I love Filipino food and this is the most authentic restaurant I've ever gone to. Food is fresh, staff is friendly, and experience was well worth it. Not to mention we got so much food and we were full off 15$/person! This place was great and I'm so glad I found it on yelp. we went here on a Saturday around 3 and there was no wait, we got to sit outside on the patio as well. Definitely would come back here again! read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Brought my team here for lunch and everyone enjoyed the feast! It's a fixed price deal if you get the boodle. There was fried garlic rice, grilled pork bbq, grilled squid, fish, veggies! It was such a great deal and a unique experience for my team. We had fried banana a.k.a turon as well for an additional dollar. Yummy! read more

Tinuno - Yummy grilled feast - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I ordered their Lumpia, pork skewers, suman, and leche flan . I was craving some comfort food so bad and this place hit the spot. Will definitely order again :) read more

A group of pals and I always plan a big group meal out together. This time around, we decided to hit up Tinuno, known for their delicious Filipino food. Specifically, the $15/per person Kamayan feast. We made a reservation for eight people and were on our way. From the outside, the restaurant doesn't look like much. You'll see someone grilling on an open flame BBQ and a huge crowd. This place is pretty popular and I would absolutely recommend making reservations ahead of time. When we arrived, someone came out and took our order ahead of time, so that when we came to our table everything was set up and ready to go. As others have mentioned, the feast includes two types of fish, squid, mussels, okra, eggplant, shrimp, pork skewers, pork belly, and garlic rice. The restaurant provides you with plastic gloves, so you're not actually eating with your hands. When the food arrived, there was SO MUCH of it. I mean, obviously: it's a feast. Everything was pretty delicious, but the squid was a bit too overdone for my liking and my partner mentioned that one of the shrimp he got was not cleaned out properly. Our party was sat on the second floor, which seems to be attached to a clinic of some sort? The tables on this second floor are VERY close together and it didn't make for the most comfortable dining experience. Also, as soon as the waiter set-up our feast, they basically were non-existent for the rest of the meal. While we don't want to be checked in on throughout the entire meal, some folks in our party wanted to order things like mango juice and didn't have the opportunity. Overall, the experience of the kamayan feast and the food were great. But I think as some others have suggested, going in a smaller group might have been better. Would love to go back and experience what it's like to sit in the bottom floor restaurant. read more

Enjoyed the kamayan feast with a few of my friends. Food was good for the price that you pay - $15 per person. The experience is fun so if you never had, I highly recommend to try it at least once. They give you gloves to eat with your hands but if it isn't your fancy, they also have cutleries available. All the sauces are self serve at a station. I liked how they already have bottles of water on the table ready for your party. Due to the hectic-ness of the restaurant, staffs do tend to forget things here and there. For example, we almost missed out on our reservation because they weren't organized. Also, not that it affected us but there were extra skewers being served around as they didn't know which table it was actually for. Overall, it was a fun experience and I loved the presentation. read more

I really loved this place! I'm a big seafood fan, so having so much variety of seafood for me to feast on for ~$15 is so amazing! If you're not into seafood, there's pork included as well. I really liked how before the feast, we were all offered a salad, and after the feast, we were given desserts. A very complete and great experience I'll be back for! read more

Tinuno - Kamayan Feast, loved this! - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Great authentic Filipino food! The layout was so mesmerising as they slowly put down each ingredient. It was like a dog salivating way before the food got into his mouth. Eating with your gloved hands never felt so good! Definitely a messy eat...do NOT go on your first date!! Taste was definitely on point!! Giving it a 4.5 stars only because we had to wait even though we reserved. But its THAT good that is always packed! read more

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Simply the best Filipino feast you can have in downtown Toronto at an affordable price! Walk-in is not recommended as it's busy all the time even at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I'd love to give 5 star if they didn't shrink the portion of food, and stopped offering free soft drinks. read more

Came here for my birthday dinner after finding it through Yelp and I concur - absolutely worth the hype. It's a tiny place so reservations for more than 2 people are probably a must, and it seemed to be mostly picnic tables which some people will not like. The food was outstanding. High quality, well cooked, and a decent enough variety to appease the one non-fish eater in our party. I was concerned about having enough food but 5 of us were fed generously and had quite a bit left over. For me, the standouts were the roast pork (an addon from the daily hot table, gorgeously fatty with crispy moist skin), the milkfish (much more flavorful than the tilapia but not fishy at all), and the garlic rice (incredible, abundant). I wasn't a fan of the okra but that was the one single thing I wasn't on board with. Everything else was delicious. The staff were also super nice and quick to answer requests (including bringing cutlery for the birthday cake). All around a great experience. read more

I really enjoyed this place and will definitely be back. We had the Kamayan feast for two ($15 + tax and tip, per person) and really liked it. The variety of food (BBQ pork, pork belly, shrimp, mussels, grilled calamari, various white fish, garlic rice, veggies, mango salad, and orange) was great, and each of the items was good to very good. The portions were enormous- we had leftovers and were still completely stuffed. The service is quick, friendly, and helpful. The owner said he can make substitutions for menu items with a bit of advance notice- if you don't eat pork, call ahead and he'll make accommodations. read more

Tinuno - Kamayan feast - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I thought I had written a review for this lovely place before but it turns out I haven't!!! We've gone a few times to Tinuno now and we've always made reservations. We've only ever gone for the Kamayan feast and it's always a fun time to be had. The place is a bit crowded but it's all good fun when you have a bunch of friends eating a huge platter of food served on banana leaves with your hands (don't worry, you get gloves). The seafood is always "ok" but the meat is always fantastic. If you want to order extra sides of meat, unfortunately, they don't always have it. If you go there early, you usually can get extra sides for fee but otherwise, eating their late, they're usually sold out. Overall, it's a fun little restaurant, nothing super mind-blowing but definitely worth the experience. read more

The food was great and fresh. You get a service with a smile and the price was low. It's a small shop but I was able to call in half an hour before getting there and ask them to hold a spot for two. Food came quickly and my husband and I are it all. It was a wonderful experience. read more

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This is a definitely a family, cozy styled restaurant, one of my all time favourite hidden spots in Toronto. The garlic rice is a big bonus, alongside their grilled milkfish, my favourite part of the entire feast. If you've never had milkfish, it's kind of like a citrusy, tangy fish, awesome. With your grilled feast, they give you a carrot and mango slaw with some orange slices, to lighten the meal. Overall, it's awesomely priced, different from a lot of restaurants (you eat with your hands), definitely try to make a reservation if you can, but most importantly, try it out! @eatingwithv read more

After seeing many pictures on Instagram of people eating food with their hands, I really wanted to check out Tinuno! I recently came here for lunch with 3 of my friends. My friend made reservations beforehand. Upon arrival, the outside of restaurant was not too appealing and inviting but that did not shun me away. Once inside the restaurant (which was not crowded at all) we were greeted by a girl and taken over to our table. The tables and chair seemed like they were donated to the restaurant because there were many mismatched chairs. The girl wiped our table and then brought over the banana leaves. She unravelled the leaves and covered the entire table with it. Then she wiped the leaves. Another woman came, but this time with food! We started off with a fruit and veggie salad along with 2 slices of blood orange. The salad consisted of shredded mango and carrots. Interesting mix. And then, the garlic rice came. The smell of it was just amazing - personally I am not a fan of garlic -but they roasted tiny pieces of garlic and mixed it with the jasmine white rice. They placed the rice in the middle of the table and spread it out into a log shape. Over the rice, the woman placed the grilled seafood, vegetable and meat - there was an assortment of seafood: shrimps, mussels, squid, calamari, two types of fish: tilapia and milk fish, pieces of pork belly, chicken skewers bbq'ed with a slightly sweet sauce, eggplant, okra. I liked the spread, and how they divided the food proportioned to the number of people at the table. Pretty much, we each got two of the mussels, one skewer, and 2 pieces of okra. The rest we had to divide ourselves. The tilapia tasted a little funny and both of our milkfish were a tad bit too salty but edible. My friend decided to order turon for us, which is a sweet dessert spring roll - inside was plantain. The spring roll was coated with a syrup on the outside. This was delicious!! Overall, the experience was fun! But feel like it is one of those try one-time and never again type of experience. read more

Experience was new and we had the Cajun special I believe? Great for parties. They laid out a giant leaf and we shared all the food! Came with mango salad and freshly grilled seafood and meats. read more

Go for the experience! It definitely feels authentic because you are in a crowded, smoke-filled restaurant, and eating with your hands! According to filipino friends, it's one of the most authentic places in TO. However.. the food was average. The meats were good.. but the amount of meat they give you is so little. Like one skewer per person plus some shredded meat pieces on the side. We opted for the milk fish (it's the boneless option) and it was the driest piece of fish I have ever had. The garlic rice is sooo addicting though. Overall, it's ok worth it.. but I didn't find the portion to be humongous as per other reviewers.. read more

First time visit. We ordered "Kamayan" for a group of four ($15/ppl). Food is amazing and filling!! It's a very unique experience of eating garlic rice, bbq meat and seafood with hands. Ube ice cream ($1/scoop) is very yum! We got too excited and forgot to take pictures lol Definitely worth of revisit! read more

Tinuno - Kamayan for a group of 4 ($15/ppl) - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

It was an experience for sure. I won't come back. The food was all over cooked without flavor... not sure if that is the way it is supposed to be cooked. It was well organized. read more

Gréât food and awesome ambiance. Make sure you reserve ahead of time before coming. It's also possible to pick up the food and eat it home. However, you won't have the unlimited garlic rice read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Delicious seafood for a really reasonable price. It's fun eating with your hands! I started using a mussel shell to scoop things up. Definitely recommend it! Note: I only review on the quality of the food, not service or ambience. read more

Food sooooooooo good. Well season, fish is a bit salty but if u mix it with rice, just perfectly balance. Pork is amazing. read more

4 of us ordered the traditional kamayan, it's big portion for 4 people. I was impressed with the pork BBQ skewers. Actually everything is good, even the garlic rice. $15/pp is fair price, worth the money read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Always fresh and authentic my third time for the month! Whenever I crave for Filipino food, Tinuno is my default! I learned today that Tinuno means grill. read more

Tinuno - Kamayan - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I was so excited to come here. I couldn't make it last time with my Yelp friends. I felt very sad for weeks lol. I love eating with my hands. Ya, I'm kind of a monkey person who enjoys sucking her own fingers lol. It's tasty though. AMBIANCE (3 stars) It was a very small restaurant. Each table and each person sat very close to each other. We felt so warm lol. It was small, and the kitchen was open and right next to the dining room so we could see almost everything. The food ran out very fast, and the place was always packed. Even though we made a reservation, we had to wait for 5-10 minutes. At first, I wasn't sure that they would give us the table because we had only two people at the time and there were two more groups of 6 people behind us. Luckily after they cleaned up the table that just left, they gave us the table. The downside of this place was "NO WASHROOM." SO please make sure that you are good at holding XXXX or just run to a coffee shop nearby lol. FOOD (4 stars) I love their food. I love the experience. It was a KAMAYAN FEAST. So, we had to fight for food! Lol, We actually didn't fight though. We were too nice, so we shared everything. We were a group of 6 people, but our 6th member came late. We already started eating our food. The food portion was small in my opinion. I have heard from friends that you may get a bigger portion for a smaller group of 2-3 people. I agreed with them when I saw a waiter server food for two people! However the portion wasn't too small, we all were full too. SERVICE (3.5 stars) They were friendly, especially the waiter. He was nice, attentive and helpful. However, it took a while to get our food. PRICE (4 stars) $15 each It is a very good deal! OVERALL Impressive experience for a KAMAYAN FEAST! LOVE eating with hands~ Definitely going back again! read more

Gret food, great for social congregation, food is amazing, order extra roasted pork in the side the drinks you order is the mango juice. It's better to go when there is a group of 4 to get more portion lol. Also make sure to make a reservation if you happen to go on the weekend, because you will end up waiting for 1hr. This place is becoming more and more famous for their delicious food and their way of preparing food.... I gave 4 star because the size is just too small... otherwise great great food... read more

$15 per person is such a good deal here. Depending on how big your party is, if you have a lot of people then you definitely get more and you get to try more. For one person, you get garlic rice, two different kinds of fish, mussels, shrimp, pork skewers, bbq fatty pork, mango salad, orange slices, okra and eggplant. Huge feast for people who love to eat. They also do private bookings for large parties as well. read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Kamayan Dish is to die for. Ultimate mouth watering feast. Eat the squid first else it dries out fast and tastes rubbery. read more

Tinuno - Kamayan - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

MUST TRY: Kamayan Feast (also because we never saw a menu, and they didn't even ask what we wanted to order) The Kamayan Feast is a grilled set that you eat with your hands, and you share as a table. Minimum 2 people. Includes: 2 types of fish shrimp (in the shell) mussels pork belly pork skewers eggplant okra bed of rice. mango salad + orange. bottle of water (if you don't like seafood and pork, it might be tough to eat here) It's messy, it's smelly, it's a fun experience. Expect to drop some food or knock it off the table. Since you're eating with your hands, and you share with your table, you want to be comfortable with the people that you're eating with. Make sure that nobody is a germophobe / picky eater / allergy victim before you come. Tuesday night and it was packed. It's disorganized. Hoping to make a reservation, I called the phone number about 5 times over the course of 24 hours leading up to the night. The phone kept ringing, and nobody answered. They do not have a voicemail system. I walked in the door and there were a few people waiting in the doorway. Trusting my instincts, I walked further in. The servers were all super busy (and relatively hard to identify due to lack of uniforms), so I thought the cashier at the back might help. After waiting a few minutes, I talked to a server and she offered me the 2nd last table. My friends arrived in the next few minutes. After being ignored for several minutes, I asked a server for a menu. She said that our order had already been placed, although we never ordered. They assumed that we wanted 4 Kamayan Feasts. Luckily, that was what we wanted. She said it would take 20 minutes. It was hot inside, so I asked her for the waters. The lack of communication didn't bother me, as it probably didn't affect our meal. However, it could be problematic, especially for people who are noobs, picky eaters, or allergic to something. Overall, the food was good, but not amazing. No doubt, It's worth a one time experience read more

Casual spot for a delicious feast where you use a rubbers gloves to eat your food. I had to fight my amigos off for the pork skewers and milkfish, they were too good. Such an affordable and delicious meal with different yummy foods, we all left completely satisfied and the food was relatively healthy from what I could tell. 5 stars, grab some friends and go stuff your faces. read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I've read about this place and had it bookmarked for a long time. The food looks so spectacular, I ordered takeout for vegetarian friends coming over. It didn't disappoint, the food is very fresh and the flavours were unusual and exotic for me. Not the best quality of fish, I think it's just tilapia, but the whole presentation and the overall impression were very satisfying. I will definitely order again. read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I give Tinuno 3.5/5 stars. Really enjoy experiencing the Philippine culture here and at 15$/person, it is quite a good deal. The food itself is average in my opinion, I would go back for the experience and not necessarily the food itself read more

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The food is great and fresh. The service is friendly. It's a great place to share food. Reservations are recommended (actually needed, in my opinion). The place is a bit crammed, but cozy. read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

#TINUNO #FILIPINOFOOD #FILIPINOFEAST #KAMAYAN #YELPTO Eat with yer hands Filipino fare, I am sad to say I wasn't as impressed as my other Yelp friends were. It's an experience you have to try atleast once, and I'll totally bring someone out to Tinuno to just try something new - but it will not be my go to first pick. I've tried a similar cultural experience with Indian Bengali food and it beats Kamayan 10 times. As in all the photos you see, you eat off of imported banana leaves with your hands or gloves. They put out rice first, which is actually quite yummy with this vinegar dip they have. And the rice was very honestly, the best part of the meal. They cover the rice with meat, seafood, fish and grilled vegetables. Okras and eggplants went untried - I tried the shrimp (weak), mussels (weak), fish (good) and grilled pork kebobs (okay). I will say though, that for $15-20 and $3 roadside parking outside, this was a fairly good meal. Don't expect fancy though. read more

Came here with my family and was very happy with the meal and experience here! It is also very well priced for the amount of food you receive ($15 pp). We also added an order of the roasted pork which was very tender and flavourful. I liked how they made the placement of the food look like art. The set meal comes with many different types of seafood, meat and veggies. My favourite were the pork skewer, garlic rice and fish (not sure what it was called, but it was the one without a fish head). The servers were very nice and helpful. The only gripe would be that they do not serve water right away, you need to ask for it. For this meal, you do need some type of beverage as it can get quite salty. I would definitely come back again! read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

First time trying philipino food and it was definitely an experience! Seafood was pretty good, eating with my hands was definitely an experience. Seating was pretty tight but it was a small restaurant. read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

First time trying Filipino food and kamayan feast. The pork skewers and garlic rice are great. The fish was a little too fishy and I didn't enjoy it as much as the other meats. You eat with your hands. The restaurant is small and can get loud. read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Every time I visit Canada, I have a list of food places I want to try and this was one of them. My cousins and I stopped by here for an early dinner on a Monday late afternoon. The place is small and it's nearby the subway station. To my surprise, they seem to have the Kamayan feast everyday which is a major plus cause that's exactly why we came here! Now let's talk about the food... guys the food is nothing short of authentic Filipino food! I was stunned how amazing it was! Will come back here again next time I'm in Toronto! read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

First time I went I find the place is so small and parking is not free on Howard St. The food presentation was amazing but the food just like the photo but bad news is not flavourful the food is was burnt. There were missing the tomatoes condiments on the seafood. The food didn't taste special just like any BBQ cooked. and it took more then 20minutes it was not busy before we arrived before 1pm on a Sunday. Service was bad if you wanted to order for drinks they are not seen around. They waitress ignore you when you asked for the bill. Sorry this place is not worth the hype it is over priced. The food part is they give you free 1bottle of water. read more

Plastic gloves as cutlery? The Experience was refreshingly different. Great seafood; the char from bbq was splendid and seafood presented on banana leaves. This isn't fancy or hipster, it was homey. The server was kind and offered us cutlery, but we went with the gloves. When in rome, do as the Romans do. It was a bit of a wait and shuffle, but glad to have stayed and tried something new for me. read more

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Ive been here twice and I still cant get over the value and taste. I definitely recommend recommendations as this is a local hotspot though it is really hard to get through at times. Ive done the Kamayan options which is a standard $15 for a whole range of items garlic rice, egg plant, pork belly, 2 types of fish, pork skewer (I think) shrimp, oysters and more. The portions are really good but if not enough you can add more at additional costs of course. The space is tight or "intimate" but it didn't bother me. The place can get rather chilly in the fall/winter as the door is constantly opening and closing. The food is full of flavour and will have you eating until itis kicks in. Must try!! read more

Tinuno - Filipino Near Me - Toronto, Ontario