Manila’s Best – A Taste of Home

Still like eating at Manila’s Best even with all the low star ratings. Went again yesterday and it was yummy. Only downer now — THEY CHARGE TAX. Yep, it’s $ 7.99 with drink still included but now they added tax to the mix. No biggie to me as long as food is good and hot. Don’t hesitate to ask for a pan change if food on line looks like it’s been sitting, they will gladly whip up a refreshed batch.
Plus, now there’s Netflix on rotation.
Still masarap!

After working up a appetite after a looong motorcycle class this place was such a letdown. I’ve have tried several Filipino buffets and this is by far the worst. Small selection and what they do have is meats with a high fat to meat ratio ! Heart attack on a plate no thanks ! Talk about a rip off ! Not risking my health to some eat here again. It’s definitely not worth another visit.

I’ll openly admit that I haven’t had much Filipino food, but the food I had here came with tons of bone fragments. Choking hazard, dental damage hazard, and simply not acceptable for restaurant food.
No signage, pricing, or menu available, just the dried-​out and uncovered options at the buffet, labeled on the sneeze guard. I was handed a Styrofoam box to scoop my own rice from the cooker, and employee packed my two entrées of chicken adobo and curry chicken. Limited options, all looked dry, was disappointed not to have any soup or lumpia.
$ 6 total was small for the heavy box of food I received, but you get what you pay for. Chicken in both dishes was of low quality with a lot of gristle, and bone fragments were everywhere. Sauces for both dishes were understated and borderline bland, neither had any spice to it at all.
The buffet style doesn’t lend itself to high expectations in the first place, but Fiesta Filipino manages a much higher quality with fresher food… and no bone fragments.
EDIT: All you people posting 5-​star reviews just because this place is «so clean», apparently you regularly give your business to dirty restaurants?