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Default Cafe Pub - Manila

Cafe Bar

👍👍 There is love band outside, open air and indoor place to chill. I only had beer, nothing else. It was chill. Side note, don't wear short pant and sit outside, too many mosquitoes People often mention chill, drinks, service, great, people, good, Great,


Address

1844 Pilar Hidalgo Lim, Malate, Manila, 1004 Metro Manila, Philippines

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (99 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 4 pm to 2 am
  • Wednesday: (Labor Day), 4 pm to 2 am, Hours might differ
  • Thursday: 4 pm to 3 am
  • Friday: 4 pm to 3 am
  • Saturday: 4 pm to 3 am
  • Sunday: 4 pm to 3 am
  • Monday: Closed

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: chill (7) drinks (7) service (7) great (6) people (6) good (6) Great (6)
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  • 5/5 Max L. 1 year ago on Google • 48 reviews
    There is love band outside, open air and indoor place to chill. I only had beer, nothing else. It was chill. Side note, don't wear short pant and sit outside, too many mosquitoes
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dominic M. 1 year ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Last Sunday, I went there alone. Staff are approachable, and musics are great. Best for gatherings and for the single-goer like me. You'll find it comforting.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dawn Y. 6 months ago on Google • 81 reviews
    Not bad, music too loud, I liked the Love Potion pitcher

  • 5/5 Ahllan Christoffer C. 5 years ago on Google • 80 reviews
    The best bar at malate! Drinks 10/10 Location : 10/10 accesible. Madaling puntahan. Lrt adjacent. Food: 10/10 chicken wings baby!

  • 5/5 Danielle D. 10 months ago on Google • 71 reviews
    Prepare for a fiery and unique experience at this place! They serve the spiciest chicken wings I've ever tasted, packing a serious punch. Pair that with their adventurous alcoholic milk tea concoctions, and you're in for a thrilling flavor journey. Brave souls seeking heat and a twist on classic beverages, this place is a must-visit!

  • 5/5 Geraldine N. 5 years ago on Google
    Chill place. Good for chill place to study durung the day. Nice aesthetics
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cyrus James S. 6 years ago on Google
    If a place could have such character this would be it. Located here in the bustling city of Manila, Default Cafe Pub, offers you a place where coffee aficionados and group of friends looking for a place to chill and have some drinks. They can offer a wide variety of interesting beverages and of course its also located in a small but interesting food park.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Angelo A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The ugly of music Poor service and no mayo (Original) Ang pangit ng mga music Poor service and walang mayus na pulutan
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gabriel M. 5 years ago on Google
    The place was very nice, the area is very quiet and safe. The only problem is that they close early (1 AM) and some of the chairs need some repairing. Beer pong and karaoke in their private room upstairs, the room was big and can fit up to 20 people. Would love to come back if they can extend their operating hours.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patrik Sjöstrand (. 8 months ago on Google • 30 reviews
    They have Enkanto Craft beer to a very very good price 🍺🍺🙏🙏

  • 3/5 Paulo 2 months ago on Google • 8 reviews New
    Nice place to hangout Reasonable price Good food and cold drinks *They should lessen the volume of the music a bit

  • 5/5 Arjelica R. 5 years ago on Google
    The best place to hang out! Try their lucifer and chicken wings!!

  • 2/5 Raine C. 5 years ago on Google
    Lazy and unapproachable staffs. Drinks are good. I tried the matcha Oreo whiskey. It's as if there is no matcha at all. The taste of Oreo is overpowering. Drink students are sleeping on the couch.

  • 4/5 Cielo Marie V. 4 years ago on Google
    Accommodating and good ambiance. Milkshakes are a must try 👍👍

  • 4/5 Christine C. 8 months ago on Google
    Lucifer’s the best!

  • 3/5 KYDY S. 4 years ago on Google
    Never been there...or maybe been there tho i don't know the name

  • 5/5 Reinier Jeffrey A. 10 months ago on Google
    Great food for the price, a little too loud inside.

  • 5/5 Nate W. 10 months ago on Google
    Great ambiance, friendly and attentive service. Really feels like a familiar place with people you know. Banoffee's great too.

  • 4/5 Kaye R. 4 years ago on Google
    I kind of like it but eveything is a little expensive just like their coke that cost like 100 pesos when if I could buy it somewhere else for like around 60 pesos

  • 5/5 nkei 4 years ago on Google
    Hidden, nice ambience, very friendly staff

  • 4/5 Louie G. 4 years ago on Google
    nice cafe for a good coffee

  • 4/5 Hanzel G. 1 year ago on Google
    Everything is good, except the "pay as you order" set up for each time we order. You can except most drunkards like us to bring out money everytime we need drinks.

  • 4/5 Jacob P. 4 years ago on Google
    Chicken wings were a 3/5 and Drinks are quite on the expensive side but I love the mood lighting and the variety of things to order. I just hope I could also catch live music in there some time.

  • 5/5 Karen M. 4 years ago on Google
    Great drinks, superb food and courteous staff.

  • 5/5 Jakub C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Bomb wing, interesting cocktails: R-18 vodka and oreo top mix 🤟 (Original) Bomba kridla, zajimavy koktejly: R-18 vodka a oreo top mix 🤟

  • 5/5 Justine Rey D. 4 years ago on Google
    Great ambiance, great crew and the owner is friendly. He knows how to mix liquors.

  • 5/5 Jommel D. 4 years ago on Google
    Default Cafe Pub offers a wide variety of foods and drinks that groups of friends or even individuals could easily enjoy and afford. The atmosphere gives you a sense of character that enables people to connect. The service is very accomadating and friendly. I would recommend going there for a chill night with your friends, on or off peak days and hours.

  • 4/5 Ingrid 4 years ago on Google
    This place is great for small groups who prefer to drink the night away. Not that spacious but if you prefer home-y ambiance, this is the place you'd love to go to. You can rent one spacious room good for 10-15 people which comes with KTV and Beerpong table. I heard that it has on-going construction for one additional area (on the same place) but is already nearing the date of opening. :)

  • 3/5 Marian Geadeth S. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to chill when there's not much people. There are mosquitos when you choose to lounge at the patio though.

  • 3/5 David Sta. I. 4 years ago on Google
    The place was great, although, it might be that the day we came was a bit of a slow one since there are many things that are not in the menu, and their stocks are pretty low, and the serving time is very slow. But we enjoyed our visit hoping for a better service the next time.

  • 5/5 John Ed T. 6 years ago on Google
    Great environment, food and drinks! 😀

  • 5/5 Chelsea L. 6 years ago on Google
    Great service, great food, good-looking owner 👌🏻

  • 4/5 Dan Lawrence H. 6 years ago on Google
    Affordable drinks and food. Good service 👌

  • 4/5 Trisha Travel D. 5 years ago on Google
    Good place to chill

  • 5/5 Ervin James N. 5 years ago on Google
    Cozy

  • 5/5 WALS A. 5 years ago on Google
    Those lucifer shots are crazy.

  • 4/5 Pocholo N. 5 years ago on Google
    Good Ambience

  • 1/5 Edward L. 1 year ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Went here on Halloween 2022, they charge an entrance fee yet the place was still overcrowded, the free drink that gave eas out of stock for a while when it did arrive it was bland, barely any alcohol and wasn’t even cold. Worst pub I’ve ever been at. Won’t recommend this place, AC in the room that they have wasn’t even enough to cool all the people with bad body odor that they let in.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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