Holly's Coffee

Astrid Tatyana Astridtatyana@gmail.com

5.0

The name of the place may connote caffeine but don't leave from your visit to Hollys (it really doesn't have an apostrophe between the Y and S, as I've seen in their branches around Seoul) without trying their SNOW ICE.CHOCO SNOWI first got to try a snow ice dessert upon getting a gift voucher from a certain set of purchases inside Southmall's department store. The voucher said I could choose between three flavors so I got the Choco Snow to be safe. OMG after one spoonful, I just had to declare that this is now on my list of favorite chocolate desserts!! I couldn't get over the mix of finely shaved chocolate ice, chocolate gelato, Oreo chunks, cornflakes & dark chocolate fudge. Was it too sweet, you may ask. It wasn't. It was awesome. ?MANGO CHEESECAKE MILK SNOWMy second try (and eternal order during succeeding visits) is this variant. It has fresh & ripe mango chunks, New York cheesecake slices made w/ 65% cream cheese, mango ice cream, almond slivers, crushed pistachio, and of course, milk snowflake shaved ice. It is a rarity to have dessert in Manila w/ cheesecake as a secondary ingredient, and realizing that the maker didn't skimp on its quality (my experience with other establishments were of desserts with cheesecake made with more gelatin & cream and a just hint of cream cheese BLECH). In fact, all the ingredients I enumerated were so generously spread, making me & the ones I shared this dessert with feel like kings & queens. ?Bonus Variant to Try:INJULMI MILK SNOW (yummy but will have an acquired taste)This is made up of soya bean powder (tastes like polvoron on halo-halo!), injulmi rice cake chunks, almond slivers, cashew and milk snowflake shaved ice.

Andika Hakim

3.0

I spent a couple of hours here while I waited for Jurassic World's showing last week and as usual, I was with my eternal partner-in-crime, the husband. Upon entry, we were welcomed by the rich aroma of coffee, which was such a delight that I practically skipped my way to the counter. The place itself was very nice; it had a lot of seats available, mostly cushioned, adding more comfort to your stay.We ordered a regular-sized Belgian Choco Chip Hollycinno (P155) and a grande Mocha Hollycinno (P165), with their Tuna Croissant Sandwich (P160) on the side. I wanted to try out their pasta, but the cashier said they only have pastries to go with their drinks. This really surprised me as I thought all Hollys Coffee branches serve pasta (as seen in the menu posted) - apparently not. :PAnyway, the drinks were good, but they didn't really have that kick I was looking for. As for the sandwich, it wasn't anything special. Frankly, it didn't taste any different than the sandwiches sold at 7-Eleven, so in that regard, I feel that its price is quite steep given the quality presented. To sum up everything, Hollys Coffee is a nice place to hang out and unwind, but I wouldn't expect too much on their food. They're okay, at most.

Chastine Manalo

3.0

The coffee was too ordinary. Nothing worth remembering. The staff were kind. Also, the guard would help around with the cleaning of the tables and getting chairs for people.