
What People Are Saying
from Google & Yelp"Fun spot to try everything ube. Saw this cafe pop up inside one of the new office buildings nearby. Bright and spacious seating area, and the cafe wasn’t too crowded on my past two visits. Most of their drinks were centered on ube. As someone who loves ube, I was excited, but the flavors were fairly weak. They clearly avoided the syrupy-sweet shortcut, which I respect, but the natural ube presence wasn’t enough in most drinks. In the latte, coffee drowned it out completely, and the ube milk was more like a lightly sweetened milk. Ube matcha was the most decent, but it was mostly due to the caramelized banana foam I added. Thankfully, the food was great. One of the owners is Filipino, so dishes like the longganisa sausage were perfectly executed, and the ube waffles were genuinely satisfying. Would return for the food, but unless the drinks get dialed up, I probably wouldn’t give them another shot."
"Went on a Saturday. Pretty disappointed unfortunately, had to wait 30-40mins for a scoop of rice and lupia. They did make it better by giving us our food for free. It was frustrating because Menu isent accurate. Pretty disorganized. Purple fingers. I hope they can get organized soon. No hot coffee, no marshmallow like the menu says. The cookie sandwhich is a like a trader joes Ube Joe Joe, but $3. Same with the sweet bun (see pics) Hawaiian bun with ube plop. I was hoping for a little more homemade food. Coffee was ok couldn't taste the ube and coffee was watery and lupia was really good just not worth the wait. They did have sweet chili sauce and soy sauce for dipping."
"My sister and I got a halo halo and the ube matcha. Both were delicious - balanced, fragrant, and of course most importantly, not too sweet! The ingredients and flavors were respected and therefore my stomach was respected. Also, they have savory food. I had a whole meal!"
"I walked in on a Sunday morning to try Kuya Jay's Ube Kafe and had a great time. I ordered ube milk tea and large ube sweet rolls and it was a tasty breakfast. The staff were extremely friendly the space has a cool purple vibe. Highly recommend checking it out."
"Really cute place! I would say it's somewhat pricey, but more or less expected for Cambridge. I was pleasantly surprised with the ube flavor in the coffee. Doesn't taste super artificial in comparison to other ube drinks I've had. I got the cold foam with it, but in the future I would probably go without it. Staff was friendly as well. Very excited to have some Filipino representation in the area, and would love to come back to try more in the future!"
"Got the ube latte - TASTE: 5/5 - visited their temporary spot at The Foundry in Cambridge many times because, as a Filipino and ube lover, their ube items..."