Tahanan Bistro is a beautiful restaurant surrounded by a garden full of greenery and a koi pond…read morethis was a truly romantic setting not in luxury but in natural surrounding of wood and nature that makes you feel you are hundreds of mile away from the city, which you can still see by peeking pass the the big leaves. The presentation of the food is breathtaking, I felt guilty touching and eating from the plates. But after I did I realized it would be a crime not to indulge in the elevated flavors in it's modern Filipino dishes. I took dozens of photos with only a few posted to Yelp.

From the owner: Tahanan was built entirely from 100% reclaimed wood, salvaged from old houses and bridges from…read morearound the Philippines. Designer and woodworker Benji Reyes and his wife Carina, along with their daughters Eena and Keesha, had been dreaming of turning a portion of their home into a bistro for years. Today, Tahanan Bistro is realised as a casual fine dining restaurant serving dishes inspired by Philippine produce.

PWD friendly Clean surroundings, huge dining area, relaxing…read moreambience Food is good too

Good for Family Gatherings. Kids and Adults loved it! Nice ambiance too!…read moreThere's a place for walks after the sumptuous meal!

Yellow Lantern Café is located in the Comodaville building in Antipolo, which is basically a great…read moreplace for a quick getaway from the city. It's already enough of a picker-upper that Yellow Lantern Café serves delicious intercontinental comfort food and drinks (their watermelon shake is so refreshing!) with an unlimited coffee self-service counter. But the clincher to this quaint, humble restaurant is its indulgent and breathtaking I-can-see-my-house-from-here view of the whole city. It's arguably one of the best views in the metro. Looking to milk your Antipolo adventure? After your meal at Yellow Lantern, head to the spa in the same building after your meal to unwind, then emerge totally renewed, and head right back to the gastropub on the 2nd floor of Yellow Lantern to grab some drinks and play beer pong.

My beef with this restaurant is it claims to be an Asian Fusion kind of place but the menu proves…read moreotherwise, haha. It's actually mostly Filipino and American food, with rice meals, pastas, and pizzas. Still, you can't be disappointed too long when you relax into the place which is this huge space with that incredible overlooking view of Metro Manila that upper Antipolo's famous for. The place is great at sunset. It's also nicely decorated, which you can more fully appreciate at night when the warm and inviting yellow, brown, and white colors get illuminated by the quirky light fixtures all around. The food is okay. Nothing special but definitely among the better ones along the Sumulong highway strip which is filled with more streetside carinderias than actual restaurants. I suggest you go full-on with the Filipino classics here, like the Crispy Pata, Sisig, and the All-Day Breakfasts- Boneless Bangus, Tapa, etc. That comes with unlimited self-service coffee & tea too, which would really be quite satisfying on a quiet weekend morning.

Ambiance - very humble, very basic and sparse but clean restaurant. Wish they had toilet seats in…read moretheir rest room Service - no nonsense service. You order and they deliver. Food - we ordered fried dalag fish (meaty), fried hito, tortang talong (eggplant) which was quite large and perfectly cooked, crispy pata, grilled pork belly, fresh vegetable lumpiang ubod (generous amount of crunchy ubod (bamboo shoot) sprinkled with crushed peanuts and chopped green mango with salted eggs. My favorites were the fresh lumpia and the tortang talong. The preparations were traditional and classic Filipino - no twists, no pretense. The prices were very reasonable. Just basic good food that won't break the bank.

03/01/20- We went out to Taytay today to see my buddies house. 2 years ago it was a work in…read moreprogress in various stages of construction. Today it's a beautiful 3 story house at the top of the mountain overlooking Laguna Bay, Manila & Makati. We stopped at Buhay Kawayan to grab a late lunch w/my buddy, my wife & 2 brother in laws (yes they follow us everywhere lol). Buhay Kawayan is a very popular spot in Taytay on Manila E Road Barangay Pag asa. We ordered some of our favs like crispy pata, Bangus, squid adobo, veges dish w/bitter melon, yellow squash, okra, tomato, onion & garlic. Eggplant omelette & of course rice. Filipinos seem to eat rice @ every meal. (No Carbs when I return to the US). Excellent food & service one of the few Filipino restaurants that had quick service. They operated at a slower pace (Island life).

I had dinner at Locavore while visiting Manila, and it was honestly one of the best meals I've had…read moreduring my trip. I'd been wanting to try Filipino food, and this place came highly recommended by some locals. The food was incredible. I tried the sizzling sinigang, and it completely surprised me. The flavor was sour, savory, and comforting all at once. I also had the oyster sisig, which was crispy, rich, and perfect with a cold San Miguel beer. Every dish came out hot and well-presented. The restaurant itself has a great vibe!!! lively but not too loud. The staff were really friendly and helpful, especially since I wasn't too familiar with Filipino dishes. They explained what everything was and even suggested a few must-tries. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone visiting the Philippines. And I'll definitely come back next time!

First time to try Locavore Kitchen & Drinks and na enjoy namin ang brunch dito sa Kapitolyo What a…read morefantastic meal! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.Tastes great! Eating something delicious right now.. i love it..

Grilla has several branches around the metro but this upper Antipolo branch remains unique for its…read morelocation, overlooking the city. It looks like a resthouse or a stop-over viewing deck with its homey, wholesome, resort style design. Its recent renovation shows classier wooden interiors and just-right ambient lighting that illuminates the whole place. There's also a redecorated al fresco veranda area, facing the newly manicured gardens which makes the place all the more-suited for great late night hangouts when friends and barkadas just want to drive up to Antipolo for some great sisig, yummy Filipino dishes, and good old beer. Want some cheesy Pinoy trivia? They shot for the campy Gimik reunion movie here in the early 00s! Hahaha!

Decent food. I would come back and recommend to friends. Compares with Rustic morningsread more

First time here. My bro n sis in law brought us here since we stayed overnight at their house. The…read moredining place itself is pretty small but entering and coming in to the restaurant has a nice view and scenery. They even have a small Koi pond. I love their service, food and price. Highly recommended

7 Flavors is the buffet restaurant that is partnered by the famed chef Boy Logro. It's main concept…read moreis to have the 7 flavors of the palette presented in its dishes. With a separate cafe/bakery and buffet restaurant, we chose to check out their buffet. On weekday lunch, its just P399/head and P499 for dinner. We tried the lunch buffet and no food stands out. All their food items are all over the place. They have sisig, kare kare, spicy salmon head, chicken teriyaki, stuffed tofu, baked seafood, buffalo chicken wings, and roast chicken for their mains. It was really disappointing, especially, we know, for a fact, that chef Boy is one of the partner. Like the seafood chowder didn't taste like it. It just tasted like roux + stock + vegetables. It's more of a vegetable soup than seafood chowder. There an absence of seafood in the soup. The kare kare tasted like thickened sweet peanut butter sauce that was colored with annatto. The baked seafood has old prawns and squid that is about to spoil. The shrimp was mushy already inside the shell. It has a fishy taste already. This wasn't my first time dining here. It has improved over the course of 5 months, but it needs alot of work to compete in the industry. It's unfortunate to see restaurants that partner with famed chefs just to use their name for marketing purposes. The price doesn't justify the quality of the food. Your paying the same amount to produce quality food, it's how restaurants execute an present the dish that makes it food good. It's not the price tag. #TheFoodCrawlers #OngsFoodprints #SplatMNL

I was invited by the team behind 7 Flavors to dine at their restaurant so I can write a review…read moreabout it. When I entered the establishment, I was surprised to see that it was empty. Turned out, the buffet display was located at the second floor. There were limited offerings but they made sure to include all the basics. They had salad, tacos, sushi, pizza, fish, vegetables, roast beef, and dessert. Food was promising but almost all of them were no longer hot when I got them from the buffet table which was why I didn't enjoy eating them so much. It was an average dining experience for me.

My family and I really like King Bee! They consistently have good Chinese food too…read more The first time I tried their Jumbo Siopao was from my tita. I was hooked. I had to know where it was from. That's when I learned of King Bee. Masinag seems to be the nearest to our place... even if it's really far away from us. For Sunday lunches with our clan, we go all the way to Masinag to pick up lunch. That's exactly what we did today. Our usuals are their Yang Chow Fried Rice, Sweet and Sour Pork, Chopseuy Fried Noodles, Hakaw, Asado Siopao, and of course, Jumbo Siopao. These dishes from them never fail us. Their hakaw has the most shrimp I've ever seen inside a hakaw. The Jumbo Siopao is a mix of bola bola with egg, chorizo, shrimp, and mushroom. I've tried something similar from other places... and King Bee's is still the best.

Simple, quiet place to enjoy your fave Chinese food. The food is good but not close enough to…read moreChinese authentic restos' preparations. Affordable, and I understand why it takes time for them to serve the food, of course, they have to serve it right and they do. Will come back definitely.

The menu is well suited for Filipinos who like their home cooking dishes. Such as fish, veggies &…read moremeat.

Tapsilog we're not bad, but nothing spectacular neither. We also ordered sliced green mangoes, the…read morebagoong was also neither good nor bad. Service was meh. AC were insufficient to cool the place. Restroom was decently clean, but nothing fancy.