I consulted with my filipino hubby on this rating and he agreed that this is a solid four.
I've actually been here twice - once last year, and just last weekend and I have to say I found the 2nd time much better than I remembered. I think the decor was more inviting this time - with a nice warm brown lattice on the ceiling and lanterns and decor taken from a southeast asian gift shop.
We ordered: bicol express, sinigang, sisig, daing (fried milkfish) all with garlic rice. We had sapin sapin for dessert.
I enjoyed all dishes and they got the authentic seal of approval from filipino hubby. I was pleasantly surprised at the portion size and amount of meat and vegetables in each stew - we would've been full with just 2 of those dishes! But we don't go uptown very often and wanted to try everything!
The only negative things:
- our sisig came on a "sizzling" platter but it wasn't actually sizzling. It makes me wonder if they took it from the buffet for the 50th anniversary dinner they were hosting that night. Other patrons that ordered that same dish had their dish sizzling - I was disappointed in the inconsistency with our dish
- the washrooms are super cold! brrr...
All in all, a solid choice if you are looking for filipino food in Toronto and definitely one of the more upscale filipino restaurants I've been to (the others were mainly take-out or in a bar).