Sci-fi Café: Awakening The Geek In Me

Last Friday night, boyfie wanted to test his new camera body and I wanted to eat at someplace unique. We immediately thought of The Sci-Fi Café which was recommended by a friend.

"The Sci-Fi Café is a concept restaurant located at the 4th floor, West Wing of Robinsons Galleria Ortigas Ave. corner EDSA, featuring pop culture reflected in sci-fi, fantasy and other fictional movies through the use of prop replicas, 1/6 scale action figures and movie posters as the overall theme of the restaurant serving American comfort food."

The concept started when the owner, Richard Chua, realized he had a vast toy collection which started in 2002. Majority of the toys on display are imported items from US and Hongkong. Some of them were acquired in Singapore and Australia, but the bulk of them was purchased locally.

We had passed by at this café countless times before but I was under the misconception that this was a toy shop.

As soon as we entered, I instantly had geekgasm. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

The Avengers as they stand united

The protagonists and antagonists of Star Wars

Due to a gamma ray experiment gone wrong, Dr. Bruce Banner transforms into a giant green-skinned Hulk whenever his pulse rate gets too high.

 Captain America holding his powerful Shield that can withstand any blow or blast and can be thrown very hard at the target then bouncing to other foes before going back to the main user

 The Dark Knight of Gotham City, Batman

Perseus, mortal son of Zeus; Achilles, Greek hero of the Trojan War; Leonidas, King of Sparta

Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots 



Captain Jack Sparrow, legendary pirate of the Seven Seas

Darth Vader, Jedi Knight turned Sith Lord

Iron man can shoot beams from his hands using special technology called "repulsors." 

Tony Stark's Arc Reactor and helmet

All hell breaks loose with Hellboy.

The avatar Neytiri

One, Two, Freddy's coming for you..

They also have a mini library featuring fancy hardcover art books you can borrow if you have a minimum bill of Php 500.00.

While waiting for your food, you can play dress up and take pictures with the toys and helmets on display.

Stormtrooper and Darth Vader for a night

Seeing Darth Vader do a thumbs up is a rarity. Relish it. ;)

I make a cute stormtrooper, don't I? ;)

Spotted! Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000!

We ordered The Chickenator and Dr. Porkchop. Our food sounds so evil, eh? ;)

The Chickenator

Dr. Porkchop

There's nothing spectacular about the food, though. Tasted like your ordinary breaded chicken and grilled pork. But as they say, it's not about the food, it's the experience. 

If you're a sucker for Sci-Fi films, fantasy flicks, Marvel and DC characters, and even Disney films, Sci-Fi Café is the place to be. It is indeed the ultimate geek hangout in town. :)

The Sci-Fi Café

4/F West Wing, Robinson's Galleria, Ortigas

Tel. No: +639209648211

Store Hours: Sun -Th from 10:00 am - 9:00 pm; Fri-Sat from 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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