Y Café: A Cozy Restaurant And A Co-Working Space In One

July 16, 2018

Y Café is perfect both for diners and for those who are looking for a quiet and conducive place to work.

Y Café is quietly tucked at an unassuming spot along HV dela Costa Avenue in Makati City. Despite this, I have heard a lot of good things about Y Café because it was just across our office and some of my colleagues were regular diners. Aside from good food, my officemates said that Y Café is also a co-working space that offered good Wi-Fi connection and tables fitted with power outlets so patrons can conveniently work.

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Y Café: A Cozy Restaurant And A Co-Working Space In One

    Y Café’s seemingly hidden location makes it akin to a secret nook waiting to be discovered, at least by foodies who are not from the area. However, I trust that its discovery will be in no time because word of mouth spreads like wildfire.

    The ambiance

     
    Y Café was formerly known as Venture Capital Café or VC Cafe. The former name may have sounded like a stock brokerage or trading firm but that was because one of the main concepts behind VC Café was for it to become a hub for incubating business ideas. 

    Y Café conference room
    Y Cafe's conference room can also be used for small events

    It was a place where diners can meet and brainstorm about concepts, hold seminars and events, and forums in any of the conference rooms inside the restaurant.

    However, the brains behind the cafe recently renamed it Y Café to appeal to a younger market segment. 

    Everything is still the same – customers will still enjoy the same service, the same 80s anime theme, and the same food that they have come to enjoy. The change in name from Venture Capital Café to Y Café was a welcome move as the latter sounded less stiff and more casual.

    Y Café food event
    A food event

    The interiors of Y Cafe looked modern, comfortable, and welcoming. There are tables that can be used for both eating and holding a group meeting. But there are also individual tables and a conference room, depending on how big (or small) your group is. All tables are equipped with an internet terminal.

    What I also liked in Y Cafe are the books that are neatly arranged on shelves. These are real books that diners can borrow and read. Another prominent feature of Y Cafe is the presence of amine and robot figures. These all give a welcome break from hour-long meetings and tasks. 

    The food


    Along with its refreshed brand, Y Café also revamped its menu. The choices now featured a combination of mostly modern Western and Italian fares. Here are some of the new and notable items that were added to Y Cafe's Menu:

    Tycoon Wings


    Y Café Tycoon Wings
    Tycoon wings

    The tycoon wings are seasoned wings that are deep-fried and then coated in a house-made garlic lager sauce. It was served with a bleu cheese dip.

    Hainanese Chicken Steak


    Y Café Hainanese chicken steak
    Hainanese Chicken Steak

    The Hainanese Chicken Steak is one full leg quarter of chicken that is deboned, served on top of rice and mixed vegetables, and glazed with hoisin ginger sauce. 

    Louisiana Chicken Crunch 


    The Louisiana Chicken Steak is crispy chicken tenders coated with Louisiana sauce and served with garlic bleu cheese dip. This is great either with rice or with beer.

    Spicy Shrimp and Sausage


    Y Café Spicy Shrimp and Sausage
    Spicy Shrimp and Sausage

    The Spicy Shrimp and Sausage is a combination of Hungarian sausage, plump shrimps, potatoes, and corn on a cob that are sautéed are coated with a tomato chipotle sauce. 

    This was topped with garlic bits and microgreens. Pork Chops ala Pobre Two thick slices of marinated pork chops are served with garlic rice and then drizzled with brown sauce and topped with onion hay and sprinkled with generous amounts of garlic bits.

    Chicken and Mushroom Pasta


    Y Café Chicken and Mushroom pasta
    Chicken and Mushroom Pasta

    This savory pasta dish is made of sautéed button and shiitake mushrooms, deglazed with white wine and cream, topped with strips of chicken breast, bacon, and parmesan cheese. 

    Spicy Aglio Olio Pasta This light yet flavorful pasta is made of olive oil, garlic, chilies, and sprinklings of bacon bits and parmesan cheese.

    The Y Cheeseburger


    Y Café cheeseburgers
    Y Cheeseburger

    This giant cheeseburger is made of 200g pure beef patty with toppings of sautéed mushrooms, melted mozzarella cheese, onion rings, bacon strips, pickles, tomato, and fresh, crisp lettuce leaves. These are almost as big as your face!

    New food items at Y Café
    Y Cafe's new food items

    I really liked the Aglio Olio Pasta and I found it excellent. Y Café’s Aglio Olio Pasta was garlicky, mildly spicy, and well-seasoned. The combination of flavors complemented the deep and rich flavor of the olive oil. 

    Aglio Olio is my favorite pasta dish and I always order it whenever it was on offer. However, despite Aglio Olio’s simplicity, some restaurants tend to miss out on something when preparing it, rendering it rather bland and unappealing.

    Y Café’s Spicy Shrimp and Sausage was another outstanding dish. The chipotle sauce was really good and added many flavors to the shrimp and sausage. It had corn on a cob in it but I could also have this with rice.

    Some more noteworthy dishes were the Chicken and Mushroom Pasta, made savory by the shiitake mushrooms, and the Pork Chops ala Pobre. The Chicken and Mushroom Pasta was a bit heavy because of the cream and I would have loved to pair it with white wine. 

    Lastly, the Pork Chops ala Pobre was a good take on the humble pork chops. It may not always be recommended because we can have pork chops anytime but at least Y Café did a good job in reinventing it.

    I did not try the Louisiana Chicken Crunch, Tycoon Wings, and the Hainanese Chicken Steak because I am not so much of a chicken fan. I have heard from fellow bloggers though that the Louisiana Chicken Crunch was also delicious and satisfyingly crunchy. 

    Epilogue


    All in all, it was a great evening despite the heavy rains. I would like to return to Y Café to sample the Filipino food choices in their menu and perhaps try their unlimited wine offering during happy hour.

    Y Café is located at Don Chua Lamko Building, 100 H.V. Dela Costa, Makati City. For inquiries, you may call Y Cafe at 0917 637 4785.

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    13 comments

    1. Nice ambiance and lots of good foods💖

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    2. I like the concept of Y Café. It is nice that you can comfortably do your work and enjoy great food at the same time. I would like to try their new food items. This is really a must visit.

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    3. Must visit po dito . Gusto kopong matikman ang foods nila dito.. At sure po ako na masasarap ang foods nila dito at ang ganda din po ng ambiance nila na talaga namang mag eenjoy talaga tayo Worth it to visit..

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    4. Done reading this blog po. Ang ganda naman po dyan sa Y CAFÉ must visit talaga ito dahil ang ganda ng place love the ambiance. Ang sasarap pa ng mga foods. I really want to try their foods lalo na po yung Y Cheeseburger dahil talagang ang daming laman at mabubusog ka 🥰

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    5. Good food and beautiful ambiance.
      Perfect for sharing the place with a team.What a good review

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    6. I love those all foods here specially the Burger looks mini but so Yummmy. And even the Place so nice ambiance po talaga, perfect na perfect sa buong barkada .. sulit na sulit puntahan mukhang recommended din po talaga dahil sa dami ng pumupunta dito.. 👌💯😋🤤🤤

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    7. Must visit po itong Y cafe ganda ng ambiance and kahit yung dishes nila mukhang masarap po lahat may unlimited wine pa. Perfect place to relax at the same mabubusog ka pa🤗

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    8. Perfect para sa gustong magtrabaho after work while chillin'. Perfect itong place na ito. Bongga ng mga foods. Bet ko yung Y Cheeseburgers.

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    9. Hyun Jang Nim8 May 2022 at 03:28

      I like Y Café coz of its 80s anime theme, anime and robot figures, real books, wifi connection and tables fitted with power outlets. this is indeed a perfect to dine, the foods are good and the ambiance is relaxing and comfortable.

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    10. Rowena callo Villareno8 May 2022 at 03:28

      Thank you for this dadi iv.Must visit po yung place nila lalo na pwede din siya sa small event iwas boredom natin kasi strong ang internet connection nila and meron din books na pwede hiramin.Sa food naman panalo dami choices must try lalo na yung hainanese chicken steak,spicy shrimp and sausage at sympre ang Y cheeseburger nila na hindi tinipid sa sangkap.

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    11. chriss tabamo8 May 2022 at 03:28

      Wow. ang sarap naman nito. ang daming choices . sarap tikman lahat. 😍

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    12. カマネーロ アップルジョイ8 May 2022 at 03:28

      Wow gusto ko din makarating din dito . Ganito ung gusto ko ung maganda ung ambiance para nkakarelax at masarap kumain . Gusto ko din ung mga food nila tlgang nkakatakam at sulit na sulit . ❤️😍

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    13. カマネーロ アップルジョイ8 May 2022 at 03:28

      (Apple Joy Camañero)

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