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February 25, 2016 · 23 Comments

Have you eaten what looks like an ordinary lumpiang toge but after a few bites, you will wonder where’s the toge?  What’s inside instead are buko strips, veggies, ham, and cheese.

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Chiz Buco // buco strips + veggies + ham + cheese at P129.00

Or how about have your mojito for lunch but still be completely sober and even share it with your kids without feeling guilty?

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Mint Mojitea // ice blended tea + mint + green apple + mojito at P 99 for grande and P119 for venti.

These and more are a constant staple at Caffe La Tea, the newest restaurant to grace the long Congressional Avenue perhaps because of the burgeoning demand of diners within the area.

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Caffe La Tea at 16 Congressional Ave., Bahay Toro, Quezon City. From Visayas Avenue, it is at the right side. If coming from Mindanao Avenue, it’s at the left side so you need to make a U-turn.

Thanks to the kind invitation of OpenRice PH, this mama was able to uncover a hidden gem just 30 minutes away from home, and which she believes her boys would love too.

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Caffe La Tea has a cozy neighborhood cafe set up but offers more than one could imagine.  Conceptualized to offer the best of both worlds, Caffe La Tea has more than just milk tea and coffee; it has almost all the basic comfort food offerings and even classic lutong bahay in its menu.   Yes! The cafe has appetizers, salad, pasta, rice meals, desserts, coffee,  and milk tea.  They even have free WiFi for customers used to being online all the time and expect an internet connection wherever they go.


Almost all its rice meals are less than P100.00. The most expensive is the grilled liempo and salted egg at P109.00.

Among the many rice meals served to us, my top choice is the Crispy Dinuguan followed by Cabsy Longganisa. Both are at P89.00 per serving.

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Crispy Dinuguan at P89.00

Unlike the usual dinuguan, Caffe La Tea’s version is kinda dry with the pork blood covering the hot rice and the pork meat fried to crispiness. The crunch of the blistered pork skin is just heaven. So scrumptious and filling, this viand is best paired with hot steamed rice and should be consumed ASAP to savor, again, the crispiness.

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Cabsy Longganisa Rice at P89.00

Cabsy Longganisa is a house specialty. This dish is Cabanatuan’s famous longganisa   atop a bowl full of flavorful bagoong rice. A bestseller, Cabsy Longganisa is what the amiable staff of Caffee La Tea describes as “a taste of the owners’ hometown’s delicacy in a bowl.”

The owners of this cafe (sisters and friends, as oriented to us) are from Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija (3-4 hours bus travel from Manila).   They braved the market and put up branches in first, neighboring Pangasinan and Tarlac, and then  in Project 8 in Quezon City. They opened another branch in Anonas, also in Quezon City last January 2016 and are set to introduce another one in Valenzuela City this March 2016. The one we visited at Congressional Avenue in Project 8 is Caffe La Tea’s central Manila branch.

Other rice meals are equally sumptuous and satisfying.

Pinoy Sinigang at P89.00
Bicol Express at P89.00

Grilled Liempo & Salted Egg at P109.00

For those who prefer to have pasta than rice, the cafe also offers pasta dishes from the kid’s favorite Pomodoro & Meatballs to most moms’ favorite Tuna Pasta (tuna chunks + mushrooms + cream sauce) or Pasta Espanola (Spanish sardines + chili olive oil). For health buffs, they may opt to order Gambas & Mushroom (shrimp + mushroom + slightly spicy olive oil) or Hungarian Sausage & Pesto (sliced sausage + pesto + olive oil). All pasta dishes range from P149.00 to P159.00 per serving. Servings are good for one person only though a group of three could share and sample each dish should they opt to; they just need to buy  a plate or two of other pasta.

Gambas & Mushroom (shrimps + mushrooms + lightly spicy olive oil at P159.00
Creamy Chicken Pesto (chicken chunks +creamy pesto) at P159.00

Wildmushroom & Truffle Oil (mushroom + truffle cream sauce) at P159.00.
Creamy Longga Pasta (Cabsy longganisa + cream sauce) at P159.00

To truly excite one’s appetite, this cafe also serves tempting appetizers.  My favorites are the Chiz Buco, Crispy Baked Wings, Chili Bombs, and Mozza Lava Sticks.  These tasty bites are perfect to start any meal as customers wait for their rice meals or pasta.  Each finger food has an equally flavorful dip as well.

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Chili Bombs (green chili + ham + cheese) at P129.00

 

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Mozza Lava Sticks ( mozzarella + pomodoro) at P129.00

 

Crispy Baked Wings ( chili-chili or barbeque) at P169.00
Chiz Buco

Caffe La Tea has cupcakes, too, the perfect company for those milk tea and coffee. Cupcakes range from p49.00 to P59.00 a piece.  The cafe’s bestseller is the bannoffee at P59.00. 

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Sweets are your coffee or tea’s perfect company.

Dulce de Leche (brazo de mercedes cupcake) at P49.00
Death by Choc-La-Tea (choco lava filled) at P59.00
Oreo Cheesecake (oreo + creese cheese) at P59.00

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N.Y. Cheesecake ( stohbewee or boohberry) at P59.00

I bought two boxes of cupcakes (choice between four and six cupcakes in each box) for my boys and for my mom and I as well , and in a blink of an eye, the little cakes were all gone just like that.   Life can sometimes be unfair.

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This little boy enjoys his Booberry cupcake.

But what makes Caffe La Tea stands out among other cafes are the drinks it serves.  This charming diner offers a wide variety of drinks from iced tea to fruit teas, milk tea to smoothies, signature teas to hot coffee and tea.  A customer may even order a fruit tea, for example, the way he wants it to be.  He can choose his black tea to have strawberry or passionfruit, kiwi, lemon, blueberry, mangga, and green apple among others! They also serve sodas and beers to those who would like to chill a little over some crispy baked wings or chili bombs.

Quite fascinating is the price of the drinks.  In some cafes, a cup of frappe or coffee may cost one around P120.00 to P180.00.  In Caffe La Tea, one may enjoy almost the same quality of these drinks but at a lesser amount.   Its Milk Tea Smoothies, for instance, are priced at P99.00 for a grande size and P119.00 for venti.


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We stayed at Caffe La Tea for about two hours and a half.  I have noticed that the foot traffic is quick impressive.  Customers come and go with satisfied smile on their lips. Most diners come in pair, either wanting to have a decent late lunch or some quality time together.  Other customers are obviously there to hang out, people watch, and meet friends.

I plan to bring my family at Caffe La Tea one Sunday lunch.  I guess it would not hurt our budget as Caffe La Tea is one of the few establishments I have tried that serves quality food at an affordable price.  As what my mother would often say,  “the great value for quality food is what keeps customers coming back for more.”

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CAFFE LA TEA
Address: 16 Congressional Avenue, Project 8, Quezon City                                                                 Phone:  02 5877275                                                                                                                               Hours: 10am to 12mn

So see you again, Caffe La Tea!

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  1. mysliceofcake says

    February 27, 2016 at 9:52 am

    Wow…makes my mouth water. You should bring me there one of these days! The banoffee pie tasted great btw. Not too sweet and they sure don’t scrimp on the bananas.:)

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    • msbolin says

      February 28, 2016 at 11:00 am

      Haven’t tasted the bannoffee but they say it’s Masarap daw. We ate there pala yesterday after our Marikina family reunion. O diba, kagagaling Lang namin sa eating then we rate again. Dumaan Kami sa commonwealth, would want to call you sana so you join us Kaso it’s 830pm Na Baka nagpapahinga Ka Na.

      Reply
  2. gilian says

    March 9, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    Food looks really good! =) I like the unique lumpia. I might do that. =)

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    • msbolin says

      March 9, 2016 at 6:17 pm

      I bet you can do that. Ive been reading your posts and most of your food creations look yummy.

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      • gilian says

        March 9, 2016 at 11:34 pm

        thank u. =)

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  3. Anna Trogo says

    March 10, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    All the happy cafes are in the north! I should really head to QC area one day just to drink coffee and have good food. I love fried lumpiang toge but cannot imagine buko strips??

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    • msbolin says

      March 10, 2016 at 6:53 pm

      Yes, buko strips. And they are delicious. You should really try them. Ihihih.

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  4. ninasogue says

    March 11, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    Ah, everything looks so good! All of the good things are in the North. I should really go there some time 🙂

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    • msbolin says

      March 11, 2016 at 2:08 pm

      🙂 haha, yes, almost everything looks and tastes good.

      Reply
  5. Maan Laxa says

    March 11, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    That Chiz Buco sounds delicious! And I can’t say no to a wonderful plate of dinuguan. Yum!

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    • msbolin says

      March 13, 2016 at 1:11 pm

      The dinuguan is love. And yes, Chiz bUco doesn’t only sound delicious, it is intriguingly delicious. 🙂

      Reply
  6. MomsterTeacher says

    March 12, 2016 at 7:39 pm

    I’ve just had dinner but now I wanna eat again!!!

    MomsterTeacher

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    • msbolin says

      March 13, 2016 at 12:09 pm

      Hihi. I often feel the same when I happen to read food post, too.

      Reply
  7. Nostalgic Momma says

    March 12, 2016 at 10:05 pm

    Oh my! It’s in QC once again. The perks of living up north! Hihi. Too bad i’m located in south. The cafe looks nice pa naman. 🙂

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    • msbolin says

      March 13, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      Unfortunately, they don’t have pa branches in the south. Hopefully soon. But you have lifestyle centers and malls we from the north do not have.

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  8. mommykach says

    March 14, 2016 at 2:34 am

    Wow, their menu pretty much covers everything — and I’m super curious with how buko strips taste with ham and cheese. Looks yummy <3

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    • msbolin says

      March 14, 2016 at 10:25 am

      Yes, almost everything from appetizer to rice meals, pasta and even cakes and milk tea. Coffee, too. 🙂

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  9. rollcoastermom says

    March 15, 2016 at 2:32 pm

    This cafe looks promising. It looks like such a comfortable place to dine and at the same time the prices are affordable too. It’s just too bad it’s so far from us!

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    • msbolin says

      March 16, 2016 at 9:07 am

      They are expanding and hopefully they will have new branches near yours. They opened two branches ata this quarter Lang so no doubt there will be Caffe La Teas in different places soon.

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  10. Mommy Queenelizabeth says

    March 15, 2016 at 10:25 pm

    Their food are all appetizing! Im drooling over those cupcakes!

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    • msbolin says

      March 16, 2016 at 9:02 am

      Caffe la tea’s cupcakes are all good same with appetizers and rice meals. When you drop by QC, try this cafe.

      Reply
  11. Ayi says

    March 20, 2016 at 11:23 pm

    I passed by this one time and I’m planning to visit it out soon, Thanks for giving us a glimpse 🙂

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    • msbolin says

      March 21, 2016 at 12:55 pm

      🙂 have a meaningful Holy Week.

      Reply

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