Excellent family owned Filipino restaurant. Clean, good service & great food. Ambiance is home…read morestyle.

Good food and good value. Service was good and quite fast. I would eat there again. Nice pleasant…read moreatmosphere and cool.

I went here for lunch and it was packed to the brim. To be able to get a seat, my bf had to find a…read morespot while I waited in line. I waited about 10 minutes with 3 people in front of me, and another 5 for my food. I asked for no sauce on my burger, and the cashier had a hard time understanding, but she found someone who did. The service was pretty fast and efficient. Though the seating area was overpacked and inadequate, the interaction with the staff was pleasant. I swear the chicken here was a little bigger than the one from the other Jolllibee I went to also.

This restaurant is a little hard to find but I guarantee you, if you do, it will be well worth the…read moreeffort. At first you would think you are entering a resort, there is a humongous pool right as you enter the property going to the restaurant. The restaurant itself is cozy. I felt like I just entered a friend's home to eat. We were greeted warmly by the staff and promptly seated to our table. Ordered several dishes. Crispy Pata, Bagnet, Thai soup, a fish dish, pakbet, fried chicken. EXCELLENT FOOD!!!!! We were also given a rice dish and a Turon dessert. Again very delicious! We will be leaving Tacloban soon. Can't wait to come back here and eat at Village Chef!

Was so very excited about trying this place and could not be more disappointed when we arrived…read morethere was one big group and many empty tables. My fiancee and I sat at a small table and were brought menus and water. That was the last good service we encountered that evening. Our server could only be described as dour and sullen at best. We placed our order, eventualy, and began to wait and wait and wait. The large party before us was already eating, so I assumed they would not be a factor. I was wrong, they started ordering more things and they were delivered whilst we waited for our appetizers. In the meantime, another group ( small) came in. They ordered their food and what do you know they had it delivered before us as well. About 20 minutes into the waiting period the angry waitress informed my fiancee that they were out of her entree and to order something else. The exact same thing happened with her desert order. I tried to get our supposed server's attention only to be blatantly ignored. When they finally brought our food, all at once, I asked why others were served before us. The only answer I got " they have reservations ". What totally bs, a reservation gets you a table, not preferential treatment the worst part was the insult added to the injury; they added a 10% SERVICE charge

We went to the San Jose location and was looking for something different.... I was so disappointed…read morethat the menu was mixed with a few cuisines... the best thing I can say of this place is its location, easy parking and the place itself was clean and modern. As for the food, I was disappointed. We ordered fajita to share... there was enough meat, vegetables were lacking, and they only included one tortilla and it was old (ie hard). So disappointing that something as simple as a tortilla which is literally made with water, flour, salt was served to us probably store bought and reheated several times. Note to the owners, it would make a world of difference and cost effective to make your own tortillas... you have a great concept... maybe focus on 1 or 2 cuisines and call it a day....

We waited for our food about half an hour or so , customer service is bad , hope they could improve…read moretheir service . Food is just an ok food.

We dined here after swimming in clear water, with deep blue sky, and sugar sand beach. It was a…read morebeautiful day and we came in hungry. The name Balikbayan means "To Come Back to your Homeland." Locals shared this is a tourist favorite. Mainly because they open early , 10am to 10pm daily, and can accommodate huge groups. You can even order Filipino breakfast here even after 10am. Love their inihaw (grilled in charcoal) squid. They stuffed them with onions and tomatoes, served with their special sauce. The Halo-Halo was a bit of a let down, but their excellent service and great Island Style cabanas setting made up for it. This would not be my first choice here for dining in Bantayan Island as there are many other foodies in the area as it caters more for tourists, but I would not rule them out for their hours, good price, convenience near the beach and their excellent service. Definitely worth trying. Cheers!

Place is super expensive but.... The food is so good. You choose your seafood and they will cook it…read morehowever you want. Grill, soup, etc.... this place I highly recommend. For 8 people we spent about 200$ worth and it was alot of food. If you are to visit cebu you should stop by this place.

Best meal and restaurant in tacloban. Hands down. Don't even waste your time at Ocho, based on high…read moregoogle review scores like we did. Wish we found this place sooner than our last night bc we would have eaten here EVERY day for every meal. It's that good. Reasonable prices by western standards. We feasted and had several drinks for about $60 USD. We really enjoyed everything, especially the house salad, lamb chops and kefidedes (stuffed meatballs). The tenderloin was tough though. Tasted more like a pot roast presented as a steak. Excellent service. Staff were attentive and the food came out fast. The moussaka ran out and the restaurant was PACKED with every table full at 8pm so go early. Live music was Loud. There's speakers in every part of the restaurant so there's no escaping it, but this is standard for the Philippines. People eat then hang out at the table for a long time, so again, go early. The hotel the restaurant is in is also the best in Tacloban. I'd highly recommend to stay there and eat here and just not bother going out. Tacloban is a pretty gross and stressful place but this establishment is an oasis.

Like the Q Kitchen restaurant downstairs, they have a large menu separated by cuisine type. To be…read morehonest, it's more than likely they use the same kitchen. The ambiance is casual and nice, and I do like their decor. We ordered a few items: Fresh calamansi juice: thumbs up Cheesy onion rings: interesting, well fried with tasty breading. Did not like the honey mustard sauce though, because we typically have ranch dressing with onion rings. Burgers: The bf ordered some kind of bacon burger with mushrooms, and I ordered a plain old boring cheeseburger. They were just average. Everything was fresh, but the ground beef was overly fine (too much working while making the patties). This texture really ended up ruining the burger. Also, there was too much seasoning overall, in the beef itself, and in the dressing. Fries: Well seasoned, cooked perfectly. Dessert: We got this Korean mango-cheesecake dessert. It was amazing. Whatever was going on with the rest of the food, this dessert really made the day. Prices are high, but the portions are large. I honestly would rather have smaller portions with higher quality food. The quality overall is slightly above average, so I'd eat here again but probably try to order other stuff. I'm not really sold on the service though, because we had to ask for it every step of the way (constantly try to flag servers down for everything). There's no automatic refill of drinks, or even checking to see if we'd like another beer, etc. It took a while to get the food once we ordered.