Diligence Cafe Taft

quiet place, great place for studying.

Studying here is truly effective. You will get all the comfort you want whilst going into your lessons, doing projects and preparing for any major exam.

I give it a lukewarm okay because it's quiet has bright lights. Coffee is diluted (5% concentrated), food is pretty expensive and none of the desserts are available. There's a place to rest and stretch your feet but sometimes kids tend to study there, too. Maybe you can report that to management. The toilet doesn't flush. Wifi is fast. The location is a bit remote from schools and places to eat. If you want to eat something other than the ones they're serving at the cafe, tough luck. All in all, you'll probably spend Php 600 if you plan on studying there for 3hours or more. The only way you can make it worth it is if you study there the entire day, and I mean the moment the cafe opens, up to the time they close. And bring your own coffee (in a thermos). Or surreptitiously make your own coffee. You can use their coffee as water. If you can study for long periods without eating or getting up this is definitely the place to be. But if you require good coffee and sweets, well the place doesn't allow outside food. I would prefer a normal coffeeshop + my trusty headphones, but I'd keep this in mind as a last resort since it has a lot of vacant seats plus they have discussion rooms if you want to do a group study

One of the best places to study in if you dont mind spending. Honestly if you plan to stay for a long period of time consider it a money well spent despite their rate of 450 for a day. The 450 is already inclusive of unlimited coffee and unlimited juice but no food. Their food was a bit pricey before (if I recall correctly starting price would’ve been 100+) but recently they have a more affordable menu with the lowest price somewhere around 99. Wifi is stable and the ambience is just conducive for studying with desks and individual study lamps. The place is always cool and it gets colder once the place is no longer packed so never forget to bring a sweater when you study here. Although around 4 am to 7 am they start to turn off the air conditioning, its still pretty cool. They have a napping area but you can just nap at your seat with a pillow and you can ask one of the staff to wake you up and shower services are an added bonus although I myself have never tried them. If you think this place helps you be more productive and if you’re like me who likes to work away from home then becoming a member may just prove to be beneficial for a rate of 3500/month rather than the occasional 450 per stay. Pricey but worth it

Accessible, Quiet, Great place if you are planning to study for long hrs (>7hrs).