Cure Maid Café — Restaurant in Tokyo

Don't go here

We wanted to try a maid cafe, but didn't check before going here. This is not a maid cafe, this is just a normal restaurant where the waitresses are wearing maid clothes. That is fine and all, but what met us when we came was the worst.

Many things to point out. First, when we came in I said that we were 5 people in Japanese. (My group and myself are not ethnic Japanese) The waitress answered in not so good English, and was clearly struggling. I kept talking Japanese the whole visit but they only answered in English. This is racist behaviour not only seen here but in whole Japan, but here it was extreme. Now if this was the worst part, everything would be good. We ordered 5 Omurice, and it came after 25 minutes. Kind of long time to wait in a place like this in Tokyo. The whole time the same song continues to play on repeat.

The food was the worst thing here. Rice was salty, undercooked. There was a lot of rice with almost no omelette. Sauce around was salty and bland, especially the brown sauce. I am very open to try new food and love almost every dish I am served, but the food here just wasn't tasty. We asked for water some times but they never left the whole bottle, we had to wait until we got contact with them each time to get more water in our small glasses.

Not...

THIS is the gold standard of all maid cafes. No "moe-moe kyun" or chatting here. This is quiet dining in a relaxing atmosphere featuring tea certified by the Japanese Tea Association. Servers are dressed in full traditional pinafore maid uniforms--not the short frilly stuff found in the moe-type establishments. Voice phone use and general photography are not allowed (although texting, silent web surfing, and photos of your food are OK).

The food is absolutely first-rate with good portion sizes. A full English menu is available, with a fairly extensive selection. As others have pointed out, some items are marked "Sold Out". However, the day I went (2020/2/19) only a couple of side dishes were so marked.

The prices are very reasonable and there's no table charge. The final bill is actually lower than you would expect from a maid cafe (because you don't get the pictures, party favors, etc. found at other places).

One Final Note: The entrance to this place is very tricky. Go into the orange Gachapon (capsule toy) store, and past all the machines. The (tiny) elevator is at the back of the store, to your right. The cafe is on...

I loved my experience at Cure Maid Café. I have been to maidreamin' cafes before and found those overpriced, embarrassing, and exhausting. I'm just not into that moe stuff. Cure Maid Café has a much more relaxed attitude, where the maids act like demure old-fashioned maids, and do not do the 'master'/'princess' shtick, nor is there a literal song and dance about getting your food. The food was good and decently priced - only a little more expensive than an average family restaurant. Two meals and drinks were just under ¥3,000.

You are not allowed to take pictures of other guests or the staff, which is in line with other maid cafés I have experienced. The maids will bow to you when approaching/leaving your table, and are very particular about setting your table for food and drinks, which matches their Victorian appearance and dress.

Do not expect them to speak English to you. English menus are available and are more than enough to communicate, although I spoke with them in Japanese for my party.

If you want a calm, refined experience then this will be a good fit for you. If you want what you saw in anime,...