Cafe Pilipino - Jersey City, New Jersey

Armin F.

I wish this place is close to Philadelphia or they have a similar one.
It was a good excuse to see my good friend Sonny Maranan who is the man running Cafe Pilipino.
The food was very delicious, typical Filipino flair, big portions and affordable.
This restaurant is an institution among the philippine community here in the Northeast.

Guess where I was.
I could not control myself.
So many choices I bought two of a kind.

Update: 10/13/22

Another chance to visit the authentic Filipino dishes and bakery products fromCafe Pilipino and Philippine Bread House.

Congratulations to Sonny Maranan and his team for a job well done.

Delicious food, affordable prices and top notch service.

Mabuhay Kapatid!

Alex D.

We got the chicken adobo and the bbq chicken. The adobo was tasty but with all the little bones in it it was more of a chore to eat. The bbq chicken was good and much easier to eat. Just wouldn't go back here for either one.

C J.

Some staff members are young but polite and have good customer service.

Service can be slow but it does move

Prices vary but the price for the fish is reasonable, which is what I always get.

Cash are encouraged and credit cards have a minimum they impose

Food here is often not oily but on some days it is so depends on who is cooking them. However their eggplant is oily. I actually threw it in the garbage. Cooking like this should not be present in 2019 because it's not healthy.

Weekends can be busy. Its next to the bakery which is great for desserts.

Leonardo T.

For less than $20, a combo meal can satiate ones hunger. While the seating is limited, there is parking available and it's close to Journal Square.

Cristian D.

Love this hidden gem. Filipino bread house is great. Just don't have a gluten allergy or carb restriction lol. The fresh pan de sal is to die for. Little food court makes some of the best lechón de kawali (if I wrote that right) and lumpia and other home made dishes. Must try

paulino C.

This is our second time ordering their treyed menu.
The first time we ordered beef with mushroom and chapsoy, it was excellent that’s why we went back for the second time. The beef with mushroom we got was super hard and super dry. It’s like chewing rubber. I was really looking forward to that because the first time was so good. For the chopsoy, it was dry and ddnt have any taste, it’s just like steamed vege, barely have sauce in it. And they were late for about 30mins to give us our order. Overall it was just very disappointing that they were inconsistent

Eric P.

Pork menudo and adobo were both mouth watering. And the garlic rice was cooked right.😋👍

Stever L.

I only give 3 stars as they don't accept EBT. They also have a must spend $10 to use your card. The food is good, the bread is yummy and worth the almost expected wait.