Cuisine Philippine Fernando

Nancy

5.0

What an incredible experience there!
For those in Montreal area, I'm sure that a lot of you remember the famous Bar B Barn restaurant that was known for its incredible pork ribs, & when it officially closed a few years back, you were crushed.
Well, a few weeks ago, a comment on Facebook came up about the restaurant, Fernando- a Philippine cuisine-themed restaurant whose owner & head chef had worked for years at Bar B Barn until it closed. & when he opened his own establishment, he chose to add the familiar recipe to his menu.
Today, we went all the way out to the DDO region to give it a try to find out that all the ribs had been reserved for the day! We were so dissapointed, but the owner had one order that was never picked up & so they hooked us up so that we could at least try it.
& let me tell you- the hype DID NOT DISSAPOINT!!!
We also tried an order of their pork siomai (a Philippine take of dumplings) which were incredibly tender & flavorful, with a homemade chili garlic sauce, which I personally loved as it was wonderfully spicy (do not need a lot) & had that pleasant warm feeling as it goes down, unlike other places whose chili sauces just burn your mouth & sit uncomfortably after three bites.

So for anyone planning on trying out Fernando's- be sure to reserve the ribs at least a day in advance (BEYOND WORTH IT) but make sure to give their other food a try, too.

Jason

5.0

My filipino mother in law immediately said its just like in the Philippines!! A very high compliment. Not one item was thought to be any less than perfect. Spaghetti & fried chicken, shumai, lumpia shanghai, fried pork, & WOW the bar b barn ribs!! Masarap. Bravo chef Fernando

Matt

5.0

Great food, the ribs are perfect just like they were at Bar-B-Barn!! Thank God chef Fernando saved the recipe, the dumplings are amazing too

Charlie——Kirk

3.0

Pros:
A) Nice & small restaurant.
B) They offer many Filipino dishes & options.
C) The chefs & employees were kind & nice. Very hospitable.
D) They have Filipino memorabilia on the walls & some pictures of the local city.

Cons:
A) There were 1 or 2 bugs crawling on the wall.
B) In the strip mall there was a homeless man sleeping there I hope he finds & pray for Lesus Christus ✝?

Conclusion:
It's a buffet style day when we went but they do this once a month.
Would love to try their specialties in the near future. I would recommend but improve on it.

God Bless. God is Good. 🙏

Believe & Repent. Christus Rex Est 👑

John 3:16-21 ✝?

Alanna

5.0

A small family owned restaurants can be either a hit or miss. This one is a definite hit.
Because they close early, 7:30 weekdays & 8:00 weekends, we decided to go early so we would have time to discover the menu & eat slowly. We've only had Philipino food once before & we were not crazy about some of it, so we decided to try again but at a new place.
Opened about a year ago, Fernando the owner & chef, has a limited menu that contains all the Philipino favorites. With his wife helping to cook & his son serving, this small restaurant gives the feeling of home cooking with friends & family.
We started with the Siomai. Yes, that also a Chinese dim sum dish. The order contained 6 pieces with a homemade chili sauce & a soy sauce with green onions. Delicious!
I ordered, as my main, from the Combo side of the menu, the 2 pieces of fried chicken. It was served with rice & a mango salad, & a simple dipping sauce. When ordering I asked the waiter if two pieces of chicken would be enough? He said that the portion was pretty big. Ok, I listened to him & didn't order more. Holy moly, I could barely finish. The pieces of juicy, crispy, non greasy, chicken were huge. & Amazing!
My dinner partner had the Pork Sisig, also served with rice & the famous egg on top. Though the portion is a bit smaller, the sunny side up egg helps to make the dish more filling. Really really good.
Even though we were pretty full we decided to take some of their desserts home for later. Great move. Warmed in the microwave for 30 seconds, the Ube square with coconut, was a sweet reminder of chinese mochi.
Will I go back? Absolutely 💯.