Much better experience this time. The woman behind the counter asked us if we wanted to sit down and have our orders taken but I preferred to pick the dishes behind the counter. She was nice enough to explain what each dish consisted of. This was very helpful since this is only the second or third time I had Philippine food. I tried the beef stew, beef kaldereta, I believe, and she said it was their best seller and now I know why. So far it's the best dish I had here. Also got the barbecue chicken on a stick and the Pancit Sotanghon, a vermicelli dish with chicken and shrimp, although I did not see any shrimp but I would get this again. They now have paper covering the tables. I think they read my first review regarding the sticky tables. That is a big improvement. Again we were the only non Philipinos here for lunch. Come on East Meadow get a little adventurous and try something new. Also prices are very reasonable for lunch, under $10 for a combo #2 meal, cheaper than McDonald's and much better food. read more

The price difference between pork or beef is ridiculous for lunch combos. Just make it one price. Otherwise, I would have rated this restaurant a higher rate. read more

Just this past Dec 24, 2021, they couldn't cope up with orders for the holidays, long line of people outside to pickup their orders waiting for hours including myself. The owners should re evaluate their managing the business not just leaving everything to a 2 man job. A couple of times specially this past Dec 24th , they stated that they didn't have my order well in fact I ordered it over the phone and paid not until I raised my voice and insisted on looking for my order and finally they found it and made me wait for hours to make it. Again this happened a few times to me with them. I had been ordering from them almost every weekend for over 2 years spending between $100-$150 on food and yet they still couldn't get my order right. One more thing, they don't give out detailed receipts of your order except for the credit card receipt which just gives the total amount charged but not detailed pricing of food items purchased . read more

The decor is not bad compared to typical Filipino restaurants I've been to, usually either ghetto or kind of funny for my taste, this place doesn't have Christmas lights, Lol. The food was okay. We had lonsilog, crispy pata, pork bbq, lumpiang Shanghai. The pork bbq and Shanghai was pretty good. I also had coffee, which was surprisingly good, I say that because I found most Asians in Flushing don't know how to make good coffee. read more

I'm Filipino and we love to support local businesses. Especially a Filipino restaurant since they're scarce on Long Island. My husband went here a while ago and felt that he was over charged. Knowing there is inflation these days he thought it was still too much. Could have been a mistake right? He went back there today and came home saying he felt he was ripped off. He got the vibe they took advantage of him. Luckily the grocery items he bought was labeled with a price tag. I called in to see how much each of the hot food items he ordered was. I did the math and even with 8% tax he was OVERCHARGED OVER $27!!! I chucked off the first time as a possible mistake. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. NOPE - Not this time. I strongly believe they're scamming and taking advantage of people. We went back and got our money back hence the 1 star. It's a possibility that the owner may not even be aware of it. Can't say for sure though. read more

I agree with the previous Comment. Better check your receipt or ask for a receipt when you pay, because they wont give u one unless u asked. They do add fees apparently if u pay by card, but I didn't know this until i starting to noticing that im paying more than i should. I usuallypay by card so i cant tell if its really lower if u pay by cash. I havent been back since. read more

Food was good. Would probably go back to try other menu items if I were in the area. My son really enjoyed the pork barbecue with garlic rice. We also ordered the tortang talong but it was more egg. You could not really taste the eggplant. We ordered the ukoy which was good but different because I was expecting the one with cabbage. The bulalo & sisig ng bangus were good as well. My only complaint was that they did not have the coconut for the kusinta. read more

I have been searching for good authentic Filipino comfort food for a very long time all over new york! finally i found this little place and it has been the only place that i found what i was looking for! I wish it was closer to where I live. I reccomend the white rice, blood sausages and a side of veggies. It is exactly like the filipino shops in hawaii and i am so happy to have found this place that is so rare for new york. read more

I wish they used a sturdier plates and utensils for their food instead of plastic ones. I had trouble eating my pork bbq and bangus because of it. The place is decent and many filipino cuisines to choose from. Nothing really special just a mediocre filipino food place if you need a quick filipino fix. read more

It's the real deal !!! great food .. friendly staff. Kabayan's food takes me back home. read more

Kabayan Grill - sarap lang!! - Filipino Near Me - East Meadow, New York

I came here to take my mom out for dinner. We ordered the combo of Tocino and dinuguan, the Pork BBQ combo, and also an order of lumpia Shanghai. The cashier seemed new and was pretty rude when we asked if we can just have a little soup on the side and instead tried to force us to order a whole order such as Bulalo or a sinigang dish. We were served our food and we didn't receive the lumpia Shanghai. We were waiting and never got it so by the time we finished our food, we decided to just ask for the check, pay, and leave. They then tried to charge us for the lumpia Shanghai, WHEN WE DIDNT EVEN RECEIVE IT. Unfortunately, it is safe to say I will not be coming back here again. read more

This place is dope, cutest people serving. Very homely place with room for maybe 50 total with excellent food for the lowest price

I used to like going here to buy food for takeout. Though it's like 30 min drive for me, I'd still take the hassle of driving to this place with my kids because I had a good impression with them that they make good food. Unfortunately the last time I came here to get food for takeout, I got fresh lumpia that was not fresh anymore. The vegetable filling was kinda like "panis na" and the chicken adobo was also stale. When I called to let them know about it, the guy was nice to tell me that he will give me credit the next time I visit the place. But I haven't come back yet. I don't think it's worth the driving to go back. I'd rather cook than spend my time driving only to get stale food and waste my money. Sorry. I was really disappointed :-(( read more

Don't order here for catering. I ordered large kare kare $70 and they put only tripe and lot of sauce, a little bit meat and vegetables. And I ordered lechon belly for $110, and it's too small. Very disappointed! read more

Good but little food, in short expensive food for a small point to point restaurant atmosphere. If you have extra and want to satisfy your meal it's ok. But for budget meal oh boy, don't dare? read more

I will be fair on this review. Kabayan grill on East Meadow definately has good food. They have a variety of choices with thier Turo-turo and their prices are reasonable for the amount of food. They also have good food to order if you do not feel like eating from the Turo-turo selection. I would give them five stars for their food. As for the service I will admit that their staff are very nice and accomodating but I'am giving them only 3 stars based on my experience this week. I basically went to the store Tueday 12/19 around 7:45pm to get some dinner and to order catering food for Christmas. As soon as we get into the store, the staff immedietly informed us that they are CLOSED for the night for their Christmas party. They did apologized and we left. It would be really nice if they can change their hours online which they can do really if they plan to close early. It is an incovenice that can be prevented if they are on top of things. Next will be my terrible experice from Christmas eve. We ordered catering food to be picked up for 4PM Christmas eve. My wife and I got into the store at 4:10PM and lined up for a good 15 minutes to pick up our order. As soon as we got into the counter we were informed that our order was not ready yet and we will have to wait a bit. My wife and I were very patient and waiting 30-40 mins we followed up our order and they just kept apologizing that they are busy ok.... We do understand we gave them more time 1 hour, 1 1/2 hours, 2 hours and we were still waiting for our order to come out. We did follow up every 15 mins and all they did was apologize while other orders from later pick up time are being sent out the kitchen. I felt bad for being rude and showing them attitude but 2 hours is a redicoulous wait for something that should have done 2 hours ago. Finally after 2 1/2 hours our food came out. The staff did apologize but again the apology can not replace the time that was lost and my wife and I had to rush back home and run around to prepare the food for our 7PM party. I would have left and asked for a refund if I had another place to go to but it was Christmas eve so I did not really had a choice but wait. I will go again there to eat on a regular basis but I will definately order from them during the Holidays. They are not very organized with their catering orders and it caused alot of people alot of incovenience. It will be really nice if they can be considerate and learn on how to respect other peoples time when it comes to orders. Again we kept our patience and waited 2 1/2 hours for an order that was placed days ago and should have been ready on a specific time pick up time. read more

I came to this establishment 2 weeks ago and I was a little disappointed. When I came in the girl behind the counter was rushing me to order which was a little annoying being that this is the second time I had Filipino food and did not know what was what. So after she briefly went through and named all the dishes I went with the kaldereta and the steak with soy and lemon. I also ordered bbq pork skewer as well. While the girl was filling up my containers, one lady went up to her and started to talk in their native language which I thought was very rude. I believe she was telling her not to fill the container all the way up because when it came to filling up the container with the beef steak, the other lady was literally telling her when to stop. I hate restaurant that are stingy with their portions. So when it came time to check out I was told that the beef options are a dollar more for each selection, which would of been nice to know in the beginning. I wasn't given any dipping sauce that was supposed to be given with the skewers and he'll I didn't even know they had a menu until I came on yelp. The food was good but I really did not like the service. I don't think I will be returning, I'll go elsewhere to try sisig! read more

I have a very bad experience to this place. I wish there's a zero star where I can put in. The food that I picked up was not the right order when in fact the cashier was checking it before giving it to me. They called to return the order, I travelled 3 miles away already., I have to go back despite of the traffic.. It pays off when the food is tasty? But it's not!..beef caldereta has a lot of sauce and potato's.. read more

Excellent Fillipino food at very reasonable prices!! And the staff is extremely friendly!! We were trying to talk with the manager to get the owner to open one in Suffolk County!! They already own 3 but they're in Queens, and two in Nassau. Highly recommended!! My Fillipino friend agrees with me and he's used to homemade food! We shared Lumpiang Shanghai, Beef Kadereta, Sizzling Sisig Pork, Steamed Rice, and the Lechon Kawali. My friend also had the Stuffed Bangus and he loved it! read more

authentic, great tasting filipino dishes... accomodating and friendly staff... big servings at reasonable prices... highly recommended!!!

I got the 2 meal combo with rice and a drink and a piece of BBQ pork for less than $10. So good! Perfect for a quick work lunch

I have been here in the hospital, for the last 3 nights sleeping on a chair!! I was starving and a little down and depressed, I googled sushi and Asian restaurants near me and this great app came up "BeyondMenu" so desperate I downloaded and with seconds it opened... the first choice was Kapabayan Grill... looking thru their menu, I quickly picked my top choices and checked out. After about 7 minutes I realized I forgot to order rice (NO SELF RESPECTING FILIPINA EATS ANY MEAL WITHOUT RICE lol) so I called back... the guy that answered was so respectful, he even ran out to the delivery guy on his way to me and stopped him to add in my two rice orders! They were here within 20 min of me ordering! They even came into the hospital to find me! Their food AMAZING (like eating moms), their delivery and service from the staff in the kitchen, the phones and the guy who brought it to me... TOP NOTCH!, would I recommend? MOST DEFINITELY... I am adding them as my favorite restaurant to go to!!! Even him, not Filipino and very picky, ate most of my food HAHA... I think Kapabayan Grill has changed his tastebuds to like our food... which is damn near impossible! lol try it, their service and food will not fail anyone IM POSITIVE!! Thank you to the staff of Kapabayan Grill... a true Filipino experience!!! read more