Mary Grace Cafe

Branded as a “Tita” place may be apt due to their interior decoration…I agree. But Mary Grace has something more going on for them…like good food and friendly staff. Consistent across all branches. For some reason, we’re attracted to the ones in or near hospitals like St Luke’s BGC and Medical City in Ortigas. In this particular visit, we started late for lunch (or early for merienda) when the wife had to undergo medical exams. Famished, we didn’t hesitate to go to Mary Grace since we had not had our coffee fix yet for the day. I ordered Spanish sardines and olive pasta and cheesecake. The wife had shrimp salad. Then our coffee. Hungry we came in, more than satisfied we came out.

Nice food

The best things that any Mary Grace has going for them are their ensaymadas and cheese rolls. However, their small food portions are too expensive and, not counting their very boring salads, they lack any good vegetarian options. Come here for their signature desserts, but don't expect to have a good meal.

Worst part: their most enticing veggie option, the veggie sandwich, was unavailable during my visit. If I hadn't been hungry, I would have left without ordering.

Our go-to hang out place when we were training at TMC. Place has a homey and cozy atmosphere. The quality of food is excellent and consistent. Service is awesome. I highly recommend their Hot Chocolate, Ensaymada and the Pasta + Salad platters (worth it). Love their cakes especially the Sans rival and Mango Benne. Their ensaymada is still the best in my opinion. Their Lemon bar is definitely a must try!

On the pricier side but it's understandable considering the quality and serving size.

Parking is available at Rockwell business center but may be limited especially during weekdays since there are offices and a med school nearby.

After getting test results from TMC, my friend and I decided to have a quick lunch at Mary Grace. The place is very small. Cramped actually. But food is still great. At payment time, it took time to give us the bill, and a longer time to give us the receipt. Anyway, overall service can be improved. It was probably lunch break and place was full.

Food and servings are usually good. The place is nice but the service is so-so. It took us a while to be seated, given that they needed to sanitize the place; however, even the bill for payment took almost half an hour or so to complete the process. Nevertheless, Mary Grace is still a good choice for safe dining.

This branch will give you a feeling of being at home. You can never go wrong trying the traditional hot chocolate and grilled ensaymada. Food here is really the best. 😍
Hats off to the crew for keeping the rest room so clean. Thank you very much and keep up the excellent work. ❤️