Hello friends! Grayson and I decided that we needed to have something we had never gone out for before…Filipino food! Kumare is located in Richmond hidden amongst many other restaurant. The brightly lit Kumare sign helped us locate it quickly though!. I don’t know why we’ve never gone for it before but I guess it’s because there’s not a lot of Filipino restaurants in the city. I know of three of them in the Metro Vancouver area?
For the savouries, my favourite here would be the delightfully fragrant, crunchy, soft, eggy sisig (yes, it can be all these things at once). The only downside would be the size. It's a little smaller than portions at other Filipino places, but I totally don't mind. The cheese buns are also FABULOUS. An almost thick, fluffy layer of sugar over a soft, sweet bun with a salty cheese filling? Can't be good for you, but my taste buds care not.
Edit: Went back for another cheese bun, they're inconsistent with the cheese filling! :( There was very little of it, off to the side of the bun. Pork empanada wasn't bad though.
I went to Kumare two days in a row because it was just that good. Delicious, reasonably priced, generous portions, authentic, what more can you ask for?. I want to go back again and try everything on the menu! Their menu is pretty extensive, so it's probably going to take a while ~ Kumare doubles as a bakery, at the front they have a ton of filipino buns, sweets and cakes! Try resisting them when you go up to the counter to pay ;)
First time trying philipino food, surprisingly good!. The servers were very nice. It's a very quiet restaurant (maybe when i was there)only 3 tables with customers. I have never tried philipino food before. My frd suggested beef tendor and milk fish soup. They tend to put a lot of salt and vinigar is greatly used like Chinese using soy sauce. It's quite salty and i really loved that. so i can mix with rice.
The price was over $10 with tax. We couldnt finish the two dishes and pack home some for next day. I'm so glad we came in here. I loved it! Will visit again.
Food was ok. A bit expensive for what you get and the quality of the food.
Very good!. Everyone was friendly and food fantastic!
Best retaurant in Metro Van. The food is amazing and authentic, the atmosphere is welcoming, the servers friendly, and the prices reasonable. There are a wide variety of dishes including vegetarian options, my favourite being the sizzling tofu! There are so many delicious dishes to try and so far I have not been disappointed by any of them.
I have lived in Metro Vancouver for years and I have tried hundreds of different restaurants. Kumare is definitely the best restaurant I have dined at to date.
Just got back from a Philippines vacation and my gf and I were craving Filipino food. The food here was better than the food we had in the Phils! Not as good as my mom's cooking, but it has been the closest to date.
Awesome experience. Delicious, non-mushy, choked full pad Thai that wasn't covered in the usual sickly sweet bright red sauce. Savory and flavorful pandan chicken was a new experience that we both enjoyed. The pandan leaves give the chicken juiciness and a unique flavour. The BBQ pork skewer was tasty, but could have been a bit more moist. Garlic rice was so tasty I could have eaten a huge bowl. Nice service and lovely decor with nice accents. Already one of our regular places. Give it a try for sure!!
We liked it!. Came here right before the crowd arrived. We quickly put our orders in once we got their attention.
Having very little prior experience with Filipino food, we did not had much to compare this dining experience to. We will therefore just comment on how much we enjoyed the food there overall.
The pork sisig dish was very tasty, a lot of garlic and onion taste. It was hard to tell what was in it by looking at it since all the meat was diced up pretty well. From what we have read, it could include everything from the pork head (ears, cheeks) to pork liver and other parts of the pork. It is a very oily dish served up on a sizzling plate.
Crispy Pata: this was also done quite well. The skin was very crispy and the meat was not dry.
Garlic Rice: not mushy so it's pretty good and we can taste the garlic.
Customer Service: It was a little hard to get their attention at times.
Setting: Not a huge restaurant. They sell bakery up front. It was a very clean dining area.
My experience here has always been good. Authentic Filipino cuisine and good, friendly service. Place can get busy at times, and Management needs to adjust staffing levels but servers are always cheerful and attentive. Lechon is available by the pound during weekends.
Also, Pork barbecue is the best in the Lower Mainland! The pastries at the counter is a favourite of my wife.
The bangsilog was very good. The pork bun here is way better than t and t. A great place if you are craving Phillipino food. The milk fish was fried to perfection and so good I even ate the fish head...they even serve sarsi root beer.
Food was pretty good. I had lumpia Shanghai and chicken adobo with rice. If I ever wanted to get some Filipino food again, I would probably go here. Staff were pretty busy, so the service was minimal, but good enough.
Tables had lots of space between them, probably 8ft, which was really nice to see. Never been to a restaurant with that much space between tables.
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