I came across some ads set up near the entrance of Vertis Mall for a Burnt White Chocolate and Kesong Puti doughnut at a place called Rogue & Co. The doughnut sounded bomb, so I had to try it.
It took me a while to finally find the cafe since it's nestled pretty deeply in the upper floors of Ayala Vertis North. They serve delicious cafe twists on Filipino food, and I noticed they had an impressive selection of Toast in particular. The menu was really well made and had all of these glossy, beautiful photos of the food- but unfortunately, when my family tried to order lunch, almost all of our initial choices were "unavailable." I understand that ingredients can run out during a busy service, but we dined here for lunch on a weekday. Maybe it was the hanger talking, but after the third or fourth time the waitress came back to tell us our item wasn't available after all I started think, why did they open for the day when so many items on the menu are out of stock??
The service was otherwise really great, and I would have really enjoyed my experience here if so many things my family and I were looking to try weren't out of stock. But we eventually landed on some choices that were available, and found them delicious and beautifully plated. Fortunately, I WAS able to order the doughnut I originally came here for, and it was as tasty as I hoped it would be. read more