Friday, September 2, 2011

Zabadani Cafe In Layers And More

This is not the first time that I blogged about Zabadani Cafe. It is one of my favorite places in the city and whenever something new comes out I would definitely be sharing it.

Aside from the relaxing ambiance, the place is also serving spectacularly delicious dishes.Their menu mostly offer Mediterranean cuisine with a touch of Pinoy taste. In addition to that, their drinks are also one of a kind. When we (Filipinos) eat out, most of the time we partner our main dish with a cold drink aside from water. Zabadani Cafe is just the right place to have it all together. They basically have the "drinks trio" (an invented term of mine). These are coffee, soda and tea.


Let's start with the coffee. In the city of Davao, coffee shops are all over the place but mind you, their coffee drinks taste all the same. They just differ in their container I guess *wink*. However, Zabdani Cafe's coffee drinks are all but unique to all of them as it comes in layers coined as Layered Coffee. It is actually the first product that they offer when they opened as an internet cafe/coffee shop sometime in 2008. This amazing way of serving coffee is the first of its kind. According to what has been written in edgedavao.net, Wadilkhaery W. Mutia, or simply Glen, the owner of the place believes that it is not available anywhere else in the country. "We're the only one producing layered coffee in this part of the globe, and we are glad that we have developed our own niche," he said.

Here is an example of the Layered Coffee (Layered Mochachino)




Now let's talk about the soda. Among the 'drinks trio', soda is the most popular one. Having this drink together with any meal will give us that strange yet satisfying feeling of being full. It is popularly known as cola in our country. In most cases it is being served in cans or in bottles. However, in the Zabadani Cafe, these soda drinks are placed inside a tall glass. Of course, the twist would always be there as the soda drink, just like the coffee, comes in layers. Layered Soda, as they what they call it. Just imagine your soda combined with your favorite "berry" flavors (strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry and a whole lot more). You can have this very drink in Zabadani Cafe.

Here is an example: Layered Soda (Strawberry Apple)




And let's welcome the newest member of the Layered family, the Layered Bubble Milk Tea. It is yet another breakthrough of the cafe. According to its description in their Facebook Page, this Layered Bubble Milk Tea is an intense combination of premium black tea from Europe, creamy milk and gummy tapioca. Well of course next to water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, the very reason I believe why it should be included in the Layered family of Zabadani Cafe. 

Here it is: Layered Bubble Milk Tea




I've tasted their 'drinks trio' and all are equally yummy most especially the Layered Bubble Milk Tea. I believe I'm one of those who tasted it first as it happened to be my prize for winning the fill-in-the-blanks contest that they had for the Eid ul-Fitr, Shukran!. Zabadani Cafe is a Halal Food Establishment by the way... 

These delicious drinks only occupy a portion of their huge menu booklet indicating that the cafe has more to offer. Simply visit the place and you'll know what I'm talking about =). Zabadani Cafe is located in Ponciano Street, Davao City at the back of the University of Mindanao, Bolton Campus.



Note: All photos are courtesy of Zabadani Cafe's Facebook Page.


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8 comments:

Sumi Go said...

I'm a big fan of coffee, soda and tea and those three that you tried look so yummy and refreshing! :) I wish there's a Zabadani Cafe in manila too. But if ever I visit Davao City, I'll make sure to drop by at Zabadani.. :)

Mark said...

Everything is layered! Nice! So you could have the freedom of mixing it. Added experience. Galing ng idea nila. Thanks for sharing this! A must-visit. :)

Nice Urdaneta said...

those three drinks are indeed so yummy Sumi... Zabadani Cafe is also a hotspot area (free charging zone too) and eaters will sit in a carpeted platform. They also offer Mediterranean cuisine at a very affordable prize...

Nice Urdaneta said...

yes! truly a must-visit resto in Davao City... You could also bring along your Muslim friends because it's a Halal establishment... the ambiance is also cozy, quite and relaxing...

blankPixels said...

Too bad this is in Davao. I love the layered concept of the beverages! :) I would definitely order the layered coffee.

Norhajjar said...

Wow, looks so delish!.. I can't wait to go home and I would love to dine at Zabadani cafe :)

Nice Urdaneta said...

thank you fro dropping by... i love their coffee too... you should visit here.. =)

Nice Urdaneta said...

Zabadani Cafe is indeed a nice place to visit... =)