For more news visit ☛http://english.ntdtv.com<br /><br />Waitresses in French maid uniforms and Japanese anime costumes serve and entertain customers at Philippines' first "cosplay" maid cafe. It's a place to kick back, relax and be pampered in fine style.<br /><br />A Japanese cultural phenomenon has arrived in the Philippines, it's a "Cosplay" cafe named Meidolls where waitresses dress up as anime-inspired French maids.<br /><br />The cafe recently opened its doors in Manila.<br /><br />The cafe's owner says the waitresses treat their patrons as masters and mistresses and act as servants in a private home, rather than a waitress in a cafe.<br /><br />[Reia Ayunan, Owner, Meidoll Cafe]:<br />"I guess that's what we all want once in a while after a busy day of work or busy day at school. You wanna just, you know, just lay back and be served by your own servants."<br /><br />Maid cafe waitresses, unlike in a normal cafe, are required to engage with their patrons, making sure they feel at home and pampered.<br /><br />[Arianne Gonzaga, Maid, Cafe Waitress]:<br />"We're trying to take it one step higher than the Filipino hospitality."<br /><br />The cafe has been well received so far by her customers.<br /><br />[Wow Nabong, Cafe Customer]:<br />"The servers are courteous, they're all pretty and nice to talk to."<br /><br />Cosplay maid cafes thrive on pretty and cute waitresses to attract customers.<br /><br />Ocassionally, staff entertain patrons by singing Japanese songs and dancing with them.<br /><br />[Sarah Guevara, Maid, Cafe Waitress]:<br />"For me, it's fun because we're always in costume and everyday is a cosplay day."<br /><br />The cafe was set up with the help of the Filipino cosplay community.<br /><br />Over 10,000 Filipinos go to "cosplay" conventions where temporary maid cafes are set up, but now, there is one to serve customers all year round.
