This place is called Breakthrough Restaurant ( @breakthroughiloilo ), because their seafood breaks…read morethrough the ocean, into my bellayyy! I'll see myself out now! LOL The Breakthrough Restaurants, are a very long-running seafood institution, in the Iloilo City metro area, of the Philippines. My family had been going here, since I was a baby and, it's been tradition, to go at least once, whenever we visit! The seafood is always fresh and top notch, the service is so kind and helpful and.....you're views are literally oceanside! It's the best way, to enjoy a meal! Hope you go check them out! #BreakthroughRestaurants #IloiloCity #seafoodexperts #oceansideviews #familytradition #familyfavorite #vacationmode #supportlocal Instagram: @NelzLovesIt

Best tasting restaurant in ILOILO CITY philipines…read more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .........

Nice place and Tasty foods. Love the way they cook native chicken.I can't try their seafood though…read moresince it's forbidden but mostly say they have a tasty seafoods in the city.

Food was GREAT Service was good, attentive…read moreAmbiance was normal for a family friendly eating establishment.

Unfortunately, my experience here was quite disappointing. The customer service was poor and staff…read moreclearly lack training in basic hospitality. The level of service felt more appropriate for a casual turo-turo stall in a public market than a proper dining establishment -- food was served with little care or presentation, and there was no sense of professionalism in how customers were attended to. Management would do well to invest in proper customer service training if they hope to meet the standards expected of a sit-down restaurant

This particular resto joined in for the food festival tonight part of the celebrations for the…read morenext 2 days. This happens every year around the same time. Anyway, the way this is set-up is like the public market, only you pick the restaurant that represents and order whatever you like. Tonight's specialty is everything grilled: pork that was marinated several ways of either sweet, the other might be sweet and tangy, same with the chicken, fresh seafoods that are lightly seasoned with just salt then straight to grilling, and last but not the least- roasted pig chopped in big mouthful pieces to enjoy. You may order beers and other cold soda pops once your food arrives after they are cooked. Every customer is assigned a table with number and they determine your orders by this number. Everything grilled as we all know are very yummy. This is an outdoor activity food eating. It means tables and chairs are lined up across the blocked roads that stretches up to at least 3 blocks of what we know it in the US. It is super fun bcs there are several Live bands line-up to entertain all while you eat and drink.

You know, family members who are often in Korea for vacation, really enjoy coming here for their…read moreauthenticity. Also, several of Gerry T's buddies during high school were, you guessed it - Korean. So I ate more Kim chi, bulgogi, home made mandoo, chapchae, all those weird soups and the stuff fermenting in jars. So I say all that to say that I have above average experience with Korean food. So this is a solid 4 stars, they keep the ban Chan coming and the fluffy omelet is very soft. The seafood soup is boiling hot and plentiful. The bi/bim/bop with bulgogi in a bowl (veggies with beef) with somewhat of a poached egg is so comforting. This was my go-to during college, not cup of noodles. Finally, The seafood pancake, what can I say but Cam Sam Nida (thank you)!! That is excellent, along with the grilled pork with garlic. There's a nice view of the river and there seems to be a lot of people at lunch time, here at Kang Byeon.

We'd like to give this food a 3 or 4 star rating, but after returning to check it out again,…read moredowngraded to a 2! The locals don't seem to know good Koreano food, but after living in other parts of Asia and North America, it's just not good at all. The 4 pre-meal appetizers were fewer than normal (6-7), but were okay. Their homemade kimchi was good enough although on the hot side, and the Korean egg slices were just passable. From then the rest drops off a cliff win their garlic peanuts, tiny deep-fried fish, and sweet potato chunks. Not that good. First time ordered dolsot bibimbap and spicy squid with glass noodles: we were quite satisfied with overall flavour, quantity, and the price was more or less right compared to other Koreano restaurants. Downsides... 1. The bibimbap. This good mostly-veggie dish can either be served cold or hot, but the thick pot this meal was placed in could scorch our skin 15 minutes after it was served. When we told the owner, she tried to explain it away in broken English rather than simply apologize and tell us she'll adjust the temperature, so that it doesn't continue to scald the contents and my fingers until my hunger finally emptied it. 2. The spoiled little children running around the place or screaming for 15 minutes without being corrected. It's a large open room, and certainly not suited to that. 3. The building is somewhat dumpy, but the river flows quietly beside the back of the restaurant. Looking out onto the wide back patio, it's easy to see that it would be well suited to having about 5 or 6 sizable 4-6 seater tables outside but it was a dirty mess back there. When it is daytime, it must be unsightly to the backwall tables. But it has potential, and would be an upgrade to this venue. Oh well... Second time we ordered fried dumplings and what looked like and tasted like jap chae with glass noodles but came with another name. Downsides... 1. the dumplings were overcooked and bathed in so much oil that afterwards our stomaches felt slightly uncomfortable. Age and quality of the oil, or just too much? 2. the 'jap chae' was a small portion, greasy and short on veggies, but tasted okay. 3. at least no noisy kids running around this time. We've been spoiled by much better Korean fare in other parts of Asia and Canada, and therefore have a standard to compare this to. But it's only on a par with 'overcook it before it revives' Kogi & Vegi and the other poor venues in Iloilo. Chodam seems the best but it too is inferior. Kang Byun. The Koreana owner smiles welcome quite enthusiatically, but by what the kitchen is putting out, she's no cook nor is she supervising, because the over-cooked greasy food is typical of poorly-trained unshepherded filipinos. Situated in the somewhat gloomy marginally-serviceable spartan student dorm-inn Riverside Hotel, and this place and the food is well-suited to that assessment. We do not recommend this place unless you are okay with what is stated here. Go to Chodam for slightly better Korean, or run over quickly to Troi Oi for excellent Vietnamese soups, stews and other delicious dishes. But forget this place!

While visiting my hometown Iloilo City, Philippines, I needed to set up a meeting for 12 people…read more Found this nice restaurant with meeting rooms. The meeting room was good for 3 hours with the required food purchase. It worked out very well and the food was very good. The next night hubby & I decided to go back to try their Dimsum. We picked the Dimsum Platter & the Brisket Noodle Soup. All dishes tasted amazing, fresh & just the right amount of food. Service was brisk & the wait was not long. I highly recommend Spring Place & I will be back.

The majority of the Chinese restaurants here are owned by folks from Fujian province and their…read morestyle of cooking is different from my favorite Chinese restaurants back home. For example, you won't find egg foo young on the menu. And they don't have egg rolls made with peanut butter. I guess you can say it's more authentic. This is my second time at Spring Palace and because of the size of our party, we've always been given a large, Private room. My relatives like it, the food was fine overall and most of these dishes are very new to me. I guess the spinach soup was my favorite item. The deep fried shrimp with fruit salad was weird but it's crunchy sweetness was fine by me. I also very much enjoyed the steamed Grouper (lapu-lapu), the meat is so soft and sweet.

The ambiance from the OG Breakthrough, to this location is so different! This location is next to…read moreSM City Mall, so you get a different vibe and more office folks. The tables are also a lot closer together. The food is still good and the service is attentive, per the price point. They are still famous for their seafood selections, especially their cheesy baked oysters. Yummy!

No wait when we came in around 7 pm on a Monday for party of 6. Complimentary chips in the…read morebeginning Ordered the following: Green mango shake - i was told "habal" mango will be served. Which means it's between raw green mango and ripe mango. I asked for half the usual sugar/syrup and it turned out perfect Ripe Mango shake Buko juice Buko shake Baked scallops Grilled Sibingan (Blue Marlin) Aligue Rice Chopsuey Sizzling Kansi - very tender meat and of course, I love the bone split in half with the bone marrow exposed. The sauce on it was good too. Grilled lechon belly - just ok Fish and chips (had 2 good dipping sauce, but the fish was just ok. With all the food we ordered, nothing stood out except the Aligue rice and sizzling kansi. Food: 4 star (Nothing stood out) Ambiance: 4 star (temperature was comfortable Cleanliness: restroom is clean, smells good, with toilet paper and soap with running water, whole restaurant is also clean Service: 4 star

If you want to wait like 45 min to eat then this is your place, they not even busy but very slow,…read morenot again coming back.