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Wildflour Cafe + Bakery: Cronuts!!! :D

So everybody is craving for the so called “cronuts or croughnuts” that even popular personalities are constantly posting pictures and tweets about this new food crave. In lieu with this I then decided to a bite of this new food crave last week at Wildflour Café + Bakery at The Podium, Mandaluyong.

Ok, I know that this product is so in demand that I went to the shop early (approximately 30 minutes from the store opening) and to my surprise they had the entire first batch sold. So they advised me to return at the store by 1PM for another set of freshly baked cronuts… and so I did return at 12:30 PM thinking that I have to be there early or else I will not be able to have the cronuts ~~(again)~~. At 12:30 PM they already have a couple of individuals in line waiting for the cronuts. So I did fall in line joining the others.

I had a random conversation with the individuals falling in front and behind me. Apparently, the one in front of me was a regular costumer already. She told me that I should try Chocolate and Vanilla flavor but the best flavor according to her was the Dulce de Leche however it was pricier. I, as well as the one behind me, were first timers so we were somehow curious about this product. He then asked what’s the difference between a cronut and a regular doughnut. She (the one in front of us) then replied that she does not know also but we have to try it. It was way more delectable daw.

Vanilla Cronuts at Wildflour Cafe + Bakery (Php 120)

So, being naïve as I am, I believe her and tried the dulce de leche (photo below) and vanilla (photo above) cronuts. I think the one behind me also bought the same products. :)

Dulce de Leche Cronut at Wildflour Cafe + Bakery (Php 150)

Both of them were superb. They have this unique taste that you will definitely make you smile after taking the first bite. It will even make you crave for more. However, I am not much of a sweet tooth (and dulce de leche is sooo sweet) so I almost consumed most of their water. One cronut for me is enough but then since I wanted to try both flavors I ate half of each and bring home the other half and shared it with my mom and sister. Both of them liked it so much. So, if given a chance to go back to Mandaluyong again I will visit and buy cronuts from Wildflour again. :)

Random Notes:

Cronuts in Wildflour are sold with limits of 3 cronuts/costumers
It is gone in no time so be sure to fall in line earlier than the stated time of product release
Wildflour Café + Bakery also sell other products like muffins and crookies (croissant and cookies) which are also delicious and tummy filling

I haven’t tried cronuts from other stores so I cannot compare and comment as to whether what I had were the most delicious. But, what I can say is that the cronuts that I have tasted were so finely made that I believe other stores will have a hard time beating my baseline. :)

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Kanto Freestyle Breakfast

I used to believe that no matter how costly a food maybe as long as its taste qualifies for its price I’ll go for it. However, Kanto Freestyle Breakfast proved that there are still gourmet foods that will satisfy your taste buds yet not be that costly.

OVERVIEW:

Kanto Freestyle Breakfast is situated at 549 San Joaquin St., Barangay Plainview, Mandaluyong City. It is approximately 20 to 30 minutes from the MRT Boni Station depending on the traffic flow.

It is a karinderya (~~yes, with the flies~~) that is situated at the side of the street. Their parking place was the street itself and there’s not much tables and chairs. Is the area easy to find? No! You can definitely miss it. I was actually lost the first time that I went to the area. I even asked for directions on the market area near the place and they do not know where Kanto Freestyle Breakfast is ~~(in spite of it being televised and publicly advertised)~~. So, if you will be going to their place - when you reach San Joaquin Street, the karinderya was opposite the street where you find the South Star Drug and Tapsilogan. This is how their place looks like.

SERVICE:

Oh well, I arrived at their area for lunch and there are a lot of costumers during that time so they run out of garlic rice and they warned me before ordering that the food will take about 30 – 40 minutes to be served. And alas, it took them 40 minutes. Before I went to their place I was forewarned about their slow service so it did not bother me that much. On the positive note, the servers were nice. They try to attend to your needs even though there are a lot of costumers so kudos to them. ~~(insert smiley here)~~

FOODIES:

Blueberry pancake (Php 90)

Originally, what they serve is mixed berry, berry pancake but since the server informed me that it was a mixture of strawberry and blueberry ~~(and I don’t eat strawberries)~~ I asked them if I can modify my order and they gladly adapt.

So, my blueberry pancake was first served and all I can say is that it is truly better that iHOP. The presentation of the food was nice. Furthermore, I was expecting that they will lessen the toppings of my pancake since it was originally a mixture of strawberry and blueberry but no, they put a lot of blueberries on the pancake and their pancakes were so fluffy. They served 3 pancakes for every order and that is definitely tummy filling.

Since I am taking my time while eating my pancakes I sort of played with it and it’s toppings. Happy pancakes for a happy foodie.

Batangas Beef Tapa (Php 90)

Next served was my Batangas Beef Tapa. I have ordered this because I thought that I will not be satisfied with the pancake alone ~~(since most of the pancakes that were served in restaurants/karinderya were air filled)~~. I had a hard time eating this for I have a full tummy. But, it was so delicious and again the food was too much for its cost. I do enjoyed eating it very much.

Feeling hungry now? They serve breakfast for 24 hours so if you happen to be near the area I do recommend that you try eating there. Their products are definitely not overrated. You’ll definitely have no regrets.

Photo credits: FotoRus, InstaMag

KANTO FREESTYLE BREAKFAST
Mandaluyong Branch: 549 San Joaquin Street, Barangay Plainview, Mandaluyong City
Marikina Branch: 6 Aquillina St. Cor Col Divino Sto. Niño, MarikinaCity
Contact Number: 4002268
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/kantofreestylebreakfast

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