Isla Restaurant

We really enjoyed the food here. The only downside is there were only 2 of us and there were so many dishes we wanted to order! The food we ordered was delicious. Garlic fried rice, crispy pata, chicken tinola, and fried bangus were all delicious. The sauces in the side were key to the flavor too. We had lots of leftovers too. The servers were friendly and accommodating to my wife's allergies. It's kind of a loud place since there so many of us Filipinos there but it does make it lively! There's a bell to ring at the exit if you leave satisfied. Needless to say there was a lot of bell ringing!

We went to this family style Filipino restaurant to celebrate a graduation. In addition to the delicious Filipino food, we had the unique Kamayan experience, which is traditional eating with our hands. My autistic son had trouble at first but was flexible enough to try it out, especially since he had gloves to eat with. He really enjoyed eating the rice and pork tocino.

If you're Filipino or have been to the Philippines or familiar with Filipino cuisine, then Isla is a great place to indulge your taste buds with dishes that would be familiar to you. There's a tremendous amount of effort and dedication that the restaurant takes in order to make sure that the dishes are honest, authentic and even elevated to exceed your expectations. My friends and I had the kare kare, the grilled liempo and the pancit palabok. All were exceptional and what I would recommend to newbies.

I heard that this restaurant serves food in Kapampangan style. They serve really authentic Filipino food and the atmosphere of the place matches how society looks like in the Philippines. It is filled with huge, wide tables with a lot of seats. I came here, because of my friend mom’s birthday and got to say that the food is really good here. I think I came here before, but it’s probably been a while. I’m quite surprised how huge one of the dish is since it’s filled with Filipino food with rice. Too much food we got and feel like I need to go to the bathroom later haha It’s a really good place for hosting parties and having a party for at least 6 people due to the size of the tables.

Ok so this review is for takeout only and wow I am so confused and stunned that I spent $85 total and this was the portion size I received. Lumpia was $14.98 for 20pc Sisig $16.98 Bbq pork $15.98 Sinigang na hipon $18.98 (this came with two containers so it was alright but soup is 70% water anyways) no rice no Halo halo $9.98 Overall very disappointed in portion size and pricing. I know there’s inflation going on but that hurts me. I feel bamboozled, robbed, and sad it was supposed to feed my family.

The only decent food we had was the sisig. The rest of the food was either bland or too salty. The beef was chewy and tough and some of the vegetable was half cooked. Now i remember why it has been years since we ate here. I prefer the location in san bruno, we went there last january and everything we ordered was right on. Another is the receptionist in this location, he wasn’t welcoming to customers coming in. Maybe its towards the end of the day it showed he wasn’t in the mood.

When I'm craving for great-tasting Filipino food, like on my birthday, we would make the rush hour traffic on I-880 to go to Isla restaurant. We had the Sulit ala Carte #3 plus an order of pork sisig. The Sulit ala Carte combo menus have about 6 dishes and unlimited rice, a soup, and may come with 3 sodas and dessert, depending on which combo package you choose. More than enough food, you'll end up taking some home. It's a homey atmosphere, lots of chatter like you would at a typical family lunch or dinner when there are plenty of people around plenty of food - for me, it is not noise! The servers are friendly, and they check on you often, with a smile always! We went on a Tuesday night, no need for reservations. But I bet you would on a weekend if you're celebrating something big with loads of relatives and friends!

Ooh you better come here early! This place gets packed because the food here is. If you're into authentic Filipino food and a lively vibe, this is the spot. I got the crispy binagoongan, sizzling Bangus Sisig, ginataan green beans & kalabasa, and their famous isla pork bbq! My favorite item was the bbq pork skewers, I can eat that every day and never get tired of it. The marinade and flavor was spot on. I love the ginataan green beans as it helped balance the grease and the salt from the other food. My go do vegetable dish. The Bangus has so much flavor 🥰 I love seeing it sizzling on the plate as it gets to our table. Super fresh and delicious, and the binagoongan was what snacks on throughout my time and when I had it as leftover. Something about the crispy bits and pork made it so delicious. Hope y’all try em out!