#FoodStarsBreakfastPlaces: Cafe Mabini, A. Mabini, San Juan, Philippines

 When your everyday routine includes bringing kids to school; you know that you’ll be needing quite a few of good breakfast places in your belt.

Priority goes to places that opens at 8 in the mornig; offers coffee; has ample parking and is within the vicinity of San Juan. 

Let’s start the list off with Cafe Mabini. 

This is a 22-seater space with ample parking and internet access.

The best spots are the booths at the back, where the indoor garden adds to the view. Call buttons are also made available on the tables.

Table shot of our first visit. 

Hubby went with their Grilled US Beef Tapa (Php 425) while I got their Beef and Tendon Mami (Php 395). 

This sticky jelly-like beef broth truly hits the spot. All the meat pieces were cooked ‘til tender, making every mouthful a delight. Squeezing in some calamansi & mixing in the chili garlic bring in the sour & spicy notes into the dish. Serving the wanton chips on the side rather than on top of the soup made for a very nice added crunch to the dish. 

At first glance, this plate didn’t look like much; US Tapa on the side, rice & Hubby’s choice of 2 sunny side up eggs with a pesto tomato on top. 

But this is the perfect example of “f*ck presentation, its the flavor that counts!” kind of dish. Trust me and add this now to your order list. The tender beef pieces had the right amounts of sweet & garlic flavors that I’m not ashamed to say that we practically inhaled this dish. Food-Stars Verdict? LOVED this!!

Continuing with our other Cafe Mabini Days…

Table shot of our second visit at Cafe Mabini. 

Hubby still had the US Grilled Tapa while I tried a different dish from the menu.

This is the DTE or Danggit, Tuyo and Espada (Php 345) served with my choice of 2 poached eggs. Authentically Filipino flavors although too salty for my liking. 

Since we loved their Wanton Chips (Php 120), we got a whole order this time. Every order comes with garlic aioli & chili garlic dip; go crazy with both. 

Table shot of our 3rd visit. 

Again making an appearance at our table is the US Beef Tapa. For this time around, I got The Chorizo Hubad (Php 375). This homemade smokey sausage was my least favorite dish among all those that I have tried. 

Food-Stars Verdict? Not a fan.

Food-Stars Tip: Each breakfast order (from 8-10am) comes with a steaming cup of brewed coffee. 

Our Cafe Mabini Favs: US Grilled Beef Tapa and Beef & Tendon Mami.

** I would like to note that for every visit, the serving size for Tapa & Garlic Rice were inconsistent; it literally became lesser & lesser. **

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SERVICE: ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ - Just look for the male servers, the female ones have quite a bit of an attitude.

TASTE: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Get their US Grilled Beef Tapa

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Cafe Mabini

Address: 863 A. Mabini San Juan

Phone numbers: 87779777/ 09171444395

Instagram: @cafemabiniph