It's a pretty decent filipino restaurant. There are hits & misses on the taste/flavoring of their dishes. I guess, it's the best in Oregon, since there's not really any other filipino restaurant in this state. The lechon kawali is a heart attack waiting to happen, its crispy skin & pure fat with some touches of meat. The kare2x is really good. Everything else is A-OK. The customer service is good but the restaurant itself reminds me of a hospital cafeteria. Fluorescent lighting and white walls, not to appealing place for eating. I say, take out is the way to go. read more

Gave this place a 2nd chance after a disappointing first visit. Have to say it was a same experience as before but with different choices, I ordered a Bistek Tagalog (Kare Kare last time) and my wife the Chicken Mami (Gatang Langka last time) my steak was like beef jerky, dry as can be! She said her Mami wasn't very good either, she ask for chilies and they brought out jalapeños! They should know traditional chiles are the hot red chiles in the Philippines! The Groupon is why we gave it a 2nd chance but I have to say if you want great tasting Filipino food, give Erwina's Inasal BBQ on Division not far from there a chance, much better but is a food truck not an indoor restaurant but much better tasting food. read more

Tambayan it is!!! this is the only Filipino restaurant in Portland so far. Been visiting this small restaurant for more than 10 times this year. I really love their food. More loved it when the management changed, staff and owners are so friendly. Here are the hits: 1. Bangusilog (Bangus Sinangag Itlog) best BRUNCH meal!!! yummm 2. Tinolang manok, lechon kawali, pinakbet or pakbet, monggo, lumpia shanghai (egg rolls) ----- awesome lunch!!!! 3. halo-halo with Ube Ice cream topping .... D Best!!! Overall, everything was pretty good. We will definitely come here again. Hope they will serve my favorite tsokolate and pandesal with quesong puti.... hmmmmm..this is making me hungry... Go get a meal and tambay in Tambayan! read more

Under new ownership, once again, the new owners worst than the last. And the prices are SKY HIGH for mediocre food. The Palabok had very little sauce (why skimp on the sauce). The Shanghai lumpia was mushy inside and too much garlic that drowned the flavor of everything else inside the rolls., the garlic fried rice looked and tasted like it drowned in oil. WORST, ONCE YOU STEP IN THE FRONT DOOR, THE WHOLE PLACE SMELLS REEKED OF PINE SOL, MIXED WITH A LITTLE SEWER ODOR. YUCK, THAT WOULD BE MY VERY LAST TRIP THERE. I live in Vancouver and since I was near, I thought I'd give it another chance. With the previous owners, I found a DEAD FLY inside the tail of the fried fish. That was 3 years ago. I guess history repeats itself with this really bad place. If you want good Filipino food, you'd have to travel to Beaverton. read more

We went to a seemingly unadvertised happy hour, although it was advertised on yelp. We had to ask for a happy hour menu which they had no copies of. The waitress said she had to print one out and that took 20 minutes! Then when we finally ordered, she said we had to order drinks. However my boyfriend and I don't drink alcohol and so we were denied device of any happy hour food. Terrible sevice. read more

The best dinoguan, pansit and more..Yummm

As soon as you walk in this place, there is a warm welcoming feeling. The place is clean and pleasant to the eyes. The owner is very friendly, the staff provides you with attention that goes well after you have paid the bill. The food is great. I liked the lumpia for appetizer. They have extensive menu that makes your appetite comes roaring. At the end of the meal, finish it up with halo-halo. Yum! What a treat! 5 stars to this place! read more

Quick review: Very tasty food Good prices Fast, friendly service bland decor Longer review: We went to this family-run spot (think grandma sitting in the corner folding napkins) for a lunch and the service was really fast; we ordered and within 10min we were eating. And that was counting a little while catching with the cook/waitress/owner(?). I can't say I know Filipino food, but it seemed authentic to what I had when I was traveling there for a month. Many of the dishes had ingredients I don't normally see in Portland (green jackfruit, taro leaves, banana ketchup(!), etc) and the prices seemed very good for the amount of food you get (not huge, but filling). And bringing back all the memories of traveling with the flavors was a huge plus. The only less than stellar part was the decor/building. There was nothing wrong with it, but it was pretty bland. That sort of thing doesn't bug me one iota though. All in all, I'd happily go back, and I'll have to because there's so much more on their menu I want to try! read more

I was so excited to go to Tambayan with my siblings but we all left quite disappointed. The food was okay, but we were disappointed by the restaurant's pricing and efforts to be a fine dining restaurant. We were charged 18% service charge because there were 6 adults at the table (something typically reserved for finer dining joints). A limit was also placed on the number of times we could split the bill (no more than two times). If you want to impose these types of rules, then fine. But you have to earn it as well. Our food was rolled out on a hard plastic cart and we paid for our bill at the counter.The quantity also left us yearning for more. Come on, Portland. Can't we have a good Filipino restaurant to be proud of? read more

There will always be a variety of ways to cook Filipino food but I'm very pleased that they cook the way I want them to taste. Their price is reasonable and servings are right. I don't remember paying extra for rice but if I did it won't surprise me as I have paid for them in other Asian places before. My family's definitely going back again and again. read more

Good food and good service. Nice ownership was attentive to all guests. Food was prepared quickly and very tasty. My family enjoyed our visit. read more

Although the service is not overly impressive, they make it up with amazing amazing food. And the price is extremely affordable. They serve you a lot of food, and the place is clean compared to a lot of Asian restaurants in the area. I ordered the tapsilog and my hubby had the bistek. Will come back here again for sure! 5 stars on the food and 3 on the service so I'm giving them an overall score of 4. read more

You don't have to be Filipino to appreciate the food here, I just so happen to be first generation. The food is good. I've been here twice and both times left pleased. They have the classics, adobo a braised meat dish high in vinegar and often times varies in sweetness, kare-kare a peanut sauce stew best with oxtail, sinigang basically a sour soup, pancit a noodle dish and lechon deep fried pork belly (my personal favorite). They also do more unique dishes like dinuguan a special sauce (pigs blood) stew and langka made with jack fruit ginger and coconut milk. They make things pretty authentic and they do it well. The first time I dined here a woman was singing Hotel California on their karaoke machine, and I knew I was home. I believe this is a family run place, nana (grandma) was bussing tables in between napping, doesn't get any more family than that. When you try Tambayan order a few things family style have a San Miguel and save room for some halo-halo or house made flan. read more

One of the only Filipino restaurants in Portland proper, yet also the best there is! For homesick Filipinos or even Angelino natives, if you want good Filipino food, go to Tambayan. Their house tocino is like nothing else! read more

I had been here maybe 3x for take-out. The last take-out was terrible and I will not be going back. I found A DEAD FLY that was fried with the marinated fish and had I accidentally found the fly on the tail part of the fish. Ughh. I threw everything out. Unfortunately it came as a combo dish with egg and rice. The Palabok noodle was also undercooked and the sauce was excessively salty. Some of their items are overpriced. I'd have to look for another Filipino restaurant in the area. read more

I visited Tambayan restaurant for the first time a few weeks ago. I had been craving filipino food for the longest time, but being American I really had no relatives to cook it for me! Upon entering I was greeted by a cute waitress that couldn't have been any older than 15. She was surprisingly really helpful explaining the menu to me. We decided to order chicken adobo and pancit palabok, and shangai rolls to start (of course!). The food was ready within 15 minutes, and man was it good! My filipino friend that I was with had commented saying that it tasted just as his mother used to cook before passing away, and brought back very fond memories. I really only have good things to say about Tambayan, and I will definitely be visiting again very soon! read more

Bad mode we eat at the tambayan restaurant found out a hair on my food Even changes my food they not take an action or do they're job:(i never come here anymore food not good service not good foud salty read more

Went here with a friend. The food was okay... Ordered white rice with the sausages and it was dry as in I've had better. But the halo halo dessert was delicious. So far customer service was great and it's nice that its family run business. read more

I thought the food was great but the amount of food that you get for the price is a little over priced. The flavor was good enough coming from a Filipino family. read more

If I could give them less than one star I would. The place is small and the staff not friendly. The menus are printed in black and while with not many choices and rice not included have to buy separately. To top it off the bathrooms are filthy and that's the only smell in the restaurant. It's always empty and many times closed when they are supposed to be open, updated hours not on site and they don't tell you when you call and specifically ask either. Front door broken, dirty stinky place that should be shut down and extremely poor customer service with crummy food. read more

OMG, laing is the most amazing food in the world, better than Hawaiian squid luau. Garlic rice is amazing. Chicken adobo hits the spot. All their food tastes so homemade... just right. When all other Asian food starts tasting the same as soy sauce, I go to Tambayan for something different. read more

We live in Seattle. We visited Portland and someone suggested Tambayan. We only had pancit palabok and halo halo and they were both good. We wanted to order other items on the menu as they all sounded yummy. Prices were cheap. The downside is that you have to be prepared to wait. Service was excruciatingly slow which didn't make a whole lot of sense since the food we ordered were just quick orders. We arrived about 1:30 p.m. but we didn't get served until after 3 p.m. :( We'll probably visit again but I do hope they get better in the service dept. the next time we're there. read more

We're very disappointed with today's service. This is our third or fourth visit. Previous visits would have warranted four or five stars. There was the exact same problem with their "younger" very full-figured "server" just as mentioned in a previous review from 09/09/17. She is so large that it make her lazy to get up and help anyone, unless it is a group of younger looking men. That particular group of men got her immediate attention, while our stomachs were rumbling and still awaiting menus or to be served at all. The food is very tasty and seems to be authentic. For this reason, we will give Tambayan one more chance. If this wannabe server has not drastically and noticeably changed her ways, we will never return and we will be sure to post additional appropriate reviews. read more

I've eaten at many different Filipino restaurants over the years and Tambayan is definitely at the top of my list. On top of all of the amazing dishes we tried, the customer service and warm friendly treatment from the waitstaff is top notch! We had a great time! My pregnant wife is such a picky eater and she also loved it here! I had a good conversation with the owner about the portland real estate market and all of the exciting changes hapenning in our city. We left feeling almost like part of the family lol. I'm definitely bringing my kids by Tambayan Soon! read more

Got to have lunch here today. I ordered the pancit bihon/canton mix ( excellent), Shanghai Lumpia (good), fresh Lumpia (decent), puto (excellent). Excellent customer service. Will definitely return. Well recommended! read more

They have really good food here. Crispy pata is so yummy. Unfortunately I feel like we were overcharged. Always look at what they are charging you for. read more

Fried chicken! Maybe that's not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Filipino cooking, but Tambayan fried chicken is absolutely the best fried chicken in the world. Somehow they get it so crispy and tasty, but not greasy at all. Good garlic rice, good adobo. We went on New Year's Day and they were out of lechon kawali. we'll have to go back. read more

I just had the chicken combo and boy am I glad I did! I haven't had fried chicken this good since my grandma cooked it for me in 1983. The tenderness and flavor of this dish could be likened to a profound symphonic experience, or an amazing journey! I will certainly be returning for this great value. read more

I'm Filipino who is visiting Portland. This place rocks. Excellent authentic Filipino food.

Bistek Tagalog is awesome! It was worth the long drive!

I grew up eating Filipino food, so my expectations were high. Although the food has a different taste than some dishes that I am used to, the dishes were very delicious! The portions are big and service (although somewhat slow paced) was friendly. Will definitely be coming back here! read more

was a great meal. friendly staff. nice people. low key. affordable.

I was honestly expecting a good meal because of the great reviews, however I must say that I am disappointed. Other people have pointed out the lacking decor, but for food I was willing to overlook that. I ordered a longsilog combo meal, which on their Facebook was priced at $7.99, but in store was $9.99, but I was okay with it because people need to make a living so I didn't care too much. We waited for quite a while for the food to be served, and I was shocked. There was maybe 8 ounces of rice, a fried egg on top, 3 longganisa sausages, and a little bit of raw tomatoes on the side. I was expecting more for the price that I was paying, and the sausages were disappointing, tasting less flavorful than ones you can buy at Asian grocery stores. When I was finished with my meal (and scraped every last grain of rice and drank two cups of water) I was still very hungry. Although it is not very expensive overall, it is not a good deal for your money, and the food was honestly quite lacking. read more

we were here yesterday and it was really bad! ecperienced the food looks like it was reheated! it was not fresh! the sinigang was not sour at all. i felt like i was eating boiled pork that was reheated! the pancit was too salty and tasted like celery! come on! filipino dont use celery on their pancit! the staff was not friendly! if you are filipino they wont pay attention much! we were done eating and they weren't giving us water! if you order water they won't be happy! they want you to buy drinks. i would never come back to this restaurant. read more

We stopped in with some friends. This was our second time to this restaurant. We wanted to bring our friends to try some very authentic Filipino food. We started with the Shanghai Rolls (which we consider to be Lumpia). They were very tasty and very authentic. For our main course we ate family style and had Dinuguan, Pork Adobo, Pancit Bihon, Bangus, Kare-Kare Oxtail, Longanisa, and Puto (they do not always have this). Everything was delicious and very authentic. They served the dishes with plenty of rice. If you like Filipino food you will love this place. Our friends having never tried Filipino really liked the Lumpia, Pancit Bihon, Longanisa and Pork Adobo, but did not dislike anything. I would highly recommend the restaurant and all of these dishes to anyone. Less adventurous may want to avoid the Diuguan, Bangus and Ox Tail, but the others are fairly common ingredients. The prices are fair, the food is good and the service is friendly. I will definitely go back for more when I am in the area. By the way - I am a Filipino Food aficionado! read more