Monday, August 5, 2013

Muffins at Real Coffee and Tea Café

While waiting for the boat that would take workers home (and me) to Carabao Island, I killed time by walking from one station to another, looking at signboards nailed on coconut trees. One muffin-shaped signboard caught my eye. It had an arrow painted on the bottom, directing me to the "Home of the Calamansi Muffin." Boredom and the love for lemon cupcakes made me follow the arrows. (Only after the trip did I find out that this place is quite popular... many blogs have raved about it.)


Since I was not looking for a meal, but was focused on trying out just the muffins, I checked the side of the menu listing all the muffins. Aside from calamansi muffins, Real Coffee also had banana walnut muffins, carrot raisin muffins, and muffins that rolled the two into one (banana, walnut, carrot, raisin, plus pineapple)—they called it ultimate muffin.

I only had money for two: an ultimate muffin and a calamansi muffin

Will this blog rave about it? I love lemon cupcakes and their calamansi muffin had the right tang in my opinion. The ultimate muffin tasted just like a carrot cupcake but with extra bits and pieces. For ordinary looking and ordinary tasting muffins, the price is too much. But there was nothing I could do, I was in Boracay. Everything here is expensive.


Real Coffee and Tea Café
Station 1, Boracay, Malay, Aklan
(036) 288 5340


How muffins made me fat and my wallet thin:
Calamansi muffin Php45
Ultimate muffin Php65

20 comments:

  1. Wow Mustachio, you're a constant traveler. This time around, Boracay nanaman.. :D
    Never been a fan of muffins. I find them too dry (not to mention expensive - sorry). Let me know if and where you've tasted the best muffin. :D

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    1. Constant traveler? Kung tinuod pa lang unta na imong gi ingon. Six months ago pa ni heheheh :D I am not a fan of muffins, too, but when I see something new I try it.

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  2. Wow! Calamansi muffin?! I love to try that one. You should have bought it here in Cebu for me LoL! I want to go back to Boracay and try it out.

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    1. Ahhh it's just your excuse for going back to Boracay. I bet you like Boracay more than you'd like to try that muffin. Hehehe :D

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    2. Hahahahah I respect your opinion about Boracay. I love Boracay coz it is so magical for me...What happens there, stays there! LoL! Still, I want to try the calamansi muffins.

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    3. "Magical" and "what happens there, stays there".... hmmmmmm! Unsa kaha! Hahah :)) Is Boracay your most favorite place in the Philippines?

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    4. what happened there was...secret!!! LMAO!

      I can't say it's my most favorite place coz I haven't traveled around the Philippines yet but I love to go to Amanpulo in Palawan, Bangui in Ilocos and a whole lot more.

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    5. Libre man ang mangarap di ba? hahahahah ganahan sad ko moadto sa Maldives, it's only 4 hours from Singapore but kung diri ta mogikan sa Cebu, 48 years pa ayha ta maabot didto. LoL!

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  3. Do over comment: HAHAHA!

    1. Never a fan of Boracay. It never was part of my Places to go to list.
    2. Muffins are ugly cupcakes. HAHAHA! But the calamansi got me looking for recipes online.
    3. I am amazed at how many places you have visited na! X_x

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    1. Sorry about the Zhequia X-/ heheheh

      1. Same here, I don't like Boracay, too, it's a concrete jungle by the beach hahaha
      2. Hahahahah good one. Yes, there are recipes for calamansi muffins online. Let me know how it turns out.
      3. Tara na! Byahe tayo! ♪♫

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  4. Was planning to make calamansi muffin but nahurot nlng ang calamansi nko, wa pa ko nka-bake.

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    1. Panguha lang sa imong neighbor's plant! Hehehe :D

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  5. Tsk, we missed out on this when my hubby and I visited Bora. A lot of people say it's pretty good but it kind of gets overwhelming with all the choices to eat there. Love bora only for the food lol

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    1. I think Boracay is best enjoyed with no budget. Wala ko ka explore sa food kay limited kaayo akong budget :-( Gimahalan gani sa muffins na tag 45/65 hahaha :D

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    2. Imu unta ko gikuyog para mangsnatch ta didto...librehon dayun ka nako sa tanang food...jowk! LoL!

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    3. Ikaw lang pangsnatch. Ayaw ko amonga ana. Libre kaon...libre kaon prison food. Hahaha :D

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    4. Hahahaha of course, dili ta ana kay bad na oi... trabaho nalang tag tarong para makapalit sa atong needs and wants especially food hahahahah

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  6. Nice post sweets...
    Maybe we can follow each other..!!
    Keep in touch,
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