"With purple being my favorite color, and ube being one of my favorite desserts (married to a filipino), this is a completely biased review. But walking into those store made me so happy. Getting to choose between so many delicious deserts and drinks, playing the coin game with strangers, taking the perfect selfie and relishing that first excited sip... what a great time. It felt like like a welcoming club of other sweet lovers and I fit right in."

"Great place in the community to share the Filipino love for ube and coffee. I remember when the cafe was smaller and a different location; but the flavor has never changed. The owner & his family are the friendliest people and truly love what they do which shows in everything they’re serving. New location is clean and in a prime location so do not pass by and not try their ube flavored coffee and their delicious deserts. I’ve tried everything there so do not ask me which is my favorite bc I loved everything. Service was quick and handled w care. Again, if you haven’t tried it, GO. a must go in the Somerville area."

"I loved 😍 their ube brownie. The taro and ube yam milk tea was really too sweet for us. You need to ask for menu recommendations and descriptions when trying new things. We learn this in hindsight."

"Kafé de Manila is a nice bright shop right on Main St, I love the purple color throughout the shop. The staff and owner are very kind and sweet, I appreciated the warm customer service, recommendations, and smiles. I ordered the iced ube float with no coffee or matcha, which is really good! It's not very sweet, and that's how I prefer most of my drinks. I will definitely be stopping by to order it again! I also ordered the ube tres leche and the ube bread pudding. I still have yet to try the ube tres leche, but the bread pudding is delicious! When you order the bread pudding, they'll normally add an additional crème brûlée brown sugar finish on the top, but I asked that they not add that to my piece. It's the perfect sweetness for me as it is without the additional sugar. I was told that many people have not ordered the bread pudding yet, because it's still a new item. But I'm here to tell you that it's a must order! I will definitely be back to get another iced ube and bread pudding, and try something new too!"

"Kathy, the owner makes everything from scratch, including their ice cream. The iced Ube float with Matcha topped with Ube ice cream was phenomenal. Not overly sweet and perfection in a cup. Her ube cookie was sublime. I can't wait to come back."