Reviews for Kumare Restaurant and Bakery in Richmond, BC
We had lunch with Por Por (Grandma) and a family friend who used to live in the Philippines. Our friend doesn't get to go out... for Filipino food very often so we decided that we would try out Kumare restaurant in Richmond together. On the table wehad Sizzling Bangus Belly, Manila Style Pinakbet, Calamares, Kumare Rice, Chicken Adobo, Lato Salad, Ginataang Langka, and HaloHalo. Sizzling Bangus Belly: Impressive at first when it arrives sizzling hot on a plate, but when it comes to actually eatingit, there's very little fish meat to be found. Manila Style Pinakbet: Why didn't they mention on the menu that there was bittermelon in it? Bitter melon is on my list of Top 5 foods I hate! Calamares: Enjoyed it like I do in most restaurants. Hard to gowrong with deep fried squid! Kumare Rice: Shrimp paste fried rice garnished with shredded mango. I love shrimp and I lovemango. Great combination for me. Chicken Adobo: Tender, moist and flavorful. Lato Salad: Never heard of seagrape seaweedbefore. Saw this on the menu and wanted to try it. They were tiny green spheres. A bit like the fish roe that you might see ontop of Tobiko sushi in a Japanese restaurant, only these were green instead of orange. They were crunchy and neat toeat! Ginataang Langka: Jackfruit failed to impress for many years. In the last few years however...ever since I stopped eatingmeat and started to cook and eat plant based foods, I've suddenly developed an appreciation for Jackfruit. This jackfruit hadcoconut milk and shrimp paste on it. It was one of my personal favorites from this meal. Halo Halo: Why do people eat dessertafter dinner? Is it based on the idea of saving the best for last? Halo Halo was my absolute favourite out of all these dishes.Such a refreshing and tasty treat. A wonderful way to end the meal. Service: Fair (Not very attentive. We waited a super longtime to be able to flag someone down and get our bill. There were hardly any other customers besides us in the res Read more
Our waiter Miguel was so friendly and had great customer service skills. Always had a cheerful smile on his face. He served our... Halo-Halo fresh, ice cold, and right when we asked for it. Please ask for Miguel next time you eat in! Highly recommend and Iwill be coming back! Read more
We were denied dining in at 7 pm when their hours of operations posted on their website and signage on the door clearly stated... 7:30 pm. I highly suggest the business changes their hours of operation because it is misleading to customers. For the food, weordered about $92 worth. One out of the five dishes we ordered was hot/warm and the rest was cold. We asked for cutlery and theygave me a halo-halo spoon.. imagine trying to eat sinigang with that. Overall, I would only recommend coming here if you aredesperate for Filipino food. I prefer pin-pin in Vancouver. Read more
First time visiting, although I ordered the cheapest possible thing for a quick lunch the veggies are fresh. Spacious and no... wait time, ordered cheese bread and fresh lumpia Read more
It pains me to write a bad review here, but it has to be done. I've been going to Kumare for over a decade and I have introduced... it to so many of my non-Filipino friends as one of my favorite restaurants in Richmond. However, the decline in both the foodquality and service (especially the former) has dropped quite a bit since 2020. The prices have recently also gone uptremendously as well, to make things even worse. Portions also seem a lot smaller than they used to be. Duriny my last visit,out of the 3 dishes we had ordered, 2 of them came out room temperature (including the garlic rice)... which leaves me tobelieve that the food they serve isn't as fresh as they used to be. I even had to ask them to microwave our food... This hadalso happened the previous time I had visited as well, so most of my recent experiences eating here have been verynegative. Heck, even their Halo-Halo used to be great. Nowadays it tastes like 95% shaved ice with a tablespoon of condensedmilk and a microscopic piece of Leche Flan. Kumare has gone from one of my all-time favorite places to go for Filipino comfortfood, to possibly being the worst sit-down Filipino restaurants in all of the Greater Vancouver Area. I am refraining fromgiving them a 1-star review due to their older glory days, as I had many great meals here before the pandemic had hit. However,I am very sorry to say that I will no longer be coming back to pay to eat here ever again. P.S. A friend-of-a-friend hadmentioned that they had applied to be a server here and that the owner was an unreasonably rude and toxic individual. This maybe hearsay, but they had no reason to make this up, so I will take their word for it. Read more
Ordered kare kare. Just ok, but the meat was so few, a piece af beef, a tendon, and about 2 small pieces of tripe for $20, for... this price i was expecting an oxtail. And okoy, it was big but not crispy, with few shrimps it was ok too for $8.50, and a cupof rice for $3.50. I think kare kare was overpriced. Will come back and try other dishes. This is the only Filipino Restaurantnear my place. Read more
My experience here has always been good. Authentic Filipino cuisine and good, friendly service. Place can get busy at times, and... Management needs to adjust staffing levels but servers are always cheerful and attentive. Lechon is available by the poundduring weekends. Also, Pork barbecue is the best in the Lower Mainland! The pastries at the counter is a favourite of my wife. Read more
More varieties of asian food in Richmond! Huge menu selections ???? but the two dishes we ordered were a bit too salty to our... liking. Overall still good and would try other dishes next time. Read more