This place was amazing.. starting from the welcome. You are required to remove your shoes because…read moreyou step into a beautiful place. The wooden floors and the seating, just makes this place feel like home. Service was excellent. For my family and I, it was the epitome of Filipino culture and hospitality.. starting from removing your shoes before you enter. We ordered the calamari rings, blue marlin, seafood karé-karé and lato salad. Calamari was tender, just right. The blue marlin, was like butter, so yummy. Each plate came with eggplant tempura, atchara and lato. The seafood karé-karé was delicious and really comforting. The lato salad was fresh, it had diced tomatoes, onions and mango. We truly enjoyed our meal and can't wait to come back.

Ambiance was stellar. Everywhere your eye caught, there are plants or artwork to satisfy your…read morecuriosity. This is the first restaurant in this island that collects your shoes upon entering the establishment and you're barefoot during your visit until you use their comfort room. They provide house slippers. Their bathroom was quite spacious and clean. This local seafood restaurant features traditional dishes from Philippines with a twist. We tried their local catch which reminds you of the red snapper fish but with a bouncy, chewy, texture and we tried it steamed with black bean sauce. The eel adobo was out of this world! Although it was considered a side dish, the portion was plenty! My favorite was the seafood kare kare! It had the familiar peanut butter sauce but with shrimp and squid instead of the usual beef.

This is a popular spot among locals and visitors from other countries. According to our tour guide…read moreit 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.

Oh yea... this place is really good for authentic Filipino dishes. I love the open, outdoor…read moresetting. 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.

The service and food was great. My favorite is chicken sisig and chicken inasal. You like to come…read moreback again

The food is good the chicken is well cooked and the sinigang is great. the ambiance is also nice…read morespecially in the night time. Good for family gathering and other events because the place is very spacious. The service is also good, the food is served fast and hot.

The restaurant is beautiful and clean. We removed our shoes to walk in on gleaming shiny wood…read morefloors. The decor is lovely and open to air. We sat "Indian style" (their term) with cushions on the floor and loved it. My favorites were the pork sinigang, seafood sisig, garlic rice and lechon kawali.

Ambience was pretty. The seafood sisig was just soggy cuttle fish. It's alright but when it was…read morelabeled seafood sisig, I genuinely thought it'd be a mix of seafood. Chicken tinola tasted homemade but a little salty. Their fresh lumpia is labeled as "spring roll" and that was delicious. It was lumpia ubad on the inside and wrapped in rice paper like Vietnamese spring rolls. It cost 300 pesos for a tricycle from our Bambu Suites hotel.

After taking a van from Port Barton to PP, I was ready to eat. Balinsasayaw Restaurant looked…read morepromising and my hostel also recommended it so off I went. I dropped in on a Friday afternoon (around 4:15pm). The place is massive but I grabbed a table near the front. Some of the tables have a bell/shaker that you can ring to get the waiters attention. Clever. The menu is long: all day breakfast, sizzlers, soup, meats, pasta, sandwiches, burgers, combo meals and drinks. - Avocado mango shake (110 PHP) - they charge an extra 20 PHP to mix two fruits. Decent but the avocado wasn't creamy. - Garlic rice (30 PHP) - they gave me plain rice instead. Lame. - Grilled squid (265 PHP large) - three option sizes (small is 215 PHP and medium is 245 PHP). Might as well go large! I didn't expect the inside squid rings to be stuffed with red onion, tomato and cucumber. Nice but it gets a bit boring after a few bites. The grilled squid was excellently cooked. Great texture and fresh. This is a place where you want to go with a large group so that you can try several things. The garlic crab (495 PHP) looked promising.

The restaurant has many things to see. It's famous for its bird's nest soup. Each table is like a…read moreprivate bungalow. It's full of shade and some tables come with fans although it's not needed due to shade and a soft gentle breeze. It's a nice place to spend the afternoon.

After my first gym workout in months, I was ready to gain all the calories back. I was with a local…read moreand she wanted to hit up one of her favourite restaurants, Mesa Filipino Moderne. It's located on the 2nd floor of the SM City Mall. We dropped in on a Sunday (around 11:00am). It got busy soon after we sat down. The inside is clean and modern, which isn't too surprising given the mall location. Service is fast and friendly. They refilled our waters multiple times. The menu is massive with appetizers, sisig, soup, salad, meat, crispchon, fresh catch, seasonal products, vegetables, noodles and rice. There's also drinks and desserts. - 2x Plain rice (45 PHP) - steepest plain rice I've come across. Splurge the extra 5 pesos for garlic rice. Yikes. - Tawilis with mangga on spoon (155 PHP) - 10 pieces of crispy tawilis with slivers of ripe mango. It came with a side of shrimp paste and tamarind sauce. The sardines were lightly fried and mango added a touch of sweetness. - Kare-kare beef and tripe (325 PHP) - beef, tripe and vegetables cooked in a rich creamy peanut sauce. This also came with shrimp paste sauce. Tripe had a great chewy texture. The peanut came through in the sauce but it was still bland. You need to add the shrimp paste to give it some flavour. This was my favourite dish of the three. - Binagoongang baboy ni kaka (260 PHP) - pan fried pork belly sautéed in shrimp paste with grilled eggplant. The pork belly was fatty. That's just how they like it in the Philippines. Grilled eggplant was the best part but the sauce was too salty and sweet for my liking. It's "fancy" Filipino dining. Good to try some different dishes but I'll stick to my hole in the wall spots.

Small portion of food,a little pricey compared to other establishments,I feel their Manila branch…read moreis more tasty, but their service is good

Was looking for a dinner spot and Tiya Ising's did not disappoint. They have a comprehensive menu…read morethat covers from vegetables to meat options. It seems most of the menu items are for family style so keep that in mind when ordering. I ordered the Ampalaya con Carne which translates to Bittermelon with meat (beef). The dish was delicious and tasted like home. Highly recommend! The ambience was great-- open space with just the right noise level. Will come back again!

Came here prior to flying back to manila from palawan. This coffee shop is right outside the…read moreairport right before gowing into customs. Its connected to a little trinket shop. Theres plenty of seating and wifi inside. The airconditioning works well which made it feel nice. Some back round music to help past the time. The coffee was good. I ordered the americano which came out strong and black and hot. I also ordereda rasberry muffin which was way to hard like it was cooked the previous night or 2 ago, wasent good at all. They had other pastries and hot food as well on their menu and plenty of coffee and noncoffee drinks on the menu as well. Overall its a good place to sit, catch up on emails or waste some time if you get to the airport too early. The vibe too was soothing, with coffee aromas in the air, and the chill music in the background.