It was not easy: Shakeshack was lure'ing me... But I was withstanding my cravings and went to the more café'like environment.
My order:
Double espresso
Aged cheddar and apple sandwich
Chocolate-brownie
The sandwich
Hm... cheesy. The cheddar was great (even if I am not so sure to call it vintage), the apples were a bit refreshing on the palate... were not pronounced but still worked great with the cheese. There were also cranberries,which worked well with their sweet tartness (huh), in favor to the whole composition. Overall a great sandwich - however it falls a bit behind if you are considering the price (and that it is prepacked).
The espresso was good. Nice blend I would say- not too strong but strong enough with some great chocolate notes. Unfortunately it was far too cold!
The brownie
It looked just gorgeous! A dense chocolate brownie with a chocolate cream on top with white chocolate nuggets! Well... it was rather disappointing! It was too dense and the chocolate fondant didn't had the typical (dairy) creaminess - tasted more like cheap cake topping. It was just unnatural in your mouth and heavy... No great choco aromas...
Service
The Tagalog issue. Staff was genuine friendly but were talking loudly without a pause in their language (guess which) and while I am ok with casual and occasional chatter, this was clearly too much. Felt like in little Manila. Otherwise wired self service (staff wanted to take the order, but without English menu it was not possible).
Meh or Wow: so-so
Service: 6 (due to their friendliness)
Ambiance: 4 (due to the backyard Manila sound-environment)
F & B: 5.5 (the sandwich would fare a, 7 the coffee an 8, but the brownie a 4)
Wifi: 6 (complimentary and they gave me two 1hour tickets, but it was slow)
Verdict: American café style with filipino flavor...
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