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This place is definitely a place for hang out - either with a couple of friends to have some fun with video games and board game or by yourself to read some manga or comics...
I found this place accidentally after lunch at Zen and I guess this would be a place you can go to after lunch if u have nothing much to do in the afternoon... If i understand correctly, this is how it works:
The entrance price is $15 and it included a drink. Once entered inside, you will have unlimited use of the arcade games/video games/manga/board game for the stay. It has my favourite game - Street Fighter! :) It also showing some Japanese anime on a projected big screens. The place is quite spacious and clean. It has a common areas with lots of seats and sofas where the manga and board games are placed. It's the same area that show the Japanese anime which I mentioned earlier. Then there are two separate areas for arcade and video games. There is another section for washroom.. but just wanna mention it cracks me up when I see a sign saying "no manga beyond this point"! But make perfect sense though, Lol..
Once inside, I ordered a Latte that is included as part of the $15 entrance fee. The Latte is ok, nothing special or nothing bad either. I also ordered a dessert, the Totoro tart- which is a sesame flavour tart. Again, as a dessert, the taste is ok but nothing extraordinary. but the presentation does look quite cute though, which fit the theme of this place perfectly.
I think they also offer food other than dessert.
I haven't start reading the manga in here today so I don't know how broad the selection would be but I did play the Street Fighter! The joystick is quite responsive and in good conditions... so if u cannot pull the special move out from the street fighter character, the problem is probably not from the joystick... it's probably you. :) I think I will be here again as this cafe offer many activities that I normally would do to kill time- play video games/arcade games, be a couch potato and watch movie/read manga, abit of eating and drinking, or just do nothing and day dreaming.
Oh one more note, there is no In/Out privilege.. I think the owner say if u pay another $5 before u leave the place, you can come back in whenever u want in the same day. But I am not 100% sure, maybe u can double check if u need In/Out.
In summary, as a place for food, I have to say it's between 2.5 stars to 3 stars max... but as a place for manga entertainment, it's 4 stars based on my current experience. So overall, about 3.5 stars
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