Odessa Mama Cafe and Boodmo Brewery

Amazing staff and great great service ! We came here three times for their Octoberfest beer 500 pesos per person such a good deal for great beer and lovely environment with great staff! Literally as soon as we finished a drink they would be ready with the next and so kind! We did not eat as happened to be always coming after a trip but it smelt and looked great ! Don’t miss out on a visit! Also excellent music!!

My first time at El Nido and my first time to try Ukranian food. Although the dishes were a bit bland, I liked everything we ordered. Who would have thought, a Ukraine restaurant at an island in the Philippines. 👏👏👏 worth trying. You should also try their craft beers. If you’re in town I suggest you give it a go.

I was here a few times in June. Nice beers and Ukrainian snacks. Their Ukrainian food was very similar to how I had it in Poland, so I think it must be authentic! Staff maybe a little bit too attentive! Once you finish the final sip of your beer they are already standing next to you, asking: 'One more?', but that's more funny than annoying.

We visited Odessa Mama Cafe & Boodmo Brewery in El Nido and were delighted! We tried delicious Ukrainian dishes — fresh, flavorful, and full of taste. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and the craft beer is excellent. We highly recommend this place to anyone looking for something special!

Great owner - a lovely Ukrainian lady from Odessa. She and her husband started this place in 2017 when El Nido was not that touristic. The food was great and authentic, which is not easy to achieve here as you can't just buy the ingredients in a grocery store. They make Ukrainian dairy products from condensed milk imported from Ukraine as the local milk doesn't taste authentic! The selection of dishes is nice and also vegetarian-friendly. The beer is good and brewed right at the place - and wow, the brewery's equipment is from Ukraine as well! How are you bad thing is that the selection of beer was limited to 3 kinds.

Visited this place 5 times in the 3 days we were staying in El Nido, the one place where you can order anything and it will be absolutely delicious. Many options for vegetarians as well. Also cocktails here are with good amount of alcohol and very tasty! Enjoyed the atmosphere, staff is lovely and the place is a family business so they put all their love into it and you can definitely feel it when visiting!

Please don’t judge just by appearances… Best music in town! – If your ears are already burned out from crappy rap or endless pop hits, this is the place for you. And they have really good beer! – Their craft beer is great. I love it.

The beer was very good. The cabbage rolls were just ok. But I'm from a place with a lot of Ukranians so I have a high standard. A little pricey too compared to other nearby restaurants.

So I stopped in Odessa for a change of pace. It has been a long time since I had Ukrainian food, and what I had was pretty good. I had some potato pancakes (just like latkes) with mushroom sauce, and a cheese and meat pie/pastry that was quite tasty. Their beers were solid, and I stack the up to the craft beers back in other parts of the world. If fact, if I didn't know that I was in El NIDO, I'd swear that I was back home.

Fortunately or unfortunately, El Nido is becoming more commercialized and by many foreign-owned establishments. This be but one of the foreigners with roots in El Nido and interestingly it is a Ukrainian restaurant. Certainly curious to the casual passerby since a Ukrainian restaurant in the Philippines an automatic anomaly. But also curious because they: (1) lay claim to housing the "first and only" craft beer brewery on the island -- Bar Boodmo -- and, (2) have a very explicit sign refusing to serve anyone speaking Russian. Russians love the Philippines therefore this proclamation has been met with a lot of backlash. Which affects me not! I sat at the bar with clear intention to order dranks only. The flight of 3 5oz tasters was advertised at 300 PHP but I went ahead and ordered a pint of Cadlao IPA for 270 PHP instead. They detail this IPA to have a "bitter and woody taste, malty, and piney basic notes". I'd say it were more malty with a slight bitterness. At 5.2% ABV, it was mildly refreshing. Obviously not a mind blowing IPA but appreciated nonetheless. This is a more spendy spot for drinks and one that will cater to a certain mood as most, including myself, would rather be sipping on a clean, crisp, and cheap lager in the form of a San Mig.

Good beer here. I appreciated that they were the only craft brewer in El Nido and I enjoyed the sense of humor on their menu that, even though they make their own beer, you could get the same beer every other restaurant in the Philippines offers. We stopped in late-morning, when restaurants are usually slow. Being the only customers, service was pretty quick. Unfortunately, some of the items on the menu weren't available because they didn't have all the ingredients. I found this to be true at a few other restaurants too. Palawan, being an island with a small population, doesn't seem to have as strong a supply chain as other regions within the Philippines, so certain items are only available when they are in season. As a result, my rating is based predominantly on the beer. The stout tasted great and the pale ale had a nice balance of flavors.

Ukrainian restaurant in El Nido? Why not! My first taste of Ukrainian dishes and I love it. Our Ukrainian friend brought us here and it's the best choice for dinner. I'm glad to find vegetarian option for Varenyky and Cheburek. The food is amazing and the service is good. The ambiance is also nice. I Highly recommend this place when in El Nido.

They resfused to sell me a Cheburek because I speak Russian. It is very sad to receive service like this in a place where exotic fruits and wild caught seafood are sold right across from the street. I truly wanted to support local business, but instead lost my appetite. I can't believe I have been treated like this in a middle of a beautiful and hospitable Palawan just because I speak Russian.

After a terrible van ride from Puerto Princesa to El Nido, I dropped my bags off and looked up where to eat. Odessa Mama popped up and sounded intriguing with an all Ukrainian menu. It also is attached to a brewery, Boodmo. I dropped in on a Thursday evening (around 9:00pm). It wasn't too busy but there were people eating and socializing. The merchandise is slick, especially the hats ("In Beer We Trust" for 700 PHP). The menu is broken into varenyky, patty-pocket, cheburek, mama's dishes, nalysnyky, homemade sauces and desserts. For beers, there's three options: pale ale, dry stout and cadlao IPA. - Mashed potato and mushroom varenyky (220 PHP) - you get 10 homemade pyroghy's with a dollop of sour cream. Good wrapper although it's quite thin. Filling was more potato than mushroom. - Borshch (220 PHP) - a mix of vegetables (beet, carrot, cabbage) cooked in a chicken broth. Broth is lacking depth but it was good enough for me, as I was craving soup for a sore throat. Think dill was added on top but there was very little dill flavour. First Ukrainian spot I've tried in the Philippines. 3.5 stars.

Abusive owners. Both to staff and others. Verbally attacked my driver. Lied about the altercation. Just generally unpleasant. I have not eaten the food. Just drank the beer. I was underwhelmed. Being from Portland, OR maybe my standards are too high but the IPA wasn't nearly hoppy enough. Despite being the only craft brewery in El Nido you are probably still better off just drinking San Mig. Not recommended.

Wondering through El Nido, there are plenty of restaurants that offer similar cuisines, until I stumbled upon Odessa Mana offering lovingly cooked Ukrainian food. It only opened a few months ago, but had a steady flow of foreigners and had praise written on their freedom wall from all their patrons. We ordered the patty pocket beef kebab (P200) with thick slices of onion, tomato, lettuce and Mayo. It was an simple construction of pitta and juicy meat. Next was the Varenyky (Ukrainian dumplings) filled with mashed potato and mushrooms (P120). It was potato heavy with a faint mushroom taste. Despite this, they are pretty addictive to eat, maybe because of they are perfectly bite sized. The best was definitely the nalysnyky (P150) filled with cottage cheese and honey. They were sour and sweet wrapped in a crepe and the perfect way to end the meal. Odessa Mana is reasonably priced and offers an authentic meal, something that we struggled to get elsewhere. It's a real El Nido gem!

Very impressed with the food here! I'm Ukrainian and it tasted as good as my parents would make it! There are some slight variations to the food, since it's not from my region of the country, but it was definitely authentic! Even the beer tasted like back home! I'd highly suggest people to try the food and the beers there! Where else are you going to find Ukrainian food abroad anyway? Highly unusual and very delicious!

Hey Brew their own beer here to German standards. Try the German Wheat beer it's excellent . Always attracts a young crowd and it's nice and busy