Marbel Food Review

10/06/2026

22/05/2026

📍UMBERSEED COFFEE Tupi, South Cotabato

3rd time's the charm. I think we tried to visit the place for twice already but na-timing pirme closed sila. And finally for the 3rd time nakatry gid man. This little cafe along the national highway of Tupi feels like it doesn't want to be found. It's giving iykyk vibes with their inconspicuous black signage and tiny bench outside. Inside, it's literally small yet it felt huge: an active roasting machine right at the entrance and a shelf of thriving Monsteras, Pothos, etc. A pc setup right beside it, which I think is for automating the roasting process. Tuod ila plants di pareho sa iban luhhh shade. It's full of quirks but never pretentious ❤️ love2 the kuring sa shelf randomly gatago and frolicking with the plants.

Anyway, I already ran out of beans so need to restock and as a roaster may baligya sila. I got their 250g single-origin medium dark Matutum robusta beans for Php350. That's around 18 cups of coffee na no . Robusta enjoyer na po tayo coz pamahal na nang pamahal ang arabica and mas functional tbh pampagising ang robusta. And Region 12 has very decent robusta so mas accessible na siya sa aton. Daming sinabe. Natry ko na ang beans sa balay. Sa biyahe pa lang hamot-hamot na ang pack of coffee. Aroma is strong, inviting, and tastes with fresh dark chocolate hints which others literally call... Pait 😭 pero guys tbh may ara gid man abi other flavors ang kape 😭 .

They also have wide choices of matcha drinks but picked the usual latte (suggestion ni ma'am barista). Their matcha has subtle bitterness and deep umami tho I would've have preferred less sweetener so it's a 4.5/5. Pero it's definitely a 5 next time kung pabawasan ko ang syrup hehe. Kanya-kanyang panlasa lang naman yarn.

My only frustration about this cafe is hindi sila located sa Marbel. Yun lang. Tupi has a gem to keep. Diri na ko mangape/matcha every time magbiyahe pa-Gensan.

Ma'am barista was so enthusiastic to share some quick honest takes about coffee and considerate enough to provide large ice cubes (nga hindi pang tanduay) to maintain the cold drink temp since we were traveling under the extreme el nino sun. ❤️❤️❤️

16/05/2026

LINOOOOG 😭 Amo na hinay-hinay anay kamo kung maggym sa The Block... or kaon na lang kamo sa likod nila kay may pop-up sa open space.

TBH ning siomai nga ni from Bokirit's (nga hindi ma-tag), daw hindi complete ang mga pop-up kung wala sila. Homemade and meaty and ikaw bahala sa garlic and chili sauce. Daw match match lang ni sila sa siomai sa SMRAA kung hapon. Sa sobrahan namon ka fan sini (not a paid ad‼️) natandaan na lang mi sang tindera (shoutout po) kay pirme na kami gabalik sa ila. It's giving weird food combo na aking inadopt pero ok naman siya ipares sa matcha. These are Php 100 for a dozen of siomai and Php 190 for good quality matcha latte from sipsy.popup.

Prepare for aftershocks and remember to duck, cover, and hold.

📍Pop-up at The Block (Likod sang Undeground Gym... nga 2nd floor???)

15/05/2026

Rainy Weather be like...

📍Ambing's

29/04/2026

At least hindi kuring...

19/04/2026

19/04/2026

Best Halo-Halo in Marbel? (NON-BUKO EDITION)

Init-init na gid ang panahon 🥵 so nacurious kami... Diin ba ang paborito na halo-halo place ninyo sa Marbel? Di kasali ang buko-halo kay iba na siya nga tax bracket kag di kasali ang puro kamote ang halo-halo na para bang kamote with ice.

Anyway, namangkot kita kagab-i sa Kaon Ta Marbel group kung diin gid bala ang pinakanamit nga halo-halo sa Marbel... na may leche flan. Damo ang nagcomment pero may repetitive halo-halo specialty shops nga namention, hence the choices. So kung sa imo, diin ang imo pinaka nauyunan? Or basi may iban ka pa na gusto, i-comment lang. Ang mag-answer Chow King kay ipadala sa Strait of Hormuz kag ipabalik ang oil.

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Partially AI generated Image po ang poster ✌️

03/04/2026

B*n*gn*t entry be like. Straight out of Telma's recipe book.
Kamo na bahala sa vowels.

26/02/2026

Random Michellin Guide Philippines Restaurants

📍Palm Grill, QC
📍House of Lechon, Cebu City
📍Pares-Pares, Cebu City
📍Fong Wei Wu, QC

Click the pics for short impressions 🫣

22/02/2026

📍The Old Ironside Coffee - Musuem, Malingap St, Diliman, Quezon City

The largest collection of coffee items I've ever seen 🫣 like 20% of the collection lang siguro ang nasa pics. The owner started collecting in 2020 lang ?! Name a coffee equipment and brand... and they definitely have it here 😭 Even the vintage lever machines are working and well maintained, with a contractor in charge of maintenance. Coffee heaven!