Ontario’s first bunny café opens in Belwood
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A food truck in Belwood is offering up a hopping good time for customers.
A food truck in Belwood is offering up a hopping good time for customers.
The Mad Hatter Bake & Brew is offering customers a chance to enjoy a snack, while hanging out with some bunny rabbits. It’s believed to be the first bunny café in the province.
The idea stems from creator Sarah Murray’s struggles throughout the pandemic.
She used to have a bakery that supplied special events but when work slowed down due to COVID-19, she started falling into a depression. The only thing that cheered her up was when her boyfriend arrived with a rabbit one day.
Murray purchased more furry pals and eventually decided to combine her love of hospitality with her knowledge of agriculture.
“You're kind of not really just coming to a food truck or to a bunny cafe or a petting zoo. You're kind of coming to a living art project in a way,” Murray said. “This was my therapy and so I just wanted to share it and see if other people would get the same kind of positive lift from it that I did.”
The bunny café operated as a pop-up shop during concerts previously, but it officially opened as a more permanent fixture on Thursday. It will operate four days a week, Thursday to Sunday. Murray spends Monday to Wednesday baking and prepping for the week ahead.
