I went to Max's for the first time about two weeks ago, on the Victoria Day holiday. It was busy, but not ridiculously so. There were 7 of us & we had Set Menu A (pancit, lumpia, soup, etc) & added things to it. The food was good, a lot like homemade food. I found it a tad too oily for my taste. The service was okay. We had one waiter who then started serving another table behind us because we seemed to be taking too long to decide what to eat for his liking. The new waiter we got was courteous when telling us that some menu items weren't available. He seemed over worked though. Poor guy looked really tired with bags under his eyes.
As for the décor of the place it's pretty basic. Middle of the road tables & chairs. The place is so full of tables & chairs there isn't really any space for much else décor. Dress code is casual. Overall the experience was ok. But if I wanted to go out for a nice dinner this would not be it. Max's is closer to the Filipino version of a fast food type family restaurant than something fanc.