Yellow Friends Café and Bakery — Restaurant in Mabalacat

Spread across two floors and divided into four sections, what was once a simple cafe has been tranformed into a really charming spot within Clark to enjoy quality time with your family, especially your kids.

On the ground floor, section 1 is a merchandise area dedicated to their adorable cafe mascots. These same characters pop up everywhere—adorning plushies hanging from pillars, gracing big balloon-type statues at the entrance, and even decorating the windows.

Ascend to the upper level for section 2, & you’ll discover a karaoke area, plus a few private rooms ideal for meetings or hosting VIP guests.

The 3rd section is the cafe. Their menu offers a familiar array of dishes found in Clark and Angeles cafes: pasta, coffee, frappes, and more. However, their signature appears to be the doughnuts, as their trays were emptied early in the day & we had to wait for our complimentary one to be prepared. With each coffee purchase, you receive a free doughnut. Additionally, they offer various doughnut varieties by the dozen, reminiscent of Dunkin’ or Krispy Kreme. We tried their carbonara, which was creamy and satisfying, along with one of the iced coffee specialties: one with a cinnamon-infused flavor. The plain doughnut included for free wasn't bad, though nothing special, as it tasted similar to the Lil' Orbits brand or typical sugar-coated ones from street bakeries. Perhaps the different flavored ones that all the other guests were ordering were the good ones.

The other side of the ground floor boasts the 4th section: an expansive indoor playground. Safety is ensured, with soft mats covering the floors & padded walls/corners allowing the little ones explore freely & take a few bumps or tumble around without worry. This play area was also the most well-ventilated out of the four mentioned, which ensures a comfortable playtime experience.

Tables and seats are thoughtfully placed throughout the different areas of the cafe, including outdoor sections of the upper level. Guests can enjoy their orders anywhere they choose.

Overall, Yellow Friends Cafe is a solid addition to the variety of cafes within Pampanga where you can not only dine & take photos, but actually spend several hours on the...

It's a typical Korean business. It focuses more on aesthetics vs food.

This one is not hard to spot. They always have a cute inflatable right out the front. I like the huge Santa climbing it.

I've seen a few influencers talk about this place so it got me curious. It's supposed to be family friendly and the food is "yummy."

Here's my own take and reasoning why I give it a bad grade.

Ambiance: It has 2 floors and several sections. But you can only order from the 2nd floor. There are no waiters to take your orders. Some sections don't have good ventilation. It gets hot.

Food: We ordered a couple of drinks, pizza, pasta, and fries. The drinks had free donuts. The drinks were so so. The free donuts are free for a reason, LoL. It tasted like oil. I couldn't even finish half of my donut. Seriously, don't buy donuts from this place. The pizza was okay. It came late (thus I forgot to take a pic). The pasta was a bit on the salty side. The serving is good. The fries were the only ones I liked. The fries were crunchy and had a nice thin breading similar to McDo curly fries.

If you want a family friendly restaurant, you can skip this place. It's not worth it. It takes a while for the food yo arrive an it's not even good. The donuts are the worst donuts I've eaten in my entire life. I'd rather buy from a kanto bakery than...

The men waiters are picky on who to serve, just maybe because we are young. Men waiters are very rude, and their tattoo made them look more bad. Why does the owner hire such people. Now I understand why business men want to hire college graduate. They will give you the stare that they don't want to do what you are requesting. We are picking up donuts and you can see them that they are staying away from us that they don't want to give us guidance and service. When we are eating, you can even see them serving water to other customers and we didn't even had any or bothered to ask. Very rude men. Employees like these makes lose customers because of reviews like this. We will never go back. Horrible experience. You don't stare at customer with a sharp look and give them the feeling and impression that you don't like them and you don't want to do what they are asking. Who the hell you think you are. You're just a waiter, we are the paying customer. Just because we are young it doesn't mean we get less treatment. We will never go back. Don't go to this place, there service is...