The Bow Room

Hello Kitty everything and every where. Drinks were great and so were the donuts. The time went really quickly!

The bow room is a separate room from the hello Kitty cafe in Irvine. Though it's inside the hello Kitty cafe, they only offer tea services during the morning/afternoon and cocktail hour in the evening. You need reservations for both. You can make reservations online. Making reservations for the tea party is easy if your party is under 7 people. Booking for parties of 8 and up is a little more time consuming. They don't get back to you in a timely manner and I was never told if after I paid my invoice if my reservation was finalized. As far as service when I'm there for my reservations, the staff is nice and friendly. They always make sure to see if you have allergies with any food items and always try their best to accommodate. I've been there twice for tea service and once for evening cocktails. I have no complaints.

Hi, if I could give negative stars for the service I would have. It was the worst experience of my life and I have been to a ton of places. We were treated like we don't exist. I asked few times for the corn nuts and was ignored. The server even brought it to all the new guests. To make matters worse, she took my ID. I have never ever given my ID at a restaurant. I don't get the reason of taking my ID. Oh and she was taking pictures of all the guests but us. Like we were invisible. I wanted to talk to the manager but we had dinner reservations. Yes the drinks were good. I am never ever stepping inside that establishment.

Super cute place! I came here to celebrate my birthday as they are by reservation only. Their bow room is separate from their main cafe, and had a swankier vibe to match the bar-like environment that stands apart from their bakery. I made reservations for the early evening when it wasn't too busy as the place is a bit on the smaller side, and it wasn't too busy or noisy. My mom and it tried four of their cocktails, but my absolute favorite was their Thai Tea cocktail. They also take a picture of you and your party for you to take home which I thought was a very cute plus. The only downside is that they have no appetizer menu or actual food, just bakery items from their cafe portion of the store. Overall, I would recommend this place for a cute date night or birthday celebration.

We were lucky enough to get in to The Bow Room as walk ins. I have been wanting to go there for a long time. It is very cute and pink inside. The drinks are good, but a little sweet. I picked Falling in love for my first drink because it's served in a Hello Kitty Tiki mug! It was a nice seasonal drink. Bill had the picture perfect. It came with a Polaroid picture of us. My last drink was the Berry Kawaii because it had a picture of Hello Kitty in the foam. So cute! The only reason I wouldn't recommend it to everyone is because I think it is a little pricey, but if you love Hello Kitty like I do, it's a must do...at least once!

We came to the Bow Room for a friend's birthday. Very cute place, but I'm unsure if I'll be back!From your reservation start time, you only have 45 minutes until your last call. It almost felt like we had to zoom through our first round to try anything else. We came for a birthday. They don't do anything extra...not a big deal! We got the birthday cake, and for being prepackaged, we really enjoyed it! It was $9, but four of us split it just fine.Cocktails are pricey, around $17-$19. The deals come in with the wine. They serve half bottles of wine for around $14-$16. Definitely get more bang for your buck there.The ambiance is SUPERCUTE as hello kitty would say, and perfectly pink. some of the glassware that the drinks come in (like my photo of the Mint to Be) are to die for. Definitely a place to come at least once!

I love speakeasies but Hello Kitty Cafe is more for people who love Hello Kitty than people who like speakeasies. If you want to have a cute looking drink and take pictures at a Hello Kitty Themed bar, this is the place for you. If you're looking for good cocktails, not so much. I came with a bunch of friends and got to try a lot of different drinks but none of them really stood out to me and they were all pretty pricey. The staff here are super sweet and accommodating though! If you want to try this place, I would recommend making a resy through their website.

My review of The Bow Room won't hurt Sanrio in the slightest, so let me say what I actually want to say here. (Review is for cocktail hours, not afternoon tea)1. It's cute. You'll get some pictures out of it. That's what you come here for--and that's about it. 2. It's sweet. Everything. Everything is so sweet, haha. All the alcoholic drinks are essentially dessert and we had so many moments of "well maybe if we just let the ice melt--" lol. I would say that the drinks are a strong hit or miss for some. 3. The pastries don't taste... how they're advertised? An example would be the "Strawberry Cake" being mostly a vanilla cake with one strawberry on top and the "Lemon Donuts" tasting like regular donuts. The "Mama's Apple Pie" wasn't disappointing, but it does come out cold from the front display window.While the service is awesome, I think it's a good idea to set some lower expectations for Hello Kitty's cocktail room. With the drinks being so sweet already, I think it would've been nice if there were some savory bite options. I can see this being a great place to stop by after eating dinner in the mall for "something sweet," but I'm also not sure how feasible a casual "drop-in" would be since reservations are required. This could also just be a nice place to take friends or family from out-of-town (which was my reason for making a res). I could see the afternoon tea hours being a great idea for bringing kids, but I'm not entirely sure if I understand the sugar-rush cocktail hour concept for adults.

I wouldn't mind coming here again but honestly felt the experience didn't stand out as a 5 star to me. Drinks were fun and the ambiance was cute, but I found the desserts super mid. I do appreciate that they let us in after being late for our reservation. I will forever be grateful and A+ for service! I liked the drinks as well. It had some unique drinks that perfectly matched the ambience and was also cute! I loved how unique everything was. The only thing I disliked was the desserts. Sure the birthday cake was cute, but that's all it was. It was dry inside and wasn't particularly fresh. The pie tasted like the ones you can buy at Walmart for less than a dollar. Overall, it's cute, it's not bad. But I wouldn't come here for desserts. They give it to you in a box too which is a bit tacky in my opinion since you are technically dining in and paying tip (at least I hope).

Drinks are very good , ambiance is great and the service was fast even with the limited amount of time