Good, authentic-tasting Filipino food presented in a modern way. Food: {spring rolls} : They were deep fried and came out hot. Not too oily which is a plus. The filling was more meat than vegetables which made it taste kind of dry if you ate it without the included dipping sauce. {garlic rice} : order the large bowl! it serves up to 2-3 people but personally I feel like it could feed 4. Garlic rice was alright, there was a slight hint of butter and garlic. Personally, I would've preferred a stronger garlic taste but to each it's own. {sinigang na bangus} : You're given the option of getting the fish grilled or deep-fried. My table got the fried option and it was great! I don't usually eat bangus because of there being so much bones but this one was boneless and the garnish on top was delicious. It was composed of tomato, mango, onion, etc. Though, it should be noted that this isn't soup so don't expect the typical sinigang. {lechon kawali} : Once again, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this dish wasn't very oily as other ones I've tried from other places. It was crisped to perfection and well seasoned. Very yummy. {kaldereta} : Didn't really get to taste much of this but from the small amount I had, it was creamy and tasty. {bopis} : My first time trying bopis and I really liked it! The texture and flavor is really authentic. {tamarind chicken} : Unfortunately, this was my least favorite dish. Though the outside was fairly crispy, the inside was meh. The chicken was very dry and bland. I couldn't taste any tamarind whatsoever. Anyways, I'd say this is a pretty promising place to stop by for Filipino food if you're in Vancouver! read more

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Cute little place with delicious food and excellent service! My friend and I tried steamed milkfish with garlic fried rice. The milkfish dish was not strongly seasoned. In my opinion, it was a simple but elegant dish bringing out the genuine taste of fresh ingredients. The garlic fried rice was just delicious. Plus, the server was very attentive :) We saw people on other tables ordering some sizzling plate dish and a big portion of chicken wings, and I am gonna go there again in near-future to try out those- yum yum read more

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Tried Kulinarya as it was close by and relatively positive reviews. I would agree for the most part. There are very few Filipino restaurants and fewer still that does it well. This place nails the flavours better than most, however, they do put a spin on the local flavours, my assumption is to accommodate the local pallets. We had the Pork BBQ, the meat was tender and the shuttle sweetness of the sauce was present. Very good. The Kare Kare was solid, however, they didn't use the traditional ox tail and instead used other parts of the cow. The pancit bihon looked promising, but it was saturated with black pepper, not traditional at all. Bihon usually has a blander flavour profile, so this may be a way for them to increase the taste factor. We also had the crispy patta which was both crispy on the outside and moist and juicy on the inside. Very well done. My only reservation to recommend the restaurant is the service. The staff were very friendly and accommodating, however, they executed poorly. Very little follow up, plates and utensils were not given out until our second order arrived. At one point, the server dropped half of our cutlery on the floor and proceeded to pick it up and place it back on the table rather than getting us clean ones. Overall, very good food, fair prices and I would probably only order takeout. read more

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I was born and raised in the Philippines but moved to San Francisco during my teens. Wherever I go, I am always on the hunt for good, authentic Filipino food that brings me the comfort of home. I've visited Vancouver about 5 times within the year and I CAN'T believe that I just now stumbled upon Kulinarya. As a native, I can confidently say that this is one of my absolute favorite Filipino Restaurants in Northern America. In fact, it is so hard for me to think of any other restaurant that can top this - Filipino Cuisine, or not. I went with a friend who isn't too familiar with Filipino food and culture; while we were eating, she blurts out "I can't believe I never really had Filipino food before, this is amazing!" Filipinos are always proud of our culture, KULINARYA does an amazing job of showcasing Authentic Filipino cuisine. It takes me back home, as well as invites other non-Filipinos into our culture through food. Everything about this place is stellar. From the comforting and intimate atmosphere to the nicest staff, and of course, the tastiest food in Vancouver. I would consider this place to be a hole-in-the-wall so it is very easy to miss, so make sure to keep a keen eye out for a bright mural right outside which is practically their sign. You could tell that they put a lot of love into their food so please, show them some love on yelp once you've checked them out! KULINARYA. DOES. NOT. MISS. read more

Where should I start off... Overall 4/5, Food is probably 3/5. I like the politeness and service at this restaurant was 5/5. I might be wrong but seems like its a family owned restaurant. We tried the boneless milkfish (deepfried) - probably the best dish we tried. Then also the crispy prata (had better somewhere else), and also the kare kare beef (for the price, they give us maybe 6 small pieces of beef which is kind of dissappointing). We ate everything with the garlic rice, which smells good and tastes really good. For the price we paid. It is a one time stop for me. Might want to try the kamayan (boodle fight) next time - minimum 6 people by reservation only. read more

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TL;DR: They've got the goods! They just need to work on execution and delivery. Having been a fan the Coquitlam location, I was really excited to hear about them opening one up on the Drive. I think it's great that the availability of Pinoy food seems to be growing in this city. Two things about the Commercial Drive location brought me back to the Philippines: 1. The food. Authentic and delicious! Taste of home in Vancouver. 2. The clock. Restaurant seems to be functioning on "Manila Time". We waited almost an hour for our food. So did the other people who arrived before we did. They also need to have a better system for seating people. Staff would pretty much ignore potential customers coming in. At least have a waitlist ready so people know what's up. Save for one server that I recognize from the Coquitlam location, there was a general lack of attentiveness on the part of the younger newer staff. I really want this place to do well. They have really good food and having more places like Kulinarya pop up on the Drive, a foodie destination, is so great for the Pinoy community. It would be such a shame for them to turn people off all for a lack of a better system. read more

Kulinarya - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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It was a bit hard to find when I was driving past because the sign wasn't big or colourful like some of the rest around, but it's there. Friendly staffs, tasty food and good portion. We even joked around with one of the waiter and he was funny. The food looks good and they tastes good. Their spring rolls are bigger than usual and lots of fillings (yummy and healthy) except the fried part haha. Their dishes in general are not too heavy (salty or oily) compared to a couple other Filipinos restaurant I've been to. I usually always order the same dishes in restaurants to see the differences. My friend ordered their pancit and it was pretty big. Unfortunately, they ran out of flan which my friend was looking forward to but they suggest their cassava cake and she tried it. She loved it! Their halo-halo was good but I've had better halo-halo. Other than the halo-halo their food and cassava cake is one of the best I've been in bc's Filipino restaurants and I'd go back again sometime. Smaller restaurant so best to reserve a table. You can do it on their website so it's convenient. The restrooms are clean too. read more

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A very quaint restaurant! Decor is cute, service was great! The food was good, although a bit pricey. I had the Chicken Adobe plate and my other half had the House Sinigang. The chicken adobo was tasty but chicken a bit overcooked. The Sinigang had a tasty broth and good cuts of pork and lots of vegetables. read more

Kulinarya - Chicken Adobo Plate - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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not accommodating restaurant. They'll ignore 2 people just because of huge reservation, even if its an hour difference before the reservation. read more

It was Thumbs up experiences of the Kamayan fest. It's delicious. It's very exciting to seeing them serving out food little by little. "Building a food pyramid". read more

Kulinarya - Traditional Kamayan Fest. - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

they should advertise the Bangsilog as mini-Bangsilog. The milkfish is as big as the egg! See picture. read more

Kulinarya - milkfish is just as big as the egg. see in relation to compass card. should call it mini-bagsilog! - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Had a great experience here. Food was authentic and came at a good price. The two of us ordered the sizzling sisig and the pinakbet with rice and it was enough for lunch the next day. Would definitely come back again! read more

I want to give Kulinarya a 4 or 5 star rating but their inconsistent hours leave me consistently frustrated and frankly ticked off. The food is excellent. They really prepare many of my favourite Filipino dishes well including the Bangus sisig, Binagoongan, Lechon Kawali, Crispy Pata, Filipino Barbecue, Laing and the Pinakbet. Unfortunately pork sisig lacks crunch and I like to enjoy the version of this dish at Little Ongpin in Richmond instead. The most disappointing part has been arriving on a few occasions now, well before their posted closing time to find the closed sign on their door. Once I arrived at 8:26pm (closing hours supposed to be 9pm) and the closed sign was up again. Colour me frustrated! Wasted time getting there and money in the meter. I'm starting to think they don't want me eating there o.O They've also increased their prices and what was once convenient and reasonably priced, is now just too pricey and inconvenient to be a top choice for an easy Filipino meal out...more like a special occasion group meal. Guess Mom's gonna have her kid's coming around for dinner more often! A tip for the owners: stick to your publicized hours or change them. read more

I always go here everytime I crave for Filipino food. Best Filipino Restaurant in Vancouver. read more

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Food: great food and delicious love the special noodle. They serve Filipino cuisine and beer too. Price : price is okay and affordable Parking : street parking Serving: the staff and owner were very polite and friendly. The store was very nice, Cosy, with A/C , Filipino heritage ambience and with charm. read more

Lumpia is delicious! So happy they opened this location on Commercial Drive, bringing a great selection of Filipino dishes to the neighbourhood. Presentation for take-out platters is great too, served on a banana leaf. Yum, you gotta try it! read more

Great time with the kamayan feast at this restaurant. The restaurant accommodated our large group very nicely, with us fully taking up two long tables of food. Digging into the food directly with our hands was an interesting and fun experience! Couldn't say exactly what we ate because someone else in our group did the pre-ordering. But there was meat and vegetables galore, all done up tastily and accompanied with wonderful dipping sauces. Service was attentive and they guided us on how to do the kamayan thing. And the sweet halo-halo dessert was really good with all kinds of texture in it from soft chewy chunks to crunchy bits. All in all, something very worthy of trying and I'd be happy to go there again. read more

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I'm half Filipino and live in East Van so I was VERY excited to see this place opened in my neighbourhood, AND, they have a vegan menu (I'm not but many friends and the bf are). So we came to Kulinarya, after 2 failed attempts (keep in mind they close after lunch, and open for dinner). It wasn't very busy, we were seated right away, there were other Filipinos in there so that's always a good sign. I ordered the bangsilog breakfast, which is fried milkfish with garlic rice and fried egg. It definitely taste like something my grandma would cook, the bones are small so you can almost eat the whole fish. I realize this dish isn't for everyone though, but I enjoyed it. My bf had the ginataang kalabasa which is like a vegan stew, similar to a curry but not spicy. The coconut milk & sauce flavours were so rich, yummy and I couldn't believe there was no meat in it. The service was great, tentative and you can tell they are passionate about their dishes. Especially the vegan ones (vegan dishes In Filipino cuisine is so rare)! We will be back to try more, even though I'm a meat eater I highly recommend the vegan dishes too. read more

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Really friendly service and delicious food. I was welcomed right away by the staff. Vegan and vegetarian options are also really tasty. Got to witness the set up for a traditional kamayan meal ("eat with hands"). Fun! read more

Came back here for their Laing and Kare kare. Had to ask them to reheat the rice as it was not even warm. Which was odd. The dishes tasted legit but portions could have been a bit more. Still a good 'go to' place when I need to fulfill my Filipino food craving read more

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I was riding my bike with my daughter looking for a place to try out on Commercial. We decided on this place as it had some convenient patio tables. The staff was very accommodating and the food portions were sizable. I had the crispy pork dish with rice and my kid had the Canton rice noodle. Interesting flavours here. I wouldn't recommend if you have high expectations of fast service, as the restaurant got quite busy and the limited staff had their hands full. read more

This review is purely for the Boodle fight / Kamayan and let me tell you. It was the worst boodle fight I have tried. The food doesn't justify the price. It's overprice and the presentation looks like left overs that are fed to farm raised pigs. To the owners please make your kamayan look presentable and add more dry meat or seafood . Dont mix everything. Let your customers mix them however they want. You dont do business in a third world country where food presentation don't matter. Thank you read more

Good. filipino food!! I ordered a lot for myself only. Longsilog, tocilog and sisig binalot. My favourite is the longsilog. The sisig is okay but too much onions. I feel like it's onion sisig instead of pork. I wish the onion is just right amount and more pork. As for the tocino the flavour is good but I find it a bit hard to eat maybe because it's the last food that I ate among the 3 so the pork kinda dried up. But I will surely go back here whenever I miss eating filipino food. The interior of the restaurant is really pretty too but it's small. The staffs are friendly and very accommodating. read more

I only usually come here for sisig, so my review is mostly just based on the sisig lol. This place is honestly one of the best places for sisig. They crack an egg on top of it so when you mix it the egg will cook. The server is always very nice. And the restaurant itself is small & cute. I've tried only a couple things on the menu other than sisig like the sinigang and lechon kawali, which I also enjoyed read more

Had last minute change in plans, and swung by here for a Saturday dinner with the family. Small little restaurant with nice decor and ambience. Food item menu is about $16 each, but just a heads up the portions can be small. There were four of us, we ordered five entrees, and there were nothing left at the end. I think size AND flavor contributed to this. They use Royal Albert for dishes!! How cool is that?!? read more

I love coming here with my family after church on Sundays, we're always so hungry, and this wonderful restaurant always exceeds our expectations. I personally really enjoy the crispy pata. If you like pork, this order is a must. They also offer boodle fights for larger parties, which I have yet to do. The owners of the restaurant are amazing, be sure to thank them... "Salamat Po!" read more

Soo good! I got the pinakbet and tofu sisig. If you get the chance try out the kamayan dinner! Reminds me of home! Friendly service and I love the decor! read more

Very disappointed with the miscommunication from my order. Didn't even get to try the food as they took my party tray order 3 days in advance but when it came time to picking up my order they said they didn't have enough spring rolls to fulfil the order. This sent us in to a panic as we had confirmation via social media that this would be prepared by a certain time for a group meal but this order was not relayed to whoever needed to prepare it. Was told that there's nothing they could do and I went to another restaurant to order a party tray and this other restaurant was able to turn it around in 30 mins. read more

Tuesday lunch, one deuce, who were eating and a triple in the room. I ordered a simple lunch and was looking forward to trying some different flavours. Didn't work out like that. The triple was ordering a lot of dishes which started coming out a few minutes after I ordered. And they kept coming out, while I waited. After about 15 mins I checked in with the server about how much longer I would have to wait. Very soon. More time passed and each time I thought "oh here's mine" it just kept travelling on by to the other table. I'm sure the food is great, but it was taking so long to arrive that I ended up leaving. read more

This is the biggest disappointment for our food adventure in Vancouver. We waited for over an hour, we kept adding money to our parking meter so we started asking. The lady was irritated when we followed up for our food, it was a total surprise for us to have that kind of reaction knowing we just wanted to know when was the food coming. On the second time I inquired, I lost it because she was truly annoyed at my question. So I just ended up cancelling our food and left the restaurant. The lady was not happy but I am not going to give them my business for penalizing us for following up on our order/food and made us wait for 1.5 hours. This place needs to learn some basic customer service. Do not eat here if you think waiting for over an hour for food is not acceptable and you are starving. read more

We went there tonight as we love Filipino food and were excited to see it on The Drive. The kare kare did not disappoint as it is one of my favourites. The paksiw de pata was also very good. I would order the wings again as they had a surprisingly unique flavour. The atmosphere was very friendly as were the staff. It would be nice to bring a group of friends here. They also serve breakfast items, which I always enjoy...ube pancakes! We will definitely return again soon...and bring some friends with us. read more

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Warning: don't get the lumpia expecting classic lumpia. Instead you'll get two awful and soggy vegetable mess that is oily and falling apart in some weird soggy green wrap. This place is charging $14 for that crappy plate FYI. Nope read more

Overpriced but did bot deliver. The decor was nice and so were the people but just really mediocre. The oxtail beef stew with peanut sauce was super sweet - pretty heavy hand with the peanut butter. Just not what you'd come back for. I do wish them well, they seemed really good people. read more

We have been on the hunt for authentic, good Filipino food and were so happy to finally see a restaurant open close to home. You can really tell they care about the guest experience and try to create a friendly environment-especially if you haven't tried Filipino food before! Of the several dishes we have tried on the menu (which were all delicious), we really enjoyed the crispy pata (with the vinegar), diniguan, and pancit malabon. The restaurant has a nice quaint vibe and is very family-friendly. We will definitely be returning soon! read more

I came here on a recommendation from my Filipino friend as I wanted more exposure to the food. Finding anything authentic is questionable in the city, however, was assured that this place was legit. I had nothing to compare it to, therefore, this review is a stand alone until I have a little more exposure to the cultural food. First of all this was very affordable which goes with the culture of The Drive. The portions were also respectable as well. This is a new place, therefore, it is good that they have had these two points off the bat and it's nice to have some more cultural diversity on The Drive. I had some appies on the menu, however, what stood out for me was the pig ear chips which tasted and resembled pork rinds. I actually really liked these a lot and ordered seconds for home the next day. The service was super friendly and they were patient being a newbie to Filipino food. read more

Its really nice to see a new Filipino restaraunt in town. They have a good choice of your favorite meat dishes but are also very vegetarian/vegan friendly ( the veggie dishes are quite good! ). The only things i would maybe suggest is faster service, but that's easily let off the hook as they are still working out the kinks im sure. Also perhaps some more plants possibly hanging from the ceilings it is a little plain from the all white interior. Either than that this place has good food and a lot of potential to grow. Filipino food use to be just for filipino families and people who visited their filipino friends homes, but now it's starting to become popular in the foodie world ! I genuinely hope that this place does well in their beautiful spot. read more

Kulinarya - appy and filipino style breakfast menu - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Tried this place for the first time. We tried 3 breakfast dishes. Great find! Delicious well-balanced meals, clean restaurant, friendly service. Will definitely be back! read more

Came here because we really enjoyed the Coquitlam location. Different items on the menu such as Patatas Bravas. The food did not disappoint; it was delicious! Need to work on service a bit though, waited a long time for food and drinks and items came out at very different times. We also noticed the same at other tables and could have probably apologized a few times at the different tables for the delays. They are only into their 3rd week so likely still have to work out the kinks. If you're in the mood for really good Filipino food and are willing to support them as they settle in, definitely give it a try! We will visit again! read more

This place is just amazing. It checks all the boxes. The food was authentic and tasted fantastic. There were delicious vegan options: okoy, paella... Everything was cooked to perfection. (It's quite hard to string together a sentence in the middle of a proper food coma.) Above all, the people here are the absolute sweetest. Great vibes! Will be back for more. read more

OMG! Heard about this place from a co worker. So we decided to check it out since it wasn't to far. The place is small. We got in around 8 pm for dinner and it was close to closing time. We made our orders and within no time the server came back and said one item is no longer available. They've run out. Don't you think you would at least check what you have left to serve and let us know. Geezuz! Finally got our order and it was sooooo disappointing. We got served left overs. And for $50 bill go &@$! yourself! WTF! It was cold, they tried to nuke it before serving to us. It looked like it's been cooked yesterday. It's very rare to find a Filipino restaurant in the lower mainland and when you find one your hoping for a real authentic good hot food. Not I don't give a shit, put on a plate and serve it cause they'll eat anyway. I understand how long some of the items you offer on your menu take to cook and most of the time you can't make it on the fly, with the exception of noodles (pancit). You guys seriously need to bring up your level of standards and game. Yuck! You deserve no star! But I have no choice but to click on one! Bad Filipinos bad! read more