“Sweetmates Delisiyoso”

               Tired of the same old coffee/pastry shops that you have visited here in Baguio City? Do you want to relax and unwind while drinking a uniquely blend of coffee, soda or smoothies? Dreamt of eating a big sized Cream Puff

that its flavors just explode in your mouth in just the first bite? Well your problem is going to be solved and your expectations will be exceeded by this Pastry Shop that we just recently visited.

                Being a local of Baguio City, I honestly did not even know that there was a pastry shop located in the near end of Legarda Road. And what gave me a shock was that “SWEETMATES” has been in the business for more than 12 years now. I will have two categories which are: Place and Taste. In which I will give my own opinion about the said three categories.

      1)      Place: Legarda Road

(Just in front of Pines View Hotel & just beside Route 55)

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Pros:

 Their location is an ideal and almost perfect place for families to get together, friends to enjoy the companionship of each other, romantic place for couples, intimate place where the “Big Proposal Question” to be popped, and in my case to meet new people especially girls hehe (joke).  Their location is perfect for people who want to relax because it is far from the polluted city. Their ambience really gives people a real taste of Baguio City.

Good news about the place is that it is very tourist friendly. Legarda road is very easy to be located. And when it’s time for them to go home, taxis and jitneys are very common in this road so no transportation problem or whatsoever.

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Con:

                The only downside of the place is that sometimes conversations are hard to be heard when jitneys and some trucks pass by.

      2)      Taste: King David’s Cheesecake, Chocolate Cupcake, Cream Puff and Kiwi Sparkle

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Pros:

With the Name itself: “Kiwi Sparkle”, I expected it to taste like what it was described. True to its name, it definitely tastes like a real Kiwi that is a soda form of the sweet fruit.  The next thing that I “devoured” was the King David’s Cheesecake; I was really surprised by its taste because of the rich flavor and combination of sweetness that it possess. I was curious why it was named as such so I asked the waitress, and I quote: Pinangalanan po naming ng King David yan kasi po tulad ni King David, ay mayaman din po yan sa flavor (We named it after King David, because just like him, it is very rich when it comes to flavors). And take note, the King David’s Cheesecake is one of their bestsellers.

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After we ate at Sweetmates, I immediately went home to share to my family the sweet taste and surprise token that they gave us. It was the chocolate cupcake and cream puff. I first ate the cupcake, and what can I say. Once you put it inside your mouth you will definitely feel the softness of its content, and the richness of its chocolate flavor. After that, I was excited to taste the cream puff most especially because kuya Omeng said that it was the best creampuff that he ever ate.  So then I took one creampuff and gave it a bite, it was really a pleasant surprise because they are very generous in putting in the fillings of the creampuff. And with just one bite, the flavor just explodes in your mouth and ends up putting up a smile in your face.

Con:

                The only negative thing that I can say is that some of their cakes are so sweet. I don’t know though what type of sweetener they are using so as of now, I can’t say if it is good for people with diabetes.

My FINAL VERDICT:

                Sweetmates is the perfect place for those who are craving for sweet treats, romantic ambience and soothing beverages. Prepare yourself to indulge in the awesome and uniquely flavored cakes that they have in store for the people and tourists of Baguio City.