Floating Island Restaurant

All the food we tried were spot on delicious! Crispy Pata and Chicken Skin are definitely a must try!

Food: sumptuous! Ordered most of their best sellers. Indeed, it all tastes good. Beef salpicao is glorious however, serving size is quite small for this. We should've had ordered 2 plates.
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Price: Booked our reservation thru Eatigo so yeah, it's a steal! 50% off for all the dishes (except drinks). Without the discount it would be a little pricey as well.

Ambiance and Location: Quite small but well lit.

Service: Great staff! Quick service.

This is recommended for family gatherings.

What started as a small restaurant in Makati Medical Center around 50 years ago has now rebranded themselves into the filipino comfort food scene. The small place had a lite and homey feel. The food was great. We ordered classic favorites such as Adobong Fried Rice, Pork Sisig, Fried Chicken, Gambas, Beef Salpicao, and Gising-Gising. The meat were sumptuously juicy and tender. I personally loved the thick coconut milk of the gising-gising. The fried chicken and adobo rice were good for 3-4 persons with huge portions. This restaurant offers great food and memories, and will definitely vie into the mainstream filipino restaurant industry.

Had our family dinner last night. Our orders of Chicken Pork Adobo, Rellenong Talong, GisingGising and Crab&Corn equated to a perfect combination. Fully satisfied with the food, service and value for money. We should have more of these places 👍🏼

Do you notice what’s common in all my photos (ergo in all my visits!)??? The extra large deep fried Dagupan bangus of course! This is what we go to Floating Island for and the bonus is all their other dishes are pretty good too like the gambas, salpicao, gising gising (I think it’s just their sisig that was just average).

Thanks for having a branch in Pasig, now I don’t need to go to the Makati branch nor to Nuvali or Tagaytay (at LZM) to have my huge deep-fried Dagupan bangus craving satisfied!

This restaurant is currently on the free Eatigo app where you can reserve a time slot and get up to 50% off your total food bill when you dine in. Download the app and when you register, you can input my referral code “EatigoRia” for additional freebie/s, and you can start enjoying dining with discounts!

Seldom have I visited a restaurant wherein I enjoyed the experience of eating with friends and exchanging stories with the owner. Once you enter Floating Island Restaurant, you are welcomed with a sort of shabby chic homey ambiance, a mix of blue and white with that fantastic lighting that makes you forget the restaurant only occupies a small corner of Ayala Malls the 30th. It feels warm, cozy and inviting, and the staff can be equally described.

At first, I was kind of hesitant about the food. They first served soup and crackers, sandwiches cut up in triangles for easy handling. Thinking of the restaurant's backstory of serving food in a hospital, I did not entirely expect anything. I was a bit clueless about its history so pardon this reaction.

But as we spoke with the second generwtion owner, Alex Revilla, I suddenly realized that although you can say the menu is a mishmash of evrything they and their friends enjoy eating, it cohesively brings out that wonderful charm of the place.

We were served a spread of their bestsellers. Everything was surprisingly enjoyable, and reasonably priced too, I assure you!

* Chicken Asparagus Sandwich (P175)
- Looked unassuming to me but first word that came to mind was "comforting". This was served cut up in neat triangles with the crusts off, reminded me of how an aunt of mine would make sandwiches for me and my brother. Each mouthful was a comforting medley of chicken and asparagus, and nope, they did not skimp on the sandwich filling.

* Medical Club Sandwich (P210)
- Typical bacon and egg sandwich, again served with the crusts off.

* Pancakes with Sausage (P280)
- Fluffy pancakes with sausages on the side, perfect for breakfast. Tip: Dunk it in syrup or eat with morsels of their sizzling chicken for a chicken and waffles kind of treat.

* Sotanghon Guisado (P240)
- Very flavorful pancit. Big serving that's good for sharing too!

* Chinese Mixed Vegetables (P250)

* Bagoong Rice (P230)
- Topped with slivers of green mango on top, this serves as the perfect foil to every dish they presented.

* Beef Steak Filipino (P320)
- Tender beef steak slices, cooked lovingly the Filipino bistek way, with lots of onions and that familiar acidity brought by the calamansi.

* Sizzling Boneless Bangus (P350)
- This boneless bangus definitely makes it to my list of seafood dishes here. It's topped with garlic bits and comes in a sizzling plate so better get your rice ready!

* Sizzling Squid Sisig (P270)
- At first it looks like normal pork sisig, but once you get a mouthful, you can't help but notice the natural umami the squid brings to this sizzling plate of yumminess!

* Sizzling Chicken (P410)
- This came on a sizzling plate smothered with rich gravy. Here's a different way of enjoying chicken that's succulent and tasty!

* Calamares Fritos (P275)
- Crispy and crunchy withe the calamari cooked just right. Perfect amount of batter too!

* Chicken Skin (P170)
- Sinful crackling goodness that makes ou want to take bite after bite.

* Crispy Pata (P690)
- This was a last minute addition to our spread. Sir Alex can't help but boast about their Crispy Pata version toppin those of other establishment. I don't blame him! Every crackle of the skin, plus the juicy pork paired with the sweet sour tang of their homemade atchara adds up to the delicious dish, definitely the pride of Floating Island.

Ended our meal with refreshing fruit slices off their Fresh Fruit Platter (P200) and the decadent flan-like sweetness of the Pudding de Leche (P120).

* The Floating Island Restaurant's name was inspired by the then cantilevered facade of the Makati Medical Center. As the original restaurant was located at this part of the hospital, the name stuck. They also cater to different hospitals in the metro but under individual names already. The owners opted to keep the monicker for their stand-alone branch as an homage to the original Makati Med restaurant. Most of the employess are also 3rd and 2nd generation relatives of the original employees of the original resto.