Half Cup Cafe — Restaurant in La Trinidad

New Location. Spacious. I love their process before you get to sit on the tables, first you order then you head straight to their hand washing station. Staffs are great. I love the millennial mind behind the business. I love that they incorporated a space for Arts and sustainable business choices, like using straws that are biodegradable. I appreciate that you have the choice to choose which kind of bread you would want, and if I am not mistaken they make and sell their own bread. I used to love their Signature fries in their former location, for some reason the experience this time isn’t like before, I prefer being served in a cup. 😊 We had their 3 cheese quesadilla, it has a western taste, garlic sauce is great, if you have a strong filipino tongue ( sweet palate) then this isn’t for you. For, me I loved it! I can taste the freshness, and garlic sauce is legit! hindi ung matubig na matamis na nakasanayan dito sa pinas. Ung pita bread nila friend hindi ung pang-shawarma, hindi commercialized. 2nd the Beef Tofu Rice, Divine the same with their pork bbq, cant say more. Tikman niyo nalang. hehe 3rd the Banana Chocolate Waffle, great! heavy and full. (more chocolate please) Prices are reasonable just needed to hike up...

The place is nice and staff were friendly. Having said that, I have to say that this restaurant is somehow overrated. With all the hype surrounding it, I went with high expectations unfortunately their food didnt taste as good as it looked. I ordered their potato eggplant curry but the potato and eggplant came undercooked. It tasted really awful. Their potato fries were fine but most of the potatoes were greasy. Moreover, it would have been better if they could use fresh potatoes rather than those frozen french fries from the grocery stores. Moving on to their spaghetti meatballs, I am not a fan of the sauce used. Moreover, the meat used for those meatballs were obviously not fresh which you can tell by their taste. Carbonara looked nice but the sauce needs fixing. On the other hand, I enjoyed their cafe latte. This place is not that bad when youre looking for a place to drink coffee with spacious place. Starving and looking for tasty food? I guess you can find better...

Just sad they are closed now.

When they started they immediately won the hearts of the public with their signature cup bowls and huge half cup mugs hence their name. From their initial area in Km 4 (nearby Savemore) to Pico (1 floor up Blue Ocean) they got plenty of customers. And they also had buffets a number of times a month until they closed.

Their shrimp pesto pasta, signature fries, brownies, lemonades, etcetera are a sure miss. Their strawberry chicken basil sandwiches were so damn fire! They also had options of white bread, wheat, or multi grain breads for your sandwiches.

I hope...