Fika

Carissa Amadea Puteri

3.0

So I went to this restaurant all the way from Mandaluyong just to try it out. I was with some of my website friends and we all dined in together.I like the fact that the operations is being done by students. It's a very good exposure for them to be able to run a restaurant. However, service still affects. I am a hospitality trainer, so I am very particular on service. I feel like we needed to ask for so many basic things from time to time. Things were not anticipated. Servers barely smile. While the chef was very friendly, it would be nice if the servers would do the same especially that they are the front liners.Their food is Filipino food. Not a super wow to me, but what I really enjoyed was their laing and sisig! It was good! The rest was just normal for me.I like their al fresco dining area. It has a very nice view. perfect for drinks with good conversations with friends :DOverall, since it's far from my place, it's not something that I will travel so far just to dine again.

Phillip

3.0

My family had high expectations of Fika from the high rating here at website. However, many are from the sponsored reviews. Don't get me wrong, our visit was not bad at all. It's just a different ball game when you go to a sponsored soiree. We were a group of 20 pax who dined here last Sunday at lunchtime. We occupied most of the space actually. This place doesn't have a formal function room, but they do accept reservation for big groups. No minimum order necessary, which is great. We pre-ordered a lot of the food about two days in advance... When we got their, the tables were already set up and the pork cracklings were served almost immediately. Unfortunately, the cracklings felt undercooked with the wrong, chewy texture. We asked them to fry them again, which made it too oily & a touch overdone afterwards. The peanuts served were okay; take it from me, wait for them to cool down. For the food, we had like everything on the menu (lol, not too exag)... Lol, 4-5 orders for some of the viands. This clan has a tendency to overorder, to say the least...We started with the fresh lumpia-- the wrapper tasted okay. It had a lot of sauce though, which I felt made up for it. There was also dinuguan (blood stew), but I just don't eat this. The gising-gising had a lot of meat with it, so it was pretty filling. We had several orders of the sinigang na baboy. I liked it a lot, but it didn't pair well with the bagoong rice we ordered. Much better paired with plain rice! The bagoong rice was a little spicy, but I loved it. Their sisig was great! My cousin and I thought it tasted similar to Sisig Hooray's version. Nothing too spicy, needs help from hot sauce. For the meats, we ordered the paksiw na isda. I only had a bite, but my uncles loved it. The liempo was typical, generous serving size. But we all commented that it tasted strongly like the chicken inasal. They might have cooked them on the same grill. Sadly, that altered the taste. Well, we all liked the inasal!We had so much food leftover that there was no room for dessert. The problem was that they weren't equipped to handle a big group, I think. Despite being the only customers there for a good hour, the food slowly trickled out. Some were underseasoned or undercooked, while some tasted like another dish (liempo to inasal). The staff were so hard to call, spending most of their time in the kitchen. Drinks like sodas and juices, needed multiple follow-ups before they were served. The bowls for the sinigang took so long to be passed around. Additional orders for plain rice took awhile to be brought out again... They were able to refill water more efficiently after all the dishes went out. Not that they weren't nice, I think they might have been too busy. A group of three guys came in after we started eating, a good hour after. Plus, someone looked like she ordered food for takeaway. I think they have had as much as they could handle. If I lived pretty near, I would totally come back. The food was alright and the serving sizes were reasonable for the price. Nothing too big though; each serving for the viands was good for 2-3 pax. Great for small families too tired to cook. Not to mention the sprawling, free parking and the golf course in the vicinity.

Marshall Gilberto

5.0

Love Fika! Quiet place perfect for afternoon coffee/tea while reading a good book. Yummy food and courteous staff also. Our favorites: Chicken inasal, tortang talong, Fika rice - comfort food! Great coffee also, best paired with their desserts esp their revel bars.

Aprilian Aminah

4.0

A great place for some peace and quiet, with a good view. Staff are very friendly, attentive and accomodating of our requests. I enjoyed the pork cracklings ( so i was kinda nabitin)...hehehe

Lukman

4.0

Went on a Sunday to have brunch. Tried the La Paz Batchoy to break away from the usual and boring silogs. Not disappointing. Serving size was just enough. Flavorful broth and generous sahogs. The cake display looked tempting and got myself Three-cheese Cheesecake. It was moist and rich. Good service and friendly staff. Will come back to try the other stuff in the menu.

Janet Bay

4.0

I haven’t been to the place but I order food online. I love Fika because it adds to the choices I can order that isn’t fastfood. Especially when I crave for some Filipino food Fika is one of my go-to restaurant!

Stephanie Felicia M

4.0

This was an accidental discovery and it was a good decision indeed to push through without knowing what will be on the table for us here.It is right in the middle of Capitol Hill's Golf and country club so do imagine the view you can have while munching on their flavorful dishes.A Filipino restaurant that serves good food at an affordable rate with the skyline of Quezon city. Why not right? Best time to go? before, while and right after the sunset. Check photos below :)Amo (Boss - the boyfriend) and I had their Fika fried rice, pakbet n bagnet, tortang talong and s'mores pie.Fika fried rice was good for 2 pax if you are on a diet. In our case, we ordered extra. :)The pakbet was okay and not too salty partnered with a sinful crunchy bagnet - the veggies kinda made up for it (so, guilt free) hahahaTortang talong is what we loved most. It maybe a simple dish to look at but its taste is really empowering. Not too oily unlike other tortang talong that swims in oil plus it is paired with salted egg and ensaladang mangga.I'm not a fan of mashmallows but wanted to give the s'mores pie a try anyway. I didn't like it that much so Amo took the mallow icing while I had the crust and chocolate - this was too sweet for me though. I'll try the other cakes once we come back.All in all it was a good discovery. We will definitely go back hoping to meet Ms. Joan again, our very attentive attendant. :)

Kysces Camille

4.0

Fika is located at Capitol Green Street, Old Balara, Quezon City. They serve Filipino food. Filipino food is always exciting due to influences from its neighboring countries. It is very flavorful; it’s either salty, sweet, sour, spicy or any complimenting combination. Combine it to affordability and generous serving plus a view of the Quezon City skyline — isn’t it just perfect?My personal preference for food is not too salty or too spicy, just balanced flavor and that’s exactly what Fika had served us. I liked the Dinakdakan, a dish originally from the Ilocos region. Boiled and grilled pork face mixed with pig’s brain. I also liked the Chicken Inasal, a dish originally from Bacolod. Marinated and chargrilled chicken. I really loved how tender and flavorful it was. Another favorite was the Fika Fried Rice. If you like Adobo you should try this.Fun fact: All dishes served including the tasty cakes were prepared by students from First Gourmet Academy.---Pancit Luglog – Php195 ⭐⭐⭐Sisig – Php150 ⭐⭐⭐Dinakdakan – Php140 ⭐⭐⭐⭐Chicken Inasal – Php255 ⭐⭐⭐⭐Bangus Steak – Php300 ⭐⭐⭐Laing – Php135 ⭐⭐⭐Pinakbet with bagnet – Php265 ⭐⭐⭐Fika Fried Rice – Php135 ⭐⭐⭐⭐Binagoongan Rice – Php135⭐⭐⭐

Ömer Çakmak

3.0

Superb food, ambiance and service. However it took 30 minutes for our orders to be served. The food starting from Kare-kare, cracklings, inihaw na liempo— all thumbs up! Bagoong rice was not so yum as I was expecting. I’ve expected something like that of Mango bistro or Tamarind. For the dessert, we love the oreo cheesecake!

Ktyshx

4.0

Hello! So I was invited here for a food tasting!Ambiance - Classic Manila restaurant design with white wall and dark brown linings and furniture. It's clean too!!! :DFood that I liked here are the following:1. Dinakdakan (P140)2 Sisig (P150)3. Fika Fried Rice (P135)Weakest link for me here is the Pancit Luglog. Even Chef Matt's is puzzled why the Pancit Luglog is one of the best sellers in Fika. Haha! :DFood is not exactly Fika's greatest strength because for me the food here tasted ok, but the price that you pay for the service, the ambience especially that very sweet sunset view?Is definitely Fika's strongest suit. :DThat is all folks!!! :D