Food is always good, service is always great and the ambiance reminds you Philippines

I never wrote any reviews... but this time I have to say something about this Manila eatery there portion of 2 item for 16.50$ very little 3 pieces of chicken adobo and the vegetables i order a pinakbet most of it ampalaya. Very very cheap Restaurant. read more

I was here Friday afternoon. There were only 2 people eating. Service was slow. I noticed as food was being put on my tray, the lady was very hesitant and picky how much and which pieces to put on my plate. The food was lukewarm warm. I guess they are cutting back, which is unfortunate. This used to be my "go to place." read more

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Down to earth family that operates the business. I loved and favorite guess their Dinuguan.

This restaurant is located at a beautiful shopping center. Unfortunately the interior of the restaurant needs major work. Its definitely a hole in the wall which is fine but it didn't seem sanitary. The food on the buffet look like Its been sitting there all day. It was also not hot enough(temp danger zone) when it was given to me. Its definitely a family restaurant...there was a handful of people behind the counter...one person was grabbing food from the buffet to Go eat. I just Got The vibe of the restaurant being someone's personal home. The food was plentiful and a good price but I was not impressed with the taste. I was greeted on arrival which was good but I will not return. read more

Manila Eatery - Filipino Near Me - Colma, California

What's the worst thing someone can bring to a potluck? (A) One 2-liter bottle of off brand cola. (B) A pack of hotdogs with no buns. (C) Something from the grocery store with a reduced price/day-old sticker STILL on it! This is always up for a hot debate...along with what's the best thing to bring to a potluck. How about what's one of the best crowd pleasers? LUMPIA! I did a price comparison for seven Filipino restos from SF (Excelsior/Balboa Park) to DC/Colma area and Manila Eatery had the second most reasonable price: 100 pc lumpia shanghai for $40! The first is at Fil-Am ($37) but good luck trying to reach a live person on the phone. The other restos I contacted are charging $50-$55. Manila Eatery offers chicken or pork lumpia shanghai. I called in and ordered 100 pc, half pork and half chicken lumpia shanghai. They need several hours' notice for pick-up (cc's accepted). The lumpia shanghai is rolled tight and uniform, cut into thirds and fried to a golden-brown, crunchy deliciousness. The pork is more flavorful and moister than the chicken. But, a dip into the sweet and sour sauce...problem solved. They add vents to the takeout boxes (no tray) so the freshly fried lumpia shanghai will stay crunchy. Overall, pretty solid lumpia shanghai and the price is right. If you're looking to bring some savory, crunchy deliciousness to your next potluck, Manila Eatery got you! read more

Manila Eatery - Pork + Chicken Lumpia Shanghai | 100 pc - $40 - Filipino Near Me - Colma, California

This place looks unassuming but the chefs who are cooking the food here is excellent. Food is SOOO good here! The taste and quality taste very clean and authentic! The beef mechado beef is super tender , the chicken adobo sauce has the right amount of tang and hint of sweetness, the Ukoy is a much bigger fritter than other Ukoy I get, and they use prawns not just one but two huge prawns pieces and not shrimp . Honestly the food is taste a lot better than alot of the other Filipino restaurants in south city and Daly City that are considered good. The service is great and the place well kept and super clean. This is my fourth time visiting this place and the food is always consistent! read more

I'm glad these folks made it through the god-awful period of the pandemic when a lot of small businesses, especially mom-n-pop type establishments found it hard to stay in business. This family business appears to remain strong and their food selections are ample and very good. I really enjoy the warmth and hospitality of these folks. I'm a fan of fried marinated bangus and these people, out of the many restaurants I've tried, so the best job. One other bonus about this place, there's a lot of parking. I enjoy this place quite a bit. read more

This is really the best place in (Daly City), I pray that these people get so much money because it's really homemade food, and the service is great. The ambience is beautiful because it feels like I'm at home. read more

Fantastic Filipino Food!! Manila Eatery has that cafeteria-style mom and pop type feeling right when you walk in and their food is truly authentic. The 4/5 stars is just because their cleanliness could be a little better and their menu options aren't always available. I think they are still getting on their feet after COVID - a few times they have been out of some of the staple dishes (longaniza, lumpia, beef stew). It's sad because when they do have it, the flavor is on point! I'm just waiting for their standards to get back to give them that 5 stars read more

Manila Eatery - a plate of meat, rice, and vegetables - Filipino Near Me - Colma, California

It was my first time here The couple behind the cashier are very friendly I ordered one of their 2 item combo plate . For a $15 ( tax included) + tops I was expecting a bigger portion. They put 2 tiny ice cream scoops of rice . The food quality and taste was not satisfactory. I was so hungry and I was around the area and as always I wanted to try something new . read more

Manila Eatery - Filipino Near Me - Colma, California

Their food is "A+" for authenticity, while the ambiance is casual and simple, allowing the food and service to speak for itself, "delicious & heart felt". There is love in the food! And the service is "family". It's been recommended by a friend and I'm passing the suggestion on to you. read more

I almost felt disrespectful at this portion of this two item plate. $13 for two white rice scoops. Literally 2 tiny pieces of beef Kaldereta with all veggies. 2 little chicken adobo pieces Then 5 little Shanghai lumpia's for $3 probably wouldn't come backs read more

Manila Eatery - Filipino Near Me - Colma, California

Clean mom and pop with comforting food! It's like a Togo place but you there are tables for you to dine in I love their friend bananas eggrolls!! So good! Rice is soft and fluffy so it's good with any of their entrees. read more

I had family visiting from Virginia and they specifically requested for Filipino food, specifically, chicken lumpia. Of course, I'm happy to oblige since I don't eat pork. So glad Manila Eatery was open on a Monday and most of all, serve chicken lumpia which is rare. Man, I ordered 5 orders and there were 8 of us. I'm bummed I didn't get a chance to take a pic of everyone's order. Once they sat down, they started to eat. Staff: there was a nice lady who helped us out. We weren't familiar w the dishes so we were asking lots of questions. It's not a fancy place but food is not bad either. It's served buffet style and you choose between 2-3 items. This way, you can have more than one main entree. Food: we ordered chicken adobo (could use more chicken breasts or thighs to have more meat), chicken lumpia ( must have been good cuz I only got one. They are a bit tinker than what I'm used to) fried fish (it wasn't too greasy) longanisa (I was told it was delicious, pancit, nilaga and turon for dessert. Price: is very reasonable for the portions. Location/Parking: restaurant is located at Colma Metro shopping center so there's plenty of parking spaces. I'm addition before or after you can walk off what you've eaten and go shopping. This place may not fancy but food is good it gets busy during lunch time. I highly recommend coming as soon as they open which we did or go after lunch crowd has dies down. Enjoy! read more

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I have been coming to Manila Eatery for a few weekends now due to visiting my Mom in the hospital and she always asks that I bring her some Filipino food. This place opens fairly early, food is always hot & ready, the ladies who serve at the bar are always really friendly and helpful. They serve their dishes turo-turo style (like a buffet) so all you have to do is choose your entree (either one entree or two) with a combination of rice or pancit (noodles) - pretty similar to how you'd order at a Panda Express. They offer the traditional items for breakfast like longanisa, daing na bangus (fried milkfish), adobo, etc. I don't see very many dessert options but, then again, I'm usually only here during breakfast. I'm sure they have halo-halo on the menu but I just hadn't noticed. Price range for a combo platter $10-$12 approximately. All depends on whether you choose one item or two. Food is really good. Fairly priced. Owners are hospitable too. 5 stars. read more

Great authentic food, very nice staff. Family run for decades and a hidden gem. Highly recommended

There's not much to eat around 280 Metro Center, it was either Manila Eatery or SweetHoney. Order at the counter, seat & clean up after yourself. The staff was so friendly to explain some of the food to us and accommodate our request for dark meat. We ended up ordering a rice box with two items, chicken adobo and longanisa. It was two scoops of rice, about 4 pieces of chicken and two small sausages for $12.25. Got some lumpia too, $1 for 3. The chicken adobo was tender, but a little too tart for my palate. The lumpia was really small, not bad but not memorable either. read more

Amazing service and lovely staff, the food was amazing along with the ambiance of the restaurant.

Very friendly service! During Covid, dine-in is not available. Just pick from the line up of food or maybe call in your order. We were visiting the area so we stopped by here looking for some Filipino treats. Come early because they were all out of food at the last hour of closing, totally understandable. I was lucky to still get fried bangus, Sinigang, and Sago't Gulaman. Not a lot of Filipino restaurants offer this. I was pleased to see they use the old-school shaver so it'll be like halo-halo style. Yum! read more

Manila Eatery - Sago't Gulaman, halo-halo style - Filipino Near Me - Colma, California

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Good food and friendly staff members. And they serve Mitchell's ice cream! Prices are reasonable. I loved the chicken adobo. They use white meat - it was tender and flavorful. Honestly, nothing over the top here... just good home style Filipino you'd find at any Filipino party. I do appreciate their friendliness though. I didn't feel judged for being a non-Tagalog speaking Filipina, like I have in some places. Thanks! read more

Fantastic service Excellent food I have to put Manila Eatery No. One in my Filipino food. read more

From Bayhill to Metro Colma, Manila Eatery has been my family's go-to turo-turo spot. Family owned with good Filipino comfort food. We have never been completely dissatisfied with this establishment. The flavor of their dishes is consistent while portions and pricing is subject to changes in our economy. It's a typical turn-turo where you literally point to whichever dish you want, the ambience is minimal, it's comfort food so one can't expect an upscale environment. Service is also consistent and the staff are always friendly. The trick is to know what time of day to get at their dishes, you snooze you lose. If I can recommend my top dish, it's their chicken Mungo. It's the best delivery vehicle for bagoong next to Kare-Kare. read more

Great food. Excellent customer service good choice of food. I highly recommend this place.

Manila Eatery in Colma is really good and have great service!!! Prices are reasonable and affordable, although some dishes are expensive for a Filipino dish!!! One has a wide range of choices especially if you don't eat pork! Like they gave lumpia Shanghai that's chicken or beef. Highly recommended!! read more

Filipino food the way supposed to be. Taste like home cooked. Tasty and Reasonable. Only negative is that it closes early @4:30pm

Good food. Not greasy at all. Generous servings and friendly people. Plenty of Filipino desserts to crave about. read more

Manila Eatery - Rice, fried milkfish, chayote veggies and sabaw - Filipino Near Me - Colma, California

I was so excited to find this manila place in Colma since I am not from here. Unfortunately the food was not that great. Fried banana's were awesome but their pork sausage was aweful and was stale. My husband and I both felt uneasy after eating that the entire day. read more

Manila Eatery - Pork sausage - Filipino Near Me - Colma, California

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Love this place! I come here on days that o work from home. It's close to me super convenient. Tasty and delicious Filipino food.

Delicious Filipino food. I love their adobo, pancit, mechado, affritada, mongo, everything I eat here is sooooo good. It's full of flavor and no added MSG. The place is always clean. The staff is friendly. They make me feel like they are my aunties and uncles even though we aren't related. Plus they have Mitchell's ice cream! It's a win all around. read more

Solid authentic Filipino food! The fact that it's a family business makes the place super cozy to me. It makes me feel like I'm going to my Nanay's (grandma's) for lunch or merienda! I normally get the chicken adobo, caldereta (beef), or beef steak! They don't always have the beef steak, but when they do, I jump for joy because that's one of my favorites!! I also really love their lumpia, turon (fried banana), and suman (sweet rice cake wrapped in banana leaves, located near the register). If you're craving some solid Filipino food, this is the right place to be! read more

I only ordered Shanghai pork lumpia and white steamed rice with sweet-sour sauce. I saw that they carried Mitchell's Mango ice cream and bought 2 cups to go. I was there at Metro and always wanted Go inside and order. The restaurant is so much larger inside appears from outside like a very small Restaurant. The people appeared to be the owner. I went to a store in Metro just a couple of stores down, called up on phone and placed my order and within 5 minutes; paid and picked up my food. I highly recommend Manila Eatery. read more

This is the BEST Filipino food. I can't eat Filipino food anywhere else. The food is delicious and the service is excellent. They really make you feel like family. My favorite is the sinigang and machado! I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. Highly recommend this place I try to come here at least once a month I wish I could come here more but I live 2 hours away . read more

The best!!! The adobo is the most delicious I've ever had!!!! No other recipe compares. Always fresh and hot! Everything on the menu is sooooo good! read more

"5"-Stars for the Delicious Fresh Large Lumpia Wrap, Spacious Public free parking and very Affordable price of $4.75. Now, that's how to celebrate Friday finally here.. :) Will definitely be back next time! My tummy happy now... read more

Manila Eatery - Fresh Large Lumpia Wrap. Affordable price $4.75. :D - Filipino Near Me - Colma, California

Customer service terrible, very impolite, don't ever come here, bad business, also they will not let you use the restroom, terrible terrible, don't waste time here, read more

After spending 3 nights in Pescadero CA where there's no Asian food within 30 mile radius, we had lunch here on the way back home to SF. This no nonsense Filipino eatery hit the spot fabulously. Auntie behind the counter was super nice, explaining everything to me patiently. We had chicken adobo, pork adobo, bistek, and tupik (first time). There's also soy sauce and banana ketchup self service station. Favorite was the pork adobo, just the right balance of savory, sour, and sweet. The chewiness was also just right, not too mushy, not too tough, had a bounce to the bite. I love it! Tupik was a Mochi cake wrapped in banana leaf? Had a faint taste of either pandan leaf or coconut. Not super sweet. I will certainly come back to try all the fish dishes for dinner! Thank you auntie! read more

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Finally found a Filipino restaurant where the food isn't sitting in a pool of oil and fat. This is my go-to spot for any "silog". The longsilog with garlic rice and eggs over easy is my happy breakfast. The beef mechado and Shanghai lumpia is my happy lunch. I'm missing the days when you could sit and eat in. Nice quiet spot in the 280 metro mall for some good Filipino cooking that reminds you of home. Always full and satisfied! A definite recommend! Support local family owned businesses! read more

I never give a place a one star rating unless I give it multiple chances...now that you've read the disclaimer, here goes. Let me start from the end. We all walked out of this place after lunch, raving about the water. Yes, the water. It was clear, cold, and readily available at the self service counter. I'm not sure if the water chef was also the one who made the food. Adobo was bloody. Not enough to give it one star, but enough for me to put it down and try the pinakbet. Pinakbet was sweet and salty. I love a good pinakbet, but this one I could not stomach. Meat on the adobo was tough, which indicates a cheaper cut was used. As for the daing na bangus, I just stopped eating it after one bite. I hate giving one star ratings, but four strikes in one sitting deserves it. read more

Came here once. Yuck! Came here a second time. Double Yuck!! There won't be a third!!! read more