She's cute, she's a kitty, and she's got that iconic red bow. Whooo is this cutie pie?? None other than the famous Hello Kitty! We had HK pop ups back home in CA but PH's Uptown Mall has a real sit down, wait staff takes your order kinda cafe. I was so excited I almost ran across the 3rd floor just to get here. Go figure they placed it near the movie theaters scattered between kid friendly shops and game areas. It wasn't too busy when we arrived Thursday afternoon. After a couple of photos outside, a waitress seated us. Hmm, my uncle joked it kind of smelled like kittens inside too ... perhaps it was the bleu and feta cheese.
Didn't realize they offer so many types of food aside from showcased desserts. We ended up ordering:
*Portobello mushroom soup with truffles (comes with salad)-- Mom enjoyed this.
*Roasted pumpkin soup
*Salad Maison (has curry spiced chicken, grapes, feta, raspberry vinaigrette) presented as a flower bouquet!
*Cheesy Monte Cristo (ham & cheese with egg dipped bread)
*Smoked Norwegian salmon pasta (small salmon portion)
*Moroccan chicken with warm cous cous
Take out:
*Free range chicken braised in red wine
*Seared Salmon with tarragon cream sauce
*Chocolate Mint profiteroles (mini cream puffs)
*Mango Charlotte dessert
We ordered a hot matcha latte and hot cappuccino, both decorated with a HK stencil. The matcha wasn't too sweet or bitter. The pumpkin soup presentation was adorable! I found it funny how the wait staff kept placing each dish in front of me, probably because they saw me taking photos.
I almost ordered a chocolate crinkle cookie "biskie" which is two cookies with cream piped between, creating a sandwich. Sis & I had too many crinkles on the trip though. The mango Charlotte is presented very nicely with soft lady fingers all around a vanilla chiffon swirled with mango purée, quaintly wrapped together by a lilac bow. Taste-wise, I didn't like the cake texture. It seemed like spongy cream I wasn't fond of. The mini choco mint profiteroles were good, not much mint. I also don't understand those colorful bow cutouts topping off food-- they're not ham so what are they?
Definitely take photos and sit in one of the gold cage tables. They have three total and can be reserved in advance, for a meal, dessert, or even birthday party.
On a lower note, our waitress seemed like she didn't like her job and never smiled. What, do we have to bring a kid in order to enjoy HK cafe? The remaining wait staff were more lively. Drinks and entrees arrived in a timely manner. Leftovers were boxed neatly, as well as dessert for take out. All that food for PHP 4470 ~$85! It would cost much more at home. Overall, Hello Kitty lovers will enjoy the experience. Hopefully, they'll have decorated doughnuts available more often. read more