The “experience” part of the Malibu Barbie Café consists of a variety of Instagram photo setups placed around the restaurant, including an “iconic life-size Barbie Box” (hot-pink cardboard box) and a “Malibu beach scene” (two hot-pink beach chairs sitting in a pile of sand in the corner).

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The whole spectacle was put on by toy company Mattel who teamed up with Bucket Listers, an event company known for similar pop-ups.And we had certain benchmarks in mind: We were not strangers to doll-themed dining, and we had paid way more money than seemed reasonable for this “immersive dining experience” in advance. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.

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The room was beautifully decorated, the facilities in the room were fantastic and the attention to detail was great - the minibar included Barbie snacks and drinks, there were Barbie toothbrushes and toothpaste etc. However, the other staff came to approached us in a unfriendly way to emphasise each guest suppose to get only one picture.Expect a beachy retro vibe throughout and a variety of dishes that are familiar, yet with updated and unexpected elements. The movie reportedly follows Barbie, who gets expelled from “Barbie Land” for being a less-than-perfect doll, as she sets off for the human world to find true happiness.