Cuisine Philippine Fernando

Giuseppe

5.0

💯 FALL OFF THE BONE LONG MEATY RIBS …. Remember this phrase… Congratulations Team Fernando… you completely knocked this out of the park …Amazing Ribs… Bar B Barn Style IS BACK.
I had an old box waiting for the day when ribs be back.
I had the apple sauce at Home & had a feast.

The Philippine Buffet food is also 💯.
Thank you Fernando… you made my week!
Yes… reserve in advance … they go fast.

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.

Omer

5.0

I really enjoyed the buffet. I specially liked Chicken Abodo & seafood boil with their mean sauce. The service is friendly.
The atmosphere is lovely, warm & cozy. I was lucky to also take part in the Karaoke at the end of the service. You should definitely check it out!

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 💯.