Had a bad experience. They require everyone to order one drink per person and you can’t order just food without drinks. You can not order dessert on its own without drinks either. They only take cash. I would not go there and can’t recommend this place.
This is not a customer friendly policy and makes for a bad customer experience.
Making a bookstore/cafe really makes sense these days if you want to be able to sell books in a brick & mortar shop. If you zero in on a genre of books, this can draw loyal customers in. Books & Cafe Dreadnought does an excellent job reeling in an audience with not only a decent comfy cafe to chill in, but with many interesting books to browse through.
Many other cafes just use books as a superficial window dressing to pose as a "deeper" gathering. This cafe however actually specializes in a wide variety of militaria subjects from Armor, Naval and Aviation alike. It's more of a serious specialty bookstore that happens to sell drinks and cakes.
Obviously there is a focus on Naval history with the name "Dreadnought". There are many books in Japanese and English, (even French) that focus on many modern Naval warships and battles. The many well-crafted collection of practically every British Royal Navy battleship in history is a testament to this. You'll spend a lot of time marvelling at the many 1/700 scale ship kits on display in the large cabinet. You can even buy kits here too! You can buy the HMS Dreadnought along with other warship kits. Military aircraft kits and tanks are also in their stock.
The display featuring Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a nice touch. You could buy books written about the life of the famed Little Prince author and buy kits of the planes he flew, such as the Caudron C.630, or the Lockheed F5 Recon Lightning he tragically died in during WWII while fighting for Free France.
They have fairly traditional Japanese cafe fare. Prices tend to be a bit on the high end. I paid 700 yen for an iced coffee. They also offer cakes and some light cafe meals. I ended up devouring the books more quickly then I did any meal. There is so much to looi through here. Being mainly an aviation enthusiast I found a Model Art special edition magazine on USAF jets during the Vietnam War that just happened to have a walkthrough and modeling guide of the F-86D Sabre Dog in JASDF service. Since this is a model subject I have had on my cards as a project I decided to buy this book before I left the shop. I found a few other books here that had interest in but didn't want to bankrupt myself before leaving!
Overall this is my kind of cafe. If you are a modeler or have an interest in any kind of militaria, this will become your main HQ. Some of the books on sale here are quite rare. If you've been looking fruitlessly for a book on a particular military subject that is your specialty, you might get lucky here and find it. I never thought I'd find a well-researched and illustrated book on the HMNZS battle cruiser New Zealand!
Superb cafe to get something done. Very much a cafe to sit with a good book to read or a laptop to do some work on. Good food, good tea. Although a little expensive for my preferences. Comfortable seating for fat folk.
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Chris Nagasako
a year agoIf you are craving some British food in Tokyo. A quick train ride to Kiba. Dreadnought has easy menu for visitors. Also books, books and more books
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2 months agoHad a bad experience. They require everyone to order one drink per person and you can’t order just food without drinks. You can not order dessert on its own without drinks either. They only take cash. I would not go there and can’t recommend this place. This is not a customer friendly policy and makes for a bad customer experience.
Xavi
9 months agoComfy with many military and politics stuffs, and the owner must love battleship of UK :p
James Arguello
11 months agoMaking a bookstore/cafe really makes sense these days if you want to be able to sell books in a brick & mortar shop. If you zero in on a genre of books, this can draw loyal customers in. Books & Cafe Dreadnought does an excellent job reeling in an audience with not only a decent comfy cafe to chill in, but with many interesting books to browse through. Many other cafes just use books as a superficial window dressing to pose as a "deeper" gathering. This cafe however actually specializes in a wide variety of militaria subjects from Armor, Naval and Aviation alike. It's more of a serious specialty bookstore that happens to sell drinks and cakes. Obviously there is a focus on Naval history with the name "Dreadnought". There are many books in Japanese and English, (even French) that focus on many modern Naval warships and battles. The many well-crafted collection of practically every British Royal Navy battleship in history is a testament to this. You'll spend a lot of time marvelling at the many 1/700 scale ship kits on display in the large cabinet. You can even buy kits here too! You can buy the HMS Dreadnought along with other warship kits. Military aircraft kits and tanks are also in their stock. The display featuring Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a nice touch. You could buy books written about the life of the famed Little Prince author and buy kits of the planes he flew, such as the Caudron C.630, or the Lockheed F5 Recon Lightning he tragically died in during WWII while fighting for Free France. They have fairly traditional Japanese cafe fare. Prices tend to be a bit on the high end. I paid 700 yen for an iced coffee. They also offer cakes and some light cafe meals. I ended up devouring the books more quickly then I did any meal. There is so much to looi through here. Being mainly an aviation enthusiast I found a Model Art special edition magazine on USAF jets during the Vietnam War that just happened to have a walkthrough and modeling guide of the F-86D Sabre Dog in JASDF service. Since this is a model subject I have had on my cards as a project I decided to buy this book before I left the shop. I found a few other books here that had interest in but didn't want to bankrupt myself before leaving! Overall this is my kind of cafe. If you are a modeler or have an interest in any kind of militaria, this will become your main HQ. Some of the books on sale here are quite rare. If you've been looking fruitlessly for a book on a particular military subject that is your specialty, you might get lucky here and find it. I never thought I'd find a well-researched and illustrated book on the HMNZS battle cruiser New Zealand!
Rinoa Carmichael
a year agoSuperb cafe to get something done. Very much a cafe to sit with a good book to read or a laptop to do some work on. Good food, good tea. Although a little expensive for my preferences. Comfortable seating for fat folk.