Kape Isla supposedly is a local coffee shop with backing or support from the government. REALLY NOW?
Kape Isla is a local coffee shop located in Serendra in Taguig City. This is being supported by the Philippine Coffee Board according to their site.
I think it’s not getting the support it needs.
Me and and a couple of friends went to Kape Isla in Serendra (Taguig) one day to check the coffee shop out. Two of us ordered the “Choknut” (sorry I forgot the exact name as it was some time ago) and one ordered a Cafe Mocha (again I forgot the exact name).
Kape Isla Choknut and Cafe Mocha
I did not get to try the Cafe Mocha as i did not want to exchange fluids with my friend due to the H1N1 scare (luv u japz). But I did get to scrutinize the Choknut.
Choknut
And now the verdict.. IMHO, it could have been better. First of, it lacked the choknut taste some of us loved when we were kids (I still buy Hanny for desert every now and then). Second, it still had ice chips indicating that it was not properly blended. For all of you would be coffee shop owners out there, never go cheap on the blender if your planning on including blended drinks on your menu. It does cost an arm and a leg but you’ll grow those back in no time. The texture using a quality blender is so different from let’s say using a crappy kyowa (sorry) blender.
The last problem with the Choknut deserves it’s own paragraph. There was something wrong with the espresso used. Was it old? Was the technique in extracting the espresso incorrect? I do not know. I only relied on what I saw, and what I saw was the espresso came rushing out of the portafilter as soon as the barista pushed the extract button. Too fast, no crema, not good.
Kape Isla is supposed to be a coffee shop with the backing from the local government, but things are not looking good. IMHO, just the fact that they have another store (Echo store, can’t remember exact name again) inside their store and the fact that there were only a few people inside (tambay) indicates that the store is failing.
Echo Store selling local products (I think)
In the end, local coffee shops including Kape Isla are not seeing the advantage they have against foreign franchises. ACCESS TO FRESH COFFEE! Foreign franchises get their coffee from abroad so by the time it get’s here it’s most likely stale. We get our coffee locally so we should make sure that we are serving it fresh, if not, then wala talaga tayong pinagkaiba sa kanila. Lamang pa sila just by their name and equipment. It pains me to say that the future doesn’t look good for Kape Isla. To the Philippine Coffee Board who’s members are supposedly are experts on anything coffee, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!!
Ei erikriot. Excellent website dude I was waiting for this so at least I have will an inspiration to create a blog of my own. Which is soon I hope…Anyway ganda ng layout mo and the color scheme is “malamig sa mata”. Anyway I don’t know if you have visited one of the coffee shops dito sa south in B.F. homes. It’s called “Central Perk” if you want samahan ka namin so at least you have another shop to review. Best of luck dude. JAIHO!!!
Yo Paolo! What’s up? Thanks for visiting my friend. hope everything is well. Simulan mo na yung sa iyo, i’m sure many will benefit from it. Keep in touch dude! Jai ho! Tier 2 forever!