Address: 12 Kenway Rd, London, SW5 0RR, United Kingdom
Phone: +442073733840
Rating: 3.7
based on 101 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"The Staff: Friendly, No Doubt about it."
"Absolutely amazing experience here, the staff were friendly and welcoming from the very beginning."
"Hospitality wise was good as of course its great curtesy to attract customers by welcoming and making sure they feel at home."
"Service was fast and staff very friendly, it was a lovely environment."
"The staff were friendly and service was quick; we didn't have to wait long for our food."
"WITH THEIR HARDWORKING AND FRIENDLY STAFF."
"Great friendly service and relaxed atmosphere."
Cons:
"The guy at the reception was rude, he didn’t even bother to ask us if we want to order or even ask if we want to sit."
"EXTREMELY RUDE SERVER."
"Got charged extra meal that was not ordered. Cost: £££."
"No one bothered to explain to us that they only do self service so we were sitting at the table for ages waiting for someone to serve us."
"Abysmal service, we asked for water 3 times and didn’t get any at all."
"We had a very bad experience today with one support staff member (gay) who made an impertinent response when we politely asked for an extra plate."
"Horrible experience and rude treatment if you're Caucasian from what I understand."
Ambiance
Pros:
"First, the ambiance was like you're back at home."
"If you want nice looking and ambiance go there."
"Love the ambience, very homey and love the music."
"Upon entering, the ambiance was quite lively, fine."
"The resto was playing Filipino music rin, contributing to the great vibes while dining."
"Ambiance was like we were really in the Philippines."
"PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS."
Cons:
"The whole thing had a very 'birthday at home with family' feel, which I greatly appreciated."
"Fair atmosphere with Filipino news on the telly."
"However, overall hospitality wise was good, and its definitely a canteen vibe."
"The place is casual, bright and cosy."
"The inviting atmosphere makes Kamayan a great spot for both casual meals and special occasions."
"the reaturant is too crowded."
"On one occasion, a birthday celebration filled the small space, leading us to sit outside in the cold without heat lamps."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Aside from the fact na masarap, the price was affordable as well! Super busog for less than £10."
"great range of filipino dishes with big servings."
"The food was awesome! just like eating in the philippines."
"The food was some of the best Filipino food we have tried and because of this deserves a strong recommendation."
"Absolutely amazing food and would recommend to anyone."
"The Food: Taste authentic! Tried Bopis and Longanissa and I felt like, Shocks am I in Manila again! Masarap."
"The food was delicious, we had a beef soup, and kare kare with rice. Both meals were amazing, and both meals were big enough to feed two people."
Cons:
"Limited menu. Too pricey for their quality of foods."
"The food could have been great but I was constantly smelling cigarette."
"Food was served cold. Garlic fried rice was bland. Some of the tapa were burned."
"The soup tasted liked vinegar and my main dish was cold."
"The food was below expectations."
"Food wasn't great and took a very long time, other people were complaining about the wait too."
"The food was very salty and grease... £70.00 just waisted."
Value for Money
Pros:
"For the price, it wasn’t too bad at all."
"Therefore not only is this place tasty, with good service, but very well priced too!"
"Good huge amount of serving, affordable price."
"Great food and friendly staff, affordable and big portions."
"Good food with ample serving size and all under a tenner."
Cons:
"I spent £110+ for mediocre food and terrible service."
"For nearly £50, I was disappointed."
"We felt scammed and robbed of our money and were not happy."
"Then went to pay the bill and they illegally charged a surcharge for paying by credit card despite it being made illegal to do so since 13th January 2018."
"The food didn't taste fresh at all - the beef was extremely tough."
Management and Staff Behavior
Pros:
"The manager(?) I talked with was friendly."
"First of all, one worker that served us there was very friendly and welcoming to us."
"Second guy showed up with more friendlier and accommodating aura."
"The elderly Filipino man was very friendly."
Cons:
"😅only 10 people in front of me but let me wait for 1 hour to order."
"They also over charged us with the food, we clearly stated that there was only 6 of us but they charged us for food worth for 8 people."
"The owner or the manager itself is so rude to people."
"The bald man with thick, black glasses was rude and smacked my 82 year old grandmother’s hand multiple times."
"Owner needs sanity check and glasses. He is unable to see clear quality issues with his food as well as dirty floor and dirty tables."