Evergreen Feline Cuisine

Because Cats Deserve Cuisine.
Not Feed.

Whole-ingredient feline cuisine, crafted in Raleigh, North Carolina. Frozen fresh. Laboratory verified.

For cat owners across the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle. Added to your cat’s regular food — not a replacement for it. Hand-delivered frozen.

New to Raleigh Reserve? Start with the 4-portion Starter. If your cat isn’t taking to it, tell us — we’ll help you introduce it or try the other recipe. See how we handle it →

Raleigh Reserve portions and cat-head pieces beside the crest lid on a wooden board
ESTABLISHED 2025•FOUNDER NAFIS GARRETT
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Is It Right for Your Cat?

For the picky eater, the kibble cat, and the careful budget.

The picky eater

Your cat sniffs the bowl and walks away. Start with 4 portions as a topper on the food they already eat. Your cat decides — you haven’t committed to a large bag.

Mostly dry food

Kibble is convenient, but it’s dry. Each portion is frozen fresh, with a little water forming a natural broth — an addition to the bowl, not a kibble replacement.

The cost per day

One portion a day costs $4.02 to $7.00, depending on the package size. Every price is printed on the menu. Order once — no subscription required.

What’s in it

Every ingredient is named: chicken thigh or lamb, chicken hearts, sardines, whole egg and duck liver. Batches are laboratory verified, and the results are published on this site.

See the Menu and Prices→
A cat eating a Raleigh Reserve portion from a bowl
A customer’s cat, first meal.

Cuisine, not feed.

  • Real ingredients
  • Gently cooked, not raw
  • 83–84% moisture
  • Third-party tested
  • Crafted in Raleigh
  • Frozen fresh
  • For supplemental feeding
From Cat Owners in the Triangle

What Customers Say

"I let it thaw and she is taking to it… she is face down in it. She likes it."

Marquisha W.Cat: Persephone
Verified Purchase
Nafis Garrett, founder of Raleigh Reserve, with Raleigh, the cat who inspired the brand
Nafis Garrett, Founder
The Origin

It Started With a Standard.

Raleigh Reserve™ did not begin as a product idea. It began as a refusal. A refusal to accept that convenience should outrank quality. That marketing should replace measurement. That "good enough" was sufficient for something living in my care.

"In my own kitchen, I asked a more demanding question: If nourishment reflects values, what standard do I actually live by?"

And Raleigh, the cat who held us to it.

Read Our Story→Follow Nafis →
Laboratory Verified

Verified. Not Just Marketed.

Independently analyzed by Carolina Analytical Services, a North Carolina laboratory.

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