Odessa Mama Cafe and Boodmo Brewery

Such a great find in El Nido. The food was seriously good, and the beer was the perfect match. After weeks of traveling, this place honestly made me feel like I was back home for a moment. The varenyky were spot on, soft, and the filling was great, just like the ones my mom makes. And when I saw “salo” on the menu, my heart literally jumped, I was genuinely excited! Exactly the kind of comfort food I didn’t expect to find here. They truly made my day better. Friendly service, cozy vibe, and we’d definitely come back. Greetings from Slovakia! Слава Україні!

An unforgettable experience when we found a real Ukrainian cuisine restaurant with delicious food that tastes like homemade food back home! Even more, their craft beer is surprisingly good—even for a spoiled Vancouverite. Thank you for your hospitality! We will definitely be back! Slava Ukraine!

On my way back from an island-hopping tour, I suddenly really wanted a beer, so I dropped by this place. I wasn’t hungry, so I just ordered a beer, but the staff were super friendly and welcomed me with big smiles. The price was great too - only about 220–240 pesos a glass. Since I was by myself, chatting with the staff made the whole experience even better, and they even taught me some basic Tagalog. I went back again the next day, of course, and thanks to them I was able to wrap up my El Nido trip on a really good note. Thanks!

Really tasty — Ukrainian cuisine never disappoints. Unfortunately, the prices are a bit high (4 stars for this). Also note that the menu on the official Facebook page is outdated, so make sure to check the latest one.

The food was very tasty.I was craving for a soup and the vareniki with mushroom,one of my favourite dishes, and was so happy to find it here. Highly recommending.The food has a genuine taste.

Excellent place for crafted beer and delicious Ukrainian cuisine. We can’t recommend it enough. Borshch and chebureky were very tasty

Local beer at the best, little quiet here to have so good beer and fantastic cocktails. Philippines have a lot good beer, but first in El Nido, hey go and check it out

The best beer (IPA)!!! You should try East European food. Bors it s very good (not at the one made by my wife😁). The music is perfect if you love blues and rock! Very nice place to be!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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