The Chocolate Kiss Cafe

Rosel Bosi

4.0

I would say that the restaurant meets my average satisfaction rating, if there would be a 3.5 rating here in website that would probably be my rating for the restaurant. The ambiance is okay you can literally feel the UP vibe as there are so many students dining in the restaurant and also the ventilation of the restaurant is good since there's a lot of windows and the view outside is just perfect. When it comes with the food, I am impressed with the generous amount of serving on each dish. The hickory spareribs is delicious it has a rich savory taste. The bistek is also great it has the original filipino taste of bistek. Their brewed coffee is also one of the best I've ever tasted, strong and acceptable. What I didn't like here though is their serving time and the quesadilla we ordered tasted like it's already spoiled plus there's a single strand of hair in the chicken penne but I enjoyed its taste before I discovered the hair. Looking forward to visit this resto again soon and try their pastries. Maybe that would boost up the rating I gave them.

Ann Yamanaka

4.0

Another nostalgia food trip in the old campus. Great place for exchanging ideas while enjoying good food. Pleased with the salisbury steak serving that I think would go well whether you chose rice or mashed potatoes to go with it. The rest of our group also ordered other dishes which I would like go back to try again. Tempted to order some more but had to restrain myself. Looking forward to other bestsellers on the list.

Andrea Aranas

3.0

I first went to the UP Town Center branch and their Bistek Tagalog was perfect: it was tender and it had the right amount of calamansi and soy sauce (it's a Filipino dish that not many Filipinos can do right, myself included, and so I got attached when The Chocolate Kiss's version turned out to be really great). When I found out that that branch closed but there was another at UP Diliman, I got excited only to be disappointed at the lackluster execution of the dishes that the UP Town branch did well.  (The UP Diliman branch doesn't cook tender meat at all!) I think the kahlua butter cake is the best dessert they have, with the dayap chiffon cake coming in second.

Altayatay

3.0

Despite the resto being a fixture in many an Isko or Iska’s memories of college days in the UP Diliman campus, I have, ironically, only eaten at The Chocolate Kiss Cafe twice in my life, and both times took place years after I graduated.  This is probably because my student allowance can not accommodate a meal at the poshest (at the time) restaurant in the campus.

Charlene Delacruz (Chirurine)

5.0

My grandfather used to bring us here all the time and everytime we went, we are not disappointed with their food, it is always freshly made and they have big servings that will satisfy you.

Mylescanete00

4.0

Nung college pa ako, lagi ako nagpupunta dito pag may extrang pera after ng enrollment. Ang lagi kong order then was yung lumpiang sariwa at iced tea.I went last month back after a long time!! Nakakamiss! Masarap pa din yung food. Masarap pa din yung iced tea. Masarap pa din yung cakes. Servers were attentive. Cool din na iba iba yung demographics ng kumakain na kasabay namin nung time na yun. May mga senior citizens na kakatapos lang magjogging. May family. May business meeting. May group of friends.Usual order ko ngayon: longganisa or bangus.. plus iced tea.

Rolando Bernabe

4.0

Very polite staff! We went there on a Sunday night and we had the place just to ourselves! Cakes are good for the sweet tooth! Devil’s chocolate cake melts in your mouth! Dates cake was good! Not recommended for pregnant bec of the sweetness though👶🏻

Elle Swan

4.0

considering that our office is just nearby it’s surprising that we only dined here once, that was for breakfast. We had the filipino favorites which is served with garlic rice , tomatoes or a choice of fried or salted eggs. Beef tapa and Daing na bangus both for 195php each, it’s kinda pricey for the amount of serving and that excludes drinks by the way. There’s nothing special about the food. I rated this a 4 despite of the dining experience because one time I had to buy a cake. preferably a plain white cake since I will put toppers in it. I’ve searched online and found several but their Devil’s food cake (800php) is much bigger and more affordable than the others so I took the risk. I made a reservation the lady I’ve spoked with is just too sweet, took my reservation even without a down payment. she said I can just pay it once I pick it up at the store. The cake redeemed my faith at chocolate kiss cafe. it doesn’t melt easily , the chocolate cake has the right amount of sweetness, and the packaging is really in good quality!

Riska Pramelia Joedo

5.0

What We Had:Chicken Kiev, Spareribs, Dayap Cake, Bottomless Iced TeaWhat I Love:The big serving of both the chicken kiev and the spareribs. I specially like the herb and creamy filling of the chicken kiev. I also like the tenderness of the spareribs.Love their dayap cake as always. Just enough sweetness and blend of the dayap flavor. Finally, the meal is never complete without their bottomless iced tea, I love how they serve it unsweetened and leave it to you to flavor it with the syrup and fresh calamansi ☺️ Edit as of 22 July 2019:What we had:Salisbury steakChicken KievMolo SoupWhat we liked:Chockiss is timeliness. Outside the cakes and pastries, their main courses tastes so well too, the Chicken Kiev (my staple) and the Salisbury Steak never disappoints.

ALex

4.0

Ah, THE restaurant of my uni days. Come to the Bahay ng Alumni branch, second floor. Anywhere else will be off (sorry, haha). Will try to cram fourteen years of love into one review.First, order their bottomless iced tea. The little jug they give you is the sweetener, NOT the refill (as one unfortunate friend discovered our first time there). The tea is brewed black tea and the sweetener tastes like it has some citrus and honey apart from the sugar (they have refused to tell me the exact contents despite years of begging).Then get Chicken Kiev with mashed potatoes, extra gravy. If you're carb-loading, get an extra side of rice. Eat the Chicken Kiev and don't think about how many burpees will be needed to burn it off. (Do not eat this if you're coming off a cleansing diet. Do not eat here at all if you're coming off a cleansing diet. You will throw up your money.)Then get dessert. Standards are the Devil's Food Cake and Carrot Cake, but my ultimate fave is the Prune Cake, which they stopped serving slices of almost a decade ago. It's the reason this review is only four stars. #BringBackPruneCakeSlices