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Frequently Asked Questions

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A: For the complete list and details of our Cafes and Kiosks, please go to the SHOPS page.

Baked Goods - Our Baked Goods are baked fresh daily and made of the finest and delicate ingredients. If you plan to take them with you on a trip, ensure that they are hand carried and not exposed to extreme temperatures and/or heat or elements.

a. Ensaymada 
  • Shelf Life -  Ambient 24 Hrs / Chilled 7 days / Frozen 30 days  
  • Storage - Ambient (23 to 28C) / Chilled (0 to 4C) / Frozen (-18 to 22C)
  • Serving Suggestion - Slightly warmed at lowest setting in microwave or toasted in oven or toaster
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat and soy
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
  • *Please consume immediately and within the declared shelf life indicated on the packaging. If they will be consumed at a later time, store them in the chiller (up to 7 days) or freezer (up to 30 days) in an airtight container.
b. Cheese Rolls
  • Shelf Life -  Ambient 24 Hrs /Chilled 7 days 
  • Storage - Ambient  (23 to 28C) / Chilled   (0 to 4C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - Slightly warmed at lowest setting in microwave or toasted in oven or toaster
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat and soy
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
  • *Please consume immediately and within the declared shelf life indicated on the packaging. If they will be consumed at a later time, store them in the chiller (up to 7 days) in an airtight container.
c. Mamon
  • Shelf Life -  Chilled 6 days 
  • Storage - Chilled (0 to 4C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - As snack/dessert or with a glass of your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat 
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
  • *Please consume immediately and within the declared shelf life indicated on the packaging. If they will be consumed at a later time, store them in the chiller (up to 6 days) in an airtight container.
d. Brownies
  • Shelf Life -  Ambient 12 days 
  • Storage - Ambient (23 to 28C)
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with a glass of warm milk 
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat 
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
  • *Please consume immediately and within the declared shelf life indicated on the packaging. If they will be consumed at a later time, store them in ambient 23 to 28C (up to 12 days) in an airtight container.
e. Lemon Bars 
  • Shelf Life -  Ambient 12 days 
  • Storage - Ambient (23 to 28C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with a glass of your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat 
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
  • *Please consume immediately and within the declared shelf life indicated on the packaging. If they will be consumed at a later time, store them in ambient 23 to 28C (up to 12 days) in an airtight container.
f. Food for the Gods
  • Shelf Life -  Ambient 12 days 
  • Storage - Ambient (23 to 28C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with a glass of your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat, walnuts 
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
  • *Please consume immediately and within the declared shelf life indicated on the packaging. If they will be consumed at a later time, store them in ambient 23 to 28C (up to 12 days) in an airtight container.

Cakes - Our cakes are prepared fresh daily by loving hands and made of the purest and premium ingredients sans preservatives. During extremely humid months in the summer (March to May) they have a tendency to melt faster than others. We recommend to handle them with extreme care during transit/travel. Store them chilled and consume within declared shelf life on the packaging. Insulated cake bags are available for transport in case you plan to bring them on a long drive or trip. Inform our cafes if you are planning to take them with you on a flight. Our cakes can withstand 3-4 hr travel packed in insulated bags and hand carried with care.

g. Chilled Cakes

h. Celebration Cakes by Mary Grace 

  • Storage - Please keep your cake chilled (0-4 deg C) to maintain the quality of the cake and the icing.
  • Transporting your cake - We recommend using / booking an air-conditioned car, and placing the cake on a flat surface inside the car.
  • Expiry date - See production sticker on the baseboard of the cake.
  • *To ensure the cake is stable, we have placed 3 dowells inside all our cakes (4 inches or higher). The dowells are food-grade paper straws which you can remove at your own convenience.
i. Chocolate Cake 
  • Shelf Life -  Chilled 9 days
  • Storage - Chiller (0 to 4C)
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or slightly warmed with a glass of milk or your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
ii. Chocolate Truffle 
  • Shelf Life -  Chilled 7 days
  • Storage - Chiller (0 to 4C)
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
iii. Black Velvet & Caramel Vanilla Cake
  • Shelf Life -  Chilled 9 days
  • Storage - Chiller (0 to 4C)
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
iv. Apple Pie
  • Shelf Life -  Chiller 10 days 
  • Storage - Chiller (0 to 4C)
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, wheat, walnuts
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
v. Tiramisu
  • Shelf Life -  Chiller 7 days 
  • Storage - Chilller (0 to 4C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, wheat, eggs and alcohol
  • *Does not contain any pork lard

f. Frozen Cakes

i. Chocolate Mousse
  • Shelf Life -  Freezer 7 days  
  • Storage - Freezer (-18 to -22C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
ii. Mary Grace Cheesecake 
  • Shelf Life -  Freezer 9 days 
  • Storage - Freezer (-18 to -22C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
iii. Limone Santi
  • Shelf Life -  Freezer 15 days 
  • Storage - Freezer (-18 to -22C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
iv. Strawberry Shortcake 
  • Shelf Life -  Freezer 6 days 
  • Storage - Freezer (-18 to -22C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
v. Sansrival
  • Shelf Life -  Freezer 10 days 
  • Storage - Freezer (-18 to -22C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, wheat, cashew, alcohol
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
vi. Mango Bene
  • Shelf Life -  Freezer 9 days 
  • Storage - Freezer (-18 to -22C) 
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, eggs, cashew
  • *Does not contain any pork lard
g. Fruit Cake
  • Shelf Life -  Loaf - Refer to sticker attached on packaging/ Sliced 30 days
  • Storage - Ambient (23 to 28C) Loaf / sliced Chilled (0 to 4C)
  • Serving Suggestion - As dessert after a meal or with your favorite drink
  • Allergens - Milk, dairy products, wheat, walnuts, alcohol 
  • *Does not contain any pork lard

A: From Manila, our Ensaymadas and Cheese Rolls can survive if hand-carried. Below are a few notes on how to best store the products while in transit:

  •     i. Please keep the products in cool temperature no higher than 28 C.
  •     ii. Keep the products away from direct sunlight.
  •     iii. Once at home, consume the products immediately or store in a chiller to retain its freshness.
  •     iv. Upon serving, microwave at lowest heat for 10-15 seconds.

A: We have insulated bags for frozen or chilled cakes. Our insulated bags with gel ice packs are not intended to freeze our products thus it only holds our frozen cakes in their current state for up to a maximum of 4 hours.

A: Food served here may contain as an ingredient, or may have come into contact with any of the following during handling: peanuts, tree nuts, poultry, eggs, dairy, fish, crustacean, shellfish, molluscs, celery and mustard seeds. We cannot guarantee the absence of allergens. Check below allergens per food item of our Baked Goods menu.

Product Name
Allergens
Product Care
Serving Suggestion

Ensaymada
Allergens:Wheat, Dairy, and Eggs
Product Care:Ambient 24 Hrs / Chilled 7 days / Frozen 30 days
Serving Suggestion:Toast in microwave at lowest heat for 10 secs.

Cheese Rolls
Allergens:Wheat, Dairy, and Eggs
Product Care:Ambient 24 Hrs / Chilled 7 days
Serving Suggestion:Toast in microwave at lowest heat for 10 secs.

Mary Grace Mamon
Allergens:Wheat, Dairy, and Eggs
Product Care:Chilled 6 days

Brownie Bar
Allergens:Wheat, Dairy, and Eggs
Product Care:Ambient 12 days

Lemon Bar
Allergens:Wheat, Dairy, and Eggs
Product Care:Ambient 12 days

Food for the Gods
Allergens:Wheat, Dairy, Nuts, and Eggs
Product Care:Ambient 12 days

Fruit Cake
Allergens:Dairy, Nuts, Wheat and Alcohol
Product Care:Loaf - Refer to sticker attached on packaging/ Sliced 30 days
Serving Suggestion:Freeze before slicing.

Mary Grace Pudding
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, and Wheat
Product Care:Keep chilled.

Mango Bene
Allergens:Dairy, Wheat, Eggs, Nuts, and Soy
Product Care:Freezer 9 days

Tiramisu
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, Wheat, Alcohol, and Soy
Product Care:Chiller 7 days

Toasted Almond Sansrival
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, Wheat, Nuts, and Alcohol
Product Care:Keep frozen.

Cashew Sansrival
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, Wheat, Nuts, and Alcohol
Product Care:Keep frozen.

Chocolate Cake
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, and Wheat
Product Care:Chilled 9 days

Mary Grace Cheesecake
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, Wheat, and Soy
Product Care:Freezer 9 days

Chocolate Mousse
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, Wheat, and Soy
Product Care:Freezer 7 days

Chocolate Truffle Cake
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, Wheat, and Soy
Product Care:Chilled 7 days

Limone Santi
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, Wheat, and Soy
Product Care:Freezer 15 days

Black Velvet
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, and Wheat
Product Care:Chilled 9 days

Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble
Allergens:Dairy, Wheat, and Nuts
Product Care:Chiller 10 days

Strawberry Shortcake
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, Wheat, and Soy
Product Care:Freezer 6 days

Caramel Vanilla Cake
Allergens:Dairy, Eggs, Wheat, and Soy
Product Care:Chilled 9 days

Carrot Walnut Cake
Allergens:Dairy, Wheat, and Nuts
Product Care:Chilled 7 days

A: Mary Grace products are NOT Halal certified. All our products have animal derivatives (i.e Milk, Eggs, Cheese) and some products have alcohol as part of its ingredients (i.e. Tiramisu, Mocha Cake, Sans Rival, Fruit Cake).

A: We are delighted to receive your inquiry about our function reservations, please open the CONTACT page and fill out the form. Our Marketing Department will get in touch with you for further details.

A: We do not offer delivery services as of the moment. You can check our complete list of Cafes and Kiosks at the SHOPS page.

A: Domestic or international shipping is also something we do not offer. However, if you or any of your friends or family members are flying out via NAIA Terminal 3, please do drop by our Cafe at the 4th Floor Departure Hall and feel free to make your purchases from there.

Our celebration cake will take a seat back for now. We will accommodate orders starting January 4, 2021.

Mary Grace Foods Inc. is a family-operated business and is not open for franchising opportunities at this time.

Thank you for considering Mary Grace Cafe in this endeavor. Please send your proposal to marketing@marygracecafe.com.

You can find us at Lot 25 & 27 Marian Road 2, Marian Business Park Barangay San Martin De Porres Parañaque City, Metro Manila.

​At this time, Mary Grace does not do catering. We're focused on the customer experience at each Mary Grace Café and Kiosk. The best we can do is to offer Café Mary Grace as your venue of celebration! For the complete details, please proceed to our CONTACTpage.

If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message.

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