Puzzle Gourmet Store & Café

Yora Dela Torre

4.0

Awesome place to get great food and meet good people.. A bit pricey but it's totally worth it.. Tried their yummy Penne Carbonara and Julius Ceasar's Salad.. And their Apple Cinnamon Waffle was a delight. But it wasn't just the food that makes it amazing, the food servers were also exceptional.. Kudos to the owners of this place for creating a unique way of recognizing the potential of our dear friends with special needs.. *thumbs-upPS-You'll have fun reading their menu, quite witty.. ;)

Jamille David-ricafort

4.0

Just a warning, their cafe is quite hard to find. It is located outside the blue ridge village, we got lost even though we were using waze. 😅 We were instructed to go around the village, good thing that my friend asked the security on the entrance and they permitted us to take a u-turn on the blue ridge gate.Upon parking, kuya guard opened the passenger door and welcomed me to the cafe, I immediately felt nice about the place. The cafe was colorful in the inside, the chairs were decorated with puzzles and the walls has cartoon characters on them. The right side of the café is a mini supermarket, which offers a lot of imported goods on the shelves. Their advocacy for autism awareness is also written all over the place. The reason why I wanted to try this café is I've read in an online article that puzzle café has a different and unique concept. Puzzle Gormet Store and Café does not only serve great food but also plenty of inspiration. The owners of the café, Canoys Family, come up with the idea so that their son, Jose, who was diagnosed with autism, would have something to do and be able to interact with other people. At present, they have 8 employees with the same condition as Jose.Once we were seated, we were given a clipboard and a list of the menu. We enjoyed reading their menu as the dishes were named creatively. One example would be the "parokya ni egg-gar" salad. My order also has a funny name, I had the "I knew you were truffle" pasta for P245. It was a big serving of fasillli pasta on a truffle sauce with chicken and mushroom topped with parmesan cheese. My friend had the shueblig with potato salad for P285, Premium sausage with a side of either their rich potato salad or their irresistable creamy potato. We also had a pitcher of their calamnsi juice which was very refreshing. And for dessert, the tiramisu waffle which was the perfect way to end our meal. 😋Service from all their crews were excellent, from the time we arrived until we left the place. 👍

Ufuk Ünal

4.0

After reading one review, we thought we too would have a hard time finding the place, but we were surprised that we found it fast! Its right before you enter Blue Ridge village, by the road going to C5-Libis and their signage was not hard to miss. Puzzle Gourmet Store and Cafe caters to everyone, from adults to kids and even to differently-abled people. This afternoon, the place was packed with people from the Autism Society of the Philippines. I love how this place promotes awareness, acceptance and inclusion of PWAs in society having to live in dignity and enjoy equal rights and access. I enjoyed being surrounded by them. Ive heard that this place was initially built by a couple for their son who was diagnosed with autism -- cool that they actually opened it to people.Staff were very friendly and accommodating - everyone from the servers to the guard! Food was good too. We had their Grandma's Crisp Tapa Rice - panfried and marinated for a distinct flavorful taste served with egg, side salad and garlic rice. We also had their sweet potato fries which I think was great! The classic waffle can be improved but definitely not bad tasting.While they may have limited boardgames and I havent even seen a puzzle to create or solve (except for one puzzle frame inside the comfort room and puzzle throw pillow cases), this place still gets a high rating for their heart for our differently-abled friends and community. Visit them and be inspired with their advocacy and story!😊