Friday morning, October 16, Paolo and I slipped out for a quiet brunch at Brew and Barrel Cafe + Roastery in New Manila. No rushing, just coffee, good food and time to talk.
The place
Brew and Barrel is a café, coffee roastery and bar in one, right on the corner of Doña Hemady Street. Outside, it’s all warm red walls, metal tree branches and a long planter full of greenery. Inside, it feels like a big, comfy living room: soft pink sofas with pillows, round wooden tables, rattan chairs and a large floral mural over the long table. Shelves of their own roasted coffee line the wall by the counter. On a weekday morning it was calm and quiet, which is exactly what we wanted.
What we ordered
I went for the chicken and waffles with a cup of coffee, since you can’t have brunch at a roastery without trying their coffee. Paolo had the garlic pepper beef, topped with a fried egg over rice.
Both plates were good. It was a simple, unhurried brunch, the kind where you finish your plate and still stay a while to talk.
The menu
Here’s the full menu we ordered from: coffee and matcha, horchata and juices, pasta and burgers, all-day breakfast and rice meals, draft beers, and cakes and pastries.
Photos
Where to find it
Brew and Barrel Cafe + Roastery, 79 Doña Hemady St. corner 13th St., New Manila, Quezon City
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How we’d rate it
5 out of 5. The food was good and the place is very cozy. They also have unli beer during happy hour (5 to 7 PM), which we didn’t get to try this time.
A slow brunch on a Friday, just the two of us. Sometimes that’s the best kind of date. ☕