Reviews Ucc Cafe Terrace

I admit, starting a day without a cup of coffee is hard. Last Sunday, I accompanied my fiancée to her dentist and while waiting, I fell asleep. Right after her treatment all I want is a hot cup of coffee. Lucky enough UCC is near her dentist.

Food was so so. Carbonara looks thick and creamy but I think the flavor needs to improve. At least serving was generous. What I appreciate here was the Ichiban coffee. By the way, if you want to a cheaper UCC blend coffee get it at Family Mart. Lol.

Ichiban Blend - Php150
Carbonara - Php338
Pomodoro - Php348

📍 Location: Westgate Center, Filinvest City, Muntinlupa City

Just bought BTS cake for takeout as this was the staff's recommendation. It's sweet and good but found it expensive. The staff were accommodating. Will try their other food next time.

This branch has always been our go-to place for early morning and late night cravings for times when we’re unsure what to order yet confident that it’ll always be worth it. Our favorite? The Toffee Hazelnut Iced Brendo Coffee which is a staple of our bills.

What I would wish more? Maybe a li’l more proactiveness from the staff to get the best customer experience possible. It ain’t that bad though. Would still recommend this place!

My friend and I decided to meet up at UCC Cafe for breakfast. We ordered different food so we could try it since it was both our first time to this place and check if it’s worth visiting. I must say the food was really something I would be happy to pay for but if they could reduce the pricing a little bit then I would highly recommend this place to all of my friends.

I actually like almost everything in UCC franchises but this one is lost. I felt gloomy around the area. I think they should relocate nearer to any mall. When you go outside, it feels like there are barely any people around. Or may be it’s because I’m just not from the South. Almond Roca + French Vanilla was really good though.

I am not sure if it was because I had dinner here on a new year's eve that they did not have stocks, but they sure had limited dessert option at that time.
UCC is a Japanese-American-Mexican fusion if I may say. They serve waffles, salads, tempura, katsu, and quesadilla among others. So definitely, should you wish to have a decent meal and proceed with coffee and dessert without having to move elsewhere, UCC is a good place to dine at.
Serving portion is good for sharing for some of their dishes
Price is relatively higher in comparison to other cafes
Flavors, well, it's a hit or miss... some of their food items like the quesadilla and kani salad are a hit.

After lunch at Zong, we trudged across to UCC for a caffeine fix to fight the sleepiness from food-induced coma.

We were seated on a long table immediately--I felt that the staff made a fuss. I instantly thought that the staff were very warm and welcoming. You know me, you have to win me over with your service.

I ordered my favorite Kori Kohi. The ice coffee cubes turned into coffee as soon as milk and simple syrup are mixed in. It was really all I could consume after stuffing myself over lunch. However, you really find room for dessert somehow. The moment that halo-halo cake was set in front of me, I had to try it. A deconstructed interpretation of the dessert, a scoop of cheese ice cream was set beside the sliced purple yam cake. I liked how they showed a portion of the inside of this cake-- the even layers were nice to look at. Traditional halo-halo fillings like nata de coco and beans decorated the cut-away portion of the dessert. Honestly, I found it waaaaaay to sweet for my taste and I seriously couldn't tolerate more than two bites.

The rest of the group feasted on a chocolate cake, but I just couldn't anymore. I tasked myself with finishing up my coffee instead. Still enjoying it after all this time. My hubby raved about the syphon ucc special blend, which smelled absolutely great. It's a given that I won't enjoy it, so I didn't bother to try anymore. I'd go for the Sumiyaki blend anyday though.

Enjoyed our short stay...

If there is anything that I look forward to as a foodie, it has to be attending food crawls with other food enthusiasts like me. There's just nothing better than being able to try various restaurant offerings in one long stretch. I was part of one recently here in Westgate, Alabang. It's about an hour 40 drive up south from the metro, which was a welcome thing given what we had.

So every year, Westgate Center invites bloggers and members of the press to experience for themselves different cuisines showcased by their tenants. This time around, Alba's, Butamaru, Brother's Burger, Neil's Kitchen, Melo's, and UCC Park Cafe joined in.

As you should all know, Westgate is actually an open-air venue, occupying about 9.2 hectares of space. It provides a huge space for dining and relaxation, perfect for those who love to hop from one food joint to another.

So for this particular post, I would like to share with you what I had at the UCC Cafe, our last stop. UCC is primarily a coffee place that gives you and I a full length of Japanese choices as well, that their delicious way.

For starters, we were served their Cheese and Spinach (Php 280). This is made up of pureed spinach, mixed with bechamel and melted cheese. The combinations were creamy appetizing and filling. Chorizo de Bilbao (Php 350) was next, a sautéed Spanish chorizo starter with strong flavor, paired appropriately with plain toasted bread.

What I particularly liked too much was their Sumiyaki Unagi (Php 400). This cream based spaghetti is topped with generous portions of eel, marinated Japanese way and filled with nori strips and seasoned mushrooms. It's a nice concoction of East meets West, savory with a touch of endearing sweetness.

Since I was already full at this point, I wasn't able to try the other offerings by UCC. But I still took two spoonfuls of their take of our Champorado. It was done wonderfully, with a strong dark chocolate matched with honey and fresh milk. It is lactose free, gluten free, and rich in fiber. You may actually even order Tuyo to go with it.

As for the other media friends with us, they had Rice Casserole (Php 400), which is curried rice pilaf baked with white sauce and mozzarella cheese. It is topped with one's choice of Chicken Teriyaki, Japanese Hamburg or Classic Spanish Callos. They also got to try the Kani Mango Salad (Php 320), which is made up of mixed lettuce, mangoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, almonds, ebiko, parmesan shavings, egg, and kani, served with Japanese dressing. There's also the Bacon Aglio Olio Peperoncino (Php 240), which is pasta with sauteed fresh garlic bacon in olive oil with crushed red peppers and parsley. From the satisfied look on their faces, that spoke happy stories.

Now for some caffeine. My close media friends and I had Kori Kohi (Php 220), an artistic creation of iced coffee cubes, served with your choice of warm milk, Almond Roca (Php 180), their iced blended cream base almond flavored coffee and their Mocha Jelly (Php 180) which is chocolate blended espresso with coffee pieces, milk, and ice, topped with whipped cream. These beverages brought as back to life after being sleepy with all the food.

Have you been to a crawl like this yet? It's worth trying. It does need training too, you see.

After jogging around, I decided to stop by this cafe to eat breakfast. I ordered French toast and caramel frappe. The place was so cozy, not much people coz it was still early that time. The service was okay, the French toast was nice, even the caramel frappe was nice.

Nice place to hang out with friends especially in the afternoon. I like their salted caramel frappe and ube cheesecake. If you are tired with your usual coffee trips then check this place out.

The staff is very courteous and accomodating. Sadly, they are just open 'till midnight. I hope they can extend their business hours up to 2AM at least.

After a great night at Perfect Pint, our group dropped by here for desserts. We ordered their ultimate toast, ube cheese cake and chocolate cake. The ube cheese cake was the best! The perfect blending of the ube and cheese was just right and not too heavy. The chocolate cake and toast was just alright.

We ordered a blueberry cheesecake, a BTS, a caffe affogato for me, a house blend for mom and a single shot espresso for dad. All consumed over fine conversation. We also bought two bottles of their freeze dried coffee. Mom was constantly finding good, strong coffee now that she's gotten older. Way to go mom! I'm so glad. The cakes were only OK for me, but their coffee never disappoints. Had we eaten our dinner here, i'm sure it wouldn't be disappointing as well.

Coming back with mom, next time to try the savory dishes.

Serving is not bad but expect pricey meals. They're really good too. A nice cafe to have a heavy meal. It's more of a dining place than a chill spot kind of thing.

So I'm a south kid and I've been meaning to look for a chill place where I can work peacefully without having to deal with obnoxious customers or inconsiderate ones for that matter. And guess what? I finally found a place in Alabang where the Wi-Fi is pretty decent and the food is not that bad plus the coffee fits my standards. UCC is the place to be when you can't seem to concentrate at home or wherever in the South. Starbucks is not always the answer guys! As much as I would love to keep this information to myself so this place doesn't get infiltrated with annoying groups of people that campout in cafés like those you find in Starbucks, there's just that part of me hoping only for the best that people keep this place "sacred".

Anyway, we got Gyu Don and Katsu Don. It's P349.00 a bowl. For some weird reason this is the first place I've been to a restaurant that serves "soupy" Katsu Don. You'll see for yourself when you order one. But on another note, it was quite good. I don't recommend the Gyu Don 'cause its pretty bland.