Maid Cafes are one of my favorite anime convention experiences. The puffy maid costumes, the cute theatrics, and the adorable maids and butlers never cease to bring me joy, even though I’ve attended around 30 or so cafe experiences. What keeps me addicted and coming back to maid cafes isn’t just the kawaiiness of it all; it's the personality and joy displayed by the maids and staff, and no other cafe experience does it quite like Sweet Tooth Maid Cafe.
I’ve talked about my experience at this cafe before, and for this year at Anime Festival of Orlando, the experience was largely the same, or so I thought. The Sweet Tooth maids were determined to expand their offering this year, providing a new cafe experience in addition to their traditional cafe services, as well as adding new maids. If you love cozy pajama parties with cute aesthetics, Sweet Tooth’s newest experience was their evening PJ party hosted on Saturday night. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this experience myself, but from other AFO (Anime Festival of Orlando) attendees I spoke with gave it rave reviews and high remakes, which made me simultaneously joyful and jealous that I missed such an adorable event.
During their Sunday service I attended, I was greeted with the adorable, “ Okaerinasaimase, Goshujin-sama, Ojo-sama,” greeting before entering the doors of the sweetly decorated cafe. One thing I would hope for the cafe in the future is that if they continue to partner with Anime Festival of Orlando, I hope the convention can provide them with a bigger room. The experience from the cafe was still exquisite, but I was a little uncomfortable as the seating was very close together, and there wasn’t a ton of space for the maids to move between tables to service patrons. Despite this service still went swimmingly, but it’s hard to be too preoccupied with anything else when cute maids serve you sweets, treats, and refreshing drinks while chatting you up.
This year, I had Maid Kasumi, who was a great pick because she is just too darn cute. Her energy was infectious, and she was very considerate and kind to all of the guests at my table, making everyone as comfortable as possible with their experience. We played UNO and talked about general nerdy topics, and before I knew it, we were watching her perform on the little stage area.
One of my favorite aspects of the cafe is the performances put on by the maids and butlers of the cafe. At my cafe session, Maid Kasumi, as well as their new butler Spark, put on delightful showcases of talent. Spark did a juggling routine with rings that literally bounced off the ceiling and walls and told silly jokes, although some of them were hard to hear, so I think it would be nice to see him with a lapel mic during his act next time I get the opportunity to see him in action. Kasumi gave us her sweet vocals, and all of the patrons of the cafe swayed and bobbed our light sticks as we enjoyed her performance.
Before I knew it, our time came to an end, and it was time for my favorite, favorite part of the cafe experience, taking pictures with the maids and butlers of our choice. Now, this portion of the cafe experience is exclusive to deluxe ticket holders. The base ticket price stayed the same from last year at $15, which covered your snack, beverage, and the general experience, and for $5 more, gives you access to record and snap pictures inside of the cafe, as well as the complimentary Polaroid called a checki, taken with and decorated by your maid that I mention earlier.
I do think some aspects of the cafe experience could improve in the future. As I mentioned previously, this cafe needs a bigger space, but that is dictated by AFO, so hopefully they can accommodate them moving forward. A larger space would alleviate some of the other aspects that could be improved, such as more space for the maids and butlers to move around during service and performances, more space for them to prepare food options, as well as larger tables if available. Signing up for the cafe is always easy and well organized, but I think the cafe should return to wristbands. I ended up losing my small ticket stub I was given, and had to get another one. It’s also difficult to prove you bought a ticket unless the desk staff remembers, and while this could be a me thing, I still think it can help other patrons of the cafe as well.
If Sweet Tooth Cafe has no supporters, consider me deceased because I adore the work this cafe does and the joy they bring to patrons. Every maid and butler was stellar; however, I did want to give a special shoutout to Maids Charlotte, Tsuki, Kasumi, and Mio for making my experience especially sweet. If you get the opportunity to attend a Sweet Tooth maid cafe service, I suggest the deluxe experience, bring tons of trinkets to add to the butler and maids' trinket boxes, and be ready for a time that is just delightful and sweet, and butlers and maids that serve you!
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