This place is called Breakthrough Restaurant ( @breakthroughiloilo ), because their seafood breaks through the ocean, into my bellayyy! I'll see myself out now! LOL The Breakthrough Restaurants, are a very long-running seafood institution, in the Iloilo City metro area, of the Philippines. My family had been going here, since I was a baby and, it's been tradition, to go at least once, whenever we visit! The seafood is always fresh and top notch, the service is so kind and helpful and.....you're views are literally oceanside! It's the best way, to enjoy a meal! Hope you go check them out! #BreakthroughRestaurants #IloiloCity #seafoodexperts #oceansideviews #familytradition #familyfavorite #vacationmode #supportlocal Instagram: @NelzLovesIt read more

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Best tasting restaurant in ILOILO CITY philipines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ......... read more

Weekends are almost always full. They have fresh seafood and a lovely view. Service is a bit slow on the weekend but great on weekdays. Love their kinilaw and scallops. If they have sibingan (blue marlin) available, i always order coz it's sooo good. Prices have consistently gone up over the years but if you visit Iloilo, this is a non-negotiable. read more

Breakthrough is a big restaurant, weekends are full. We ate on a weekday. ‼Please remedy your RAT issue with professional pest control. There was a big rat that looked directly at me (I thought it was a black cat) and ran towards me and that wiped out my appetite. When I screamed, one of the waitstaff ran and covered a hole under the table where rats can come and go. I still cringe right now, day after that. I think about the cleanliness of food preparation. I do not want to go back there. But for the benefit of people going there, the place needs to do something. Thank you. read more

Omg! We got carried away here. We decided to take pops here for his big day and I think he had a blast. Long story short, we over did it, this! I was kind of embarrassed as people kind of noticed and watched our table while we were here. We only ate 1/3 of what we ordered and ended up with three groceries bags of left overs. The bill came and father-in-law laughed and giggled as he was surprised how much we didn't eat. It was fun. At this place, the system is, we order at the back where the kitchen is located, foods have been prepared as sample and are placed to view. So, you know exactly what you are going to eat. They are visually available to entice you and make your mouth water. They specialize in seafoods and authentic Filipino foods. It's a nice place and it's located on the beach. We sure did a breakthrough coming through here. We ate so much, we laughed so much too. What a treat this was. I recommend for all the visitors and kababayans. Totally worth dining here. My favorite is the adobong pusit (squid adobo) but everything we had were all delish! Don't miss this when you are in Iloilo. Please don't. It's a good memorable experience. read more

Breakthrough - Having a feast with family in the Philippines. Ridiculous how big our eyes are. - Seafood Near Me - Iloilo City, ILI

This is the place to go to if you want seafood. Lots of menu options in an outdoor restaurant (with roofing) while you enjoy the breeze and the views of the ocean (Iloilo Strait) We ordered crab, vanamei white shrimp, large prawns, crab fried rice, fish, oysters, and coconut water - pretty much anything and everything. It all tasted delicious. We also had some free range chicken. The texture was a bit tough, but it was good. My favorites were the shrimp (both white and large) and the crab rice. The oysters are large and are served at room temperature so I passed on them but the locals seemed to love them. We finished the meal off with the halo halo - they put it in a coconut and it was the perfect treat to end with. You can even enjoy the coconut skin. Bathrooms are clean, and they have plenty of sinks for you to wash your hands after eating. Place was crowded and lively - a must visit for all seafood lovers. read more

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It made me so full like I really felt bloated after the meal I just had totototoototot try them and it was so good(:))

Really bad food: I didn't order crispy chicken or pork, but they both came out of the kitchen so dry and overcooked and flavourless as to both amaze me and stunt my growth. Not sure why they are still in business, but I guess it's a place to meet friends, show one's affluence, and pretend everything is fine ... when you likely know that somehow your asawa cooks much better. Ah, just stay away unless you like tasteless, dried out, hardly fresh meat and fish, with stale stringy gulay (veg) that is no better, and a small sour soup that is better suited to a concentration camp than any restaurant in the whole world. Prices much less than the equally bad Tatoy's, and about the same as Bulot B'atot (sp whatever). Horrid place not worth 1 star but '0' star not in the Yelp system. Unless this rates as food in your estimation, go to Roxas City along the seaside boulevard, and get properly-cooked wonderful fish, angel wings, squid, etc. And a nice 2.5 hour drive the scenic route. read more

Open air restaurant in Iloilo by the water. We came for dinner and was sat by the shore, unfortunately it was too dark to see anything as there were no lights by the water. The food proved to be good and some of the highlights were the live fish- managat, fresh prawns which were both grilled and the fried calamares. The aligue crab did not have much flavor though. Another must to order is the halo halo served in the coconut shell! Very good and not too sweet. read more

First time back to my homeland since moving to the states 25 years ago. While there have been a few filipino restaurants that had delicious food in the states... nothing beats going to Philippines for actual, authentic, filipino grub. My family reserved a dining room, which had AC (so freaking important in this country). We had 3 servers that catered to our party of 10... so the drinks were never empty, and the rice plate was always full. They actually have a counter with pre cooked food that you pick from, before sitting. They heat up and plate all this food and bring it to your table. My fam ate like kings. Dinuguan is my number one filipino dish over rice. The dinuguan here was pretty good... but I'm not sure how fairly I can rate it... because my dad's dinuguan is favorite... forever. My second favorite would have to be lechon. The lechon here was on point... which leads to my high rating. I do love buko shakes... but here they made them overly sweet. I couldn't finish any of mine. Location is right on the beach. But had to roll myself into the car after eating so much... had no time to explore the location. read more

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Quite a disappointing experience here. First off, figuring out how to get seated and order is a task in itself. You're not greeted by anyone and no one explains where to go or how to order. After figuring it out, we stood at the counter, again without a greeting by anyone, a woman finally took our order. Her service was decent enough. Lots of things were unavailable unfortunately which made it a bit of a process to try and figure out what we wanted to eat. At our table the bus boy, who was probably the best part about this place, was quite attentive and accommodating especially when we needed to switch tables. Food was below average to average. The lechon was dry and the skin was not crisp. The other dishes were fine except everything took quite a while to get to us. We had to keep asking about certain things we ordered, however. The rice, for example, didn't come out until we asked them for it? They served most of the dishes except the rice which of course is what is really needed for the meal to begin. Got about 3/4 of the way through the meal and noticed our baked scallops had yet to be served. I asked our bus boy to check for us when a food expeditor came and told us they had run out of scallops... It wasn't until I had asked where the scallops were that they told us they weren't available. I of course was extremely unimpressed by this. Running out of things happens which is understandable, however, the fact that the customers were not informed until they had asked about the status of the food is extremely unacceptable. It was not even 2:30PM yet and the manager had already left for the day so I had to speak to about 3 different people. Apparently the reason we weren't informed was because the lady who took our order had radioed someone to tell us but it wasn't relayed to us because the person who said they would tell us went on break. This explanation was quite baffling. This is quite a large establishment with probably over a dozen servers and bus boys so if someone had gone on break why couldn't someone else relay a simple message to your paying customers? Maybe it's because I'm from abroad and used to a different level of service but after being in the county for about a month, this was probably the worst experience I've had in a restaurant. Overall, don't waste your time or money here. You're better off going to Tatoy's down the road. Much better food and service. read more

When I visit family in Iloilo, we head to Breakthrough. Their garlic rice is aromatic and heavenly, the aroma wafting from their kitchen, keeping their patrons in anticipated hunger. The simple grilled pork belly melts in your mouth and perfect for dipping in chili with kalamansi sauce. They offer pork, beef, chicken, different types of seafood such as clams, shrimps, prawns, soft shell crab, blue crab, christian crab, mud crab, milk fish, catfish, grouper, swordfish, snapper and many more that one can sashimi, grill, steam, fry, sautee with coconut cream, chili sauce or garlic butter. You have the option of going to their Villa Arevalo District restaurant and eat by the beach in the open air or go to the mall at Ponsyon in Diversion Rd. Either place is a winner! read more

Fresh tasting food and beautiful ambience! Despite the gloomy weather, eating outdoors was very pleasant! The food was phenomenal! We started with fresh coconut juice, deep fried baby crabs, and kinilaw nga tangegue which is kind of like a ceviche. For our mains we ordered... - Grilled Managat which was absolutely delicious! Very well seasoned and tasted fresh, as promised. There was no meat left on those bones I can promise you that! - Native Lechon Manok: Native chicken is always a winner in the Philippines and this one was no different. - Sinigang nga Baboy: super tender pork and perfectly sour broth! The service was great! We were greeted by each member of the staff as we arrived and seated promptly. Servers were friendly! This will be the first place I eat at the next time I visit Iloilo! read more

A special place for family gatherings, entertaining local visitors and balikbayans. This is no place to hold your diet! Offering a display case of fresh catches from the sea or punong as they call it ... You get to choose from a variety of fishes, crustaceans, local fruits such as mangoes with bagoong, alegue rice and their famous lechon with liver salsa. The servers will ask how you want it cooked - sugba (grilled), kilaw, steamed or sinabawan (sour, spicy or both). Not only do they serve seafood but also other meats, Noodles and Veges. The restaurant can accommodate events such as birthday parties, weddings and even corporate meetings in either fan rooms or with ac. I always make sure when I come home to visit, I'd eat a feast at Breakthrough. Very affordable yet the taste of their dishes is extremely good. The location is not that far from city proper, via private or public transport. Self-parking is available. Better to come an hour early for lunch or dinner to avoid the long que for service. This restaurant makes me proud to be ilonggo. Fresh ingredients kag namit mg luto! read more

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This restaurant can be the pride and joy of Iloilo City. It serves the best fresh seafood that everyone can feast on. They also have a very accommodating staff. Sometimes though, specially weekends and special occasions, they are pack and as expected things can get messy. read more