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[CAFE] Have a meal with cartoon characters in Comic World

The Young Reporter (1994, November 21), 27(02), pp. 2.
Author: Enoch Wong, Maria Lo, Wylie Chu. Photographer: Yu Wai Hung.
Permanent URL - https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/bujspa/purl.php?&did=bujspa0007252

ENOCH WONG

MARIA LO

WYLIE CHU

“LOOK! A large spider man is climbing on the ceiling! ”

“Traffic light? Can we walk when it is red? ”

“There’s a big rotating cup! I think I want a big cup of tea.”

We could not stop talking about those special and eye-catching decorations when we entered a cafe in Hillwood Road. Then a waiter woke us up by leading us to a four- seat table near the windows.

The cafe’s decoration is in one set - there are colourful cartoon decorations in the surroundings, the menu, even in the toilet (Look carefully, beware of the tricks!). Your eyes will be attracted by many lovely cartoon characters’ posters hanging all around such as Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Superman and Japanese Superman. Besides, there are other posters featuring famous violence and sex symbols:Bruce Lee and Marilyn Mouroe.

After we had ordered the food, we discovered that besides the interesting posters, there were also some attractive window-displays like soldier models, classical cameras, fashioned watches and fist gloves, etc. Moreover, two pin-ball machines were set aside and a pink car was moving along the wall-side under the ceiling.

Song delivery service is another special characteristic of the cafe. Inserting a five-dollar coin into the old-styled music player, you can choose and dedicate your favourite songs to your friends.

A variety of cuisines, including Chinese, Japanese, American, Indian and Italian are being provided in the cafe. However, there are only limited choices for each type of food. The price of food is a little bit high, $65 for a baked macaroni and $34 for a glass of fruit juice. The taste of food is good. Actually, the selling point of this cafe is not the food but the decoration and settings. Therefore do not have too much expectation of the food in this cafe.

Although the decoration of the cafe is a dream for the children, we do not think that the cafe is especially designed for them. Instead, it is really a comic world for adult - partly involved in sincere childhood, while partly staying in the realistic.

The surrounding is nice and the service is good. It is a suitable place for you to enjoy a comfortable meal accompanying by popular songs, with your buddies.

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