I had the Lumpia Shanghai (super crispy and delicious) and Ox-Tail Kare-Kare with bagoong and it was amazing. I highly recommend it. The ox-tail was braised to perfection in a full flavored, coconut milky peanut sauce with eggplants and long beans. Comes with a side of rice. The meat just melted off of the bone and into your mouth, the portions were also very generous. I'm a big eater and I was very full--I even shared some! Best ox-tail dish I've had in a long, long time. And I am obsessed with ox-tail. I am coming back just for this, even though I am really excited to try the rest of the menu. The atmosphere was calm and chill, since it was a weekday dinner, but I liked that. The waiter/bartender was also super nice and receptive. He hit us up with some calamansi juice (I think that's what it was called? Please correct me if I'm wrong; it's like lemonade but better!!) and that was so refreshing and light. I really recommend it all. If you're around, go here. If you're not around, find a way to come here. My only regret is that I was too full to get dessert.
Thanks for the best dinner experience I had in 2015 so far!! See you folks soon, yall are literally perfect.
My wife Remy and I do not live anywhere even close to Purple Yam, yet we eat there frequently. The reason is great food, not just great Filipino food. Chef Romy Dorotan is a genius with his always fresh super high quality ingredients. His fish dishes are always amazing and my wife cannot get enough of the Kare-Kare. The calamansi meringue pie is my favorite desert anywhere. Give this place a try.
We come here often because the food here is consistently delicious. I’ve seen reviews that this is not authentic Filipino food. I can’t speak to that, but I can say that all the dishes we’ve tried, which are about 80% of the current menu are fresh and tasty. We love the fried pork, crisp and meaty. I also suggest the desserts, which are not overly sweet and really great for sharing. I’m a big fan of the ox tail, but it is a fatty dish (that’s just the nature of ox tail). If you want to go at a great time, try going on a Sunday for a late lunch.
Delicious. My husband and I went without a reservation (Note: you have to call, there is no way to make online reservations) around 5:30 pm on a Saturday and were able to be seated. Everything we had was delicious. We started with the dumplings of the day and ended with the homemade coconut tart. We loved everything and look forward to coming back. Service was friendly and prompt, but we were at a non-busy time.
Absolutely perfect! The equinox salad which was a special had lotus root and a donut peach and was phenomenal. The curried goat and chicken thighs were incredible! Great quick service and delicious food!
Very good filipino restaurant, very fresh and delicious food.
Service is very nice and fast. Always helpful.
Definitely I do recommend this place 👌
I’ve been coming to Purple Yam for over ten years semi regularly and the quality is just insanely consistent. I don’t really deviate from the Chicken Adobo (which has such an incredible sauce, I love the coconut milk addition to it) and the Beef Tapsikog with fried eggs and garlic fried rice. They are both absolute sureshots. Dumplings are also incredible. They do different ones every day. Romy is an absolute legend and deeply cares about the quality they’re putting out. Highly, highly recommended!
I love this place. The owner is the sweetest, the service attentive, and the food is just delicious. The ube ice cream is to die for (they make everything themselves). I would go back in a heartbeat.
Adrienne Paillard-Elkin
+5
Delicious food, amazing service, lovely ambiance. Had the dumplings, grilled eggplant kulawo, and chicken adobo…all amazing!!
It seems like Ditmas Park has some really good restaurants. I could add the Purple Yam to that list. The waitstaff is extremely friendly and the service was super fast. I got the Daily Dumplings and the Pancit Bihon (Filipino rice noodles with chicken and pork) which were delicious. To wash it down I had a very tasty Coco Loco cocktail. The look of the restaurant itself is very cute and comfortable and the prices are very reasonable. I can't wait to come back to try something else from the menu.
The food was decent.. my daughters each had a serving of tocino. My wife enjoyed the mussels with coconut sauce and I had the goat curry. We also ordered a large garlic fried rice
In 🇵🇭 you can get 𝘂𝗸𝗼𝘆 (shrimp and vegetable fritters 🍤🥬) at just about any street corner. Each different flavor is 🔗 by the evenly distributed (𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚐) bean sprouts, making their crunchy mid-afternoon snack a star ⭐✨.
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