By far the most popular post I have written on this blog is my quick guide to how to get tickets to the Pokemon Cafe in Tokyo. I admit that this was no mean feat, and we had 2 false starts before we got the booking for the day we wanted, but if you can get the reservation it’s worth all the hassle!

But what happens when you get a reservation to the Pokemon Cafe Tokyo? Well then it’s on to the fun stuff!

And that’s what I’m going to write about here: Everything we ate and drank as a family of 4 during our lunch booking at the Pokemon Cafe Tokyo.

Drinks At The Pokemon Cafe Tokyo

All 4 of us chose a different drink option! For the boys, these choices had a lot to do with their favourite Pokemon characters!

The boys had a Sprigatito melon soda float and the chocolate moo moo milk respectively.

The Sprigatito float is half drink and half dessert, combining melon soda with diced melon and vanilla ice cream. It costs 1,265 yen (£6.53)

As well as being a drink, the moo moo milk was an experience! It came on a tray with all of the ingredients served separately, then the waitress came and helped put the ingredients together with shouting, counting, and other poke-enthusiasm. The boys loved the drink, and the fuss! This cost 1,155 yen (£5.96).

I had a Gengar Confuse Ray Smoothie. This was a frozen grape smoothie, which came with a red glowing cube inside (and which tasted absolutely incredible). This was 1,045 yen ($5.39).

Finally Mike chose a latte. What makes the lattes here fun is that you can choose from a huge (and I mean huge – dozens of different characters) menu of images you want on the top of your drink. He opted for a Charizard. The lattes are priced at 935 yen (£4.83) each.

Another fun ‘activity’ or interactive detail is that for every drink you order, you’re entered into a game where the waitress brings an iPad and you can win a plastic coaster. We got 4 of these (sadly 3 of the same character, Lee Oink) and they’re a great souvenir to take home.

The Main Course At The Pokemon Cafe Tokyo

Unfortunately I don’t have a wold of different main courses to show you here – we all chose the Pikachu plate!

The two most popular main course options at the Pokemon Cafe are the Pikachu plate or the Evee plate. This plate contained a Pokeball macaroni and cheese, Pikachu omlette with rice, hamburger steak, salad and a fried shrimp.

They still make a version of this plate, but it has changed slightly. Visually, instead of Pikachu’s face it shows him laying down. And now the plate offers more choices: A Poké Ball made from hamburg steak alongside either a Bulbasaur avocado potato salad, or a chicken cutlet Charmander, or a seafood gratin Squirtle! This costs 2,420 yen (£12.49).

The Evee plate is a colourful mixed rice plate, and the price for this is the same. Or you can opt for a Snorlax Tummy Filling Nap Lunch Plate which includes rice and a chicken cutlet.

There is a children’s menu with a hamburger, pasta shapes, and brocolli. This is aimed at elementary aged children or younger. We didn’t order this for the boys because the portion was very small and at (then) aged 6 and 10 they didn’t think it would fill them up!

The Dessert At The Pokemon Cafe Tokyo

Back to options, because we all chose different deserts! The boys each had a portion of the Pikachu pancakes.

This is a plate with a Pikachu lightening bolt tail made from pastry,  a soft and spongy souffle pancake that is shaped like Pikachu’s face, then assorted fruits and whipped cream. It was a little dry, but tasty. It cost 2,090 yen (£10.79).

I won the desserts! Mine was by far the tastiest.

I ordered the Pokémon Cafe’s Very Chocolate Parfait, which was an ice cream sundae with ice cream, strawberries, a sweet and sour berry sauce, and chocolate crunchy pieces. It cost 1,870 yen (£9.65)

Finally so that we’d tried them all, Mike had the last dessert on the menu! The I Choose You! Poke Ball Dessert Bowl. This was a surprise bowl, and inside was a light mix of chewy mochi, mango sauce, and steamed cake. It was delicious…just not as good as the parfait. Priced at 1,980 yen (£10.22).

The food was good, and so wonderfully well presented. Taste wise, this isn’t the best food in Tokyo: it isn’t going to set the world alight.

But for themed food shaped in fun characters and designed to appeal to children, it really exceeded my expectations. The whole experience was lovely too, and we will be visiting again in April!

Read more about the Pokemon Cafe and the Pokemon Center Tokyo DX where it’s located here.

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