This is a popular spot among locals and visitors from other countries. According to our tour guide it is owned by a German man who is into racing and sports. The food is a fusion of Filipino and German cuisine. The traditional beef soup is bomb and includes veggies / bananas. The traditional eggplant pancake goes well with rice or your proteins. Although the pork leg is not really my thing, the sauce that accompanies it really blew me away. Last, finish off with the sizzling fish, which is sweet, savory, and smokin'. The crowd here is chill. It's popular among both civilians and military personnel looking to eat and relax. Be respectful and make sure to tip. read more

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Oh yea... this place is really good for authentic Filipino dishes. I love the open, outdoor setting. It feels fresh. The service is slow, nobody is in a hurry and why should they be? This is island time so enjoy it. Their fruit shakes are really good like watermelon and mango. The mixed drinks are fantastic- pina colada puts a smile on everyone's face. Favorites: Sinigang baboy, special pancit, garlic rice and Shanghai. Bulaklak was perfection! Ate here five times while visiting the island. Never ever got tired of it. read more

Kinabuch - World famous - Filipino Near Me - Puerto Princesa, PLW

Nice outdoor seating and huge venue. Super large portions and good for group of friends. Really enjoyed the lumpia and the ribs here- recommend read more

Kinabuch - Lumpia- spare ribs- cig cig - Filipino Near Me - Puerto Princesa, PLW

First time here. You guys are getting a 1 star not for the food but this the worst frozen margarita ive ever had, considering this is my fiances order and my fiances recommended resto in the area. The food is above average, but for 194*++ and after the complain everyone has ignored our resquest. If your your looking for crushed ice with a hint hint of lime, this is your go to cocktail place. What a big disappointment! read more

Kinabuch - Filipino Near Me - Puerto Princesa, PLW

* Price: nothing over 400 peso or $8 USD. The portion is good for family style! 5 star. * Ambiance: casual, local style with large screen TVs out side and inside. Open-air restaurant. 4 star. * location: main street of Puerto Pincessa. Plenty parking at the front lot. 4 star. * Meals: tasty, large menu, Filipino food! 4 star. * service: excellent, fast. 4+ star. This is averaged to 4+ star! Came here with friends and family. Our uncle is their regular customer here so we got table right away. It was a Sunday night and the place is packed with tourists and locals! This place probably is more popular since it was featured on Travel Channel with Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre food Philippines episode! The food is very tasty and exotic! - Kinilaw, 180 peso or $3+ USD: tuna ceviche. The fish is slightly cooked, big cubic piece, tender and moist, soaked in fish sauce, lime, green mango, lemon grass, chilly pepper, cilantro... It is a perfect combination of savory, fresh, salty, sweet, and spicy! It is definitely my favorite dish here! - Dinakdakan, 180 peso or $3+ USD: pig ears, tongue, liver with calamansi sauce. I am a bit perplexed about the dish... Ear and tongue is crunchy... It is a bit too exotic for me! - Croc sisig: It is tasted like pork but more fattening, sizzling with eggs. It actually is tasty if you can get passed the croc part! - Pansit: glass noodles with pork. It is tasty and simple dish... I think my friends felt bad for ordering exotic dishes and ordered this for me...! - Bulalo, 285 peso or $5+ USD: bone marrow in onion broth soup. It is very different... Definitely acquired taste! Overall, it should be on your list to check out if you are visiting Palawan! My food experience is definitely enhanced after our meal here! Thumb up! read more

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It's a nice outdoor restaurant,relaxing atmosphere and the prices are reasonable. I tried Tamilok(special wood warm) 3$ and tuna ceviche 6$!!! Tamilok wasn't my favorite and ceviche was spicy but pretty good and fresh. I also tried watermelon shake which was delicious.. read more

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We visited Palawan recently and asked for dinner reservations for this restaurant through Mango tours. Our preferred restaurant was closed that day. We paid $25 each for the dinner and it was a big disappointment. The menu was a set menu that didn't have their best food. Bulalo was included and my son choked on the meat because there was a small bone chip in it! We had to give him a banana and potato so it would slide down. We were cautious after and there was another small bone in the meat! I don't even recall the rest of the food.Dessert was fresh fruits that was ordinary melon and pineapple. I found this place pricey and not worth four star reviews that was in yelp. If they want to impress tourist bring more decent food! I wouldn't even go to this place again as a tourist read more

CHILL VIBE & TASTY EATS! By word of mouth, this was recommended by a few of the locals of Puerto Princesa City. So where we gonna go our first night not sabotaged by jet lag??? KINABUCH'S! Motor trikes get our family here from the hotel in no time (REALLY fun experience for my sons!) and we seat ourselves. It's an outdoor seating arrangement and no smoking restrictions in place in this country yet, sadly. Luckily we were upwind from the fumes. We were recognized & given menus & drinks rather promptly. However, to order, we had to flag our server down cuz his disappearing magic trick worked too well ;) Surprisingly, there was quick preparation of food & delivery! Sooo, let's eat! *CROC SISIG: THIS is what brought us here after the locals challenged me to eat this local delicacy. Prepared appropriate as far as a Sisig dish should be, with a nice lil kick to it. Crocodile tastes like pork or chicken so not much of a challenge really. Yummy stuff! *LUMPIA SHANGHAI: Solid preparation with a good quantity for everyone to share. I REALLY like it with suka't bawang & that was easily provided. I could eat this all the time :) *BISTEK TAGALOG: This was good when it first came out and it was hot & steamy, but because of the cool humid weather the dish got cold pretty fast & the beef became tough and more effort to eat. *ADOBONG PUSIT: Wifey's favorite Filipino dish. Unfortunately wasn't up to snuff for her or her mom. Too chewy. If it's too chewy, you don't know how to cook it they said! Hah! Fun time & that ginormous BIG Screen TV?!?! Wow! I enjoyed the dishes we had, unfortunately my preference to eat specific ones first, led to the others cooling down too fast. Probably best to stick with 2 dishes, then order more if needed. I sampled Wifey's halo-halo and that was really good. Less traditional preparation, unfortunately I was too full to fully appreciate it. I'll leave room for that next time ;) RECOMMEND :) read more

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I ate her last February and it was good! I ate the crocodile sisig and tamilok both in ceviche and fried! I would say it's fun experience to eat an exotic food! They are the only restaurant currently offering this kind of food! Cheap too! :) read more

Kinabuch - Crocodile sisig and tamilok or wood worm fried and ceviche! - Filipino Near Me - Puerto Princesa, PLW

Kinabuchs is a popular open air restaurant in Puerto Princesa that was made even more famous when American TV chef Andrew Zimmern filmed an episode there a few years ago. The TV chef, known for trying "bizarre foods" was there for the wood worms, a local specialty. For non worm lovers, the menu features a wide variety of seafood, pork and chicken too. The portions are large, the prices are low and the food is delicious. The owner is an ex motorcycle racer, do there's plenty of bike related paraphernalia decorating the place. Pool table, live music and gigantic projection TV for sporting events too. Good times! read more

The whole grouper served lage bowl of sinigang baboy. /Pork soup/ fresh grilled tuna worth the trip even without the exotic s read more

Kinabuch - Filipino Near Me - Puerto Princesa, PLW

Great tasting food with big portions. It has a fresh, open & airy ambiance, close to the micro hotel, via trike. I'll be back! read more

We came early during a Friday and the waiter forgot to take our order. What was mostly annoying with it was the fact that 10 people of the staff (might be on break) sat by a table next door and ate chips. Good food, good menu and nice restaurant. Just had a bad experience. read more

Dynamite! Delicious food in an outdoor setting, conveniently located. I was pleasantly surprised with the high quality of the food, and I come from California where this kind of quality is expected. The staff are very friendly, just like all over the Philippines. There is a sports bar with pool tables and plenty of seating. read more

One of palawan's best restaurants. spacey-open resto with smoker and non-smokers areas. large screen TV placed outside. pretty decent parking areas. If you're a tourtist and wanted to ask any locals for a place to eat. almost a hundred percent would recommend this place because of the food and a place to chill. Prices would be around $7 onwards. Visit this place and you're travel would be complete. read more

A lot of choices,with very reasonable price, crocodiles sisig,tamilog, crab ,and bulalo native and continental food and very efficient ,friendly services read more

Kinabuch's was recommended and we had to try it while visiting Puerto Princesa and my group and I weren't disappointed, in fact we had the best meal ever, with excellent and tasty dishes, fast and efficient service, and wonderful airy ambiance. Since it's a restaurant known for fresh seafood, we tried the Kilawin (ceviche style raw fish), shrimp in butter sauce, baked mussels, seafood medley in oyster sauce and grilled chicken. Every bite was a taste of heaven. Nothing heavy, perfectly seasoned and wonderfully fresh ingredients! Our waitress was fast to respond and knowledgeable about the dishes so we felt really good about getting exactly what we want. The prices are very reasonable. The only downside of the entire evening was sitting close to guests who choose to smoke at the end of their meal. It was time to go then! Being from California, that sort of thing is not tolerated and wish the restaurant would have a designated area for smokers. It is an outdoor restaurant but as everyone knows, smoke does not choose to stay in just one place! We had leche flan which was just ok and turron (wrapped bananas fried) which wasn't that great. They need to work on their desserts! But otherwise, a wonderful evening and excellent food, highly recommended and a gem in Puerto Princesa! read more

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The food's ok, not bad. The highlight of the menu is the Tamilok (or wood worm) - a local delicacy. Everything else you can experience in a Filipino restaurant such as Gerry's. read more