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  • My bf does not like filipino food. I don't really know how to cook Filipino food but when I do follow the occasional recipe he enjoys it. Other than that he thinks that the food from the restaurants or family parties are just inedible. Harsh I know... So after a recommendation from someone we went to Casa Manila over the weekend with 2 other people. We had 2 vouchers ($15 for $30) that we wanted to use. The food was light and decent. A bit bland. When we asked for medium spice we got barely there spice. And that is saying a lot since my tolerance for spicy food is quite low. The prices were a tiny bit high for the quality/quantity of food. They were charging downtown TO prices when one can go to a fantastic thai restaurant with a lower price point in downtown TO. I don't mind paying more for food but it has to be AMAZING. I would give the food a 6.5-7/10. I think that the presentation could use more work and there should more flavour. Keep the lightness but add more punch to the flavour. The shrimp paste was good though. My bf said that the best part of the meal was the Sarsi :-) I really liked the sizzling bangus sisig. The vegetarian spring rolls were nice and hot but you can barely taste the jicama and sweet potato. I think that little adjustments would make the food great and bring in a more diverse crowd. The servers were friendly but a bit disorganized. I think it is because the servers were not really in charge of their own sections. Instead of having one designated server for your table you have 4 different people. It felt like as if the servers themselves were confused. I like the homey feel but it would be nice if the service was a bit more professional. When it was time to pay they messed up the bill. We presented the 2 vouchers but they only used one of the vouchers. So they said that we can only use one per table even though it clearly stated that 2 vouchers can be used for a table of 4 or more. So they said that they would split the bill in half and use 1 voucher for each bill. They came back with the appropriate discount PLUS 30% GRATUITY. Mind you on the vouchers it stated that a 15% gratuity will be added. I am not sure if this was an honest mistake or if they were trying to pull a fast one. My friend spoke to the servers and according to them 15%+15%=30%. So in theory, if we had 4 vouchers we would be paying a 60% tip. We're letting this one go but come on a 30% gratuity? Un-freakin-believable. We don't live in the area so we made the trek up to North York just to try this restaurant. Would I go back? Probably not. If I happen to be around the area I might give it a second chance but I don't think that it is worth the trip if you are coming from far away. It does not live up to the hype so I was disappointed. I really want to find a go-to Filipino restaurant when I have cravings. Sadly this place aint it. My bf is giving filipino food one last chance...next stop La Mesa.
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