife agrees.
• Average food for humans. Consensus from samforestloolim, CookSnapEatLove, enpointethroughlife.
• Sometimes closed for private events, check their Facebook to avoid a wasted trip. Or make reservations in advance to avoid disappointment since it can get quite packed. Call *65 6655-8288

More reviews of III Cafe from other blogs

• 2014, Jan 10 – The best dog cafe – III Cafe, myfatpocket
• 2013, Nov 24 – III Cafe, enpointethroughlife
• 2013, Oct 26 – III Cafe – Bring your own dog, eatprayflying
• 2013, Aug 09 – Checking out: III Cafe, j0annesim
• 2013, Jun 09 – Sam’s Day Out – III Cafe, forestsamloolim

Our notes on this cafe for dogs

Location III Cafe may take a little effort to find for the first time visitor. It is located on the second floor towards the end of a row of shophouses. This meant that the entrance was not immediately visible when we drive by. So it’s helpful to remember that it’s right above Georges Mad Grill.

Floorplan The space itself holds about 10 tables, with a good amount of floor space for dogs to romp in. (I’ve never loved empty floors so much! omg!) :P

Service & Facilities Life is also very convenient with hand sanitisers and tissue on the table. The staff used to provide a water dish to each table when we visited in earlier months but the last time we were there Donna drank from a communal dish by a pillar instead. So service may not be consistent at all times, but the attention to detail they have from the start still makes up for it in my book.

Service & Food I honestly did not enjoy the human food, but Donna will probably think otherwise when it comes to baked goods from The Barkery. ;) That said, I have just sat there by myself and Donna hogging a table for four with only a drink and nothing else before. I wasn’t made to feel unwelcome so that gains some service points for me :P

Socialisation Our dog is sometimes picky about her playmates, but this cafe still makes a great socialisation space for dogs. Of course, the safety and harmony between dogs is the responsibility of the dog owners, especially with more dogs packed in a smaller space than the dog run.

• 2014, May 1 – Do dogs choose who they play with?
  Donna sometimes can’t find a play buddy despite all the dogs in the cafe!

Training For dogs ready to go beyond distraction-free training, this is a good space to do so. The size of the shop caters to less dogs than in a dog run, which makes it less overwhelming for the dog.

• 2013, Aug 7 – Donna and I training calmness at III Cafe

Some photos of Donna at III Cafe

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