maidreamin 池袋Sunshine-dori店 — Restaurant in Tokyo

We are here in Tokyo for two weeks, and had made prior reso's at this particular cafe, which came highly recommended by some mutual friends. Boy, this place went way beyond my expectations! As a woman and a primarily english-speaking person, I wasn't sure what to expect...I was a bit worried about awkwardness...but I felt absolutely comfortable from the moment of stepping in.

The maid staff from the get-go was warm and friendly, and there was another group of girls (customers) already seated and eating there, wearing nice outfits and some super cute bunny-ear headbands. I guess this is not just a place guys can go to enjoy, it is a place girls can also go to feel cute and a little pampered! The maids will call you 'Princess' if you are a girl, as opposed to the classic 'Master' if you are a fellow, which I found adorable. It is pretty heartwarming to be honestly called 'Princess' at least once in your life...I'd definitely recommend to go try here and for yourself!

We were matched with a lovely maid named Hana-chan, who was thoroughly sweet and charming. One of the sets we ordered (omurice) came with a cute ketchup picture she hand-drew on the omelette, and another (tomato meat sauce pasta) came with a sweet song where we all did cat's paw nya-nya pose (it was so touching to see the sole guy in our group do this!) and blessed the food with magical deliciousness. I really do feel there was some magic in there, because I felt genuinely glowing warmth in my heart from this adorable experience :) I would easily recommend for women, families with kids, and visitors to Tokyo...a special and unique memory with a dash of cute,...

Had a bad experience here. Me and my friend were curious about maid cafes so we went here to check the place out. The "maids" didn't speak English so we had to rely on their instructions in the menu. We didn't plan to stay long because there was nothing to do at all and we found the place very weird. And it says in the menu that if we stayed for more than an hour we would have to pay an additional charge. We planned to order something small and leave immediately so we ordered a glass of milk tea each. To our surprise the two glasses of milk tea that we ordered arrived for more than an hour! We tried to drink it immediately and leave but when the bill arrived, which also took a long time, we were already charged the extra charge for staying long. We tried to bring it up to the "maid" but she couldn't understand english so we had to pay the full amount they charged. Plus the milk tea we ordered tasted like water with just a pinch of milk tea powder! It was really a bad experience and I'd never recommend...

Maid cafe’s are an interesting experience and I think it’s a must to try at least once if you are in Tokyo. If you want the most fun and interesting experience I would suggest Akihabara.

I sometimes frequent maid cafes because I feel it’s kind of hard to find sundaes that have whip cream and marshmallows which are two things I love.

Maid cafes always have an entrance fee of around ¥500 yen and you aren’t allowed to take pictures if anything besides the food. You also pay by the hour so since I only come for the sundaes I just stay for an hour.

The first time I went to a maid cafe years ago I had the regular food and it was gross. However, the desserts are pretty tasty.

The maids are usually cute & friendly but they won’t bother you too much if you are more into the dessert like me haha.

If you want to try one for the first time I suggest Akihabara for the best experience but the Ikebukuro...