The place looks very simple but the food offerings are all very good. You can also very good (real) coffee here. Try to go inside and choose from their variety of menu offerings.
TL;DR: More than actual, real, fresh coffee with WiFi...must go. After disembarking from the ferry and exciting the doors, go straight out, directly in front. This should be your first stop - bags and all.
Great conversations with friendly smiling, genuine, generous, mellow people that just so happen to be the owners.
The burgers are on point. Huge, and delicious.
The panini is warm, gooey, crispy and delicious.
The American Plate breakfast is stunningly flavorful, and absolutely delicious. A must get. I recommend swapping the toast for French Toast, waffles, or pancakes... because you can, and it's handmade and scrum-dittily-uptious.
The coffee is hot, fresh, real, with several different varieties of beans to choose from.
You can also rent scooters, and 1 door down song karaoke.
Note:
There is a second, in-town location which is open 24-7.
A very simple yet very good value place. I didn't get to try their food but i tried a couple of their coffees. I didn't have high expectations because from experience, cafes in Bantayan aren't very established with coffee but WOW their coffee was good! I tried the Latte and it was very good! I also tried their mocha with an extra shot of espresso and it was very good. Although, i do think they should consider finding better milk that would keep its foam longer.
Perfect location, people, and selection. Don't be fooled, although it looks like it's just typical coffee and accompaniments, it has a bunch of quality food options! Owner is super friendly and can give you tips for your trip and strong wifi to plan it all out after the ferry.
Super fun and sulit experience with their island tour!!!
We first went to Santa CaFe because we were looking for a safe and clean place to have lunch. Cute cafe with cute dogs - Pablo and Mocha
Sir Redeem, the owner, was very accommodating and very friendly. He offered us a hassle-free island tour experience, where they made sure we only get to have fun, and worry about nothing else. Virgin Island X Wang Wang Island, complete with snacks + drinks + lunch. We also had a paddle board and a kayak that we were able to enjoy during the tour - FREE
Not only that, but he offered us a place where we could shower after island hopping because we checked out early from the resort where we stayed.
Santa CaFe gives oustanding value on services where it’s not provided well in other resorts. We appreciated it so much because we didn’t have a really good experience with the resort that we booked (which will have its own review in the appropriate platform). Santa CaFe definitely turned our bad experience around.
Delicious food, excellent customer service, great company & a super fun experience with them.
Definitely check them out when you’re around the island!
It was a very special magic place for us! It was not only very tasty qualitativ food, that went beyond our expectations, but also a great very interesting deep warmheart communication with the owner of the Restaurant. Redeem and his wife do there business with the whole heart and soul so that you can even taste it:).
We came to the Restaurant very tired and depressed, but we left it healthy, joyfull and full of Energy after deep informative conversations with Redeem and tasty food with very good coffee! We were happy to exchange our life experiences and get to know some new information for us. It is a wonderful place and we highly recommend it!
Today for a dinner we are going to visit the second Restaurant of the Family, which is called Cafe Maxito.
It's a quiet little spot tucked away in a corner of MJ Square. The place has a nice ambience with rustic-looking decor. The servers were all very nice and the iced mocha I got was delicious. I recommend this cafe if you're looking for somewhere that's still within easy distance of MJ Square but quieter than the other dining spots in the area.