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Kabayan

3.5 (214 reviews)
ModerateFilipino
Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Lechon Kawali, H3. Sizzling Squid, Kare Kare, Bicol Express Pork
kristin c.

Still love Kabayan cooking so has become our go-to place for filipino food. Kare-kare (I always look for the tripe pieces), fried milkfish, lechon kawali, very garlicky fried rice are our usuals. Ginataang langka (jackfruit) is a coconut stew with chunks of jackfruit with pork pieces. Their ginataan laing is delicious too. Dinuguan has pork and pig's ear (not into this meat so I pick out the pork), slightly salty for me but there's rice to have it with. Their pork bbq is not skewered, has the flavor but is a thicker slice of pork. Fresh lumpia has cooked-right veggies, maybe a bit heavy with the brown sauce but goes well with the raw garlic. The halo-halo may look plain but it really has a lot of ingredients under all the ice; and big enough to share. Prices are also good. Servings are too and we usually get to take home. Have had their special lechon belly for a special occasion and they cooked it well - crispy skin and juicy, lemongrass flavored meat. Check with them for pricing. Service is always great. We appreciate the friendly and attentive staff. Restrooms available.

kamayan feast (finished) + missing the soup
Sally Z.

Service: 4.7/5 Food: 3.9/5 Ambiance: very casual, great for groups of all sizes 10/10 customer service- went above + beyond helping another customer deal w/ the pouring rain outside. it's small space surprisingly accommodate a lot of heads. very efficient. you eat w/ your hands (they give gloves) + just stuff your face What I Ordered: - Kamayan: surprisingly a lot of food, will GUARANTEE leftovers. favorites: lumpiang shanghai, inihaw baboy (pork), chicken bbq, sautéed mussels

Halo Halo
Sharon T.

It had been 6 years since my first and last visit and I'd always wanted to bring another friend group to "WOW" them with a Kamayan experience. I knew this place wouldn't disappoint. We were a group of about 9-10 people and most of us came with our already huge appetites after the gym. They set up about 3 stations for us all, which still ended up being way too much food than we could handle - they just kept coming with more and more food. But everything from the copious amounts of roasted pork, mussels, shrimp, vegetables, and lumpia were excellent. The beef bone broth was heavenly and I just had to take a container home because it killed me to let that go to waste. When the humongous halo halo came, it was the icing on the top and we seriously didn't want any food at this point (we still had it, though). One huge difference that I noticed from my previous visit was that we were given gloves to eat with this time. Dunno if it's because of post-covid precautions but it's giving me the icks now that I look back at having eaten with my bare hands, Though I appreciated that they gave us a heads-up beforehand, I was a little annoyed that they decided to tell us that there would be an additional $5 charge per head because they would have a live band playing during our reservation. We ended up having loads of fun with the band itself that night so it ended up being minor. Make sure you have the exact number of guests coming because they will prepare the portions based on that and still charge per head from that number. I recommend knocking down 1-2 people when making a reservation if you know your group can't eat that much because they will make roughly 2x more food per person - they can still adjust the price to the final headcount.

Inside
Veronica L.

It was my first time experiencing a kamayan feast and it exceeded my expectations! Firstly, pretty much everyone at the restaurant did kamayan. We made reservations for a group of 6 and once we got there, our table was already set with banana leaves and the spread came out shortly after. There was a variety of pork, chicken, beef, seafood, bone marrow soup, and fruit to close out the meal. My FAVORITE was the soup, which had a delicious fatty broth flavor, and the pork belly, which had a yummy sweet taste - DELICIOUS. Everything else was still very good! You do eat with your hands, but they provide gloves and additional utensils, if needed. I was honestly a bit overwhelmed with the entire spread, in the best way possible, and my group ended up taking leftovers back because of how full we all were. The staff were extremely friendly and the ambiance was very family-oriented. I'd absolutely come back for this home-y experience and filling meal - 11/10!!

Kamayan - staff in the process of setting up
Melody C.

Specifically came here to try kamayan for the first time. We got to watch the staff set up the banana leaves and food, but I wish I didn't. I'm very particular when it comes to food/kitchen cleanliness, so I got the ick when I saw them wipe down the tables and leaves with rags, which are probably the same rags that they use to clean the tables. I did appreciate the fact that they wore gloves when handling the food. All of the food went straight onto the leaves except for the soup, which sat in the middle of the table. Everyone had their own pile of mango salad and a small bowl and spoon for drinking the soup, but the rest of the food was meant to be shared and eaten with your hands so make sure you clean them babies well. An assortment of meats, veggies, and seafood were provided. My faves were obviously the fried food: lumpia and calamari. I don't think there was anything that I didn't like, and I loved how I got to try so many different Filipino dishes in such a short amount of time. We ate until our bellies were full, but a lot remained untouched. Thankfully, we were allowed to take the rest of the food home. I did get sick after but I'm not sure if it was from this place or a snack shop that I visited in Flushing after kamayan.

Eunice C.

When my friend invited me to join him for a birthday dinner, I was super excited to experience kamayan aka boodle fight. The first time I've had this was in Manhattan, and sadly that place closed. It's only right that you do this in a large group celebration. We started off with the beef stew that came with delicious bone marrow. The flavor penetrates your soul and I can drink this all day. You can feel the vitality running through your veins. Next up was all the lumpia, fish, meat and rice with some veggies in the side. I unfortunately cannot name it all but I can tell you that it was rich and tasty. We were the last to leave on a Tuesday night. Thank you to the staff who put this all together!

Kenneth M.

Great service and quick setup, delicious food, great music. Food was great and the highlights for me was the soup and the pork! Thanks for the great experience! I will come back in the future

Tamara B.

I had my mom and her sister in town that was craving home-cooked food from the islands. I knew Kabayan would be perfect. It's a cute little restaurant with a few tables and cute decor but amazing food options and the taste was just like home! The service was cool. they were quick took our order was patient with us and made sure we were getting everything we needed, this place is around the corner from my house on Queens Boulevard and I can't wait to go back here again especially when I'm craving Filipino home-cooked food! whenever I'm home sick I will be here Mom approved

The gigantic beef soup
Bing R.

They have good authentic Filipino food. The service is excellent. Our server was very entertaining with funny comments. The ambience is clean and white decor as if you are in a Greek taverna. That is what it reminds me of anyway. The giant bowl of beef soup with cabbage is excellent. Flavorful broth and the meat has a lot of tendons attached to the gigantic bone. I have never seen such a gigantic bone! And the ligaments are not fat. Bakthiugh they look like one. The fried bangus is a butterflied fish fried to perfection. I liked it with their vinegar. The vegetable I like is not over cooked. It has okra in it. I cannot believe that we picked all fried foods. But they were not greasy. But there are many other dishes besides fried - we just ended up ordering the fried ones!

Kamayan
Giselle G.

I loved this place; we went yesterday for the kamayan experience and it was amazing. It had everything we wanted in a meal. The service was amazing and overall a great time. We were never rushed and it was a very clean experience. The person creating the kamayan had gloves on when putting the food on the table. They would check in on us regularly and the food was very good. The shrimps were well seasoned and cooked properly. The pork was also flavorful and cooked well. The chicken was good as well. We each had a piece of fried fish and that was also good. Overall the different flavors and seasonings had their own section on the table. This was great because it allowed us to taste each item differently and not have things combined. They also have a delicious soup which they put in the middle of the table. That soup was really good. I loved this and recommend to everyone.

G9. Adobong Baboy, L6. Single Serving Steamed Rice, J1. Pinakbet

Friday, May 2 at 2pm, lunch: Meh! Food served look like leftovers; pork adobo was almost all fat hardly any meat and salty. Pinakbet was so-so. Only the ukoy was freshly made. Rice was not freshly cooked and dry. This will be my last time. Not going back. Sorry, not sorry!

Madi S.

0 stars. Writing this from the table so that I don't forget to mention any of this disappointing experience. I ordered the beef tapa, lumpia, and garlic rice. From the jump, the waiter seemed annoyed with me. The lumpia was delicious. So was the garlic rice. Beef tapa was completely different from last time. I told the manager and she SNAPPED at me. Yelled "WHAT". Very embarrassing. Also, they put all of my plates at the edge of the table (as seen in the attached photo) instead of in front of me like they had for other guests. It was extremely passive. While cleaning the table next to me, I got cleaner sprayed in my face. I don't believe in coincidences. Went from recommending this restaurant to avoiding it..

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The place itself is nice and clean, and the staff were extremely kind, welcoming, and very…read moreattentive, which I really appreciated. Service wise, they did a great job. The chicken barbecue sticks were flavorful and enjoyable. Unfortunately, the lumpia Shanghai didn't quite hit the mark for me :( it tasted like it was fried in older oil, and the filling was very minimal, so it felt like mostly wrapper. I was most excited to try the pork sinigang. While the broth had good flavor, the pork didn't taste freshly cooked and came across as if it may have been made a day or two prior. Overall, I really liked the vibe of this place and the friendly service, which makes me hopeful that my next visit will be better. I'd definitely be open to giving it another try.

I've never really had a full Filipino meal before besides small finger foods from events here and…read morethere. My Filipino friends recommended this place so we all came on a Friday night for dinner. The restaurant is located right on Roosevelt Ave under the 7th train so it is very hard to find parking. We saw double parkers everywhere. Our reservation was for 7 pm and when we got seated there were only 2 other small groups inside. The restaurant has a Kamayan special for $275 that comes with soda, unlimited rice, vermicelli noodles, vegetables, mussels, shrimp, giant fried Calamari, pork fist, bbq pork, chicken, fried fish. They prep the whole course on banana leaves on a wooden board near the kitchen before carrying it out and placing it onto our tables. The special is meant for 6-8 people which I think it's more for 5-7 depending on the group - if they're light or heavy eaters. The Kamayan spread was not just pleasant to the eyes, but delicious! Everything was so good and flavorful and perfectly crispy. My favorites are the crispy calamari, bbq pork, and mussels. My friends and I also ordered drinks that are not included in the special: the Weng Weng, the Red Horse, Avocado Smoothie, Mango Smoothie, and Ube Smoothie. The Weng Weng is their signature cocktail which reminds me of a better Malibu Bay Breeze. The Red Horse is the main beer in the Philippines which is pretty light and I don't really taste the after beer taste. The smoothies are all so creamy and good. My favorite would have to be the mango which reminds me of a mango lasi. I liked the ube better than I expected, but the avocado had a weird taste to it. We were so full from the spread and smoothies that we had no room for dessert. By the time we finished, the place was packed because at 9 pm there's open karaoke as well as live performances. I also caught a whif of the sisig on my way out and it smelled sooooo good. Would definitely be back for the mango smoothie, giant calamari, to try the sisig and halo halo. Service was great too! They always came to check on us from time to time and gloves were provided for the Kamayan spread if you didn't want to use your bare hands.

Ihawan - Menudo $11

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Family-friendly spot- it really feels like you're just having a meal in someone's home. And they're…read moreserving up some great Filipino BBQ! I came in a party of 20+ guests doing a Kamayan and they were able to accommodate us pretty easily. You can get Kamayan platters for 2, 4, 6, or 8 people so you can order for any group size. The lumpia, pork BBQ, kare kare, and pinakbet were some of the highlights for me in terms of food, but everything tasted great. The staff were very friendly and patient with us as well. Definitely want to come back to try other items on the menu.

This is probably the best Filipino BBQ in the area. We've always preferred the pork over the…read morechicken. We arrived on a very busy Saturday afternoon. And surprisingly, seated quickly. It was our lucky day. The servings encourage family style. Which is great when you have a big group you can try various dishes. We ordered the crispy pata. A dish we dont make at home are come across very often. It was perfectly crispy down to the bone. There was great flavor to the skin. And the meat still remained juicy and tender. The pork BBQ sticks. Slamming. Period. It was my aunts birthday so we got pancit noodles to symbolize long life. It was surprisingly really flavorful. For drinks we had calamansi juice hot and cold. Doesn't taste like it was from an old bottle. Really refreshing and soothing. My daughter loves the melon juice. Not handicap accessible and will need to walk up a flight of stairs to get to the dining area. Be mindful for those who aren't as mobile. Food was so good we even went downstairs to the take out counter to order more food to share the wealth with my parents.

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We did a Queens food crawl and Renee's was at the top of every list for Filipino food…read more We had the sampler platter, which was a HUGE offering of BBQ chicken, beef, longanisa sausage, pork chops, and pork belly accompanied by their crisp, refreshing atchara (like a slaw). All the meats were smoky and well seasoned and cooked appropriately. It was a ton of food for a great price. We also enjoyed their fresh juice (they have several types and you can see them making them behind the counter). Renee's is clearly a neighborhood spot where the locals flock. It was crowded and busy, but felt like the best kind of hole in the wall. Everyone was so nice and welcoming. Other options on the menu: all the aforementioned BBQ meats in various iterations, grilled squid, grilled fish, grilled eggplant. They also have filipino classics involving fried eggs and rice. Fried sardines, fried milkfish. They have Filipino spaghetti (ground beef, hot dogs, melted cheese). Various sautéed noodle dishes. Soups and Filipino stews. Large seafood section as well. Would happily return and strongly recommend this restaurant on any food crawl.

Make sure you come here hungry, we definitely ordered way too much food for 3 people but it was…read moredelicious. We ordered: * BBQ Grilled Sampler ($30) * Fried Sampler ($30) * Dinuguan ($14) * Oxtail Kare-Kare ($24) * Calamansi Juice ($5) * Calamansi Iced Tea ($5) * Warm Ube con Hielo ($8) Everything here is delicious. It felt like you were eating at someone's house. BBQ meat was slightly sweet and well marinated. The fried sampler was heavenly especially paired with the various dipping sauces from bagoong to spicy. Dinuguan was savory and paired well with white rice, don't be intimidated because it says it's a pork blood stew. The oxtail Kare Kare was tender and loved the peanut butter sauce. If you get the warm Ube, just make sure you mix it very well to get the perfect bite! This place is a must try in Woodside/Queens if you're trying to find good Filipino food!

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