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YELP REVIEW:
Tanabe S.
Okinawa
24 friends 130 reviews 79 photos
[2 stars] 04/14/2001
Took my girlfriend on a date here because she's super girly and she loves cute things and sweets, and hey, new café right, and she’s a huge fan of the Tokyo Mew Mew group. But:
1. We didn’t even get our food before everyone was being told to leave! It was the middle of the day, and we took a super long trip to get here! They have no clear schedule, they just close randomly in a hurry?! I don’t get it!
2. It wasn’t even Tokyo Mew Mew themed?! It was just an over the top maid cafe! Why is it called ‘mew mew’ if there’s no food or costumed waitresses?! So weird and disappointing!!!
3. They tried to give us a complimentary to-go box with random sweets in it, which I guess was nice so I can’t give them just 1 star, but…ugh. I guess we’ll try again some other time.
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
04/14/2001
Apologies for such an unpleasant experience! Please contact us through the form on our website and we'll set you up with a free reservation and meal. (However, we aren't affiliated with Tokyo Mew Mew.)
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Amari-chan
Tokyo
8 friends 12 reviews 14 photos
[5 stars] 04/19/2001
This place is kinda new and advertised as a maid café, and it’s not really advertised as having ‘entertainment’ I guess you would say, besides the maid gimmick…but the girls are all VERY funny. We only meant to go once because of the convenient location on our route back from school, but me and my friends keep going back because we’ve made it a game to see what funny thing will happen the next time we go. There’s a little middle-schooler (? Is that like, legal?? To have a girl that young working? lol?) who does these totally wild acrobatics on a ball and juggles things!! She did a fire breathing trick once!!! Like, super unexpected for this kind of café, but that’s the appeal! (doesn’t hurt that the food is yummy~) totally quirky and fun even if you’re not a girly girl!
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
04/20/2001
Thank you for the kind review! We're all very glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us.
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Trent and Scott's Travel Blog
Liverpool, England
82 friends 101 reviews 251 photos
[2 stars] 04/23/2001
Wasn't happy with our visit. While we were in Japan we wanted to go to at least one iconic 'maid cafe', a novelty you can only get here, and though it looks promising from the outside, the experience was really lackluster. The maids were all in tacky colored dresses that clashed with their hair (no traditional black-colored french maid style?) and we're pretty sure they were high schoolers or younger. The girls were all over the place like they only just started. The place was incredibly loud, full of middle schoolers and high schooler girls as the main customers.
The only pro I have to say about this place is how affordable it was compared to everywhere else we've eaten at so far, and the food was incredible. I only wish they had more than just desserts and drinks, for example some curry or omelets would have been nice. Who wants to eat dessert for a full meal? Only good if you want a snack. Most other cafes in the area at least offer light meal options.
Also, we had to get swapped waitresses because our original girl didn't speak English very well and we could barely hear her! The girl they let take her place could speak English, but was very curt and kept trying to shoo us out, asking if we were done yet every two minutes! So rude!
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
04/23/2001
We're very sorry to hear you had a poor experience! Our girls are currently still training on the job so we ask that our customers be patient, and we're constantly expanding our menu options. Thank you for dining with us.
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Nakamoto Mari
Adachi, Tokyo
6 friends 23 reviews 20 photos
[2 stars] 04/27/2001
Um…when I went none of the maids were working. At the maid café? It was late afternoon, so way past school hours if some of the reviews implying that students work here are to be believed, they should have been here…the place was open, but two guys were trying to run the place by themselves when it was packed. The blond guy was using really foul language and was all sweaty and gross. The food was kinda stale, like it was yesterday leftovers or something. Blond guy was really snappy with me about it and seemed to be in a hurry, and I kinda felt bad but wtf was going on. The two star review is me being generous. That extra star is a pity star. Get the girls back please...
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
05/01/2001
Thank you for the pity star. I also wanted the girls back that day, believe me. 😔✌️
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Hannah J.
Chicago, IL
36 friends 78 reviews 243 photos
[4 stars] 05/04/2001
This was my first real maid cafe so I wasn't sure what to expect...I knew they come with a show sometimes, but from other reviews of similar places I kind of expected just singing and dancing, but the little boy dressed like an elf being chased around by a monkey girl in a little jumper was a surprise. I think it was a reference I wasn't getting, probably to some anime or Japanese mythology? I wish they had had a guide on the shows; they were both really animated and even the locals were acting like it was some kind of crazy spectacle. I got asked to leave really abruptly along with everyone else, so I guess it was around closing time (couldn't find the hours posted anywhere on the door or signs or anything) but it was weird the kids kept going with the show while we were leaving. Again, probably a cultural thing I wasn't getting. Food was great, though!
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
05/04/2001
...Yes, it was absolutely just a cultural misunderstanding. We'll consider guide pamphlets in the future.
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Koda Kamiko - Future world explorer!
Hokkaido
58 friends 94 reviews 81 photos
[4 stars] 05/14/2001
The food was wonderful! I ordered the assam tea and split an order of macarons with my mom. The waitress who served us was really a sweetheart, but at times I had a hard time hearing her because she spoke so quietly, and we had to ask her 4 different times to repeat herself! The rest of the café stayed really busy and kind of loud throughout our visit too, but in a fun, lively way! My mom didn’t much appreciate the noise though. ^^;
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
05/14/2001
Thank you for the kind review. We're aware the café can be noisy at times and that that can clash with the traditional ideals of a café, but we hope that your mother could appreciate our employee's soft-spokenness; she and the other girls wouldn't want to shout at customers to be heard, after all. We hope you return to us again soon.
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quicheXichigo
outerspace
0 friends 1 reviews 0 photos
[1 stars] 05/25/2001
Day 1 of review-bombing cafe mew mew until ichigo loves me
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
05/25/2001
I don’t know how you got a phone but I showed this review to everyone who works here and we’re all laughing at it and calling it: "Quiche's 'get banned from Yelp speedrun'." You’re so far down her list of respectable people that you’ll never even claw your way up the friendzone at this rate, you sad, desperate little man.
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Fujikawa-san
Chiba
57 friends 50 reviews 57 photos
[4 stars] 05/29/2001
Uhhh, there was a wild bird flying around inside when we visited? Like a weird little blue bird, I’m not sure what kind. The waitress with the purple hair was calmly trying to talk it into getting off of the ceiling, and the crazy thing is that it worked? It flew right down to her! It was like seeing a real life animal whisperer! We were really impressed by how calmly they handled it. The food was REALLY good, but we were talking about the bird whisperer incident for weeks haha.
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
05/30/2001
Thank you for the kind review. Our employees do handle exciting situations professionally, and we're very proud of them for that. I'll pass your praise along!
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Kirikira89
Nara
6 friends 17 reviews 8 photos
[1 stars] 06/03/2001
I went because my friends all said it was super cute– which it was! But ugh, I should have known something was up when my eyes started watering! I’m allergic to cats, so imagine my horror when I realized there was a TON of what looked like CAT HAIR in my food?! It’s a maid café, NOT a cat café! Blegh! I don't care how apologetic and embarrassed that redheaded waitress was, I'm NEVER going back!!! Would give 0 stars if I could!!!
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
06/04/2001
Noted, sorry. Guess we’ll have to shave the cat that hangs around here totally bald if she can’t keep her fur out of the food.
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Mr. Hideki
Kanagawa
11 friends 4 reviews 3 photos
[4 stars] 06/10/2001
THE FOOD. Totally incredible. Service is so-so honestly, the waitress I had was kind of an airhead. But my god these are the BEST pastries in the world. No joke. Confusing layout of the place though, I kinda wandered trying to find a bathroom and ended up in a weird basement? I got shooed out really quickly by some guy in a lab coat. So I think the foods so good because they have food scientists or something down there making formulas for the perfect desserts, lol.
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
06/10/2001
The basement is just a storage area for our ingredients, and we ask that customers ask a server for directions to the bathroom in the future.
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OoHeartsOnFireoO
Okinawa
38 friends 17 reviews 10 photos
[2 stars] 06/23/2001
aww no, we tried to go here for a few days in a row now since it's summer break, and the closed sign has been posted for like three days straight! Is the place shutting down or what? why no info posted on the door or something? :(
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
06/23/2001
Apologies for not posting it to the website sooner! We're all currently on vacation off the coast at the moment, but we'll be back before the end of summer break.
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Enomoto Mitsu's Worldwide Travels!
Yamaguchi
205 friends 329 reviews 351 photos
[1 stars] 07/19/2001
Someone needs to call animal control on this place or something! It sounds crazy but I swear I saw one of the waitresses carrying an iriomote wildcat to one of the back rooms in a hurry! Those things are really endangered wild animals! It wouldn’t surprise me if this café was some kind of front for an animal trafficking ring, with all the other reviews about sporadic hours, animals running around, and randomly being kicked out…
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
07/19/2001
What are you even talking about? You think the pink, heart-shaped pastry and maid café is a…front…for animal trafficking? Haha, you caught me. We’ve been injecting our employees with animal DNA to fight aliens too. 🙄 But seriously, spend less time on internet conspiracy forums. There's tons of stray cats around here, sometimes they get in and we have to put them outside again.
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Goda H.
Kagoshima
4 friends 9 reviews 1 photos
[2 stars] 10/28/2001
I only went here becuz someone online said one of the girls looks ‘Just like zakuro fujiwara’, like the famous chick, but the girl I think they were talking about dint look anything like her, she was scary and had a terrible attitude also gave me the wrong order. It was good food even if not what i ordered
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
10/28/2001
You’re giving us 2 stars because you’re gullible and believed someone so famous would need a part time job at a maid café? ...Okay. Make sure you check KFC for Hamasaki Ayumi next.
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Ike Tomomi
Shimonoseki
19 friends 22 reviews 44 photos
[5 stars] 12/22/2001
Okay, the café is great, amazing food and drinks, and very nice girls, but I SAW TOKYO MEW MEW HERE! LIVE, IN PERSON!!! It was close to closing time and a huge monster came out of nowhere and they came to fight it!!! I know a lot of people online are saying they’re an idol group hired to advertise some upcoming show or something, but I swear the monster was real and the girls were flying around fighting it for real. No wires or anything! Like, they’re seriously magical!
I went and asked the girls who worked there about it afterwards and they were all sweaty and nervous, and were really persistent about NOT talking about Tokyo Mew Mew, so like, I think the lawsuit rumors are legit and this café got sued by Tokyo Mew Mew over theming and they can’t talk about it, so I felt bad for asking… AWESOME experience though.
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
12/22/2001
SO glad to hear your experience was ‘awesome’. Our wall got busted in by that monster. 🙃
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quicheXichigo
outerspace
0 friends 2 reviews 0 photos
[4 stars] 02/14/2002
Hey honey! (Ichigo!) I was just kidding about the earlier review. I'm sure you’re doing a GREAT 5 star job and I’d love for you to make ME some sweets sometime! I’ll consider leaving 5 stars for real if I get a kiss~
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
02/14/2002
LEAVE HER ALONE. ITS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN
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T. Hikaru
Hyogo
80 friends 98 reviews 130 photos
[2 stars] 02/18/2002
It took FOREVER to get seated. we could see there was an empty table an employee was at drinking tea, and she wouldn’t give it up for us!! Like what do you mean its your ‘tea break’? This place is packed and we’re paying customers!! Get up!!! Two stars because the food was actually amazing, but they need to ditch the lazy, rude, snobby employees!
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
02/18/2002
My employees are entitled to breaks during their shifts, and you came in during rush hour talking rudely to her first. I encourage all of my girls to stand up for themselves; they’re there to serve you food, not cater to your every whim and demand. If you come again don't bring that terrible attitude.
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Suzumia's trips and favorites!
Tokyo
25 friends 10 reviews 50 photos
[4 stars] 02/23/2002
This place RUINED by diet. The food is SO GOOD. I try to stop by at least once a week to pick up some mini cakes to go (the strawberry shortcake and the matcha cake are my favorite!) the only complaint I have is how sporadic the days and hours are.
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
02/23/2002
Thank you, we dearly appreciate the business. We plan to have more consistent hours when our staff's personal lives are a bit more stable. Thank you for your patience.
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Miwa's travel guide!
Tokyo
16 friends 3 reviews 7 photos
[5 stars] 02/29/2002
Came here with my girlfriend to see our other friend who works here, and I’m not just saying this place is great because she works here or anything, they actually have SUCH good desserts and the tea is made perfectly every time! And it’s totally cute, we always love coming here! Highly recommend!
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
02/29/2002
Thanks for the nice review. Ichigo is mad that this is how she found out the two of you were a couple, though.
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Aoi1988
Sagamihara
5 friends 14 reviews 37 photos
[5 stars] 04/02/2002
THEY'RE BACK!!! THEY'RE FINALLY BACK!!! OMG because of the random earthquakes a while ago (um, the news is saying earthquakes but people were saying those monsters attacked? but I never saw any so who knows!) this place got hit hard!! I was scared I would never ever taste the sweet berry tea they exclusively seem to make again, or see the friendly faces in those adorbs uniforms who work there again! Thank goodness they rebuilt!!! This is my favorite place in the world to get desserts! I'm so glad to have you back, Café Mew Mew!!! <3
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
04/02/2002
Thank you for your patience while we rebuilt! We're all happy that you're so supportive of us, and happy to have you return.
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Ike E.
Tokyo
2 friends 21 reviews 2 photos
[1 stars] 04/15/2002
Man, my girlfriend drags me here all the time and I tolerate it, but that redhead waitress being such a klutz was getting on my nerves for months. I figured they finally canned her because I didn't see her this time, but then we got waited on by a new blonde girl who's somehow EVEN MORE OF AN AIRHEAD. Where do they FIND these girls?! Seriously, she didn't know what she was doing at all, was it her first day or something?? I wanted to skip out on the bill because her service was so bad, but the purple haired girl cornered me and asked if I'd forgotten anything, so I ended up paying after all... I do NOT recommend this place if you want even a sliver of decent service.
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
04/15/2002
Don't like it, don't eat here. I also can't believe you publicly admitted you like to skip out on bills. Incredible lack of self awareness on display here.
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Mr. Tasuku Shirayuki
Tokyo
0 friends 1 reviews 0 photos
[5 stars] 04/15/2002
wrongest review in the world above me. the new waitress is AMAZING, COOL, CUTE, AND GREAT AT EVERYTHING (INCLUDING HER JOB HERE) I don't know her and I'm not biased at all she is just very cool and she actually DID just recently start and is clearly doing her best. And everyone should be really nice to her or I heard a guy with roller skates and huge muscles will kick your face in here if you're not nice to her. Very scary, so be very good to her and the other girls that work here too.
Oh ummm the food too I guess is REALLY good. Totally eat here or whatever.
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
04/15/2002
Thank you, Meguro-kun, but please don't threaten our customers with violence. If anyone is rude to our employees, Ryou and I will handle it.
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truthseeker88
Tokyo
3 friends 1 reviews 0 photos
[3 stars] 04/23/2002
OMG I know I’m not the only one who visited because of the conspiracies abt this place all over the forums and mewtube right?? From animal trafficking that involves the girls, to yakuza involvement to the theorized idea that they were originally supposed to be tokyo mew mew themed but got hit with copyright lawsuits and had to go generic (imo this one is SO far fetched bc whatever company does the tokyo mew mew publicity stunts still hasnt come forth to started monetizing them or announced a show or anything and its been months, all the merch is still bootlegged so why would they care abt a themed cafe making profits too? Then again, why have ‘mew mew’ in the name if you’re not talking about cat-theming OR tokyo mew mew??!) but its SO crazy lately, the place has been SWARMING with people who im sure have also seen these theories! The things people have supposedly seen here are wild!
I was really kind of annoyed because by the time I managed to finally get in and get seated it was…normal? Completely uneventful! The waitress I had was kinda ditzy, honestly, giggling and blushing and talking to the other waitresses about her boyfriend… I DONT think someone like that could be involved in serious stuff like those theories said. The food was incredible. But man I wish I had some crazy story for my blog!!! Disappointed!!!
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
04/23/2002
We don’t endorse those theories or promise any kind of experiences along those lines. We’re unaffiliated with Tokyo Mew Mew.
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Ketsui87
Amagasaki
41 friends 62 reviews 35 photos
[5 stars] 04/28/2002
Saw a lot of funny memes about this place’s insane reviews circulating online, had to check it out with my friends even if its totally not our scene LOL. nothing crazy happened, but if it IS some kind of animal trafficking front the dude they hired for the pastries is LEGIT. Best peach turnover of my LIFE 10/10 would fund poaching again
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
04/28/2002
WE ARE NOT POACHING OR TRAFFICKING ANIMALS. HALF OF OUR FUNDS GO TO A SERIES OF WILDLIFE PRESERVATION NONPROFITS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CHARITIES. DOES NO ONE READ OUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE STATEMENT?!
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Himiko U.
Tokyo
6 friends 8 reviews 12 photos
[4 stars] 05/04/2002
I don't really like sweets much, so I didn't plan to go here until I read some of the crazy theories on that 'Saint Rose' forum thing that all my friends have been going nuts over. And I totally do believe this cafe is affiliated with Tokyo Mew Mew. Specifically, the theory that they were originally gonna be Tokyo Mew Mew themed, but Tokyo Mew Mew wouldn't let them! When I went, it was totally obviously they were color coordinated like Tokyo Mew Mew is! ...They got a red girl instead of a pink themed girl though, and the hair styles aren't quite right...it's just close enough you can kinda see that was probably the original idea! These girls aren't as cute as Tokyo Mew Mew, but that would be pretty hard to match... (I think by comparing photos I've seen online, the Tokyo Mew Mew girls are taller and older too! Hard to really compare because the cafe doesn't let you take photos of the waitresses, only the food.) Anyway, I think it's really bogus that Tokyo Mew Mew wouldn't let them do a tribute to them offically! How horrible! These girls were perfectly nice, and I guess if you like sweets it's good food? The tea and the conversation was the real stand out for me! My waitress was kind enough to reccomend me some tea that was more on the bitter side like I prefer, and she seemed to really know her stuff about tea. I got this really delicious imported stuff and ugh, to die for. Really cool place! In fact, they don't even NEED to use Tokyo Mew Mew cosplay, their little theme of all the girls looking like fruits was way cool! Screw you, Tokyo Mew Mew!
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
05/04/2002
Thanks for the review. But those are all rumors, there was never any lawsuit or bad blood between us and Tokyo Mew Mew. We're entirely unaffiliated and our café actually came first.
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AngelMewMewFan86
Tokyo
11 friends 6 reviews 12 photos
[5 stars] 05/17/2002
I've been coming here since they opened, and somehow the review above mine was the first time I considered this cafe had a FRUIT THEME WITH THE GIRLS' COSTUMES?! I always thought they were just going for a general 'cute, colorful rainbow' theme or something, but oh my gosh, that's why they have so many cute fruit-themed foods, too! I think the girls are themed after: Cherry, Banana, Lime, Blueberry, and Plum? There's a new girl too recently, who might be Apricot or Lemon themed? For the sake of clarity I'll be calling her Apricot. The two boy waiters don't have themed costumes but just wear typical male waiter costumes which is SO boring honestly. (They're both really nice though so this is probably a management choice issue.)
Anyway, to anyone leaving bad reviews, it's because your experience depends really heavily on WHO is serving you. I've gone here with my friends enough that I've seen just about everyone, so if you're able to, pick someone who matches your tastes! My impression of all the girls as a regular:
- Cherry- currently seems to be taking a break from the place, but if she comes back... she's really bubbly and friendly, but she kind of gets distracted and can forget to check on your table sometimes or spill your stuff because she kinda seems to have her head in the clouds.
- Blueberry- classy girl who knows a lot about tea, so if thats why you're visiting, talk to her. She did take a break once right after seating us, and one of the other girls had to bring us our food and wait on us...while we watched her sit two tables away and sip on tea. Honestly kind of funny.
- Lime- WHY DOES THIS GIRL GET SUCH BAD REVIEWS?! She's the sweetest girl here!! Yes she's kind of quiet, but she's really friendly and knowledgeable about the specials! She used to spill stuff all the time when we first started going, but she never does that anymore, so I kinda think this is just her first job and she was nervous? But she's SO nice. If you're a fan of old fashioned maid cafe girl attitudes, request her. She's my personal favorite to see, and the best at drawing cute little animals on your latte foam!
- Banana- This girl is by far the most entertaining person here. She's a one girl show. She can do all kinds of cool tricks that I'd sooner expect to see in a circus than a cute cafe. If you want a show, ask for her. But be prepared to be haggled into paying extra or tipping, and she is very persistent about this.
- Plum- I have no idea why this girl is a waitress, she has NO customer service skills. She's very...to the point about everything. Barely greets you and checks on you a few times, but she has a kind of intimidating presence... If you want a very fast service and hate small talk, she's the girl you want.
- Apricot- the new girl. I don't have a strong impression of her yet, but she's obviously trying to quickly get the hang of things, and it's cute to see the other girls helping her so much. Big 'girl next door' vibes, she has a kind of foreign French look to her that sets her apart, too!
And the boys, if you get one of them as your waiters (lets be real, we're all kind of hoping to get to have one of the waitresses instead, but sometimes they seem to be short-staffed...):
- Blond guy- I think he might be the owner's son or something? He doesn't wear a uniform, and only comes out to tell the girls stuff or if the girls are absent. He doesn't have the best customer service attitude, but he knows his stuff about what they're serving. It's super funny when him and Cherry girl are here at the same time because they squabble SO much hahah.
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Pretty guy- I think this guy is dating Cherry girl, with the way they interacted, and this guy is also absent and seems to be on break at the same time as her! He was nice, and cute (two of my friends had major crushes on him, and if you WANT to get waited on by one of the guys, there's always girls begging him to wait THEIR tables, so be prepared to put up a fight...) but he was kind of reserved, and didn't seem to know or care much about the new seasonal menu items when we asked. So if you're looking for a good-looking guy, he's it. Kinda bland for my tastes, personally.
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Roller Skate Guy- I have no idea how he doesn't crash into anything or anyone and waits on tables on roller skates, but it's a real spectacle to watch! By far the funniest guy, but also the loudest and can be kind of obnoxious if you're looking to get a table with one of the cute girls and get stuck with him instead.
As for food reccomendations, the menu is constantly rotating depending on the season and what holidays or events are going on, but there are some staples they've always had, like the pomme-mint tea, which is really refreshing, and the famous strawberry shortcake! ALL of the food and drinks are AMAZING though, you really can't go wrong no matter what you choose.
Also, NO, they've never been 'Tokyo Mew Mew' themed or related! I've been coming here forever!!! They're their own thing, they use 'mew mew' because it's just a cute name! You wouldn't assume 'Cutie' magazine and 'Cutie Honey' the anime are related just because they both have 'Cutie', would you?! I feel like someone is just trying to slander Tokyo Mew Mew AND the cafe with these weird rumors...
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Keiichiro Akasaka
Business Owner
05/17/2002
Thank you very much for the very...in depth review. We hope you continue to enjoy our café.
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Duke of SRC
Tokyo
7 friends 2 reviews 0 photos
[1 stars] 05/26/2002
What a qaint little spot. It sticks out like a sore thumb, being a tacky shade of eye-searing pink. They’ve recently started offering a new imported tea, and that is just darling, too, seeing them try so hard. A lot of teenagers hang out here but I guess that’s to be expected of a place with such a juvenile and unclear-theme. Teenagers are so often misguided, so this place draws them in like moths to a flame. And my my, so many strange rumors online. I suppose the place is serviceable, I only wish the girls were a bit kinder and that they would add rabbit stew to the menu… but we can get that ourselves, I suppose. <3
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
05/26/2002
...I should read usernames first. You and the rest of your group should give it a rest. Is leaving bad reviews really what you've resorted to now? Kind of embarrassing.
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Irena W.
San Jose, California
428 friends 631 reviews 1345 photos
[4 stars] 06/29/2002
One of the places I knew I wanted to stop on my trip to Tokyo the moment I saw pictures online! SO cute! But...no public bathroom? That sucks. Can’t deny the food is amazing though. But dont spend too long there drinking too much tea or you’ll regret it…
YELP REVIEW REPLY:
Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
06/29/2002
We’d offer a public restroom again if people would stop running around our café trying to find proof for their conspiracy theories and winding up in employee-only spaces. There’s a park bathroom right down the path from the café.
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SnowApples89
xXOn a dreamy islandXx
9 friends 4 reviews 15 photos
[5 stars] 07/04/2002
I came here on vacation with my big brother recently! I’ve actually met the girls who work here before, they visited my island last summer. They’re all good friends and it was so nice to see them again! They’re wonderful people, and I couldn’t believe how cute the café was in person! The food was so good too! Thank you for the memories! I didn’t spend a long time with you all, but you’ll always be dear friends. Anyone reading this should try out the summer special: apple caramel gelato! ❤️
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Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
07/04/2002
You’ll always be welcome here and be a part of this team, Ringo. It was our pleasure to have you. All the girls are sending you a package soon, so keep an eye out. Keiichiro might have added some sweets in it, too. But you didn't hear that from me.
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Mattie E.
Perth, Australia
9 friends 4 reviews 15 photos
[4 stars] 09/22/2002
Like all the other reviews are saying, the food is godly. It's cute and seems to be made in-house unlike of some of the other places we've visited on our trip so far. I'm convinced the owner has to be some kind of five star pâtissier, but I couldn't find anything but science articles on the guy when I googled him? (maybe a different guy with the same name?) Anyway, feels like a real life Willy Wonka works behind the scenes. ...Docking a star because the girls who work here do run around like clumsy oompa loompas, though. Come for the food, not the maid stuff.
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Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
09/22/2002
Hey. The oompa loompas are actually very efficient in the chocolate factory.
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TwinkleChan82
heads in the clouds!
30 friends 6 reviews 21 photos
[4 stars] 06/30/2003
The food is great, I’ve been going semi-regularly for about two and a half years now and it’s absolutely a place I’d recommend. My favorite thing on the menu right now is the raspberry croissant with a side of cream, paired with the white tea, but they rotate the menu every season and have holiday specials, so there’s always something fun and new to try.
Anyway, I hate to give less than 5 stars, but like I said, I go frequently enough that I kinda know the employees' faces, and this summer they randomly have some new guys working here. My waitress told me they were just temp workers, and I’m honestly kind of glad to hear it, because one of the new guys was the most sketchy, desperate dude I've ever seen, and I was getting secondhand embarrassment. Because the girl he was following around while he was being trained? Was clearly dating another guy who worked there, and the boyfriend was glaring at the green-haired guy the ENTIRE TIME I WAS THERE. It was horribly awkward and the vibe that’s usually all cute and friendly was majorly dampened, haha. I’d still recommend it, but maybe give it a few weeks until it calm down, so you can go when there’s less teenage romance drama… >_<
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Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
06/30/2003
Honestly? Understandable.
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TokyosBlackCatHime
Tokyo
14 friends 1 reviews 0 photos
[5 stars] 09/13/2003
It looks like a super cute café, right? But there’s way more to it than that, regardless of all the crazy theories (they’ve kinda died out lately so idk if anyone remembers those, like wow, throwback) it's like...homey. Cozy.
And with so many limited time popup style cafés everywhere, it’s genuinely really nice to have a place where the people working there seem to want a permanent place and are doing some good. The staff can be pretty lively and colorful, which is a lot for some people, but personally I’ll always come back here when the loner lifestyle gets just a touch too lonely, I guess. The warm drinks are perfect early in the morning after a long night of work. Thanks, you guys.
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Shirogane Ryou
Business Owner
09/13/2003
Thank you, Azumi.
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Todoraki Kityune
Shinjuku
20friends 23 reviews 12 photos
[5 stars] 09/13/2003
a giant alien monster broke in and one of the waitresses jumped on it like 10 feet in the air and smashed a bottle on its head, killing it instantly. We got a box of complimentary cookies to go for the trouble of the 'scary experience' and on account of 'most of the seats being too wrecked to serve us at'. none of the high school girls there seemed fazed at all by any of this and just kind of sighed and went to grab brooms.
10/10 would visit again