The food was great. The atmosphere was nice overall great place
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Lily T
I wanted to like this stall at the Reading Terminal Market. Not being a local to the area, this is our first visit to the Market and we were amazed by the foot traffic and food/shopping options available. Filipino food, though nothing to the gourmet level of other cuisine, is at par with what you would considered comfort food. We’ve been to some good Filipino eateries in Queens, NYC and had been back everytime we feel for some cozy comfort food. Here at Tambayan…We did takeout some takeout (palabok, embutido, ube turon and the ube pandesal). When we got home, and excitedly opened the order to start “digging in”, we just felt duped. To say we were disappointed is an understatement! Palabok looked appetizing and seemed to be a value order by the size of it. However, it doesn’t taste like the distinctive sauce of the classic palabok we’ve eaten so many times from a number of other Filipino eateries elsewhere. It seemed like they are trying to tweak the age old recipe and failed dismally. The Ube Turon was lathered w/cheap tasting chocolate syrup and no ube taste came out , the cheese inside the soggy roll is forgettable and seemed a last minute addition. The Ube Pandesal, at a beautiful purple color, is bland as bland can be. But the Embutido Meal takes the cake! Inside the styrofoam meal box is a scoop of rice, w/some vinegary sauce on a container and finally, one measly piece of what they called “embutido” but what should be called a “rock” as it was hard as a rock! Totally NOT edible! You can imagine what a letdown the whole thing was. To have 4 out of 4 bombs. How bad is that! I cannot recommend this to anyone. True classic Filipino dishes are simple yet good tasting, nothing like what they served.
Lerika Abada
Was around the market area for a convention and was surprise there is a filipino stall in the market. Good food! So happy to see a filipino representation in the market! ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
teresita saberon
Proud to have a filipino stand to represent!! Thank you for the delicious food ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Miloslavic
Best lumpia EVER!! 🙂
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Barbie Orlanda
I'm so happy that we have a new Filipino spot in Philly - we don't have enough! I visited them for a weekday lunch and ordered the pancit, bbq chicken, lumpia and caldereta. Tastes just like mom's :) Very authentic food and super sweet staff. Can't wait to come back for more!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ANTONIO CASTRO
I had never tried Filipino food before, and I have to admit it's already my favorite.
Daniela was great, she recommended what to eat. I'll definitely be back soon.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Imamura
I am obsessed with ube and this place had a ton of ube desserts! I was in ube heaven. I got the ube soft serve and the ube macaroon...so good and not too sweet. The owner and chef was super nice and friendly and my server, Daniela was such a vibe! Great experience and great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eliezer Sanchez
I travel to Philly from NY just to eat at this place! The delicious food and top notch service here is the best of the east coast to say the least. As soon as you get there you are received with a big smile from the owner /chef and the food will leave you raving for good! I recommend this establishment if you like great Filipino food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ejej_shej
Crazy owner. Got charged for breathing too loud 0/10 don't try again
This food taste like rubber. I was here with my son and he got lumpia and he get constipated. And they charged 50 dollars for 2 lumpia
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Hannah Manlulu
The adobo was delicious and flavorful. Service was excellent! Very accommodating to my large group of friends. Really demonstrating filipino hospitality!
Roxy Manarang - Raum
I've only visited once and it was a great experience! My sister told me about Tambayan and was always raving about their food. They had a great selection of core Filipino go-tos and desserts, plus that ever-famous Filipino hospitality! I was so full when I left and of course, I had to order stuff to take home too. If you feel a lil homesick, visit Tambayan to feel a lil bit at home like you're in the Philippines sitting at a carinderia.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marta Rusek
Tambayan rules! The flavors and the portions are perfect, and Kathy and her staff are super helpful and welcoming. I watched an Eagles game at the counter with Kathy a few weeks ago, and had a blast (Kathy is a huge Eagles fan). Go Birds 🦅
Tambayan offers take out or dine in services, and a wide range of amazing Filipino food. The desserts are out of this world too! My go-to's are the Tapsilog, fried lumpia, ube sticky rice, and the ube latte.
The food was great. The atmosphere was nice overall great place
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I wanted to like this stall at the Reading Terminal Market. Not being a local to the area, this is our first visit to the Market and we were amazed by the foot traffic and food/shopping options available. Filipino food, though nothing to the gourmet level of other cuisine, is at par with what you would considered comfort food. We’ve been to some good Filipino eateries in Queens, NYC and had been back everytime we feel for some cozy comfort food. Here at Tambayan…We did takeout some takeout (palabok, embutido, ube turon and the ube pandesal). When we got home, and excitedly opened the order to start “digging in”, we just felt duped. To say we were disappointed is an understatement!
Palabok looked appetizing and seemed to be a value order by the size of it. However, it doesn’t taste like the distinctive sauce of the classic palabok we’ve eaten so many times from a number of other Filipino eateries elsewhere. It seemed like they are trying to tweak the age old recipe and failed dismally. The Ube Turon was lathered w/cheap tasting chocolate syrup and no ube taste came out , the cheese inside the soggy roll is forgettable and seemed a last minute addition. The Ube Pandesal, at a beautiful purple color, is bland as bland can be. But the Embutido Meal takes the cake! Inside the styrofoam meal box is a scoop of rice, w/some vinegary sauce on a container and finally, one measly piece of what they called “embutido” but what should be called a “rock” as it was hard as a rock! Totally NOT edible! You can imagine what a letdown the whole thing was. To have 4 out of 4 bombs. How bad is that! I cannot recommend this to anyone.
True classic Filipino dishes are simple yet good tasting, nothing like what they served.
Was around the market area for a convention and was surprise there is a filipino stall in the market. Good food! So happy to see a filipino representation in the market! ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Proud to have a filipino stand to represent!! Thank you for the delicious food ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best lumpia EVER!! 🙂
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'm so happy that we have a new Filipino spot in Philly - we don't have enough! I visited them for a weekday lunch and ordered the pancit, bbq chicken, lumpia and caldereta. Tastes just like mom's :) Very authentic food and super sweet staff. Can't wait to come back for more!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had never tried Filipino food before, and I have to admit it's already my favorite.
Daniela was great, she recommended what to eat.
I'll definitely be back soon.
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am obsessed with ube and this place had a ton of ube desserts! I was in ube heaven. I got the ube soft serve and the ube macaroon...so good and not too sweet. The owner and chef was super nice and friendly and my server, Daniela was such a vibe! Great experience and great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I travel to Philly from NY just to eat at this place! The delicious food and top notch service here is the best of the east coast to say the least. As soon as you get there you are received with a big smile from the owner /chef and the food will leave you raving for good! I recommend this establishment if you like great Filipino food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Crazy owner. Got charged for breathing too loud 0/10 don't try again
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This food taste like rubber. I was here with my son and he got lumpia and he get constipated. And they charged 50 dollars for 2 lumpia
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The adobo was delicious and flavorful. Service was excellent! Very accommodating to my large group of friends. Really demonstrating filipino hospitality!
I've only visited once and it was a great experience! My sister told me about Tambayan and was always raving about their food. They had a great selection of core Filipino go-tos and desserts, plus that ever-famous Filipino hospitality! I was so full when I left and of course, I had to order stuff to take home too. If you feel a lil homesick, visit Tambayan to feel a lil bit at home like you're in the Philippines sitting at a carinderia.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tambayan rules! The flavors and the portions are perfect, and Kathy and her staff are super helpful and welcoming. I watched an Eagles game at the counter with Kathy a few weeks ago, and had a blast (Kathy is a huge Eagles fan). Go Birds 🦅
Tambayan offers take out or dine in services, and a wide range of amazing Filipino food. The desserts are out of this world too! My go-to's are the Tapsilog, fried lumpia, ube sticky rice, and the ube latte.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this food is my favorite in all Philly 🥰😘
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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