Kopi Bake - El Nido

We’re dreading to a nice coffee in our 2 of 7 days stay in El Nido. Found this cafe from the Google and you tube influencers review. It was really a great coffee experience way better than Starbucks and Costa coffee that I’m always a go to coffee shop in the UK. The panini is a must try for it’s unique taste. Though the signage is not so visible but if you intentionally look for it you will find them, there is not much to choose for breakfast but the staff allow us to buy Pandesal to a nearby bakery shop and bring over to get a coffee. Pandesal is a local favourite breakfast bread that comes with malonggay flavour, it is a perfect combo with a coffee.

Edit: this review is for the place directly right of Kobi, can't tell if they are associated or not as I see no sign but this is where you can get a sandwich. Really nice vegetarian sandwich. Maybe a little pricey for the simpleness of the ingredients and for the Philippines but still good price compared to Western prices. Freshly made to order. Toasted.

2 5: A cafe that lacks essentials. Probably the first cafe I’ve been to without a bathroom! Very inconvenient, especially since caffeine in coffee tea makes your body want to pee more. AND, no wifi. This is ridiculous to me, frankly speaking. Even the dingiest cafes in Laos at least offer some kind of wifi connection. Aircon was lacking as well. I came in to cool down from the heat outside, only to find out this is not the place to cool down and relax. However, the tea that I had itself was good, and so was the cake. However, I came on a late afternoon, and already so many choices of tea and snacks were out-of-stock. A bit surprising. In the picture attached, you’re looking at my 2nd and 3rd choices for menu items : So basically, imagine a good cafe. Now, imagine that cafe without two essentials that you’d EXPECT from a decent cafe. How could you rate that kind of place any higher than 2 5? Overall, okay if you’re looking for ONLY coffee and snacks. If you desire anything more, look elsewhere.

Rather average coffee (capucchino). The place is super congested with lots of tables. It was very busy with people too -lots of conversations overheard. Not a coffee experience that's going to be remembered.

Poor and expensive cappuccino and mismanagement of the establishment. We were on El Nido for a week and 3 times we went to drink cappuccino in coffee. The price is high not only on cappuccino but also on other things and the quality is low. Instead of cappuccino they make us coffee with milk (which is very different) and the room temperature was always extremely hot. The last time I couldn't stand it and asked politely to increase the air conditioner I was told that the remote control was in the owners and they did not give to anyone. Instead of sitting down and drinking coffee or cappuccino at a nice temperature, you fry like shrimp in fat. We do not recommend the place in any case.