# cafe city

> Restaurant management simulation game with cooking and business elements. (iPhone/iPad app by chien lin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cafe-city/id379569685 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [chien lin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1441385221)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Role Playing, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.18/5 from 11 App Store ratings · 98 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 48 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2011-04-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cafe-city/id379569685/reviews.md

## What is cafe city?

Cafe City is a game where you're in charge of your restaurant. Choose from dozens of dishes, then slice, chop, saute and bake your way to the top of the culinary world!

## Key features

- Restaurant management
- Dish preparation
- Culinary world progression
- Dozens of dishes

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gold 10 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Gold 100 | $17.99 | one-time |
| Gold 20 | $2.99 | one-time |
| Gold 300 | $49.99 | one-time |
| Gold 5 | $5.99 | one-time |
| Gold 50 | $11.99 | one-time |
| Gold 500 | $99.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of cafe city?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🌟 Similar to Cafe World
- ✨ Potential for a good game

**Cons**

- 🐌 Extremely slow performance
- 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashing
- 🗑️ Game often disappears or resets
- 🚫 Difficult to control/move items
- ❌ Poor graphics and aesthetics
- ❓ Lack of clear instructions
- 📉 Progress loss/resetting
- 😠 Food spoils quickly
- 😵 Annoying text overlays
- 💸 Unclear purchase management
- 🚫 Unable to sign in/register
- 👎 Boring gameplay
- 🔋 Drains phone battery
- 🚫 Cannot turn off music/sound
- 🚫 Cannot delete purchased items
- 🚫 Waiter issues/not serving
- 🚫 Cannot hire staff
- 🚫 Game doesn't operate when app is closed
- 🚫 Cannot buy items
- 🚫 No customers entering shop
- 🚫 Cannot add neighbors/see community
- 🚫 Poor user interface
- 🚫 Requires constant attention
- 🚫 Music is annoying

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game freezes frequently
- Game crashes often
- Restaurant disappears
- Cannot move or rotate furniture
- Food spoils quickly
- Progress is lost or resets
- Cannot sign in or register
- Username already taken issues
- Waiters not serving customers
- Cannot hire staff
- Game stops working when app is closed
- Purchased items disappear
- Cannot buy items
- No customers appear
- Cannot add neighbors
- Interface is difficult to use
- Game requires constant attention
- Music cannot be turned off
- Cannot delete purchased items
- Loading times are excessively long
- Game closes when trying to hire employees
- Game doesn't load properly
- Graphics overlap
- Cafe disappears after reinstallation
- Kitchen lost
- Cannot uninstall to fix issues
- App closes when trying to get a waiter
- Game won't open
- Game crashes when trying to open
- Cannot rotate a chair
- Cannot get a waiter without friends
- Game doesn't work as advertised
- Cannot adjust sound levels
- Cook time for recipes too long
- Game requires strong Wi-Fi connection
- Menus are disorganized
- Cannot see community members
- Cannot hire first employee
- Game is too slow
- Food cooks and spoils in less than an hour
- Food spoils in a few minutes
- Game takes forever to load
- Game randomly re-registers user
- Cannot move around the shop
- Cannot buy new tables
- Cannot tap to make character walk
- Username is a bunch of letters
- Cannot decor cafe
- Food only sells when app is open
- Cannot buy anything
- No customers enter shop
- Cannot move around objects
- Cannot play for more than a couple of minutes
- Game crashes when trying to load
- Cannot hire a person
- Game crashes when trying to start
- Cannot do anything
- Cannot hire someone
- Game crashes when trying to hire someone
- Game won't load properly
- Game is not fun

**Most requested features**

- Update and fix the game
- Add sound settings (on/off)
- Make waiters faster or hire more
- Allow game to continue when app is closed
- Improve cook time display (show time left)
- Allow deletion of purchased items
- Improve graphics and aesthetics
- Add more instructions
- Fix username issues
- Improve control/movement of items
- Make game less boring
- Add dark mode
- Improve cook time for recipes (under one hour)
- Make game playable offline
- Improve interface and mechanics

## Recent user reviews (10 of 98)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cafe-city/id379569685/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Worse game app I ever seen

*2021-09-10, version 3*

As long as this game been out it should have been recreated updated and fixed this game is not worth downloading its very slow despises the freezing anybody else out there who wants to play cafe games please don’t download this one please use Cafeland and cafeworld those two I play you will not be disappointed

### 1/5 — User name

*2021-02-25*

Cant set an new application as all I get is, choose different user name. I mean how many times is blop used as a user name. 🙄
Deleted it now.

### 2/5 — Not happy

*2020-09-28*

I just started playing this game and already annoyed put a 3hr dish to cook only to find in less than 1hr it had cooked and spoiled, not helpful when you have other things to do.

### 1/5 — Couldn’t even sign in

*2020-04-20*

When I got this game I read the reviews and the ratings and I thought it was going to be a decent game, then I download it and I could even register. I kept trying and trying and then I finally had enough I deleted the game, re-downloaded it and trued again. Still doesn’t work

### 1/5 — ☹️

*2019-11-22, version 3*

Very slow game kind of boring lags alot

### 1/5 — Cafe city

*2019-07-13, version 3*

It won’t even last me get past my name and login part

### 1/5 — Bad!

*2019-01-17*

Slow and stupid

### 1/5 — HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE

*2017-11-25, version 3*

I have never played a game that was so terribly made. It's like playing frogged but frogged was better designed. I deleted it after 1 minute and I'm surprised I gave it that long.

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2017-07-30, version 3*

This game is terrible!! Had to delete it. If you leave the game it takes you back down levels you've already completed, the the food you have going, supposedly for three hours has spoiled in the few mins you are gone. If I could give it negative stars I would.

### 1/5 — Sucked

*2016-06-11, version 2*

Could not get anything to work. Removed it from my system

## Frequently asked questions about cafe city

### What is Cafe City?

Cafe City is a game where you take on the role of a restaurant owner. You will manage your establishment, prepare a variety of dishes, and aim to become a leader in the culinary world.

### What are the key features of Cafe City?

Key features include managing your own restaurant, choosing from dozens of dishes, and engaging in cooking actions like slicing, chopping, sauteing, and baking to progress in the game.

### Is Cafe City free to play?

Yes, the game is free to download and play. It offers in-app purchases for additional content or features.

### What kind of gameplay can I expect?

You can expect a simulation experience focused on restaurant management and cooking. The goal is to build your culinary empire by successfully preparing and serving a wide range of dishes.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 3 — 2017-05-11

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

bug fix

### 2 — 2011-10-17

bug fix

### 1 — 2011-04-29

No release notes.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*