Meido Kissaten

Actually… I already write this place’s report…
but due to this place had already closed (yep… and very suddenly)…
I decided to hide the report…
but now seems like someone starts to check-​in frequently…
how funny it is… @@
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review at Sep 2011…
the food taste great! but potion are way too small with the price they offer…
drink is ok ^^

Okay, this place is apparently CLOSED. With the price, and the quality of drink they sell, I’m not surprised. But this is an overdue review–
FOOD&DRINKS: Let me get this off my chest: Horrid drink recommendations. I came in just to indulge my curiosity. They have stuff like this in Taiwan and Japan and it works overseas… But here, for some reason– it doesn’t work as well. A lot of creepers if not, no customers at all.
So the boyfriend and I asked what was good, the maid up front at the cash register (apparently the only maid) was all smiles and said their Sea Salt Green Tea was their best and everybody loves it. So we order it. This ‘Everybody’ must not have great taste palettes because that shizz was nasty. Worst. Drink. Ever. The tea was super bitter adding on with an excruciatingly gross layer of ultra sodium on top made me spit it out. Made my boyfriend finish it. LOL. Sorry, love. I was so sad and disappointed because it cost us $ 7+ for a large.
SERVICE: She was nice up front, but our maid actually snapped at me when I went over to read one of their magazines. Apparently, you can’t read their mags while you have drinks at your table. If she had asked normally, I would’ve been okay with it, but girl was all snappy and in my face about it (and what kind of maid snaps at their customer?!). She’s lucky, le boyfriend was nice and still left a tip! D:
AMBIANCE: I’ll admit it, I’m quite a fan of mangas and shojou shit, etc. When I saw their outfit, my heart almost broke. They were the cheap, not cute looking kind. I was expecting the headdress, the frills, and the works. Not chunky, fake looking kind. And where are the cute greetings?): I was expecting more out of this place. Instead, I get the normal dining experience with a waitress decked in a maid outfit, and not an actual maid of a maid café.

Maid Café? in 4 Seasons Plaza with Comfy Chairs?
I loved it, free Wifi!
Food items were so-​so but prices weren’t that bad for free wifi, ya, I think I was the only customer for a couple hours, during prime time, LUNCH???
But, alas, the experience was not as close as the real thing, which, I am SUPPOSED to do! Well, I’ll do it this Christmas when I’m in Akiba… OK!!!
Yes, it was just a regular café experience disguised as a Maid Café… Nice try though! The rest room was a nice touch!
Alas, this place is gone! CLOSED — I guess a big clue was that they were empty during Prime times…
Plenty of Parking in the Lot, but once it gets hopping at night or weekends, it can get downright rough fighting for parking, cuz sooo many trendy places here!
I posted a picture, the unit has been cleared out of any fixtures…
read, sad face here…

This place is so cute! I’m actually glad it’s not like a Japanese maid café because that would weird me out. It’s just kitschy and themed that way, but really, it’s just enough.
I’ve come twice for the omu rice because it’s a large portion and it’s only $ 5. It’s so good! The first time, my boyfriend got the wonton soup, and my second time, my friend got beef stew with rice and they both loved their dishes. I had the same waitress both times, and she was very kind and helpful when we wanted to choose items off the menu. The drinks are a little sweet there, but the salted milk teas are really good.
I’d say the drinks are on the expensive side, but so are the drinks at any tea place out here… The food seemed reasonably priced to me, and they come on really neat dishes with really cool utensils. I love how gaudy everything looks, but maybe that’s because I have extreme taste… It’s like a little girl’s bedroom, but maybe even cuter, and they’re bathroom is CLEAN!
All of the waitresses have cute maid outfits, which are NOT lolita, as described in Anita L’s post — this is totally different; it has none of the frills of a true lolita outfit, and it’s supposed to look a little tackier to give that full French maid vibe. I did have another waitress my first time here because our original waitress had to clock out, and she wasn’t as nice… So maybe I have just lucked out and had the same nice waitress twice.
Of course, this isn’t going to be everything you’ve imagined a Japanese maid café to be because it is not one — this is in America, and I think it is Taiwanese-​owned or something… and I’d say just take it as it is: a cute themed restaurant… like Jurassic or something, but way better and more peaceful to be in. Give them some time, and I’m sure it will get better if you truly do not like it at all — as for me, I quite enjoy this place!

This is a very overpriced place with poor service. I would give 0 star if possible.
Reason:
1. The interior design is horrible. The chair and table is pretty cute (purple chair with black table), but white wall with red strip?.. I also notice there are golden frog
behind the register… It just does not go with the idea.
2. Drinks are horrible and overpriced. We order a oolong tea with milk. All I can taste is milk. I can buy 2 gallon of milk with approx 5 dollars a drink. it’s ok to charge 5 dollars per drink. But the quality is very important.
3. Service: I asked the waitress some questions regarding the drinks and she just said «well~this is what you ordered.» yes, I ordered tea with milk but not milk only. I also have noticed that they are more attentive to guys.
Well, I will probably not recommend this place to anyone.

If you are an Otaku or if you want to experience something new and exciting, this is the last place you should go to.
The Food/​Drinks: Horrible. I had a Chocolate Peppermint Slush as recommended by our «Maid.» It was disgusting. It was cloyingly sweet and unpalatable, not even in a good way. I drank at most a quarter of it before being disgusted by it. My friend got a watermelon juice which was OK, because it was made from fresh fruits. The «maid» told us everything else was not fresh, but rather made with artificial flavoring.
The Décor: It was average at best. The velvet chairs looked nice and was quite comfortable with a gaudy and provoking shade of purple. Everything else, however, is frank and not special at all. All drinks were served in plastic cups for convenience and not for the «elegance» you would expect from a maid café. No signs of a manga comic book shelf (something that I nearly expect from every single maid café) anywhere. Nothing Otaku at all.
Price: Nope. Too expensive for such an (less than) average place.
Service: Should I have come in expecting quality service? I thought a maid café would have some service perks. Not to be offensive, but aren’t maids suppose to serve the guests? We were treated curtly and most of the staff was talking to their friends at another table while we waited. The staff are mostly Taiwanese and I myself am Taiwanese, but the staff treated everyone as though they are Mandarin-​speakers. I understand that the plaza itself is mainly Chinese/​Taiwanese owned, but the biased demographic seemed to hurt the service quality a little bit.
Last and least, the Maid: From previously experienced adventures to maid cafes, I find «Okaerinasai Goshujin-​sama» (Welcome home, Master) to be the normal response to the entry of any maid café. I would not expect this from American Maid café (as I do find this slightly excessive.)
Claiming itself to be a maid café, «Meido Kissaten» should have a lot to do with maids and otaku culture, but sadly this is not the whole truth. When I entered, the maid waitress hesitated before coming up to inquire, «How many people?» like in a normal restaurant, but in mandarin. «2» and we sat where we liked.
No signs of any maid-​like behavior.
Their maid outfit was OK, but obviously not the best. Unfortunately, there was only one maid servicing at the time. When we sat down we were given an uninspiring paper menu. Being extra critical of the maid’s behavior, I noticed that she did display subtle maid like service by orienting the menus correctly, but that’s hardly laudable service.
She eventually came back and took our order without any fancy language and asked us nearly straight up what we wanted. After that I felt awkward just to be in the presence of the maid as she was talking to her friends at the other table. After getting our drinks and sitting for a while, we left and swore to never come again.
Meido Kissaten might become a failed venture of a young owner who arrogantly decided to use this place solely as a hangout for his friends and use the idea of maids only to attract customers who will leave sorely disappointed. Until they improve, I can say that this is a place that will waste your time and money.
You will not be satisfied at any degree at this misnomer café of Meido Kissaten.

tea taste bad and price is too high

This place is just simply terrible! Lousy drink, oolong tea has no tea taste, the only thing is decent is caramel brûlée. (the star is for the caramel brulee, otherwise they deserve no stars) !the whole place has weird smell (cleaning product?)
Anyway, never go back again!

High price for small portion of food. I have to admit the concept of being serviced by cute waitresses in French maid outfit was the reason why my friend and I went to check out Meido Kissaten. In the end, my friend was disappointed with the girls and I was disappointed by the food.
I ordered Beef Noodle and my friend got the Pork Cutlet rice dish. I hesitated when I ordered the Beef Noodle because it is such a hard dish to master, but I did it anyways because my friend wanted to try.
My first impression would make any guy cringe, SO SMALL! I am not sure if it’s the humongous bowl they used or they really think this tiny portion is worth $ 8+. I was able to finish this lukewarm dish with three slurps. Totally unacceptable.
By locating at Rowland Heights, they should know the competition for a decent meal at a reasonable price is quite high. I expect this level of portion/​cost at some place that lacks good Chinese restaurant. What the restaurant is doing could cost them their business.
I will not go back to Meido Kissaten again unless I got a friend in town and he or she wants to experience it. Until the menu selection gets better and the portion/​cost issue gets solved, I suggest people go there to hangout and relax, but don’t go and expect a satisfactory meal.

«Sailormoon x French Maid?» LMAO~ I am sorry, but I can’t stop laughing when I read Pamela L.‘s review on MEIDO KISSATEN (The 1^st review). All I can say is good guess, cuz the waitresses are cosplaying as Lolita (aka «Japanese Maids»)
Well… I didn’t come here for the food/​drinks. I came to check out the Lolitas. I like the idea because I personally like to dress up as a Lolita for Animé Expo each July, but I personally think I have better Lolita dresses than them. Haha!
As for decoration… I loved the purple velvet chairs, but everything else is just WEIRD about this place. The tables, chairs, walls, tiles, decorations just didn’t match. Seriously, if they wanted to make a theme coffee shop with «Sweet Lolita Theme», they should just go all out and doll this place up.
Perhaps… They will make changes and improvements soon, but they definitely deserve a 3 star for the effort at this time.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would.
1^st: the name. WTF? So hard to remember & pronounce.
2^nd: peculiarly dressed waitresses. Half cat, half maid= I don’t get it.
3^rd: the food. I had the Honey Milk French Pancakes. Sounds delicious right? What I got was basically a quesadilla with condensed milk drizzled over it and a side of whipped cream. So bizarre.
4^th but not least: the drinks. GOD AWFUL. I had to wait 20 min for the tea to brew and after such a long wait, what I got was watery, bland, and disgusting. I ordered the Hazelnut Milk Tea and the Caramel Milk Tea. I could not even stomach the Hazelnut Milk Tea. Seriously. Two sips and some gagging and it was into the garbage. The Caramel Milk Tea was drinkable, but there was just something off about the taste. For $ 4, I would much rather have Meow Meow’s Boba with Milk & Pudding. Not only is it almost double the size, but it also tastes 10x better.
Overall, never coming here again! Yuck!

Original? Sure, it has these sailor moon meets french maid waitresses serving the tables. The chairs are of plush, purple velvet.
Drinks themselves? Well. Think the Regular size from Lollicup for $ 4.00. And that’s for a Boba Milk Tea. Yeah, the simplest thing you can make. And then make it half ice.
Unless you want to oogle at the décor, young girls, and heart-​embalmed toilet, I’d pass. My guy friends said they felt a bit de-​manned just sitting there.
Kevin says it’s a soft opening. Well, I hope they at least double the size of their drinks. There’s just too much competition, especially with Tea Station just around the corner. Slap in some WiFi and you might be gold. Might be.