First time here and it's not bad. It is a place for studying. It has desks, booths with bean bags…read moreand pillows and low tables as well as big tables for groups. I went here with friends and we got a booth upstairs. It wasn't too loud so I was able to get some studying done. I ordered an iced hazelnut latte and it was good! Maybe kind of pricey it was 160P. Didn't try the food but the cakes are 100 plus for a slice. Come here for the studying environment. It is very cute. I was here on a Friday night and it wasn't completely packed. Hopefully I can go here earlier in the day so I can really study all day here. It is open until 3am! My issue is that there is no wifi...only good thing is that less distractions but sometimes you just need some good wifi while studying. Excited to come back here and study even more :)

Cafe I'm Here has a really big space considering that it is a cafe. I find their coffee okay, not…read morebad but nothing out of the ordinary as well. But what I love about this cafe is their booths for seating. If you are fond of sitting in the floor or lying down, then this place is for you! It's a great place to hang out with your friends, chill and it is also a great place for study. They have ample electric outlets which make them also a great place to work or charge your gadgets. One downside is that they don't have wifi, which is one of the things I consider for a perfect hangout place. But if you do want to really talk and hangout with your friends, this will be a good place for you.

I love this place! You really get your money's worth. It's an awesome place to study, and is only…read moreusually packed during the crucial lunch rush (12:00pm). - Great coffee, only P80 per drink (similar to a "grande" at starbucks). Although sometimes the flavors are too sweet. - Good customer service - FREE WIFI !

This is a great place to get away from school while I'm at school. I like the setup of tables…read morebecause they're spaced out enough so we don't bug each other while studying. The coffee is cheap and Delicious (usually...). Sometimes the sweeter drinks are too sweet. But I'd say 90% of the time it's pretty good. Customer service is great and they have wifi. Surprisingly the wifi isn't bad. Best thing about this place is that it's connected to pink pantry which is doubley cool because I can eat lunch without having to go anywhere and I can use their clean restroom. Needless to say there are very few clean restrooms near recto. Lucky us!

People around Metro Manila are drawn to coffee shops like flies to manure. That said, most of them…read moreare s#!t. Sad to admit but true. That's because most of them try to be something that they're not, which is of course Starbucks. Few cafes out there establish their own identity. Few cafes in Metro Manila can stand out from the competition without emulating Starbucks. Cafe UK is a part of the few. A local favorite among the people in P. Noval, Cafe UK never fails to draw a crowd each day. A crowd mostly made up of students. The students love it here. Great ambiance, good food and coffee, nice staff and free Wi-Fi are just a few of the reasons why this place has become a regular on many people's place to chill. I'm pretty sure the guy who owns this place knows his target market. I mean, the way this place feels and how it's setup is just so right for students. It's tailor made to appeal to that kind of demographic. The branch here in P. Noval looks a bit tight and cramped. What it lacks in floor area it makes up for with the number of floors. In a way though, I actually liked the cramped space of this cafe. It forces people to be close and conversations are more likely to be intimate and engaging that way. Cafe UK is sweet. It draws students are drawn to it like flies are to honey. A warning though, be sure to bring a jacket. The place can get really cold especially at night.

Been here once, great place to hang out but it's in accurate to say this is a 24bour place. It…read moreactually opens at. 10am.

Cool vibe in here. It's quite a big place, with seating in the front and back, plus an area for…read moreppl to surf the internet. Bright lights, and parking is available directly across the street. Came here one morning for take-out; just coffee. I ordered an iced white chocolate mint soy latte. Really good. *thumbs up* and we saw that they also had a good variety of cheesecakes and desserts. And upon a quick scan of their menu, turns out they have plenty of food options as well. So we came back in the evening around 7pm on a Tuesday. Not crowded but definitely not empty; we easily got a seat in the back area. Ordered a pistachio milk shake (*thumbs up again*) and shared a Four Mushroom pizza with my niece. We weren't expecting it to be black and we were curious if it was a special dough or something. But we were told it was food coloring that made it that way for aesthetic purposes. Tasted really good. I liked the added bonito flakes. Service was good. Didn't wait too long for the food. Only the bill out took longer than expected. Overall a good experience and a great coffee shop and hang out in the area

Ambience Majority of the seats are found at middle of the…read moremall. There's so much breathing room! Food Original Shibuya Honey Toast was the most memorable part of my visit, from the pouring of the sweet honey to the softness of the toast with crunchy edges. This is what this branch is all about! Smoked Salmon Cream was pretty good. The creamy sauce and noodle consistency were perfect! The salmon flavor was a bit different because it tasted slightly sour. It caught me off guard but I appreciated the texture. Service I'm extremely satisfied! I was able to claim my Eatigo reservation with ease and good job with water refills, honey toast quality, food queue consideration, and the waiting time. (May 2018)

The second UK cafe that opened around UST this time along Dapitan. It is a one floor coffee shop…read moreright above the UST staple Wok With Me. It has very long open hours which is convenient for all students, especially medical students, interns, and residents being located across the Clinical Division. It has your typical wide range of coffee drinks, ice or hot, along with Fraps. They do serve food and cakes as well, which are a little pricy, but are filling it. My default coffee here is the Caramel Macchiato, which I prefer their version more than Starbucks. Service is always fast and polite. Place can get crowded during exam weeks, which can be a hassle if you need a place to study. Lighting is a little dark for my liking to do legit studying. They do have internet, which is great. Not easy to find free parking since it is along Dapitan though. Unfortunately, it is not wheel chair accessible since the main entrance is via stairs. Overall, great coffee shop if you can get a seat!

A hole in the wall coffee shop that can be found in Escolta's Hub Make Lab. The menu is in fact…read moreinteresting and I went for the Berg's paired with Toast topped with Nutella Spread. Fell in love with the grilled cheese with tomato dip. The quality of the bread is good and the cheese is just as great. The store provides a QR Code for contact tracing upon entry and body temp is also being identified. they provide a paperbag for the mask and each table is marked for social distancing.

I had heard only good things about this place so I wanted to check it out for myself. I was not…read moredisappointed. The service was bright and a table was set immediately after we walked in. After glancing over the menu, we placed our order and the food arrived just a few minutes later. Among the many dishes that we ordered, the xiao long bao (soup dumplings) were among my favorite. The food was fresh and perfectly seasoned, and the portions were generous. Each dish was only about ₽200-₽300 each - a bargain! If you ever find yourself in Manila's bustling Chinatown, be sure to stop by the Mezzanine Cafe to refill your tank!

Cafe Mezzanine was a pretty good spot for Chinese Filipino cuisine. I went with a friend and it was…read morenice try out many dishes. We had the following items: -Lechon Kawali -Kiampong -Beef Wanton Soup -Miki Bihon Overall, I thought most of the items were fine, but not necessarily fantastic. The Kiampong and Beef Wanton Soup were probably my favorite dishes since they were unique and something you probably wouldn't find in typical Chinese menus. The Lechon Kawali was probably the most disappointing dish since I'd heard it was excellent and it tasted very basic to me. The ambiance is very casual and the service was not particularly attentive. I wasn't terribly impressed by Cafe Mezzanine, but it was fine. You should really go with a group of people so you can try many dishes to explore the various flavors...also, I'd suggest going for the Chinese-Filipino dishes since those are much more unique.

Excellent food. Impeccable service. Ambience suited to the most important and romantic occasions…read more Amazing place worthy of visiting for all foreigners and locals alike, at least once for every Manila visit.

Would not go back here…read more Poorly trained staff. We ordered Tournedo Rossini in Madeira Sauce: Seems they didn't know how to thaw meat properly - the steak is very dry and with no flavor this can only happen if the meat is thawed submerged in water (yuck!!) The steak is unseasoned (take note, it's UNSEASONED NOT UNDERSEASONED!!) and has a bitter taste to it - you can taste the bitterness of the unclean pan where they were cooked (yuck!) The madeira sauce, looks and tastes like gravy! so sweet and has no madeira flavor into it. They should have called it Tournedo Rossini with Chicken Gravy!! The tenderloin is improperly butchered! it looks like a little kid sliced into it before it was cooked! They shouldn't have asked for steak doneness if they can't do it properly! We ordered 5 rossinis, 4 medium and 1 well done - Lo and behold, all our steaks are Well done, very dry, with a yucky flavor!! Where does Cafe Ysabel find their cooks? I can't call them chefs since it would be a disgrace to professional chefs when they can't cook a simple steak properly!! We also ordered pasta, they were served COLD!! WTF! We were there for more than 30 minutes before we were given the bread with the balsamic vinaigrette - and take note they wouldn't have given it if I did not demanded for it 5 times!! The appetizer was served after 1 hour!!! Considering we just ordered a serving of gambas (though tasty, i think it was tasty because we were STARVING by the time it was serverd) - and as always - THE FOOD WAS SERVED COLD!!! WTF!!! After an hour and a half, the pasta that we ordered was finally served COLD!! it was underseasoned ( I think they ran out of salt in their kitchen). We ordered the Prawns thermidor - OMG! It was so pricey at 600+ for 3pcs of medium sized prawns!! Yes, it's still underseasoned. We paid all in all 12,000 pesos for a very unappetizing, disappointing, waste of money meal here. The steaks were so bad, we did not finish any of them - SUCH A WASTE OF MONEY!! I WILL NOT RETURN HERE - AND I ADVISE EVERYONE TO REFRAIN FROM EATING HERE : Untrained and unfriendly waiters, Untrained Cooks, and Unappetizing waste of money food!!

I once saw a YouTuber get off the plane and visit this place for his first Philippine meal. I knew…read morethen I would have to check it out myself one day because the way the place looked. Three years later, I finally did, This 97-year-old building was erected as an HSBC bank and was renovated into the 1919 Grand Cafe in 2022. The cafe keeps the original facade of the jewel while maintaining iconic structures such as the derivative ionic columns from the classical era. This made the overall ambiance of the cafe another imprint in my memory of old Manila. The food is modern Filipino. I tried the Crispy Pork Belly and also the Gambras, shrimp dishes, on the meat and seafood side it was really good, on the veggie side it was bland, I guess the veggies are prepared by someone who is not a cook, which was sad and lead to only a generous 4 star review. The service was real good BTW.

What a beautiful restaurant . I understand the owners spent a lot to renovate the original bank …read more Do google details on this restaurant . We were hosted and they served many dishes on the menu. I don't know where to begin . They also have an extensive alcohol list with very expensive items available . I have read that service can be bad but we did not experience it . The restaurant is in the Chinatown area but kinda hidden. Do eat here if you are ever in Manila