OMG! My husband was hungry and I had suggested he go and grab some bbq pork skewers. They didn’t have any ready so he bought this instead - lectin kawale!I’ve had lechon kawale before, but nothing that tasted like this!!! Juicy, perfectly seasoned (just salt and pepper, nothing fancy), crispy skin and hot! It is to die for. I’m not joking.It came with two sauces - their own lechon sauce and a soy sauce with Calamansi. Soooo good!$17 for this container of meat - totally worth every penny!!!
I am giving this 2 stars for the food. Food is great especially pinakbet. And i miss filipino food. But 0 stars for some of the staff. I understand we were a bit noisy, it was our first time meeting each other again for a long time. We specifically chose the place kasi we are filipinos and we would like to feel at home. First, the lady serving us food looked and sounded irritated when asking us what we wanted. Second, while we were eating, one of the staff put up handwritten posters that the max stay is 1 hr. It's rude, the poster looks like they just wrote them on the spot specifically for us because we have been there more than an hr. They shouldve told us when we first arrived, not while we were eating! Plus there were not a lot of people, tables were empty.Overall not a good experience, very unwelcoming especially from a filipino restaurant and fellow filipinos.
A complete rip off. Food is good but my goodness, whoever decided this ridiculous scheme with pricing needs to review their prices. I went in today to buy the caldereta for lunch but was told it is not included in the combos and they only sell it in large or extra large...and that goes for the other dishes...absolute joke! I ended buying it anyway but ended up spending $40 bucks for lunch. I'm not impressed.
My friend and I were in the area so I suggested to have lunch at kabalen. When we came in, there were no tables but I saw outside that they have patio. I asked if we can dine in. One of the associate (guy), asked one of the front associates and said we can eat upstairs.Because it’s Friday and it’s lent, we wanted to eat something without meat. They don’t have much selections that can be combo. Their fish are big ones. My friend ordered combo of pinakbit and rice. I had the palabok and king fish. Of course mine wasn’t a combo as we paid $27 dollars for two lunch. One combo is $8.99 so mine was the rest.I asked the lady that was serving me if I can have that as combo, she said I can and she presented it on a plate, while she’s serving me, another associate is asking her if the palabok she’s giving me is small and she replied yes, I know the lady serving me out it first in a small container before transferring on a plate. Then she also questioned about the king fish. I don’t think it’s good for her to question her co-worker while serving me doubting whatever she’s serving me. I did not interfere and just let it go but it didn’t look good for the lady serving me.When we went upstairs and eat, we were very disappointed with our food. The pinakbit was cold, even the fish and the palabok was just warm. This is not even late. It was only 12:20 noon it’s the pick of lunch. The food should be hot. The palabok was not good also. After a couple of spoon, I stopped eating. Being a “True” Kapampangan I know my food. My friend who is not kapampangan said, I thought your food is good? I didn’t mind the taste but big issue here the food are cold. Will I go back there again??? My answer is no. I see this restaurant when I passed by and I kept on telling myself, I will try it and because it’s “Kabalen”.Will I recommend it. What I can say is see it for yourself.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!I had decided to try out this restaurant based on some of the good reviews, but I was extremely upset and disappointed with the service. The service was extremely bad as no one was willing help me nor did the staff either understand or speak English. When I called, I was told to go in to the restaurant and place my order. When I got there, they said that I have to preorder and no one was willing to help me or accommodate me for the long drive to the restaurant. I went through six different people and had to make a fuss in order to be heard. If I could rate this restaurant it would be a 0. The staff need training on customer service as they don't seem to know the meaning of it. They are also very disorganized and no one seem to know what their role consisted of. When I mentioned the menu, they said that it wasn't updated on their webpage. I was trying to order a small tray of BBQ chicken leg and they said that they do not sell a small tray, which is not mentioned on their webpage. Seems like they don't need the business or my money. I have never been refused an order before and I have been to many restaurants. They seem to be making their own menu and changing it to fit their needs as apposed to going with what is actually being advertised. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone since the staff seem to be doing whatever they feel fit. Seems like the staff are the owners. I would urge anyone who reads this not to waste your time or money because the customer is not valued at this restaurant.
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Great Filipino food. The barbecue skewers are amazing
We just finished our lunch order delivered through Skip-the -Dishes. We ordered a couple of Kamayan Feasts for 8 people. Presentation and taste of the food as well as delivery were very good. However the temperature of some was very low. We hope next time it will be corrected. Still 5 stars and we will give this place another try.
They put too much vinegar
A fantastic Filipino restaurant that is clean, well-priced, and full of happy polite servers. The hot plate food selections are really delicious and changes all the time.The BBQ skewers are to die for and also their snack selection is awesome. Parking is a lil tight but I absolutely adore this little authentic Filipino spot. Their sisig and bicol express are top top yum!! Believe.