Overall, Kalapow offers a welcoming Filipino dining experience with authentic flavors, generous portions, and a warm, family friendly atmosphere, with many reviewers praising tasty dishes like adobo, sinigang, crispy pata, and halo halo, and noting friendly, attentive service and good value, though some visits were hampered by slow service, long waits for mains and desserts, and occasional missteps at checkout or with updates to orders. A recurring theme is the contrast between standout dishes and uneven timing, with some diners calling it a go to spot for comfort food while others felt timing and staff communication could improve.
Wait time: 2 hours. O star. The longest I have to sit in a restaurant waiting for my food in my entire life. They focus more on takeouts that they completely ignore the clients inside. Main course: 2 stars. We were served spoiled chicken inasal. The worst chicken I've ever had. Another record. Kare-kare was good on the first bite but couldn't finish it at the end - just way too much fat. Dessert: 3 stars. Haluhalu tastes so ordinary for the price. Meh. Won't be back for sure.
Great Filipino cuisine on the West Island. We had the Lumpiang Shanghai pork rolls to start, which were perfectly deep fried & tasty. We ordered two meals & shared the huge portions family-style. We shared the Sizzling Sisig (a hot sizzling plate of tender tasty chopped pork) & the Kare-Kare (fall-apart oxtail in a rich peanut sauce). We also devoured the must-have delicious garlic fried rice. For dessert, we had the huge Halo-Halo & a Calamansi Leche Flan. The menu is more than typical, & the portions are shareable & delicious. A definite must-try for foodies.
Decided to try Kalapaw & it was 40% salty. We got several dishes as it's our first time to visit! We ordered the chicken inasal but it was disappointing. It was hard & salty, good thing it came with a vegetable salad to help with the saltiness. We also ordered sisig but it turned out salty, too! The kare kare, lechon kawali, calamares, sinigang, garlic rice were good tho! Overall, I recommend you to visit & try! :)
La nourriture était excellente! Nous avons pris le Kamayan (plat à partager pour 2). Le porc frit était un peu moins bon, mais tout le reste était super. Le service laissait un peu à désirer, le serveur est venu 2 fois seulement; pour porter les plats & la facture.
My family & I stayed at Marriot Bonvoy Residence Inn where we met Angel. She recommended Kalapaw Filipino Cuisine. We almost did not go there because of an impending snow storm. But we still went. We did not regret it. They were very friendly people. Great food. Great service. We got take out. Got back to our hotel, had dinner. Then the snow storm fell. Tried their kamayan platter, kare kare, palabok & lechon. Fantastic!
Extremely pleased with this restaurant! I came here on a Sunday afternoon with my family & everything we got was delicious! This place will now be in rotation of my favourite restaurants to go in Montreal. Anyone who's never had any Filipino food before please give this place a try! You won't be disappointed!!!
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This was my first time trying Filipino cuisine, & I was delighted. The prices are reasonable, the serving size was good. I had a main meal along with a dessert, which were both delicious. One thing I could mention is that some people may find the food a bit salty (maybe it was just the meal I chose), but I like salty food. I guess one could ask to not have it as salty, but I really enjoyed it as it was. I also had some sort of fried banana dessert which also came with some ice cream, which was so good as well.
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