Hello Kitty Cafe

In short: It's a Hello Kitty gimmick--Japanese packaging for American sweets.The store is easy to find, right by Irvine Spectrum Ferris Wheel.Even on a weeknight, customers come every few minutes--all ages, both genders.The hair clip door decor is so cool. And they're mismatched.The Hello Kitty display in the shop looked like it had heterochromia due to the lighting and angle.The packaging was eye-catching, but the strawberry cake was so-so.Hello Kitty Madeleines: proof that branding doesn't equal better taste. They're identical to Costco's. Same supplier, I'd guess. Besides, $11 for 8 Hello Kitty Madeleines? Costco has 28 for $10.49Peppermint Matcha: Too sweet, mostly coffee flavor, faint mint & matcha. Kept me up all night listening to scary Santa Ana winds.總結：就是凱蒂貓招牌噱頭，日式包裝的美式甜點商店位置很好找，就在爾灣光譜摩天輪旁。週間晚上並非熱門時段，但每隔兩三分鐘必有客人光顧，且男女老幼皆有。門上髮夾裝飾挺有趣，近看還發現髮夾左右不一樣大。燈光和角度緣故，店內這隻凱蒂貓像得了虹膜異色症。草莓蛋糕的包裝很吸睛，但嚐起來普普。妳以為凱蒂貓加持的八片瑪德蓮小蛋糕會比較好吃嗎？想太多吃起來跟Costco的完全一樣。我猜它們的供應商根本同一家。此外，貓店8片瑪德蓮$11，但Costco28片才$10.49薄荷抹茶拿鐵爆甜，主要都是咖啡味，薄荷和抹茶味極淡。喝了整晚睡不著，只能躺在床上默默聽著窗外恐怖的聖塔安娜狂風。

Decided to try out the afternoon tea service for the very first time for my birthday and overall was a decent experience. The atmosphere and service were great! Everything was super cute, pink and hello kitty themed !!! The food was minimal but tasted delicious. The tea we chose was delicious as well however the two tea options I initially wanted was both sold out and Our reservation was only at 11:45 am. Would I come back again for the tea service? Most likely not because I feel it's very over priced for what you get. It's just a few finger foods, some desserts with side of tea. Also keep in mind that gratuity is automatically included. I was not aware of that or may have missed it somewhere on thier website

Make reservations, in advance (:We ordered pastries, and had some adult time in the bow room LOLSo cute, loved every minute there.Drinks are strong and delicious, and toooooo cute.Amazing service.It's worth the hype ‍

If you are a Sanrio, especially Hello Kitty fan, this is a place you MUST visit. My dream is to attend the Afternoon Tea here someday. It is very hard to make a reservation as it gets full very fast but I'm not giving up. Can't wait to review that when I have a chance!Several eye catching photo zones, the aroma of the baked goods, beautiful display of the sweets, a window that shows the making of mini donuts, Hello Kitty cup with cup sleeves and friendly staff feels like you're in an animation. This place definitely gives you happiness not only through your eyes but also your mouth. Everything you take home are souvenirs.Every time I visit this café, I have a great dilemma because of the overload cuteness of each dessert items. They have colorful mini donuts and refreshing Dole soft serve but I always end up getting their adorable sugar cookies, unique cakes and buttery madeleines. Looking forward to trying other sweets.Recently, they added strawberry milk (any Hello Kitty fans know what that means) on top of various drinks such as coffee, tea, lemonade, smoothie, etc. and that gave me pure joy. That would be my next drink when I come back.The strawberry lemonade was sweeter than any other strawberry lemonade I had but the mint has a refreshing kick to it. Strawberry shortcake was moist and the butter cream was smooth. Biting to the hard Hello Kitty decorations was fun as well.

Quick service, adorable food, great quality, doesn't break the bank (average cafe prices). As a Sanrio lover I highly enjoyed this experience :)

I finally got a chance to visit the Hello Kitty Cafe in Irvine, and it's honestly such a cute spot! From the moment you walk in, everything is so adorable and well thought out--it's like stepping into a Hello Kitty wonderland.I had the strawberry cake and strawberry milk, and both were so good! The cake was soft, moist, and not too sweet, and the strawberry milk was perfectly creamy and refreshing. I also loved all the little Hello Kitty-themed touches--it made everything feel extra special.The place can get a bit crowded, especially on weekends, so I'd recommend going earlier in the day. It's definitely a fun spot to treat yourself or hang out with friends. I'm already looking forward to going back and trying more!

Great recs and seasonal finds. Also super cute food and drinks. I got the tote because I could not resist and I needed the new water bottle. I like stopping in. It's fun. The bar is also adorable but today was a quick stop in to shop and get treats to go.

We were trying to find a place to get a little snack and some drinks and happened upon the Hello Kitty Cafe. I'm not a HUGE Hello Kitty fan but it intrigued me enough to try it out.This is a nice little cafe with a chill vibe. There was a Bow Room but I think you have to have a reservation for it. It definitely looked very exclusive and I think it is a nice touch for people to get a higher level of Hello Kitty.The service was nice enough. You can tell that most people just come here for the merch and Hello Kitty specific items. When we asked for recommendations there was not much to recommend when it comes to drinks and food items. They have pretty much all backed goods so nothing in the way of maybe a savory croissant or something.FOOD:Cinnamon Sugar Donuts:These are soooo freaking delicious. They are so fluffy and light! They remind me of Hawaiian mochi doughnuts with cinnamon sugar on top.DRINKS:Strawberry Mint Lemonade:This was actually nice and refreshing. I thought it was going to be overly sweet but it was a nice balance. The mint really brings it all together Mocha Latte with Soy Milk:So they did not have whole milk so I got this with soy and also iced. This was good as well and I think they put cinnamon in it as well which at first I thought were espresso grounds.OVERALL:I think the doughnuts are definitely worth a try as well as the lemonade if you are in the area. Otherwise only come here if you love Hello Kitty. I think that the one thing that got me was mainly that when I think of Hello Kitty I think warm, friendly, and bubbly. I didn't really get that in the experience.I would give this a 3 out of 5.

So cute! And very fast service, we went in the day and there was no line. The donuts were super soft and yummy. We will be back for sure!

BEST TREATS EVER! the food was perfect! (the food was better then my oreo ice cream cake LOL) the hello kitty merch was pur-fect and the food oh once you eat the chocolate opera cake IT WILL MELT IN UR MOUTH let me show u the trip!story: so i was walking finding a cafe then i saw this hello kitty cafe and I WAS A MASSIVE SANRIO FAN soo i looked at the menu and i got the stuff THE FOOD WAS SOOOO CUTE I COULDN'T EAT IT here are the ratings! :chocolate opera cake: the cake was SOOOOO good i could eat ALL DAY easy 10/10!hot chocolate:pur-fect for the winter soo good and warm 10/10!cafe ratings: 10/10!!!!!!