Cara Mia Cakes & Gelato

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5.0

Inadvertently, I was going Italian that day. 🇮🇹 😁After the website FMU at Motorino Pizzeria Napoletana inside Estancia Mall, I was craving for some more sweets plus coffee. Despite having tried and enjoyed a couple of Motorino's desserts, they were not still enough for me.With some more time to kill, I headed straight to Cara Mia, which also happened to be located on the same floor as Motorino.That's but my habit almost every after eat-up (although this was my first website FMU, I have been to other numerous eat-ups) -- having a cup of coffee plus sweets.Choosing was made incredibly difficult as there were lots of gelato varieties to choose from. The display of cakes as well as the gelato at the counter were quite an eye candy.I just wanted a couple of gelato scoops (₱180 for two scoops). After some prolonged decision-making, I settled for Mint Chocolate and Turtle Pie. For the beverage, I chose a cup of cappuccino.They were both good! They were not too sweet, and I liked that. The Turtle Pie was all dark chocolate goodness while the Mint Chocolate instantly reminded me of Christmas (mint candy canes, or the peppermint mocha), which is exactly coming 'round the corner right now.The cappuccino had the right ratio of foam and the coffee itself. It was the typical cappuccino and it was good.Cara Mia is a stall, but a big one. It offers an ample number of seating, and I was at one of those comfy seats during the time I stayed there.

Uly Catalan

4.0

I remember Caramia was located inside Amici restaurants to cater the dessert needs of their guests. We would usually order gelato whenever we dined in Amici and I am pleased that their gelato still has the same good quality. I think it is one of the best choices since the prices are relatively reasonable.

Paola Pascua

3.0

With so much ice cream shops, I personally like most of their creations. On this trip I was able to try 5. Among those, Ferrero was my favorite. Ferrero had a very close resemblance to the popular chocolate. It would have been better though if it had more texture. Nuts, chocolate pieces, etc. I also enjoyed their Cookie Dough which my sister had. It's her default choice ever since. I get why.

Theseus Theia

4.0

Gelato & Lemon Bars!With the humidity  weighing everything down, it was time for a pick-me-up! Showing my best friend around Capital Commons, while pillow hunting, it felt almost like an obligation to at least have 1 scoop of delicious gelato!Kiosk: Clean and appealing, with enough tables and chairs to host at least a dozen customers.Flavors: Stupendous! Tempting and incredibly difficult to choose from!Order: Blackforrest which had real sour cherries!!!Caramel BaileysCaramel Caramel?ToffeeWaterLemon Bars (a MUST BUY!!!)Staff: Considering our weak-kneed nature when it comes to gelato, I must give them KUDOS for putting up with our questions and sample requests! I've never bought Lemon Bars from Caramia. We usually just buy their cakes for celebrations. But man-oh-man I've been missing out! The Lemon Bars are positively ambrosial! Gooey, with just a light dusting of powdered sugar, a light buttery crispy crumb crust - and tangy yet sweet, lemon layer.Tip: If you occupy the table by the escalator and face the kiosk, you'll be able to enjoy the hanging art and skylight while indulging.

Doni Andrian

3.0

I ordered two flavors from this Caramia stall. I got a scoop of their chocolate sans rival and salted caramel ice cream flavors.The chocolate sans rival was exciting. It had a base of chocolate ice cream, and the scoop I got had a generous helping of sans rival bits and cashews. Not as insanely sweet as I expected it to be, but it was definitely a treat to eat.I preferred the salted caramel ice cream over the colore sans rival. Unlike the other flavor, this one was a lot smoother since it didn't have any mix-ins. I definitely tasted the contrast of the sweetness of the caramels and the slight saltiness of the salt in the ice cream's formulation. Again, it wasn't as sweet as I thought it would be.

Elsa Naomy

2.0

Bought salted honey whl cake and tofee almn ice cream yesterday at Estancia Mall.  Two staffmembers were very cordial and friendly,  offered suggestions on how to preserve freshness of cake and ice cream since it will be consumed at a later hour -  crunch was wrapped separately, suggested to be spread later on, greeting plate (separately priced)  was placed on top of the cake   At home, photo ops were done, guests were served food and now time to serve the ever favorite cake (as termed by by celebrant-niece).  I was very disappointed to see the amount of icing after cutting the cake - looks like about 1-1/2 inches of white soft icing - almost 1/3 of the whole cake -  we have to scrape the top of the cake since normally people would just want to taste the delicious cake -  we were deprived of the delicious taste of the cake since after scraping the top of the cake there's not much left of the cake -  personal observation was that with the pieces of crunch to go with the cake, there's enough sweet/sugar for everybody. Intentionally skip attaching photo of the scraped white icing - looks messy.  I hope this review will be treated as a constructive one to improve your product.  Best regards.

Nikki Blanco

4.0

It was so hard to choose what flavor should I get. Good thing you can have a free taste so you have an idea what to get. I got Tiramisu and Coffee flavored gelato. I have no words tho. But the only thing I didn’t like is it quickly melts.

Jessica Christy/Caramelle On Top

4.0

Giving Cara Mia a high rating because one, I love gelato. Two, their Chocolate Therapy really made me happy with its chunky texture and rich flavor. Three, my favorite flavor pistachio is still as good. I hope they could make it a bit less pricey so I could give it a 5!

Sherry8lossoms

4.0

Good sweets and ice cream place. They cool flavors for ice cream and cakes. Price points are on the high end. Wish they would have simple ice cream classic flavors too

Husnul Chotimah

3.0

Pretty ice cream cake from caramia! Sweet and sour berry gelato on the inside on top of a soft sponge cake - a great dessert for a kids birthday party! Unfortunately, the red sponge tasted weird.