Cafe Via Mare

Rheza Sistiadi

3.0

Cafe Via Mare is recommended for those who are looking for a place that offers hearty meals or simply favor Filipino classic food.  Their menu specializes in the traditional Filipino food, consisting of tuyo, vigan longganisa, sinigang na hipon, inasal na manok, tilapya, palitaw, etc. Overall, the food is satisfactory but we don't feel like eating here frequently, probably because it only caters the traditional.

Depari Sofi

4.0

Ordered their Beef Salpicado which had rice and vegetable lumpia on the side and oysters rockefeller. It was already 2pm so there weren't much people in the resto but I found the serving time quite long and the waiter did not inform me how long I should wait. The food though was good, beef was spicy and garlicky and not tough to chew and tender, the oysters were huge and the toppings were generous. It was not hard to get the waiters' attention so all in all, I had a good experience and would definitely come back.

Rıdvan

4.0

A most familiar special spot in Greenbelt 1 since my university years! Cafe Via Mare is synonymous to authentic puto bungbong and bibingka - both hatd-to-find #kakanin - that are made readily available every time and as early as 9am even while the rest of the mall is hours away from opening. From the Tokwa't Baboy to whet your appetite to any of their delicious Filipino entrée and top it off with their Shooters (a wholesome version of shots, panghimagas style), Via Mare never fails to conjure hearth and home. The Attentive staff and the simplicity of the restaurant's feel offer a most needed quiet in the middle of the Makati Commercial District. Their #PorkHumba, #AdobongPusit, #KareKare, Puto Bungbong, Bibingka and other signature items are ready to be taken home at their #ViaMareExpress counter.

Nabila Maharati

1.0

I came to this outlet hoping to have nice Filipino meal but I have lost my patience with the waitstaff who literally made me wait! All the attention I received was when they served me a glass of water, that was it! When I asked to speak to the manager - there was none, only the Captain was the highest in rank and came out only when a complaint was being made. Single diners beware of this place! Sad fact is, it was not busy. Very disappointing and will not come to this place anymore!

Fanshuri Ardhani

4.0

Delicious Bibingka at Cafe Via MareAllow me to say that they have by far the best-tasting Bibingka being offered commercially. Of course, I would still go for bibingka cooked the tradional way with red salted eggs and margarine. Commercial bibingka, because replicated en masse, loses its authenticity in the process. It's usually just a mass of tasteless, tough dough with some slivers of salted eggs.However, Via Mare's is different. I particularly like its version with Laguna Cheese and Salted eggs. The batter is delicately sweet spiked by the saltiness of the white cheese and duck eggs. It has the right softness, making it pleasant to chew. Some people might find the price at P130 a bit hard to justify but, for me, the quality more than makes up for it.

Carla Perez Santos

4.0

I love going to Via Mare when I crave for comfort food, because that is exactly what you get when you dine in Via Mare.From their pancit luglog, dinuguan at puto, chicken arrozcaldo, bibingka and puto bumbong, every bite feels like home.The good part about their food is the consistency in taste. Whether the last time you ate there was a year ago, when you come back, the taste is as good as it was when you first ate there. And it wouldn't matter whether you go to their branch in Greenbelt, Powerplant Mall or even in St Lukes Hospital in BGC, you get the same great tasting comfort food.

Shn Serrano

3.0

It was my first time to try Via Mare so I didn’t really have any expectations. I ordered monggo soup, inihaw na liempo, and pinalutong na tilapia. I expected the monggo soup to be much richer and thicker. The soup tasted bland, perhaps too much water was added. The liempo was not bad but not special enough for me to order it again. The tilapia, on the other hand, was really good -- I could finish one all by myself!

Zeta Gernando

4.0

Comfort food at its best. Their palitaw never fails to make me go yummmmm. Arroz caldo goto is a great afternoon snack. Bibingka the best. Puto bumbong homey. Been a Via Mare advocate for years. Consistent food quality, well trained staff and just makes you feel like your neighborhood carinderia comfortable yet classy.

Depari Sofi

4.0

This is the ideal place for your merienda cena when you go around the mall. The usual kakanins like puto bumbong and bibingka that we ordered complimented a productive meeting that we had yesterday afternoon.  The mais con hielo and halo halo is such a delight as well to wash off and cool down a humid afternoon yesterday.

Danica Del Valle

3.0

My first experience with filipino food that wasn't either Jollibee or Max's of Manila was here at Cafe Via Mare. I went here for breakfast with a group of 4 and the food was good. Maybe not the best I've eaten since I've been here but decent. I had the tuyo fried rice, crispy adobo flakes, and Sago Gulamat. I'd actually would come back here for the Adobo flakes, they were surprisingly good. The Sago Gulamat wasn't at all, it tasted like imitation banana flavoring. And the tuyo fried rice was decent. I do wish there were more fish in the rice. Service is slow in the morning. It took half an hour to get breakfast. All in all, I know I wouldn't come back on my own volition but I would if others insist.