It's my third time to eat at Kuya J, the first one when it just opened at SM Megamall. The expérience was overall execellent. The second time wasn't that good, at Palawan, this was when a lot of negative feedback were given about the quality of food and service from diffent outlets. The latest one at SM Marikina was satisfactory. We enjoyed the crispy pata which lived up to its name. Crispy. And hot. No need to dip in sauce. Pancit bihon, which do not look that appealing is a surprise. It tastes good. The tortang talong was better than Goldilocks or Tapsi ni Vivian, but homecooked is better. Not a fan of their lumpiang shanghai. The place was clean and the staff were accomodating. Worth another visit.
Went here my family and they were happy with the food. It was kind of expensive though for this type of food.
I recommend their crispy pata and their halo halo(the plain variant) but we liked everything that we ordered.
The staff were friendly and the service at the time of our visit is good.
I will probably return here.... On my next 13th month pay.
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When we go to SM Marikina as a family, we used to dine every time in Max's because their food "was" great, it has this unique "homey" ambiance and their spicy sizzling chicken was to die for. Time passed and it kinda died off and we found ourselves struggling where to eat every family day, then there's Kuya J's.
I was a little skeptic at first because I don't like hopping on the hypetrain - although I must say, it's making a noise on social media. We entered and we felt at home, it very homey and very FIlipino, from the interior design to the color motif - it's vibrant, lovely and comfortable, it's not spacious but we feel comfortable and that's important.
Next good thing is the food - it's good, not great but it's good. Everything is just delicious and satisfying. You know that you are enjoying the food if you are not having a hard time eating off the plate clean right? There was nothing special about the dishes, they are just, for some, traditional Filipino dish but what stands-out is the flavors, the presentation and the satisfaction right after eating. Their Kare-kare is just unique and wonderful and I recommend you guys to try it. The price point is on the spot as you'll really get what you've paid for, plus, the servings size is good for sharing.
What I don't like is the service, staff are not paying attention, some are just chit chatting outside the kitchen to the point that we can hear them goofing around, you know, you're typical Filipino "chismosa's", I guess that what's make the whole restaurant ambiance Filipino (no pun intended).
Let's rate them shall we?
Food: 4.5/5
Ambiance: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Value for money: 4/5
The food we sampled passed my family's standards: the pancit was delicious especially the noodle: perfectly aldente; crispy pata was tasty; pork sisig and pakbet equally yummy. Minor issue was the rice; it was hard and seemed not top grade. But otherwise our visit was worth it. I just can not connect the book racks. The place was not conducive to reading; what with all the noise of the customers. Probably, the books were there because it takes 20 to 25 minutes for the order to arrive.
Been here a few times, its one of the restaurant that serves best filipino dish. The place is clean and classy. One of my favorite in this place is the chorizo dynamitas, it has the right amount of sweetness and spiciness and the grilled scallops is great too, though its a bit expensive but it worth the price.All in all i think this place "ALMOST" meet my expectation.
ALMOST since everytime i visit this place there's always a dish that is not available.
By the way dont leave the place without trying the ube halo-halo, can't get enough of it😬😬🍽🍽🍴
Sulit yung binayaran mo sa pagkain. Talagang mabubusog ka. Masarap yung crispy pata nila, hindi masyadong matigas.
Masarap din yung sinigang nila, madami ang serving. Kaso mahirap kunin yung atensyon ng mga crew kasi minsan nagdaldalan sila.
Super love the Filipino food. Their chicken specially the roasted is so good. They put a twist on their halo-halo and it's super delicious. It's really big for one serving tho, but you can't visit the place without ordering their halo-halo👌🏼
The food is so delicious if I were you these menu items are nice
Halo-Halo
Lumpiang Pritong with Sweet 'n' sour sauce
Turon
Bulalo
Crispy Pata
Calamares
Kuya J's Sinigang and Crispy Pata! THE BEST!!! Worth the price. Sulit na sulit ang unli rice namin ;) Madami din ang serving!Accomodating din ang mga staffs! 😬
Our favorite Filipino resto in SM Marikina, this place is always packed. Their bagnet kare kare is really good, but the sauce is quite lacking in quantity especially because the bagnet is big and can serve about 3 people. I also like their munggo, although it has gata on it.
My only other issue here is that the serving time can take up to 30 minutes or more. I wouldn't suggest this place if you are very HANGRY. Other than that, it's all good.
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