The food did not look so good and it was very overpriced. She did, however, perform a dream candle ceremony at our table for us, where we could wish something while she did a little dance with a candle in her hands.
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We got the full attention of the maid since we were the only guests at the cafe at the time, but she did not speak much English so she only talked to us a little bit. So most of the time we were the only one there which felt a bit weird and awkward. Hello Kitty is big in JapanĪt the time we entered the cafe the other guests were finished and about to leave. Well, to tell you the truth our Maid Cafè experience was a bit bizarre! I had a sinus infection with a fever at the time, so I did not feel that cheerful and energetic. There are also other rules, like for instance are customers not allowed to touch a maid’s body, ask for a girl’s personal contact information, or otherwise invade her personal privacy. This extra “service” adds to the image of the waitress as an innocent but pampering maid. A dish that is very popular at Maid Cafès is the omelet and rice (オムライス Omu-radius), which the maid will typically make cute drawings on using ketchup. However, in Maid Cafés, the food is made with a little “twist”, as the waitresses will often decorate a customer’s food with cute designs at his or her table.įor instance, they use syrup or chocolate sauce to paint and make cute drawings on desserts like ice-cream. The menus of Maid Cafès are similar to those of typical cafes and offer coffee, tea and other beverages (also with alcohol), as well as some food and desserts. Maid Cafes have also opened overseas in countries like China, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, France, Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
They are becoming increasingly popular, and today there are over 200 Maid Cafes only in Tokyo. The first Maid Cafe, “ Cure Maid Café“, opened in Akihabara in Tokyo in March 2001. Today most customers of Maid Cafes are Japanese tourists from other parts of Japan, and surprisingly many females visit Maid Cafes, rather than hardcore manga fans! So they dressed up in childish clothes with cute hairstyles as a rebellion against the grown-up society. While the USA and Europe had hippies, Japan had cuteness where young people did not want to grow up and step into the serious adult world with long working days. Maid Cafes also have their roots in Hello Kitty and Pokemon, and the whole “cuteness” rebellion trend of Japan which goes back to the 70s.