My Cat Restaurant
A cat-staffed restaurant where planning your route matters more than speed.
Explicitly a planning game, and it says so: the instruction is to work out an efficient routine rather than to react quickly. Orders, preparation and collection all take time, and the players who do best are those who batch similar jobs instead of chasing each table in turn.
Aimed at children and pitched gently — nothing is lost, nobody storms out — but the underlying idea is a real one and it is taught rather than assumed. A child who plays this for an hour has been introduced to scheduling without being told that is what it was.
The presentation is soft and the wide layout keeps the whole floor visible. One of the better first restaurant games in this catalogue for a younger player.
Controls
Tap to take orders, tap stations to prepare, tap tables to serve and collect.
How to Play
- Take orders from several tables before returning to the kitchen.
- Prepare the dishes that share a station together.
- Deliver them in one trip.
- Collect payment and start the next round.
Tips & Tricks
Take three orders before touching a station. Trips to the kitchen are the expensive part, and serving one table at a time doubles the walking for the same number of dishes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is My Cat Restaurant suitable for children?
Yes. Nothing is lost and no customer storms out, but the planning idea underneath is genuine.
Is speed the main skill?
No. Batching similar jobs beats reacting quickly, which the game states outright.
