Primero Casa Filipino

Johna Macalino

2.0

I am in hopes that the people of this restaurant will be seeing this review.I went to Casa Filipino with my son and his yaya around 6pm. At first, I was a bit saddened that there were no people eating dinner at the place. As I looked, the food were almost not touched at all so they've become dry at the top -- almost sticky.I first went to the appetizers side where I saw potato mojos and immediately grabbed a bite of them. I would have liked it if it wasn't THAT spicy. I wish they could include that in the food's name tag: spicy potato mojos. I didn't take another piece after trying that one. Their lumpiang shanghai was tasty but cold. How disappointing. However, their fried dimsum was appropriate to my liking. Although the wrap was too big and yet the meat inside was so small that I took almost 5 dimsums just to be satisfied. Their famous sisig shooters were DELICIOUS but spicy, as well. As you can see, I am not a fan of hot recipes. I wanted to get another sisig shooter but I couldn't take the spiciness of it. Maybe next time they could tone it down a bit.Then I went straight ahead to their main entrees. As I've mentioned, they were untouched. I took a spoonful of their beef in cranberry sauce with apples and it was good but could've been great if it wasn't THAT spicy. So I opted for their chicken in coconut curry sauce instead and my oh my, it wasn't spicy! So I ended up getting lots of it because I was hungry and haven't had the chance to eat properly. Then I tasted their vegetable frittata, the taste was good but it was cold and that disappoints people--cold food disappoints. Their crispy pata and angus beef were tasty but it wasn't hot anymore ? I liked the angus beef but I wish it could've been hotter because I get the feeling that it wasn't freshly cooked.As if that wasn't bad enough, their kare-kare just made me want to breakdown. It was all watery... I couldn't find the meat at all and all I got were twalyas that weren't even soft. Their soup was OILY so I couldn't feed it to my son who wanted sabaw with his rice. So guess what, I gave him the poorly cooked kare-kare because I had no other choice because all the food were SPICY and babies shouldn't eat curry at the age of 1. How sad, right?Their iced tea isn't included in their price. If I'm not mistaken, you have to add 30php in your total bill per person if you want to have it bottomless. But their water, so I guess that makes up for it? Lol!Anyway, halfway through my eating, I was itching on my thigh area as I was wearing a dress. I couldn't concentrate eating because I felt really itchy. I never saw the culprit mosquito but as soon as I saw two insect bites on my thighs I knew what had happened.What saved the night was their maja blanca de ube pastry. I am not a fan of sweets but this one got me. Holy moly, as soon as I got a bite of it I wanted to curse! IT WAS SO GOOD I couldn't believe it came from the restaurant which cooked kare-kare that belonged in the drain. I know, harsh, sorry. But it's true. And I want this place to be a success so they have to change their cooks.I went to this place because I was looking for a place where I can bring my family who's coming home from UK. But I'm having seconds thoughts now. I'd like to give it a try again provided they will be serving a better kare-kare and much more delicious angus beef and crispy pata. Please heed my request.PS. They didn't have high chairs so the yaya was carrying our baby the whole night. We couldn't let him on his own on the chair because he would fall. We couldn't concentrate on our meals because we were more worried of our child's safety and comfort. Seriously though, bakit wala kayong high chair?

Steven Kurniawan

4.0

My debut was held in this restaurant. I'm satisfied with their service. And the food is really good. My guests really admired the food. They serve food most Filipinos eat.

Gizem Temiz

1.0

We were here just last night for a family reunion dinner. We didnt go for the buffet, my Aunt pre-ordered the food and had it set up in their mini function room. The Soup: i believe it was a corn soup. Didnt get one for me but my sister said it tasted like "Am". Like the baby food? Yeah.Carbona: There were bacon bits and parmesan on top. The pasta it self, none. Didnt have anything with it. No ham, no mushroom, nothing. And i tasted nothing at all. Baked Veggies: it was like a veggie omelette. Tasted bland. There was a dory dish. I dunno what it's called. It was okay. I tasted something. And it's cream dory so the fish alone is okay. Fried Chicken was okay. Like the one you can get from karinderias. And the gravy? Ugh. It's watery. You could have served Mang Tomas instead, it's way better. Kaldereta or beef something: my brother said it tasted weird. Caprichon: something you could get from local karinderias as well. Sisig Wrap: i was expecting a lot from this one. According to most reviews i have read online, this one is really good and might be the best this restau can offer. Buuuut, it was just okay and too salty for me. I mean, i can have better sisig somewhere else. That made me sad. LolMaybe i was just expecting too much cause i have read really nice reviews online.

Gurme Sanılan Gurme

4.0

When my boyfriend and I went there a couple of months ago, the food was good, the staff was friendly and the place was clean... My boyfriend and I love to eat out and we don't eat twice in a restaurant if we didn't like the food... Our wedding will be held in Primero Casa Filipino this coming weekend.... It will be just a simple wedding celebration. My fiance and I are both hoping that it will leave a good impression to all our guests the way it impressed us when we first visited.

DENNIS THEO PRATAMA

3.0

We had dinner here with my family. Filipino dish with a touch of classy presentation. Price is just right. The place is an old house turned to resto. Very quiet. I like the taste of the food specially the cakes. Not so sweet and moist. Nice place for family and friends gathering

Jm Sales

4.0

If you are looking for a place to have a remarkable dinner, Primero Casa Filipino is the place to be. The ancestral home turned into a restaurant gave this place the touch of elegance. They have a spacious dining area which can cater family events, casual get together or just a date with someone special. The place exudes a fine dining vibe. This gem offers comfort food in buffet style. Their price is definitely one of the best in the Metro, although their buffet is not as extensive as other buffets, the taste and quality of their food is definitely at par or even better.

Marga Calderon

1.0

I envy all the writers of previous reviews. The talk of many, the Angus beef, was sliced the wrong way: along the grain. The beef was tender, but not seasoned nearly enough. The sauce too was bland. The caprichon seemed refried instead of newly cooked as there were charred bits and chewy and stringy slices. The kare-kare is watered down, and I honestly could not taste the peanuts. The corn soup was starchy and flavorless. The appetizers looked sad too. The famed sisig shooters were not available, the molo and lumpia were stuffed with the same tasteless and starchy filling, and not by much, so your bite was dominated by wrap. Service was lackluster. No one smiled, sometimes no one was there. The stack of plates and bowls show how this place was slowly deteriorating; chips. Some plates already had chipped edges and yet still used. I have an entire list but I think we all get the picture. I really believe based on previous commentary that this once was a grand place to dine. But now, it is just sad that they couldn't maintain that. Even tonight, the place did not fill up with families.

Valeriadatu

1.0

I spent my birthday at primero casa filipino. I soo disappointed that day . Because all food tira tira nalng. And the rice are not good and also sa Desert . And last water melon Fruit "LASANG BULOK" huhuhu Im soo disappointed maybe me and my family came in casa 8pm almost Closing time. :(

Ryan Botax

1.0

My very first time to celebrate my birthday to this resto it's actually scheduled on oct 22 I already read some of the reviews even in looloo hope things turned out as expected .

Aimi Atiqah

3.0

My boyfriend took me to Chef Laudico's Casa Filipino in Scout Torillo for dinner and it was probably one of the most memorable dinners I've had. That is, for one, because it's a buffet and we love buffets; two, the place was a beautiful house-turned-restaurant with very classy but contemporary interior (which made the whole dining experience so much more enjoyable); three, the food they offered was fabulously Filipino although there was some fusion attempts here and there; and four, (now this didn't come to me until after we've eaten) the place is owned by one of Philippines' renowned and trendsetting chef, Rolando Laudico.There were cold, as well as hot, appetizers. The cold ones, being mostly maki and sashimi, were the ones I chose to ignore for this experience since I wanted to be an all-Filipino dinner. The hot appetizers were mostly Filipino and were quite innovative, exhibiting Chef Laudico's signature forward-thinking in food.For soup, I must also say that I liked their sinigang with its thick sauce and signature tanginess.Next came the ensalada with Balmban bagoong.For the main courses, there was a variety of fish, chicken, beef, pork and vegetable dishes to choose from. My favorite would probably be the Angus kare kare. It was mostly meat and not much offal (just the way I prefer) and the ginisang alamang (shrimp paste which most would call bagoong) was also just the way I liked it - a little sweet and not too oily.They also have a carving station where you can get roast chicken, roast beef, lechon de leche and the likes. My top choice would be the Balmban liempo. Most would probably complain that it was too greasy, but it was moist, tender, and so full of flavor you won't even need to put sarsa on it.As for dessert, they offer so much to choose from including cakes, ice cream, and a lot of merienda sweets including halo halo. Some were done traditionally like the turon and there were some prepared with a unique twist to the traditional like the suman panacotta.I'm pretty sure there were some bad points somewhere there that I just missed out probably because of my excitement, thinking that it couldn't have been all that stellar, but what the heck! I enjoyed it.