Yumemiya Japanese Cafe

About the food:

Upon entering Yumemiya Cafe, the entire staff complement would bow their heads and greet you with 'Irrashaimase!' meaning 'Welcome!' or 'Come on in!". Though the entrance may seem small at first, this authentic Western-Japanese Food Fusion restaurant has a fairly big seating space inside.   

Moving on, Yumemiya's specialty dishes are Udon and green tea related desserts. They also have thin crust pizzas, pasta, and pastries. Above is the photo of their Kama-age Udon with Beef, Sukiyaki Style. It was placed on a grainy stone bowl. The noodles are thick and firm while the beef was soft. At the same time, the broth was fairly good. However, I find that, for its price, the serving was quite small (good for 1). The beef also had a lot of fat.

As for the dessert,  I tried the Green Tea Parfait. The green tea ice cream was made using real matcha green tea (powder form). On a positive note, the green tea did not taste sweet. However, with each spoon you take, you also felt the matcha powder in your mouth. In other words, the ice cream wasn't as smooth as I thought it would be.

Finally, they are the only store in the country that sells Key-Coffee products. I took home one Royal Milk Tea powder. This one, I like because the milk-tea ended up being thick and full of flavor, unlike other milk-teas available in grocery stores.

Where to buy and how much:


Yumemiya Cafe is located at the upper ground floor, NorthEast Square Building, Greenhills, San Juan. As for the prices, the Kama-Age Udon costs (PHP408.00), the green tea parfait amounted to (PHP229), and the milk tea was priced at (PHP65) per pack, each pack containing two smaller packets (one packet is good for one cup).





Rating:  6.0/10


The staff were very attentive and polite. I feel however, that the food can still improve a lot, in terms of serving size and taste. Perhaps as the store becomes more established (it only opened late last month), their food offerings would be much better.



As for the health benefits, I've mentioned in a more previous post, the benefits of consuming whole-leaf green teas. 

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