You've got to try this new place if you're near the area. What I like here is the staff are…read moreaccommodating and friendly. The downside is the coffee is not worth its price. You can taste coffee in it but it lacks uniqueness in flavor vs Its competitors.

From the owner: The First Vietnamese Cafe in Rizal!…read more Drip Kofi's minimalist aesthetic complements its focus on quality coffee, creating a cozy and quiet environment for the customers to enjoy.

Amazing place! If your are touring this area i highly recommend this for lunch. The Forrest concept…read moreis beautiful. Go out the dining area and venture the creek just below the area. I also suggest you make reservation in advance specially on peak days. We are still waiting for our food and I will upsate this reveiw later. For this experience i will give them 4.8

Literally a hole in the wall tucked inside a neighborhood in Antipolo. The restaurant is located…read moreunderneath with a setting that gives a close to nature experience. We walked-in without reservations but was able to get a great seat by the windows. There is a nearby stream and surrounded by trees. You can hear the birds chirping with the background of flowing water. Service is okay. Food is also good. The Calamansi Pie is a unique take on dessert and worth trying.

This is a very nice and cozy cafe! :D I immediately liked the place when I entered. They have very…read morecute cloud-looking wooden tables! The staff were very nice too. I asked what their bestseller was and they recommended the Irish Coffee Latte. I'm very happy I listened to them. It was delicious!!! I've had the opportunity to try their Latte and Choco Peppermint. Both pretty good too. The latte normal but good. The iced version can be filling. The Choco Peppermimt was not too sweet with the right hint of mint. I was also very surprised with how much my coffee was! In general, their prices are very affordable! I hope it stays that way.

Have you ever tried an Irish cream coffee? No? Me neither... at least until I discovered the Urban…read moreGrind café. I was successfully persuaded by the friendly barista to give that drink a shot. She even suggested I try it with a shot of vodka - a usual thing done to Irish cream coffees. I was feeling particularly bold that morning so I said obliged. And boy was it a real picker-upper! Needless to say, you should definitely try it out. Other than that drink, another reason I appreciated Urban Grind is because of its chill but modern ambience. There were a good number of couches - perfect for a chill hangout session with your friends. They also had work station-worthy tables, with accessible plugs to booth! It was great that I stopped by a couple of hours before lunchtime so I got to enjoy the place with just a couple of customers. I got to drink good coffee and work at the same time. I also liked this café's staff. They were all very helpful and accommodating, a specific trait I always look for in restaurants and coffee shops. At one point, I couldn't seem to get through their Internet connection; one of their waitresses walked up to me and helped me out, without me even asking her to! Really, truly appreciate such helpful service.

Believe me, this place is straight out of an interior design-slash-home living magazine. The minute…read moreI stepped inside the cafe, my first thought was if this was a house. But it really looked like a house. I kind of told myself that the owners who run this establishment converted this house into a cozy spot outside the metro. And it magically worked. I came in to grab some brunch. So I ordered their signature pancakes and their mashed potato salad. I was not disappointed. The pancakes were the best I had in years, and the mashed potato salad was wonderfully flavourful. It was the worth the wait: the food was done as beautifully as the cafe itself. So, if you and your friends are planning to go on a road trip, be sure to head to this place. You may never wanna leave afterwards!

I first learned about 14 Four Café when it was featured in one of the shows I used to produce for…read more I wasn't the one who discovered it first but after seeing the gorgeous shots of the place and our host devouring the food and giving their menu a solid two thumbs up, I figured I had to see the place for myself. I remember checking out the cafe with a few of my work friends. We were there for an ocular inspection of the place for another shoot. We were lucky enough to find out that the café was actually open (I believe 14 Four Café is closed from Monday to Thursday) so we didn't hesitate to order food. There wasn't anything special about their version of the Pinoy fave Tapsilog but their Aligue and Tuyo Pasta was worth a try. The pasta is very creamy so I suggest you share this someone. But a real hit for me was their Cinnamon Bun Pancakes. It was light and yummy, absolutely great to pair with an ice-cold glass of Calamansi juice. Another thing that's great about this place is how Instagram-able it is. Every nook has got a quirky feel to it so taking your selfies here should be real fun! It's colorful and vibrant - a perfect meeting hub for creative people! In the number of times I've been to 14 Four Café, I've seen different types of people hanging out in this place. From the artsy-fartsy kids to the hipster coffee-loving dudes, 14 Four Café is getting more and more popular with the young crowd.

I like the ambience here, especially at night and surely their coffee kicks in your system while…read morestudying, making a report, or you just want to relax.

I dropped in for lunch and was pleasantly surprised by this semi-hidden coffee shop with cute log…read morecabin-esque interiors. Who knew they had this in Marikina! The place was pretty bare that weekday but according to the server they would usually get a lot of patrons in the afternoons and on weekends. I then realized I've heard of this place. It's one of those "secret" Marikina cafes where people would just hang out and stay for hours to work or study. And I could actually see that happening because the place really seemed cozy and the waiter guy, who saw that I had a laptop, immediately offered the WiFi password and showed me to a table with a nearby socket. Nice. (I was later informed though that WiFi is given only if you have a minimum order of P250) As for the food, I had the house specialty- the beef salpicao- and it was good! The cut of the meat was a little weird but it was really tasty. They did a good job with the marinade, although it was very oily and I would have appreciated more quantity. Haha. It came with rice though and side veggies, all under P200. I had a raspberry iced tea on the side too. It was a pretty satisfying meal in any case and I would've loved to stay longer. I'm hoping to go back pretty soon to sample their desserts and coffee!

I have been to many coffee shops in the Metro but this was one of those that have a unique take on…read moreit. The Warrior Poet is located in Cubao Expo otherwise known as Cubao X. This was the area formerly known to be a great place to buy different kinds of shoes with good quality and value for money. Now it is known as a venue for the arts. We saw this space while doing a bit of walking around and thought that it looked like such an inviting and relaxing place to sit and talk for a bit. The place showcased different paintings that were really attractive and for an art junkie like me, I definitely enjoyed analyzing them. The coffee was great too! It was a cold brew. I got mine iced and spiced! A bit of cinnamon was added and it definitely made the coffee better, in my opinion. It was the first time I had my coffee "spiced" and I found it really good. Other than paintings and murals, they also had a blue booklet on the table we sat in. It contained a number of poems written in Tagalog. What is a place called The Warrior Poet without poems right? I found this spot very cool because you don't see much places like this in Manila. I also heard that they also hosted small events of poem reading and appreciation which definitely gave me another reason to come back. Not only was the place cool, but the owner and Warrior Poet himself was! Noel Santos was friendly and had a little chat with us. He was very inviting and filled us in with what happens in both his shop and the whole Cubao X itself! I would recommend those who love art, poems and basically anyone who want something different to come check this place out! You'll definitely love it! Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/TheWarriorPoetArtCafe Instagram: @letstellyourstory Twitter: @TheWPAC

I was hanging around Cubao Expo during a flea market and vintage sale weekend, and since I couldn't…read morefind anything worth buying, and since I was tired from rummaging around the dusty and moth-eaten shelves, I decided to check out the only place that seemed quiet enough to do my e-mails. I sat inside The Warrior Poet Art Cafe and was instantly welcomed by the bubbly owner and his friends (who all introduced themselves, but goodness me, I can't remember their names). I was looking around and checking out the artwork for a while, then I decided to get the spiced tablea hot chocolate. I was very happy with the spiced chocolate, as it was really creamy and rich: exactly how I would like a cup of hot chocolate to be. The owner kept me entertained and they were showing me how to fold origami cranes. I like the artworks so much that I promised the owner that I would come back to buy one of the paintings. Well, call me a liar because I haven't been back. Ha ha! But seriously, i think you should check this out the next time you are in the area, even just to chat with the owner.