Jill & Pops Kitchen Cafe — Restaurant in Taytay

Me and my two friends have went here several times in the past pre-pandemic and during. The ambience is nice, the food is good but yesterday's experience wasn't great but it was tolerable. Me and my friends felt something odd, the staff were going back and forth to other people's tables to wait them but we were only approached when the food is being served, other tables were also approached to have their plates get taken away if the customers were done with them but ours weren't, it was okay for us since we're not used to being waited anyways. My friend was disappointed because cake slices were no longer served, instead, they were served for 95 pesos in small rectangular cup-like paper containers, it was fine since the cakes were still delicious. We ordered mac and cheese aside from the cakes and the mac and cheese were labelled as good for sharing but was served on a small pan and it was only good for one so we let our friend have it. I ordered the carbonara and it came unexpectedly disappointing. I was curious onto what was wrong and why it didn't look like how carbonara should be, it didn't taste as to how carbonara should be as well. It wasn't creamy but it was murky and it was our first time ordering carbonara so we didn't know. I've seen carbonara from other reviews here just now and their carbonara was WAY different than what was served to us, it had chunks of what looks like beaten egg if one were to put in in soup or something, it was grey in colour and had what to me looks like cloud ear fungus. I didn't want to put it in negative terms but it looked like if someone ate it and spat it out. It was interesting and intriguing but it wasn't appetizing. I also saw the cashier making a sullen glance at me and the way she just communicated with us was just off and seemed unpleasant, we've never encountered unpleasant staff here so this is a first. I hope this won't happen in the future for...

22 04 2023 Had brunch today in their Taytay branch.

Location ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The place is very conveniently located. There is a road side entrance and a rear entrance with ample parking and al fresco dining.

Type 🕗 to 🕙 This a breakfast and lunch resto with lots of menu options both dishes and beverages.

Experience ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The dine in staff are very well aware that we had prior booking. Immediately there is cold water for our group of 7.

We tried the Chrispy Lechon Kare Kare Platter good for 4 to 7 people - there is definitely more meat 🍖 in there 👍 almost half the tray rest is well portioned long beans, pechay and roasted egg plant. There is sauce on side. I like the chrispy pork skins and still firm veggies. The sauce is just right consistency, and the shrimp paste smoky and just right saltiness.

We also had the Aligue Pasta, the topping included, garlic bread, lemon and shrimp. The pasta is aldente and just right sauce, we had the left over parceled for take out snack 😋 later.

We also tried the southern chicken and spaghetti breakfast. Her breakfast composed of waffle and Hungarian sausage. 3 also ordered beef tapa and garlic rice. These are hearty and heafty plated breakfast meals. Which comes with egg and coffee or tea or juice.

Then there is desserts 😛. I was full and so happy and content with my Kare Kare and Pasta and Winter melon tea 25% sugar, that there is no more room.We just ordered cookies

Taste ⭐⭐⭐⭐ We basically cleaned the dishes , a sign that dishes are well loved, I think only sign left is the kare kare sauce.

Sweet stuff⭐⭐⭐⭐❤ This resto is pet friendly our poddle coco, had pup-o-chino, ❤ sweet. They also handle delivery.

Cost Php 4500 (USD 88) (QR 300) for group of 7. Very fair and affordable for size of serving.

Side note Dishes by the way come as different serving sizes. And plates are prepared as ordered so plan ahead. Or...

I was initially hyped, but was severely disappointed upon trying their dishes. The chicken tasted like it nears spoilage, and the bolognese was far from how it is named (typical sweet style spaghetti that is slightly better than Jollibee’s for several times the price). Was also expecting a lot from their pizza but it was terribly hyped with not much to offer in terms of flavor (crust was very much like the ones from corner pizza stands that costs ₱120 for the pie).

The place looked nice, great vibe but can use improvements on lighting. There was also a broken wooden platform which is supposed to be used to seat for quick snack but poses quite some hazzard to customers.

Staff is quite nice, very polite but some of them still seem lost, now knowing what to do or answer. I would assume they are new but they can use more training as some of our questions are pretty standard.

Overall, if you are in for a quick snack or meal, this can be quite decent. I would probably give the Cafe another try to see if they will improve, but honestly I am not...