Kamayan sa Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Dont waste your time, effort and money. Sayang lang. Cashier’s attitude is way way off. Halo2 doesnt taste anything at all!

Sabi sa nka post sa wall ng Kamayan, leave a google review so eto na.😁 Date: 28/05/2023 - Sunday Time: 06:30pm—07:15pm Nagdecide kami na pumunta sa Earl's court today to try this restaurant. (60mins away via tube from home) My comments were based sa na experience namin. Unfriendly/Rude Staffs -Tumitingin pako ng itatakeout sana namin biglang kinuha ung menu, di man lang nagtanong kung tapos na kami umorder😆 Food - Tocino (Kapampangan Style) > matigas masyado yung meat na ginamit or sa pagkakaluto. - Lechon Kawali > challenging nguyain. Hindi basta nagpapatalo. Drinks - Limited ang choices. Hindi available ang coke zero/diet Yung excitement namin kumain as a family sa Earl's Court napalitan ng pagkadismaya. Kaya eto naglakad kami papunta sa isang restaurant pa na malapit para umorder ng panghimagas para kahit papano mawala yung bwisit namin sa nangyari. Bakit di ko nilapit sa management o staff? Hindi nga friendly at approachable e😅

A little too pricey for what you get. For the price of dishes, rich should already be included. Pork bbq was tough and cold. Service was a bit off too. You order at the desk and the person before us forgot her card in their table. Staff became very annoyed for something very little. Staff should always be welcoming and hospitable as this is what this industry is about. There was already music playing but a customer next to us was blasting her own music on her phone, and the staff did not care. Overall not the best experience.

This place doesn’t even deserve even a zero rating ! This is the worst restaurant I have ever been. I don’t have time to write reviews but people need to know so you don’t waste your time & money. One , service was atrocious. There was this young boy who was serving and has no clue with anything. He served first the “lechon kawali after us waiting for 40min he didn’t say anything just put it in our table then the “paksiw lechon after 15min. My partner and I then waited for our rice , surely it doesn’t take long to serve them next but no nothing happened after few min so I get up and asked. He again has no clue what I was on about. Then this man who maybe the owner told the young boy to serve my rice but argued instead with this man . Gee it was very awkward. Lechon kawali was hard and very dry there was no sauce or anything with it! Lechon paksiw was all fatty hardly any mean in there it was absolutely disgusting . My partner and I didn’t have much choice than to eat them since we were starving and waited a long time. The so called ginatan ube which I was charged for £6.50 was disgusting. It was like a purple blob in a bowl part of it was freezing cold other half was boiling hot-disgusting. Shame on you to serve these to your honest and paying customers ! Are you so called kabayan- you won’t experience this kind of service and horrid food even the street food ( bangketa in the Philippines - shame on you !!

Thought it was only me but after going into Trip Advisor and seeing similar experiences, I've realized that this has been the culture cultivated in the said restaurant. We visited a couple of days ago hoping for an enjoyable experience. We came in and approached the till to greet the server. I could sense from the start that there wasn't much enthusiasm from the staff. My partner had to ask how we could order as he's not bothered to. He simply pointed to the sign that showed the 'meal deal'. Felt a little let down as I was expecting to order from the menu and try different dishes. However, we went on and ordered two meal deals. Paid before our order was served. Had to brush off the unwelcoming attitude. A big group came and were immediately handed over menus to choose from (the group was lovely!) and were even told of offers like tapsilog, etc. Once again, was a little weirded out why we haven't been given the same treatment. Shrugged it off once again. Food was served and quite mediocre. Not a problem, really. Some restaurants serve amazing food, some just passable. But the constant rudeness of staff just made it so much worse. Overheard the staff telling the customers, 'isa, isa lang ha, tinatapos ko pa order niyo' rudely, when customers are just enthusiastic to try the restaurant. Sadly, been to a lot of Filipino restaurants here in the UK but this, by far, is the worst in terms of customer service. Regretted the visit.

I've ordered 'Beef Bulalo' and they gave me Nilagang Baka. It's a joke right.. Ugali talaga dinala pa dito sa UK maka benta lang.. I don't mind paying overpriced basta serve lang ang tamang order.. Hindi ung sabihin nyo na lahat merun kayo wala naman pala. Tinawag ko ang chef para e explain sa akin kung Bulalo ba ang na serve at oo daw. Nagluluto ako alam ko kung ano ang Bulalo at nilagang baka.. Pay As you order pa para di na ma refund ang pera mo just in case mag complain ka. Binalik ko ang Nilagang Baka Nila with out a refund.. ok lang never again...

We had a sumptuous budol dinner that was supposed to be a night full of fun but it ended horribly. Fast forward, a friend and I held each other's hands giggling and getting excited to have our dessert orders taken saying halo-halo2x a few times to each other. The server was counting orders for our other friends when he suddenly turned his attention and raised his voice to me and my seatmate saying 'LOOK i'm ORDERING FOR THE TURONS CAN YOU STOP JOKING?? I AM SERIOUS HERE!! YOU THINK I AM JOKING?? and I AM NO JOKE!!!'. We kept our silence and maintained our composure since we were so taken aback for the futile attack, overwhelmed, shocked and of course, so as not to ruin our night--yet he continued to murmur and say unnecessary things. The man in the till tried to de-escalate what was happening and told him to hush and stop otherwise he could have continued. WE FELT VERY HUMILIATED. So if you plan to bring your friends here and especially your non-FILIPINO friends -don't. JUST DONT!!! THE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL treatment/ HARRASMENT towards us was UNACCEPTABLE and UNCALLED FOR.

I've ordered 'Binalot' fried fish but they gave me pork. Waiter mistake. Then, another waiting time again, The ordered arrived with a quarter size of the whole fish with a half slice of tomato, a slice cue with a teaspoon runny sauce of shrimp paste, topped with melted disgusting super salted egg on top of the rice. I mean, SUPER SALTY! It made me sicken. 🤮 Then Lomi Soup has in super high in glutamate knorr seasoning, it's so unhealthy, bluntly tasteless and swimming in bisto gravy. I requested for few slices of tomatoes but the waiter gave me a slice of lemon instead & he said, 'tomato it's expensive'. Take Note: You have to pay first & wait for half an hour before you can eat with your wrong orders. Plus! though I was over charge without receipt provided, so watchoutyourbills too. I'm so deadlly disappointed & shamed about this Filipino restaurant. Overall with their rude service, its quite cunning & you're bring pressured as well. So, will NEVER going back to this horrific place EVER again let alone recommend it to my family & friends. 😠

Avoid, the worst food ever, The fish had horrible test and never ever had a fish like that in my life. No test of fish at all. The egg fried rice was too oily and too much salt on it. The food is not eatable at all. The service was not good and It was waste of money and time going to this restaurant.

Kamayan is the kind of standard one might expect in a poor part of the Philippines. The physical appearance of this establishment is run down, the food is of cheap quality and the standard of hygiene is not great. The prices though are London prices. The young waiter was the only positive thing about this place. London really needs a good quality Filipino restaurant that reflects the standard which can be found in the Philippines.

The prices are ridicoulous. Beers @ £5 each? The presentation of the dishes are none. Plain and dull. Taste-wise, very bland. Service is ok but that's about it.

Great little place in the heart of London's "Little Manila" with super friendly staff. They made us feel very welcome right away. If you want authentic Filipino food, then this is place to come - we had a delicious chicken Adobo and there is some great veggie options too. It felt like we were back in the Philippines! They have a nice outdoor decking area at the moment, which is a great place to sit in the sun. We will be back for more Halo Halo soon!

Its disgusting that the server and owner dont care with hygiene .Please please dont talk over the food you are serving and very important to wear a mask. I dont normally leave a review but I cant just help it!

Called in for a quick evening meal with a colleague. Cafe type outlet but staff friendly and extremely helpful. Highly recommend the Lomi soup and noodles and the crispy chicken. Will definitely be back

i found it a very relaxed place to eat. the food was received quickly and it was of high quality. i would definitely return here again.

Hemos estado visitando Kamayan durante los últimos 7 años y anteriormente hemos dejado un comentario, pero nuestra última comida allí fue tan buena que tuve que escribir otro comentario. Su comida buffet es muy buena, pero su menú a la carta es delicioso. Realmente recomendamos su pata crujiente, lechon kawali y Ginatan Gulay. El personal es muy amable y genuino.

The best pinoy food and halo-halo in London. I highly recommend. Staffs are courteous and very nice. Food is great. Price is affordable. Couldn't ask for more.

Primero, el dueño del chico tenía una actitud. Sentí que él nos estaba observando y evaluándonos.Nos dio un mal servicio al cliente sin ninguna razón (probablemente mentalidad de cangrejo). Tenga cuidado con la táctica que usa cuando actúa molesto / enojado a la vista de todos para presionarlo.Segundo, la comida estaba bien pero no sabía fresca. Su pata krispy que tanto anhelamos resultó ser decepcionante.En tercer lugar, no saben cómo atender a los clientes, si su rostro no encaja, entonces espere ser tratado mal. Muchos nuevos restaurantes filipinos están apareciendo en Londres hoy en día, nadie quiere gastar su dinero duramente ganado solo para alejarse infeliz e insatisfecho.

Apareció en Kamayan, una virgen de comida filipina y dejó un converso. El servicio básico de cafetería nos permitió interactuar y probar la comida antes de comprarla. Para 7 conseguimos arroz deliciosamente cocinado con una variedad de deliciosos guisos. Vientre de cerdo delicado en salsa de adobe y puré de pollo / oliva. ¡La gloria de la corona fue ese delicioso cerdo frito! Volveremos

Mohu jen doporučit. Skvělé jidlo za dobré ceny. Nejedná se o klasickou restauraci. Je to něco mezi restaurací a bistrem. Personál ok. Kousek od metra Earl's court.

Really nice service here and food is very prompt. Authentic and tasty. Choose from a good menu or from under the counter. Place is a bit small and needs a lick of paint though!

Abbiamo provato ,ma non torneremo più, cibo di scarsa qualità e mal cucinato lechon kawali (bruciato) ,servizio insoddisfacente e prezzi arrotondati nello scontrino ,più uno scontrino fiscale privo dei piatti che abbiamo ordinato (ha messo solo la somma arrotondata dei piatti) sconsigliato!!!!

Creo que la mayoría de los comentarios son de personas que no han ido con un nativo filipino a este restaurante que les asesorara en la elección de platos. Éramos 4 y pedimos un boodle fight (plato típico de las celebraciones familiares en Filipinas) de un 1m de largo. La idea es comer con las manos, pero los tres amigos europeos no quisimos hacerlo. Con este plato te corresponde un cuarto de plato aproximadamente y es una locura: arroz, revuelto de cerdo y verduras, tortilla de berenjenas, pescado, panceta, calamares (estas tres últimas cosas con su salsa correspondiente). Aparte, por si fuera poco, nuestra amiga filipina pidió un plato de noodles, brochetas de cerdo y sopas de limón individuales. Una locura lo bueno que estaba todo. No es comida “fina”, sino tipo barbacoa de amigos, pero no encontré nada que no estuviera delicioso. La primera entrada al lugar no fue muy agradable porque parecía un kebab, pero de verdad que salimos encantados y con tuppers en las manos.

Only came in here because Lutong Pinoy was full, next time I wont bother. Pancit was rank and had been there all dau, Kawali was nice, but offered no sauces or anything. £20 for this. Never again

Aquí se ofrecía comida filipina decente. Durante nuestra visita, la atracción principal para la mayoría de los clientes en este establecimiento parecían ser los alimentos "de cafetería" muy económicos y limitados. Queriendo algo diferente, ordenamos fuera del menú.

Probé el almuerzo buffet del domingo para 8. 50 libras, creo. Un par de opciones en la bandeja de calentamiento; pancit dinuguan afritada pollo Lechon kawali carne giniling dos tipos de arroz y dos más que no recuerdo. El gusto es dinuguan, es insípido y le falta sabor. La comida casi todos saben igual - parece. No vi ningún postre ofrecido con buffet. Lugar apretado hay un desván para la parte superior. Sin aire, ningún lugar de ventilador estaba caliente en un clima de más de 90 grados afuera. Puede pasar por precio y solución rápida Comida Pinoy cuando viaja al extranjero.

Kamayan offers a more 'turo-turo' type of eatery. Affordable, simple and serving good Filipino meals.

Nous sommes tombé par hasard sur ce restaurant.

For 7£ dine-in, you get 2 main Filipino dishes which consists of Adobo, Chicken curry, Lechon Kawali, Dinuguan, Sinigang, etc etc. together with a big serving of rice. It is affordable especially considering it is stationed at central London. The serving of the viand can also be taken out for 6.50 but without the rice. Like I mentioned, it is affordable, but it doesnt compromise; it is delicious. Sodas and coffees are also available as refreshment. Presentation-wise, it looks like a Carinderia, which is a small, open, cafe-like present everywhere in the Philippines.

Wir sind hier zum Mittagessen eingekehrt, da wir uns gar nicht mit Philippinischer Küche auskennen wählten wir das Buffet.

I took my boyfriend here to try Filipino food. For 2 main dish and one rice is less than £10. The service is good too. I would recommend this cafe/restaurant.

Went as a couple and really looking forward to experiencing a Pinoy food.

Non avevo mai mangiato Filipino prima. Ho preso un binalot con chicken abado, riso e salted egg e come dessert in halo halo e anche se non ho termini di paragone mi sono piaciuti. Il posto era pulito e il prezzo equo.

¡Hola!. . Fui a este pequeño café restaurante. Una última noche para comer antes que mi esposa iba a Filipinas. . ! !

Dudaba entre indicando una estrella a 3 estrellas de este restaurante, pero me decidí por una estrella para hacer un punto.

Good, clean, cheap food to end a day after watching the quarterfinals -Wimbledon. 😀😀😀 Just outside Earls Court station.

Staff and Management were very accommodating and ensured we were well looked after. Kids enjoyed the food as much as the adults! We have the traditional kamayan.. finger licking good"

Bueno como siempre la comida, pero la primera vez que probé el goto no es tan bueno, no tiene sabor. Servicio decepcionado. estaba mal no revisar nuestra comida estaba bien ni siquiera toque la sopa nos preguntábamos para llevar, así que puede que sea mejor....

Me he alojado aquí dos veces y este lugar nunca decepciona. La comida es muy buena, y muy asequible, que vienen en grandes porciones. El lugar es bastante pequeño, pero es muy acogedor de esa manera, supongo.

Totalmente increíble comida! Sinceramente no tengo palabras. Grandes cantidades y a muy buen precio. Es una obligación. La decoración es un poco raro para mi gusto, pero la comida y el servicio es totalmente la pena.

É um restaurante onde a comida já fica pronta no balcão aquecido e se compra porções destas. Há algumas opções “a la cart”.

Cheap and cheerful! The food at lunchtime is only £6 for 2 meat/fish/veg choices and rice. Portions are good but the food is only average, the beef and pork in particular are quite fatty and all the food was only lukewarm . Come here for good value in this part of London.

We always come to this place for cheap and cheerful homecooked filipino food! The place is always packed whenever we come around so you have to wait a little while to get a table. I suggest you order beforehand so by the time you get a table, your food would be ready! Best food i always order is the crispy pata! Sooooo good. You can order from the menu but you can also from carenderia style where ready made food is available meal-deal style. Highly recommended place!

great range of filipino dishes with big servings. we ordered the lechon and fried milkfish which was yum. if you're ordering fried food red horse beer goes down with the meals really well. there's a range of condiments available to go with your dishes like chilli, patis, banana catsup etc. the halo halo was really good too. service is slow but the food came out quickly. we had to actively get the guys attention every single time. we even saw other tables just go up to the counter after waiting awhile.

Filipino breakfast might be the perfect hangover food, and you can get a great one here. The service was a little on the slow side, but the food was worth the wait.

I ordered a noodle dish that I normally enjoy, but it was so greasy and left a terrible after taste that I could not eat it, and I'm not someone who leaves food.My step kids are from the Philippines and they didn't finish or enjoy their food either. I really like Filipino food, but this place is not a very good example.The place I suppose is ok to sit and relax, they have Filipino TV if you like that, and the people were nice, but sorry, it sticks in my mind as very disappointing food.

We visited this restaurant hoping to have a nice Filipino dinner. We waited to be sat down, unfortunately, we were completely ignored. It seemed that the staff were more interested in chatting with each other. This Filipino restaurant doesnt seem to characterise the Filipino culture at all! More customer service training needed.

This is not the buffet.That's the other restaurant.Nice food. We came back four times in our 8 days stay. The soup is not free.They have ready made food carenderia style and they have a whole menu for your other cravings like crispy pata and the like.Ready made food 6 pound 2 viand one riceCaldereta (beef with tomato sauce)Adobo ribs (ribs with soy sauce vinegar)Adobo chiken (chicken with soy sauce and vinegar)Pinakbet (vegetables with shirmp paste)Lechonel kawali with mang tomas(Deep friend pork with lechon sauce on the side)Lechone paksiw (pork in lechon sauce and vinegar)Dinuguan (pork cooked in pork blood)Bopis and a couple more dishThey have balut (exotic/aphrodisiac fermented duck egg)Kutsinta and a lot more

Took my boyfriend here to sample Filipino food. There was an option to have the buffet or to get from the menu and unfortunately we went for the buffet. There was very minimal selection and did not taste very good. Unsure how long the food has been there also as the noodles were already dry and crispy, and nobody from the restaurant seemed to be keeping an eye on it. There were a few meat dishes but they seem to have all had some liver or something mixed in. Really cheap ingredients. I don't believe this buffet is a good example of Filipino cooking, I felt very guilty taking my boyfriend here as the experience appears to gave affected our stomaches as well. I don't think they should be charging £8.95 per person for it.Can't really comment much on the customer service just that it was lacking. Sadly , I would not come here again.

As is represents Pilipino dishes n cultures, it's quite needy...menu too fad,no creativity, one staff very rude not even smiling at costumers, buffet expensive at 8,95 per person w 5 to 6 choices incluring rice n soup..Filipino dishes are creative n appetizing... This one needs to improve.

We ended up eating here as the filipino restaurant we wanted to go to was closed. Lots of choices in the menu but the service was really poor. We have to wait for a long time for our food to arrive with some orders missing. The staff were not friendly at all and not accomodating. There was a spanish couple sitting opposite our table and while we are waiting for our food for a long time to arrive, this spanish couple waited for a long time for their orders to be taken rudely by one of the staff. Overall, although the food is good, we are not looking forward in coming back again.

It's been awhile since I last tried a Filipino restaurant in the UK. I figured I can try to cook most of the dishes or tend to get my Filipino food fix during the fiestas over the summer. A friend posted her visit to this restaurant on Facebook and it inspired me to go and visit. We weren't disappointed! We ordered lumpaing Shanghai for starters, and for main courses - pork adobo, bulalo, sisig, palabok and lomi. The portions were generous! We had to take away our leftovers.It's a small clean cafe type place with good food. Next time, we will book ahead for the "boodle fight" menu. We were advised to book and at least the food will be cooked and ready on arrival. It's typical Filipino eating, with 4 main dishes served on banana leaf and you eat with your hands (optional).

My friend & I were famished after strolling around. Then, our hungry stomachs brought us to this place. The ambiance is good and relaxing. They served in buffet style (2 viands for £6). We digged the lechon kawali but bopis was not our favorite. Over all, it was enough to satisfy my hunger, but my friend asked for more.

Me and my girlfriends decided to eat in a Filipino restaurant as we don't have time to cook it at home, we even invited our foreign friends to try the Filipino dish. Unfortunately, we end up eating here because the restaurant that we wanted was full. At first we're no available staff for us to greet in and accompany us in our seats, then came this rude man and finally lead us to the table.Then he came back and took our orders, and in the middle of our conversation as we arr asking our foreign friends if they still fancy any food the waiter told us to hurry up because it takes time for the food to arrived. Then, as the starter arrived (spring rolls and lumpiang shanghai) he didn't even give us a dip.When my friend asked where's the dip he rudely said "help yourself" because it was our first time to eat in this restaurant we are not expecting this awful service then then in the counter told him something and finally he gave us the dip which was so watery and not tasted as written (sweet and sour). We kept coming back to the counter to ask for a dish wherein we can put put dip. Their sweet and sour sauce was even nearly empty.Then, food was served, pinakbet was awesome according to my italian friend, however my other friend was really disappointed with his rice noodles because you can only see few chicken strips and even the vegetables as if they're run out of supplies. However, he said it was tasty and even the palabok. Then, my other friend who ordered the so called "combo" which is a combination of tapa, longganisa and tocino arrived 10 minutes late and has to asked the waiter if it's still coming or not. The barbeque which was supposed to be as "starter" came while late and we're eating our main menu already. The combo meal was fairly fine but looks like as if it was reheated few times especially the tapa. When we asked the waiter if they served some drinks, he pointed the fridge and rudely told us to help ourselves.Good points:Ambience is good and nice interior design. ******The management of this restaurant should train their staff to be polite and be patient enough when taking the costumers order. Also, if it's "self service" they should clearly stated it as soon as possible so that costumers are not expecting the good service that they wanted. They should even put a variety of dips, refill it and give a decent dip bowl to the costumers.

My daughter brought us to Kamayan when the filipino restaurant we wanted to go was full. Kamayan had quite a few vacancy.The food was good. However the service was very slow. Aside form us, there was only 2 other clients. When they finally served us, it was close to 30 minutes from the time we ordered. And even then, my wife's order took even longer. We found out much later that the long table beside us was a reservation and they were preparing their food- even though the guests were not there yet.They also missed an order of my wife's. So much so that we decided to forget about it as it was too late.They do accept credit cards but we paid cash as they said it was gonna be fee free. Don't really know what that means. We paid what they asked-as far as we are concerned.

It was my day-off and I thought I deserve to treat myself by eating authentic Filipino food. I invited two of my friends and they suggested a couple of Filipino restaurants, mostly of which I already had previous dining experiences which were not really that satisfying. So we thought of visiting Kamayan sa Earl’s Court for a change. I heard mixed feed backs about this restaurant and I thought it was worth trying.The restaurant was almost full when we came in but we were lucky enough to be seated immediately. The place was quite small but the atmosphere is comfortably homey. People around were very friendly and hospitable. The menu included a wide range of Filipino food with a number of Thai cuisine as well. Since we were hungry and missing food back home, we opted to order all Filipino food like Sisig, Beef Caldereta, Pinakbet and Daing na Bangus . Since the restaurant was full, it was understandable that the food we ordered was not delivered immediately. Anyway, we were entertained by watching TFC and having some chit-chats with our kababayans. The food was amazing and it surely did satisfy our cravings. I can say that they have the most authentic Filipino dishes I have tasted here in London. We were already full but I did not want to miss eating Halo-halo for dessert and it was superb! I will definitely go back and try the the rest of the Filipino dishes offered at Kamayan sa Earl’s Court.

its a very good experience then, when we entered this restaurant alot of authentic pilipino food, good taste and valued

Orders took ages to be served and staff were not friendly nor accommodating. The male staff looks miserable. They are not realistic with the time frame for food to be served. On a positive note, the food is so far good.

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We go to this restaurant often as it by far has the most authentic Filipino food in London. The ambiance and service can be improved but the food is amazing. The food is Carendia style as well as made to order. The buffet always has authentic Filipino dishes such as, Lechon Kawali, Beef Caldereta, Dinuguuan, Pinakbet, Sinigang, Bicol Express etc.

If you are hungry and on the run, it's just fine. It was a bit crowded, and we were so hungry that we didn't care. It is important not to need good gourmet food in London, go with the flow when eating in London.

As you walk Into the restaurant, the atmosphere is very u welcoming. Everyone is busy with their own stuff and no one asks if you need anything. The owners or some people who are not patrons are sitting around talking very loudly. Service was very slow, I waited 20 mins for my food and I was the only one ordering some thing from the menu, the rest of the patrons ate from the buffet food. The aubergine with egg had almost half the egg too salty and the other half totally bland, the chef obviously didn't put salt evenly. The pork sisig was full of fats and no meat at all. There was also no liver nor lime which was stated in menu and would be in an authentic sisig. Totally disappointing

I was really craving for Filipino dishes and googled up Filipino restaurants that would be near the bank I had an appointment with today. Location wise it is perfect since it's only a few minutes away from the train station. Entering the restaurant at 11:20am, there were a few people inside already. It was a bit chaotic as there was no one to greet you or direct you on whether you just sit down and be waited upon or go up the till where people seem to congregate already although there was no visible proper queue. Me and my partner decided to stand in what looked like a queue to us and hope to be attended to. It did not seem like the congregation of people were moving at all so I walked up the busy till and tried to catch one of the staff's attention which happens to be a young, timid boy who is trying to do too many things at once. I asked him if we should just sit down on one of the empty tables, in which he politely said please do and handed me 2 menus while he carried on with whatever it was he was doing. We chose what we wanted from the menu and I walked back up the till and ordered, on which 3 of our chosen foods were NOT available and the owner (manager?) then insisted we have milkfish instead as tuna and tilapia are not available and apparently they don't taste as good as the milkfish (according to the man who, I assumed to be the owner or at least the manager). The vegetable spring rolls were not available either and since my partner is a vegetarian there was no other substitute for it. He did agree to cook us some fresh batch of Yang Chow rice as the young man serving us said that- as well was NOT available. The food arrived on a decent amount of waiting time, with my order of Tapsilog coming first. I felt bad about having my partner watch me as I eat but he knows I'm a slow eater anyway and did not mind it. His food came not long after that. The food was nice and if I was to rate the place based on the food alone, I'd give it 4 stars, 4 that could have been 5 but because more than half of our original order was not available, it is disappointing. My tapa (beef) looked like it had been reheated, but nonetheless was very tasty and did taste authentic. The garlic fried rice that came with it was also nice, nothing exceptional but not bad either. The Egg noodles chow mein was also very tasty and was happily eaten. The milkfish was also good and lived up to it's recommendation. The size is also generous. The Yang Chow rice went very well with the milkfish and the "atsara" (pickled carrots,papaya and bell pepper) was a perfect condiment for both the fish and the meat. I was hoping to have some dessert but the place was filling up and getting really crowded. You actually get people standing by your side waiting for you to finish which can be a bit uncomfortable. I did not know whether to clean after myself or leave it on our table. I cleared up as much as I can and left the pile of dishes on our table in the end. I queued up (on what looked like the queue) to pay for our food and was disgusted at how people who cut the line got served first. I am a Filipino as well but that attitude just appalled me. a man and women cut the line to be served first. I keep making eye contact to the serving boy and the owner (or manager) just to make sure they get the hint that I am patiently waiting for my turn -to NO avail. I was still served last, after everyone else cleared off. (Being with my English partner, I felt ashamed of my own people.) Good points:* the food tastes good and authentic (as far as my Filipino tongue is concerned)*the portions are generous and can be shared between 2 people who are small eaters*the prices are reasonable*they have TFC (for pinoys out there)*I have read in one outdated review that they seem to recycle straws (ewwww) for some reason, I am glad to inform everyone that their straw now comes in sealed individual packaging!Bad points:*is it a remittance center or a restaurant? (it's both I gather but I think they need another helper to help with the restaurant)*some people occupied tables without ordering making it awkward for those who actually wanted to eat*I saw the young man quickly wash the cutlery on the sink behind the bar: was it soaped and scrubbed? I failed to notice that bit.....(they do have that sterilizing container thing that I hope is in working condition...)*maybe have a sign saying QUEUE up? Not everyone is accustomed to being rude and elbow their way to get served first*take out the dishes NOT available on the day as it is really disappointing for customers I want to go back for the food is really good but I don't think I'm ready to experience that again anytime soon!I actually heard a Filipina Lady (aged around 45-50) say to her EUROPEAN partner "I DON'T THINK YOU WILL LIKE IT HERE" and left literally just 10 seconds after coming in. It's a shame, the atmosphere could be better. But not to be misled-THE FOOD IS GOOD, service could be better.