Before Karaoke on Saturday, Ben, Victor x 2 and I went to I Maid Cafe. I have to shamelessly admit that it was I who suggested to go there because after having blogged about it and seeing everyone go, I wanted to see for myself what the waitresses the maids it was like.

IMC is your typical HK style restaurant, and if anything is slightly cheaper than the surrounding area. There’s nothing to complain about, nor to complement about their food. The decor is simplistic, black/white and slightly upscale (what’s with all the new Chinese restaurants sporting leather chairs nowadays?). The service was great (ahem), but maybe it was because we were the only table there on a Saturday evening. Not to say that it has no business, by the time we left at 9ish, it was full.

Now of course I know you are anxiously waiting to read my review of the waitresses themselves, because that is the whole point of going to this restaurant right? Actually, I think while the restaurant my draw more pervs and otaku, I think that it may alienate a lot of potential customers who don’t want to seem as though they are going to a restaurant just to be served by french maids. In fact, I didn’t think it was all that special. Sure the waitresses were wearing costumes, but they weren’t particularly hotter than at any other restaurant, nor were the maid costumes particularly revealing. I think this is just an Asian version of Hooters, and by that I mean for the Asian waitresses that couldn’t get a job there ;).

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