Barako Haus

Laoshi Wang Kwang Ming

4.0

Great place for a study out. The place has a very filipino aesthetic which is a breath of fresh air from all those american and korean coffee shops. The best thing about this place are the staff. They're veeeery polite and helpful. The coffee was good too. I ordered their Arabica Americano for 75 pesos (Coffee under a hundred pesos, can you believe it!). I particularly liked that they had melted sugar served in a little mug you can pour. Order the maharlika if you want free refills (only 85 pesos). Finally a coffee place that I can afford going back again and again! The place isn't crowded too despite being awarded one of cebu' best establishments. The only downside I can point out is its location. A lot of cars and people pass by there and it can get noisy if you choose to go to their outside tables. They keep the door to their outside seating locked most of the time for security purposes. In my case, if I did want to go outside (which is often) they gladly unlocked the door for me and kept a look out on me. If you do go home at night and you commute like I do just be careful. Overall it deserves the good reviews on here. I'll be visiting again soon.

Shayna Rae Cortez

4.0

I love their tocino and egg all-day breakfast meal and their regular brewed coffee. The tuna sandwich is good too, crusty and with creamy tuna filling with chips on the side. It's not the best out there but it's okay for the price. What I really love about this cafe is the homey feel and it's intriguing black and white frames of normal and ethnic Filipino scenes. This place is popular with some med students so it might not be the best place to relax though it will be a great venue for loud chats. The toilet is always clean and I love that they use the coffee beans as deodorizer.