Bistro Manila

The sarabasab dish was new to my palate and it was good. However,I didn’t like the garlic rice,it wasn’t the typical garlic rice back home. The pork sisig was a surfeit of crunchy pork skin. It would’ve tasted better if mixed with meat on it.

My wife wanted to go out for drinks with her sister so we chose a place that reminded her of nightlife in Philippines. This small indiscreet bar is located at the intersection of Brimley Rd and Sheppard Ave E. The operating hours for this restaurant are below: Tuesday 4pm-12am Wednesday 4pm-12am Thursday 4pm-12am Friday 4pm-2am Saturday 4pm-2am Sunday 4pm-12am There's a cover charge of $6 per person during live band nights. We arrived there around 10pm and the place was already packed. The atmosphere is happy and joyful. Everyone in a good mood. There's a live band Super Diego performing Filipino songs and cover songs as well. They also had open mic and amateur performances as well. The menu consists of pulutan Filipino for bar food to accompany your drinks. Or there's a large variety of Filipino dishes in their Bistro's All-time favourites list, Bistro rice combo plates, Pancit Filipino noodles, Vegetables, and desserts. We ordered the fried calamari, 2 sizzling pork sisig and crispy pata. 1 bucket of 6 bottles of San Miguel Pale Pilsen beer. The crispy calamari $13.99 were as advertised and looked like giant onion rings with a light breading. Looks like ready made calamari rings but they were crispy and not too oily. Theres a sweet and spicy dipping sauce provided. Good to share amongst a small group. The sizzling pork sisig $16.99 was served on a hot sizzling plate with a cracked egg on top. The pork consists of crispy bits of pork skin, cheek, snout and other parts of the pig. There were sliced jalapeno peppers, green chilies and onions mixed into the meat. Some places use mayonnaise to season the meat but this dish seemed to be season with salt, pepper, and some Knorr seasoning. A lemon was provided to add more acidity to the dish. If there was one critique for this dish, it seemed the first order had more crispy pork bits and less chewy pork cheek and snout pieces. It would have been better if there was a better mix of different pieces of pork. I prefer to have some pieces from lechon kawali crispy fried pork belly. The second order we got was much better and we enjoyed it much more! Crispy pata $17.99 is fried pork hock chopped into bite size pieces and served with a vinegar and soy sauce. There two 2 large pork hock leg and the meat was juicy and tender. Great pulutan or bar food while nursing your ice cold beers. Our bucket of 6 bottles of beer $39.99 was served with a small bowl of fried peanut and fried garlic. The San Miguel Pale Pilsen beer was nice compliment to the food. Please note Filipinos love to drink beer with ice. So this beer is a Filipino branded beer and is popular amongst Filipinos who want a beer from their homeland. Overall if you want a nice night out with family and/or friends then Bisto Manila would be a good spot. Just be prepared to spend because the drinks and food do add up. Our bill came up $265.00 which included 5 BJ shots at $8.99 a pop. There's an automatic 10% gratuity added to the bill as per the menu. Next time I will try their pancit, chicken innasal and baked mussels. Service was pretty good and they brought extra ice, napkins and sauce. I recommend trying this place if you want to try some Filipino food and enjoy some nightlife in a friendly environment.

Had a great time at Bistro Manila! I do not eat Filipino food often, but was pleasantly surprised by the hospitality, food, and warmth of the atmosphere. We had the Pork Sisig and the Pancit noodle dish. Both were very delicious and affordable with the big portions. I definitely welcome others to come try!

Bistro manila has a great vibe!! Good food and great service. I especially love the sisig and sarabasab. I came when December Avenue dinned with them. They were reallh busy but hence the rush it was great. Servers were very respectful. And always had great smile.

Restaurant is located in a shopping centre. No stairs and lots of parking. Also close to a bus stop. I loved the food. My only real experience with Filipino food was Jollibee and this place blows it out of the water. Some of the food I had was Sisig, garlic rice, fried chicken with cheese, and oysters. Can't remember everything cause I went with a friend who grew up in the Philippines. You don't need such a friend, though, the servers are very helpful and will help you choose the right meal and drink. Price is great and they also have live bands some nights. It's a great place for groups, plenty of room. It's a great locally owned place to support.

Great atmosphere, great food, and great service! They also have live bands performing. Their crispy sisig is always highly recommended and the seafood platter as well

First time trying Philippino food, It was amazing! I love the food, really delicious. Had sisig and hogan

Ever since we stayed here in Canada we are always longing for legit filipino food! Then we found this highly rated filipino resto in toronto! Grbe namiss ko bigla pinas! Their classic filipino food are far delicious from our home cooked meals! Nkakamiss yung mga restaurant s pinas but Bistro Manila brings home on your table! Shoutout for the sisig!! Legit!! Super sarap! This is the place where you want to always comeback!!

Customer service was okay, wanted a nice spot to do some karaoke and drinks however just one round of chicken wings ruined the whole mood. Ordered cheesy chicken wings however what we got was partially burnt wings that tasted like it was microwaved 2 or 3 times before served to us already. So it was really unappetizing, bf had to pick out the burnt parts because he didn't wanna waste food, however it was just too distasteful that we didn't even finish it. The combination of burnt and stale chicken wings that's a no go. Please ensure the food quality before serving to customers, covering it with cheese is not gonna hide the fact it was stale and burnt.

This is our go to place in Scarborough. Whether just to chill out or after event party of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity in Toronto Staff are friendly, always with a smile. Delicious foods that caters to filipino taste buds. Two thumbs up!

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