We had the best meal of our entire trip at Angel Wish! This place was recommended to us by the…read moreowner of our hotel. It is on the beach but is not a place that would necessarily catch your eye if you were walking by. I had the fried calamari and then squid ink pasta. Everything was divine! So fresh, so well cooked. The service was good and we sat at the window overlooking the water which was a great experience and perfect way to end the day after island hopping. Highly recommend this place if you are in El Nido!

Upon arrival in El Nido, and a short walk from our hotel, we found this front beach resto. The food…read morewas delicious. We had seafood chowder, fresh crab, and steamed lapulapu. For dessert, we had fresh buko ( coconut). Service was excellent to say the least. Just a refreshing lunch experience with a front view of the beach and mountains.

Maa's Grill is a family-owned restaurant located in Central El Nido on the main drag. The…read morerestaurant is clean and refreshingly homey without that overdone, artificial Westernized appeal. Their menu offers the perfect range of dishes from fresh seafood to your typical meat and rice dishes. Prices are cheap and food is served with pretty fresh ingredients along with hearty portions. We had the Pork Sinigang which served 2 for 280 PHP. It did not come with rice which we ordered 2 for 60 PHP total (30 PHP each). With my ever constant Mango Shake, we had a delicious meal with an abundance of veggies, something that is hard to come by while on vacation. If you do not want Filipino food, they even have a Western 'fast food' menu. Not a bad option when it comes to Filipino food and Filipino food you should have while in the Philippines. Skip the Western options and support the Filipino businesses!

We ate here twice and were impressed by their grilled items like fish and shrimps. They also have a…read moresoup section where we had ginger fish soup which came with veggies. However the broth wasn't hot! Generous portions and good value. The place is usually packed with tourists around dinner time. Go early if you wanna a spot.

Food was great but we didn't get the boodlefight. Not sure if it was lost in translation or it was…read morejust too late for them to do it but it was sad we didn't get to experience that. Otherwise food was great size and good and service was great! It was clean too. Bathroom tho needs an upgrade.

We came here for a boodle fight! Boodle Fight Resto & Bar was conveniently located next to our…read morehotel, so decided to check it out for dinner. We started with a Mango Shake and ordered the All-Meat Boodle Fight for two and Pancit Canton. It took a bit for us to get our food and all in all, we thought the boodle fight was A-OK. The All-Meat Boodle Fight included chicken, pork belly, eggplant salad with rice. Though it seemed like it would be a lot since it was a boodle fight, we thought the portion was small. The grilled chicken was good, but the portion was not enough for two people, and the pork belly had way too many fatty pieces, so didn't eat much of the pork one. It was shame, too, since the pork had great flavor. Eggplant salad was very good and liked that it was included. And it was actually a relief that we ordered the Pancit Canton on the side to fill up on, which was a good dish with lots of calamansi flavor! Service was good and there is a full bar here with a sink in the dining area to wash your hands before and after you're done with your meal. But we weren't too impressed with our boodle fight, which is what the restaurant is known for. Glad to have had a boodle fight while in the Philippines, but it was far from the best.

This was the best dinners we had in El Nido. Our server was awesome the first night. Josepha…read more The food was hot and delicious. We had the calamari which is a must have. Fish n chips bbq shrimp. There was plenty of food and it was a nice clean place. Love seeing all the fresh fish. The view was incredible as well. We went back the Next night too. The service wasn't as good as the night before but the food was still incredible. We had the BBQ shrimp, the chicken soup and of course the calamari lol. Thank you for serving good food.

There are few legitimately owned Filipino businesses in El Nido. Jarace's is one of the few! Your…read moremainstay for all things Filipino food and FRESH seafood. They are located right on the beach in Central El Nido on Rizal Street. Unlike other "Filipino" restaurants around town, you will actually see local Filipino families dining in. That's how you know it's legit! We visited twice while in El Nido. The 1st time around, we pointed at the fresh seafood outside to have it grilled up and served to us upstairs some time later. I had a Unicorn Fish, a sweet, slightly briny white fish native to El Nido. My friend had a fresh Yellowtail and we also opted for the biggest should-be lobster prawn they had. So delicious. The 2nd visit, we watched the sunset from a window side table as a close to our island hopping tours. On said visit, we ordered Sizzling Pork Sisig, Beef Kaldereta, and Crispy Pata. Each dish was absolutely ginormous and automatically comes with rice. The ultimate best value on the island! Yes, dishes such as Crispy Pata and Sisig are on the fluffier/ fattier side but that's what makes it GOOD. Beef Kaldereta was saucier than I am accustomed but I engorged myself in its richness. Keep in mind, dishes are 250-350 PHP but are served as family style portions. Service was hit or miss at least when it came to getting the bill, but you really gotta raise your hand and yell at them -- it is the way, the Filipino way! They are also more likely to cater to the locals first which may contribute to a wait, but with such a beautiful view in paradise and the bustling of the restaurant teeming with people watching opportunities including some adings coming around selling home-made pastillas de leche, there is just so much to distract while you wait the some times 20-30 minutes for your food.

I was walking around El Nido town trying to decide where to eat my last meal. The two popular…read moreItalian spots had massive waiting lines so I opted for IBR instead.It's a cheap, no frills Filipino eatery. I dropped in on a Saturday evening (around 8:20pm). There's two seating areas: sweating buckets in the front, AC in the back. Unfortunately for me, all the AC tables were full. The menu is up behind the ordering counter. You order and pay first. Everything is dirt cheap (40 PHP to 280 PHP). There's also a small breakfast and dessert menu (crepes, pancakes, shakes and halo-halo). - Pansit bihon (110 PHP) - this was a massive portion of noodles with bits of chicken, carrot, cabbage and a calamansi to squeeze on top. Decent and not too salty. - Steamed kangkong (60 PHP) - first time I've seen a vegetable only dish! It came with a side of salty shrimp/seafood paste (way too salty for my tastes). The kangkong was a huge portion but bland. - Arrozcaldo (40 PHP) - this was the best dish. Filipino style rice soup was perfect; actually flavourful and came with a whole egg. Cheap hole in the wall Filipino spot. 3.5 stars.

We came here for our last night in El Nido. The bar has great vibes. Laid back, funky decorations…read moreand open air which was nice to sit and enjoy the sea breeze. They also had pool, darts and a selection of games. The menu is huge and has every cocktail you can think of and more! The cocktails were delicious, but were not very strong and took a while to come out. It was still a good place to relax and have a drink though.

Service: 3 Food: 2…read morePrice: 2 Place: 2 Noisy due to construction across the street. Took a long time for the food to be served. Servings are small on vegetables! We've ordered 10 dishes for 10 people and costs $127 (P6500) and yes we were wondering about the tab but it seemed reasonable until we've given it a thought that they may have overcharged us for we don't remember the prices of all the orders! So keep a tab of all your orders when in El Nido restaurant. In addition, there was a hair in the mixed seafood curry and in the rice. We've asked for replacements but who knows if they were changed?

Can't say I was impressed with Squidos. Our food took an excessive amount of time to be served to…read moreus, the last person in our group of 8 being served nearly 20 minutes after the first. The bacon "burger" I got was definitely not a burger, not ground in any way, so I honestly have no idea what the meat was. I'm unsure if it was the food I ate at Squidos, but the next morning I suffered stomach cramps and diarrhea which lasted the remainder of my trip to Palawan and beyond. I know there's not a lot of options, but I'd suggest eating elsewhere