Pinakbet pizza was a hit!…read more Called the resort a little before our flight to place a phone order and they were able to accommodate even before the resto opened! Brought the pizza with us and enjoyed it at the gate while waiting to board our flight. The side of bagoong to dip in was the cherry on top!

Food is authentic. The quality and care dedicated to the dishes are on a whole other level relative…read moreto other restaurants in the Laoag/San Nicolas area. It's one of the birthplaces of Pinakbet Pizza which is a MUST try! The Tamarind Chicken is amazing and has a unique flavor as well! Honestly, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. The place has a nice ambience and the clientele is cultured. Occasionally, they'll have a live band on weekends. Looks like they were featured on ABS-CBN. https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/food-drink/restaurants/08/23/23/theres-more-to-ilocano-food-than-pinakbet-and-bagnet

If you're looking for something besides Filipino food, this is a place to check out. Our driver…read moretook us here as we were looking for a snack. For our drinks we stuck with shakes, dragonfruit and avocado. Oh so good and refreshing. Driver ordered the Rancheros burger and I got the Festival Nachos and Stuffed Peppers. The nachos were a little different in that there was a light sweet sauce that they sprinkled over but I really enjoyed the chips and toppings. The peppers weren't too bad either as was the burger. All in all a pretty good little hide away place to get decent food. Loved the music they played and it appeared the 20+ loved this place too.

Literally cockroaches by the food and after telling the staff they just squash the cockroach to…read moreclean it off right in front of your face. That doesn't clean it. Cockroaches are just running around the store. This place needs to get fumigated and I'm sure they are not doing anything about it. If I were the Cabalen franchise I would look into this specific branch and see the cleanliness of the place.

The buffet were only 2/3 of the trays with food. Staff told they would not fill again as only 2…read morehours till closing time.

Cheap, great home cooked food. I eat here everyday and never a let down. I love this place. Gets…read morebusy around lunch time then the school kids are in there lunch break due to them coming here to eat lunch. If u need simple home cooked Filipino food and drinks stop be you will love it. They also have snacks, ice cream and some house hold need just for emergency. The owners are fantastic, very friendly and they are always helping people out. Stop on by I know u will love the food just as much as I do.

My family and I are visiting the Philippines (PI) during the Christmas and New Year's holidays…read more One of the cities aka barangays we wanted to visit was Batac, Ilocos Norte to visit family. I was told that Batac is known for their empanadas, so it definitely was on my Must Eat list during our visit here in the Philippines. We were brought to Glory's Empanadas because this spot is known for their empanadas. After eating our very first Batac empanada from Glory's, I now understand why I was told I had to eat an empanada in Batac. Glory's delivered because my wife ate two of their huge empanadas. Delish!!! Blessed to write my 500th Yelp review and the first to review Glory's Empanada just before 2025. To reach Batac is not an easy task especially if you're coming from the southern part of the Philippines. From Manila or Tarlac, it's approximately a 7-10 hour drive. The easiest way to get to Batac would be to take a local flight to Laoag. The reason why the drive takes so long coming from the South is because you drive on 2-lane roads through barangays aka towns and it can get crowded in the major towns with the vehicles and motorbikes clogging up where the businesses and population centers are. Glory's is one of several stalls that specializes in empanadas and these stalls can be found under one roof within the Batac Riverside Empanadaan. This empanada foodie oasis is located in the center of Batac, across from the main Catholic Church, a few steps from the Ferdinand E. Marcos Presidential Center and Ferdinand Marcos statue, and very close to the Batac welcome sign. As soon as you walk up to the Empanadaan, you instantly smell the frying of the empanadas. We bought our empanadas to go, so I'm not sure how the seating works if you want to dine there. There are tables and chairs, but I believe they are sectioned off for each of the different empanada stalls. My family and I sat waiting for the empanadas in one section and were told that the seating area was for their stall. Make sure to ask Glory's employees where to sit. Watching the hard working employees at Glory's stall making the empanadas and frying them was a sight to behold. It was like a mechanical assembly line without the machinery. There was one gentlemen making all the empanadas, who was efficient and hustled. The empanadas are fried in oil, so if you're not a fan of a good amount of oil, these empanadas might not be for you. Don't be put off by the large, orange colored, and hearty empanadas. I watched intently as these empanadas were being made, so I saw that a substantial amount of ingredients were placed into these savory pockets of yumminess. An orange dough has scoops of bean sprouts, meat, an egg, it's wrapped and molded using a simple device to form it, and then it is placed in a pan to be fried. It's taken out from the fryer and placed onto some racks to lessen the amount of oil on the empanadas. When we brought them home and took my first bite, I immediately could tell why family told me I had to eat a Batac empanada. It had just the right crunch, all of the ingredients blended really well with each other, it was hearty, and I thought that was one of the best empanadas I've ever eaten. You are given packets of vinegar, which need to be sprinkled onto the empanadas. My only issue is that I couldn't eat more than one because we've been eating so much here in the PI and I was stuffed. My petite wife ate two, which is an accomplishment considering how little she eats. For anyone visiting the Philippines and if you're within close proximity to Batac or are willing to make the long drive, I highly recommend you stop by and eat a famous empanada from Glory's Empanada. On their sign, it states that Glory's is the original and Number 1 in taste. I totally agree with the taste claim and hopefully you do too.

1 star- SERVICE, when we first came in, they looked very uninterested and were all on their phones…read more This continued until more customers started to cone in. Not only that there was a lack of description in the food menu and the wrong food was served. We ordered grilled chicken sandwich but they gave us brioche double decker. Staff seemed to not know the menu. I tried to order warek-warek, they said it was unavailable but when the other table ordered the same thing, it was available. My wife ordered coffee, and surprisingly with all the porcelain plates they have and displayed, her coffee came in take- out cup!!!! What a disappointment!! The place looked fancy but it was average and low quality.

Service is wonder. Staff ever so attentive and courteous…read more Food is delicious and just right.! Perfect. Wanted to try many others but I was already "too busog". Too bad we were only there for a day.

Undeniably delicious and craveworthy Philippine plates are nicely made at Mesa. I love eating in…read moreSE Asia and love savoring the flavor dichotomies: salt and sweet, pungent and acetic, fish sauce and soy, browned garlic and spice..... it's exciting to my taste buds, different and hits my soul just right. I get Bourdain's obsession with Vietnam and its tables; eating in Asia is an example of how these flavors hit any culinary soul profoundly. The setting at Mesa is modern, simple if not utilitarian. The food and service? Delish and attentive. Philippine food is a bit like cooking Spanish, Chinese, Malay, Indo, food all converging into a melee of flavors, unfamiliar and strange to the novice, craveworthy to its aficionados. Once you've had it a few times you're hooked. The stews are delicious and tasty unique, the inihaw (grilled meats and seafood) savory and distinctive, and to a first timer, the flavor discoveries go on and on. My love of this food is vast as this cuisine represents the wondrous flavors of SE Asia: pronounced, distinctive, funky, tasty, flavor-rich and the memory it imparts to your palate is soulful, sexy, pervasive. A bit about the service here: Wait staff are attentive (in the 5 times I've visited) and if you're confused as to what to get, feel free to ask your waitperson. They'll be glad to help. Another reason I love eating in SE Asia and the Philippines is providers and wait staff have no attitude, EVER. They're so helpful and hospitable-- you're in SE Asia; it's about the enjoyment of the memory of flavors and planning your next meal during. Not questioning that.. what-so-ever. Love. Visits: 5 in different locations.

The food was very good. Just a personal thing, if you advertise a dish and run out, take it off…read morethe menu!! Also, I prefer a more robust sinigang nga bangus, with more tamarind. Meat and tripe in kare kare was waaaay too big!!

Great steakhouse for this area, located just outside the very active Robinson's mall. They have an…read moreinside seating area, as well as several tables outside that allows you to eat amongst the shoppers (great if you are a people watcher, lol). Both areas can cater to 2 or more diners depending on the size of your party. Pleased to say that the areas inside and out are well kept and clean. However there are not any on-premise restrooms due to its location in the mall, but they are just around the corner. The staff is very polite and welcoming. Willing to answer all your questions, and cater to your needs. Smiles all around The menu has plenty of options. Reminder; this is a steak house, but there is another fare for you to feast on!. The portions are plentiful and tasty. A good reminder of back home steak houses when you want to step away from the local cuisine. Happy to say that I will return anytime I find myself back in the area!