Iris T.
Yelp
I first saw and heard about this from my sister. The photos were cute and everything looked so delicious! They also have a Hello Kitty Afternoon Tea until the end of August 2016. When I finally booked our tickets to London, I decided that I needed to visit.
It's pretty small but easy to find. They had several patrons already sitting. Their sweets were displayed prettily at the front and were clearly labeled with names and prices. Everything was cute. The prices differed depending on flavors and whether or not you were dining in.
The biskies were cute but on the smaller side. We decided on their matcha (green tea) cake which was decidedly more magnificent on a sizing scale and though pricing is on the steeper side, a little more reasonable since we were sharing. It was a thinner slice (we Americans are used to thick, artery-clogging, diabetes-inducing slices, don't you know) multi-layered with alternating green tea cream and strawberry cream fillings. The cake itself isn't the lightest but nor was it too dense, so it was fine. It wasn't the highest on the moist scale but it definitely wasn't dry. The cream wasn't the sweetest but nor would it be something that I would say was perfectly sweet, either. It could have been less sweet... or perhaps it is meant to be eaten alongside tea or coffee. We had purchased lightly sweetened bubble tea before so the cake was a little on the sweet side as we were washing it down with our bubble tea. Even so, I thought the strawberry complimented the matcha well and the matcha flavor was apparent, so kudos for that.
The staff was nice and friendly. The place is cute and could be slightly cramped if they get a higher volume of people at the same time. They have a single (small) unisex toilet and offer Hello Kitty themed merchandise as well as tea and tea pots.
All in all, I think it was a little overrated and priced, but cute and worth a visit if you have the time to check it out. It is also a good place to stop by to chat with friends; there was even a family with kids when we were there. The food isn't bad at all but just not all that reasonably priced.