Sci Fi Cafe

For some of you who’ve been to toycon, this place might seem like the same thing. Some of you will also think that a guy just didn’t know what to do with his toys, so he decided to open up a cafe and use them as some cheap attraction - but that’s not it at all. Sci-Fi Café offers more than just the opportunity to eat with someone’s toy collection.




While waiting for the food to be served, we also had the chance to appreciate the movie merchandise and prop replicas. They even let you handle some of them! After watching Back to the Future, who hasn’t thought about playing with Marty McFly’s hover board and trying on his future cap? Or swinging Storm Shadow’s double katana? Or holding Captain America’s shield? Granted, it’s not made with vibranium alloy, but it still feels like the real thing!

Aside from having limited edition movie paraphernalia surround you while you eat, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that they actually offer good food. The chicken breast is creamy and delectable, and the aligue pasta is succulently edgy. Similar to any good restaurant, it’s good food first, gimmick second. 

Sci-Fi Café even goes a step further by letting us diners try on costumes from almost any fan favourite sci fi movie. They’ve got Harry Potter’s robes (with matching wand and broom), Andrew Garfield’s Spiderman spandex, Darth Vader’s infamous helmet, Batman’s cape and cowl (of course!) and even something as unusual as X-Men’s Beast costume. Diners can wear them and take photos with them, which I thought seemed pretty childish at first, but once we got started, it felt like being a kid again. It even came to the point that I was hogging the costumes from 12-year old kids! I mean, who wouldn’t want to pretend to be Spiderman for a few minutes??

Sci-Fi Café isn’t just a display case with food. It’s a playground for kids and young adults alike. It’s a fun little hangout that will make you release your inner geek!

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Photos by Bettina Bacani