Dampa Sa Farmers Market

Dampa is a very authentic way to experience the Filipino market culture. First, you choose the restaurant you'd like to eat. Check their menu for inspirations. Many Filipinos have staple orders like Sautéed Butter Shrimp, or Grilled Pork Liempo or Grilled Tuna Panga (Jaw) And then, you can either shop your own ingredients, or the restaurant will go for you. Whenever we are here, I personally shop for our own ingredients because we know a seafood supplier at the market. And it is way cheaper doing it yourself. And then we like to go to Mang Ponso stall for our seafoods to be cooked and served. Sometimes we go for take outs too. So we can bring them to parties! Beware of the ff: 1) it is an open area, not air-conditioned. 2) take care of your own belongings. 3) there's a separate charge if you buy your own ingredients, and the restaurant will charge you for cooking. 4) don't dress fancy. It's a public market.

Best paluto service! Fresh ingredients, flavorful dishes, and cooked just the way we like it. Quick, friendly, and really satisfying — perfect for family gatherings or casual meals.

Dampa sa Farmers Plaza Cubao offers fresh seafood and flavorful dishes that are great for sharing. To improve the dining experience, faster service—especially during busy hours—would be appreciated. Having more affordable food prices or budget-friendly meal options would also make it more accessible to more customers. Overall, it’s a good place to eat, with room for improvement in service speed and pricing.

Great place to host a small party. Our room had tables foodservice from one of the stalls downstairs (you order your food from downstairs when reserving rooms here) and includes air conditioning and a video karaoke machine.

My Manila friends took me here, I liked it as I got to pick the fish for one of the many restaurants to cook, which is apparently a bit cheaper than ordering direct from the restaurant. However I will say that sauces in the Philippines tend to be much thicker than what I would consider 'traditional or classic' Chinese. They taste pretty much the same though, so I guess they just added cornstarch to thicken it. But maybe that's how the local taste is, so who am I to criticise. I will say that fish here costs way less than home (Bangkok). So that's always a plus. But I would definitely not recommend picking up your own fish at the adjacent market as it can smell well very very fishy. If you enjoy the experience, go for it!

Came back to dine with friends after 6 years. Dampa is within the Farmer's Market premises so it's very convenient to buy your own seafood to make sure they're fresh, and have them cooked by any of the stalls in Dampa. We went to Sister Belen's. It was not busy last Saturday so we had buttered shrimps, kinilaw with lato, and baked scallops. Turnaround time was about 20 minutes. We liked how the dishes were prepared. The main concerns are ventilation and clean restroom. There are no soap and tissue paper.

They're open again at your service! For groups and seafood lovers, this is a great place to dine and hang out. The price is reasonable at first until you see the "cooking fee". The seafood price is the same with what's in the market but the cooking fee is quite pricey. Well, everything in Manila is expensive.. This isn't new🤭

We had my birthday dinner here last night. Salesperson from different stores will swarm at you from the entrance pa lang which made us uncomfortable. Spent almost 4K for 5 dishes. Super pricey compared to other dampa. I wouldn’t write a negative review talaga kasi the food was delicious and I thought medyo justifiable naman and mabait staff… UNTIL 30mins after we got home/1.5 hrs after eating, 3/4 of us started to feel nauseous. My sister and I threw up til midnight probably from food poisoning. My dad almost rushed my sister to the hospital. We would go after the store talaga sana kung naospital kami, thank God we got through after hours of nausea and vomiting. We ate from the first the very first stall from the entrance left side. See pictures if it’s worth 4K. To add, we took home leftovers but we just threw it out. Sobrang sayang pera. Never going back.