Cafes, Food, Wifi and Internet Cafes, Work

San Francisco Coffee - Hot food and free wifi

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but thankfully there�s free wifi. That�s probably one of the reasons for San Francisco Coffee�s renewed popularity. The caf� used to be located in Town Center, where Tony Roma�s is now. Unfortunately it didn�t last very long (aside from the stiff caf� competition in the mall, I personally found the place too loud for a coffeeshop�it was connected to Tower Records for a time, and the store had regrettably bad acoustics). Now SFC�s got a better location and they�re drawing a regular crowd, most likely composed of wifi-hungry on-the-go workers and Gold�s Gym-goers.

While a caf� is a caf� is a caf�, SFC has hot food served on breakable plates (not microwavable plastic trays), which, along with the free wifi, is a big draw for me. Aside from the usual pasta, sandwich, and salad offerings, they�ve got casseroles (I�ve been meaning to try their Moussaka, P150, for a while now) and those little stuffed breadsticks that make for a good cheap snack (around P30 bucks) when you�re trying to avoid sweets.

I�ve tried the Spaghetti Bolognese (one of their bestsellers, according to the menu card, P125) and their Meatballs (very fresh-tasting, slightly herby meatballs, also P125). They�ve got mini cakes as well, most notably the Flourless Chocolate Cake (P110) that looks like a little gift-wrapped bundle (it�s been a while since I�ve had this, so I no longer recall if it�s a particularly good version of the dense fudge-like cake).

For some reason, I find ordering here a bit awkward, probably because the part of their counter with the cashier isn�t very well defined, and the menu isn�t complete (their menu board doesn�t list their non-blended iced drinks, but I think you can have any hot drink prepared with ice; some items, like their yummy hot chocolate, don�t appear on the menu at all).

Still, it�s a small thing to get over, a problem that disappears once you�ve found your regular drink. And with the free wifi and the lack of other caf�s in Madrigal Business Park (I was always looking for a caf� within walking distance when I worked in one of the buildings there), I figure I�ll be here often enough to warrant having �the usual.�

San Francisco Coffee

BMW Showroom, Commerce Avenue,

Madrigal Business Park, Alabang, Muntinlupa

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