Generous portions
The Sinigang na Ribs combo included rice and drinks for two, with enough food left over to take home.
Boracay Island Restaurant
Al Muteena
Boracay Island Restaurant is a Filipino restaurant in Al Muteena, with a broad menu that includes familiar dishes such as Lomi and calamares. Reviews make it worth considering for generous shared meals and late-night Filipino cravings, though service and dish consistency can vary.
Reputation Score
3.6
★★★★☆
235 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Late opening
One review found it open at 1am, making it a useful option for a late-night Filipino meal.
Tasty Lomi
The Lomi was praised for its taste, plentiful toppings, bread and refreshing cold tea.
Party space
Reviews describe a party hall with karaoke, decorations and a sound system for group events.
Easy access
A reviewer found it easy to reach near Salah Al Din metro station and the Gift Village.
Calamares
Fried calamares was specifically praised alongside sinigang na hipon, seafood cajun and fried fish.
What to Eat at Boracay Island Restaurant How we choose these items We use AI to find praise and criticism of specific foods and drinks in a selection of Google reviews. For Boracay Island Restaurant, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. The score is positive reviews minus negative reviews. For example, two positive reviews and one negative review give +1. Each review counts once per item; neutral comments do not change the score. A zero score is not a positive recommendation. “Only neutral feedback” means there are no positive or negative votes. “Mixed feedback” means equal numbers of positive and negative votes. The quotes are examples of what people said, not every comment we counted. We use different reviews where we can. We normally show up to 10 foods and 5 drinks with non-negative scores. Items with the same score stay together. If a tied group would go past the limit, that group and the lower non-negative scores go into Honorable mentions. If an overflowing positive top tie would leave the list empty, we show up to 10 items from that tie and keep the rest in Honorable mentions. Foods and drinks with a negative score are under What to Avoid. Use this as a guide to what reviewers liked, not a guarantee that you will like it too.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Boracay Island Restaurant, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
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Seafood cajun Net +2
“It was my first time trying the Cajun Seafood recipe; Boracay Island didn’t dissatisfy me. Well recommended for everyone a 200% rating from me.”
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“It was my first time trying the Cajun Seafood recipe; Boracay Island didn’t dissatisfy me. Well recommended for everyone a 200% rating from me.”June 2022
“Food are great specially the sinigang na hipon, seafood cajun, fried fish and calamares(fried squid) amazing taste but the squid with sauce is not really good its so salty, when it comes to customer service the staff are very attentive and kind.”February 2023
Honorable mentions (10)
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Bbq Net +1
“The food is tasty, especially the bbq and fried chicken.. Service is very slow, and the waitress are not even smiling, they look so tired.. no welcome greetings, especially when they're serving the food and even to bashed out, until we go home, nothing. They're not thankful that we spent our time to try their food.. Atmosphere, oh no, it's really hot.. no ac, even to check us or give us 1 fun, no one ask.”
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“The food is tasty, especially the bbq and fried chicken.. Service is very slow, and the waitress are not even smiling, they look so tired.. no welcome greetings, especially when they're serving the food and even to bashed out, until we go home, nothing. They're not thankful that we spent our time to try their food.. Atmosphere, oh no, it's really hot.. no ac, even to check us or give us 1 fun, no one ask.”September 2024
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Bihon Net +1
“Papaitan and Bihon highly recommend.”
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“Papaitan and Bihon highly recommend.”July 2023
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Chicken bbq Net +1
“The menu offers a wide variety options including the chicken which is my favorite chicken bbq. It's affordable and I highly recommended.”
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“The menu offers a wide variety options including the chicken which is my favorite chicken bbq. It's affordable and I highly recommended.”September 2023
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Fried chicken Net +1
“The food is tasty, especially the bbq and fried chicken.. Service is very slow, and the waitress are not even smiling, they look so tired.. no welcome greetings, especially when they're serving the food and even to bashed out, until we go home, nothing. They're not thankful that we spent our time to try their food.. Atmosphere, oh no, it's really hot.. no ac, even to check us or give us 1 fun, no one ask.”
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“The food is tasty, especially the bbq and fried chicken.. Service is very slow, and the waitress are not even smiling, they look so tired.. no welcome greetings, especially when they're serving the food and even to bashed out, until we go home, nothing. They're not thankful that we spent our time to try their food.. Atmosphere, oh no, it's really hot.. no ac, even to check us or give us 1 fun, no one ask.”September 2024
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Fried fish Net +1
“Food are great specially the sinigang na hipon, seafood cajun, fried fish and calamares(fried squid) amazing taste but the squid with sauce is not really good its so salty, when it comes to customer service the staff are very attentive and kind.”
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Review excerpts
“Food are great specially the sinigang na hipon, seafood cajun, fried fish and calamares(fried squid) amazing taste but the squid with sauce is not really good its so salty, when it comes to customer service the staff are very attentive and kind.”February 2023
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Lomi Net +1
“We ordered Lomi and the taste was sooo good! So many toppings also.. It is popular and pride of Batangas(my place) and I can say that the taste is the same, irisistable! Perfect!”
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“We ordered Lomi and the taste was sooo good! So many toppings also.. It is popular and pride of Batangas(my place) and I can say that the taste is the same, irisistable! Perfect!”August 2024
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Palabok Net +1
“(They will probably say its cracked black pepper😅) Best part is the “iced tea” included on the palabok meal which is by the way the palabok is the only edible among the 3 dishes so it’s fine!”
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“(They will probably say its cracked black pepper😅) Best part is the “iced tea” included on the palabok meal which is by the way the palabok is the only edible among the 3 dishes so it’s fine!”May 2022
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Pansit Net +1
“Pansit and fish was good and tasty. We enjoyed it.”
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“Pansit and fish was good and tasty. We enjoyed it.”January 2023
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Papaitan Net +1
“Papaitan and Bihon highly recommend.”
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“Papaitan and Bihon highly recommend.”July 2023
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Sinigang na hipon Net +1
“Food are great specially the sinigang na hipon, seafood cajun, fried fish and calamares(fried squid) amazing taste but the squid with sauce is not really good its so salty, when it comes to customer service the staff are very attentive and kind.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Food are great specially the sinigang na hipon, seafood cajun, fried fish and calamares(fried squid) amazing taste but the squid with sauce is not really good its so salty, when it comes to customer service the staff are very attentive and kind.”February 2023
Drinks 1
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Milk tea Net 0
Only neutral feedback
“The milk tea was serve without the pearl so I had to ask them.”
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What to Avoid (14)
Food 14
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Arozcaldo Net −1
“The arozcaldo that worth 28Dhs. is a waste of money because it it's tastes I cannot recommend this place to any friends of mine...”
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Critical review excerpts
“The arozcaldo that worth 28Dhs. is a waste of money because it it's tastes I cannot recommend this place to any friends of mine...”April 2022
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Bulalo Net −1
“So I eat a little and lost my appetite so I ask for a bill but just about to pay my bill here comes another customer hearing me complaining to the waitress , when the customer heard my complain she told me that she also had a bad experience as well, she ordered last time bulalo and they serve her spoiled corn she said it was very sour.”
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Critical review excerpts
“So I eat a little and lost my appetite so I ask for a bill but just about to pay my bill here comes another customer hearing me complaining to the waitress , when the customer heard my complain she told me that she also had a bad experience as well, she ordered last time bulalo and they serve her spoiled corn she said it was very sour.”March 2022
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Calamari Net −1
“Beef crispy pata and squid calamari tastes bitter, smells stingy and terrible. I will Not recommend this restaurant.”
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“Beef crispy pata and squid calamari tastes bitter, smells stingy and terrible. I will Not recommend this restaurant.”July 2024
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Chicken adobo Net −1
“food is very late and not edible potato is raw, chicken looks like old and chewy, and it taste like paksiw not chicken adobo!!!!!”
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“food is very late and not edible potato is raw, chicken looks like old and chewy, and it taste like paksiw not chicken adobo!!!!!”May 2024
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Chicken noodle soup Net −1
“Order chicken noodle soup for kid and served it not hot as it should be as a soup, broth is too oily and the noodles were tangled, Theres also black particles swimming in the soup which we called “tutong” from the inside of a pan or pot if not washed properly, so if you boil liquid on it, the black particles will incorporate with the soup dish.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Order chicken noodle soup for kid and served it not hot as it should be as a soup, broth is too oily and the noodles were tangled, Theres also black particles swimming in the soup which we called “tutong” from the inside of a pan or pot if not washed properly, so if you boil liquid on it, the black particles will incorporate with the soup dish.”May 2022
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Crispy tadyang Net −1
“The food was very awful!!! Crispy beef and crispy tadyang were not crispy at all!!! Waste of money and time. If there is 0 star I would have tick on that. The chef must to improve his cooking skill because its not good to spend money and didn't get what the customer deserve 😡😡😡”
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Critical review excerpts
“The food was very awful!!! Crispy beef and crispy tadyang were not crispy at all!!! Waste of money and time. If there is 0 star I would have tick on that. The chef must to improve his cooking skill because its not good to spend money and didn't get what the customer deserve 😡😡😡”April 2022
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Daing na bangus Net −1
“The chef told me if I don't want it they can change it so I asked him to changed it but this time I ordered daing na bangus . I don't know if I'm just being paranoid or he is vengeful and he made my sunny side up egg very salty.”
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Critical review excerpts
“The chef told me if I don't want it they can change it so I asked him to changed it but this time I ordered daing na bangus . I don't know if I'm just being paranoid or he is vengeful and he made my sunny side up egg very salty.”March 2022
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Kare kare Net −1
“We were so disappointed. We ordered crispy pata and Kare kare. Crispy pata is so hard that you can't eat it. Kare-kare is like a soup and the vegetables are overcooked.”
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“We were so disappointed. We ordered crispy pata and Kare kare. Crispy pata is so hard that you can't eat it. Kare-kare is like a soup and the vegetables are overcooked.”November 2023
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Meat fry Net −1
“Like we ordered meat fry (name vary) and it was less in meat with bone and more fats which was very hard to chew and completely not appetizing.”
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“Like we ordered meat fry (name vary) and it was less in meat with bone and more fats which was very hard to chew and completely not appetizing.”January 2023
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Palabok with bihon noddles Net −1
“Food is not so good, palabok with bihon noddles and with a lot of sauce.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Food is not so good, palabok with bihon noddles and with a lot of sauce.”December 2022
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Sinigang na bangus Net −1
“Very Bad experience specially the food quality its tasteless and overcooked for sinigang na bangus all veges are almost a jelly and slimmy.”
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“Very Bad experience specially the food quality its tasteless and overcooked for sinigang na bangus all veges are almost a jelly and slimmy.”April 2022
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Squid with sauce Net −1
“Food are great specially the sinigang na hipon, seafood cajun, fried fish and calamares(fried squid) amazing taste but the squid with sauce is not really good its so salty, when it comes to customer service the staff are very attentive and kind.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Food are great specially the sinigang na hipon, seafood cajun, fried fish and calamares(fried squid) amazing taste but the squid with sauce is not really good its so salty, when it comes to customer service the staff are very attentive and kind.”February 2023
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Tapsilog Net −1
“Food taste average.. YET coffee is not hot and serving food is very late ⏰. Normally a typical Tapsilog the beef should be slice in a small pieces so easy to chew and the egg perfectly sunny side up here scattered, fish is not even little bit brownish. Suggestion: need to improve Time make it short and proper cooking of food, presentation.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Food taste average.. YET coffee is not hot and serving food is very late ⏰. Normally a typical Tapsilog the beef should be slice in a small pieces so easy to chew and the egg perfectly sunny side up here scattered, fish is not even little bit brownish. Suggestion: need to improve Time make it short and proper cooking of food, presentation.”March 2022
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Zinger club Net −1
“It was a quiet lunch, yet very bad and slow service, we ordered Zinger Burger but they punched Zinger Club so we got Club sandwich instead of burger.”
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“It was a quiet lunch, yet very bad and slow service, we ordered Zinger Burger but they punched Zinger Club so we got Club sandwich instead of burger.”May 2022
Tips for a Better Visit
Allow time. Build in extra time for your meal: one birthday group waited over an hour for food.
Confirm availability. If you hear about a buffet or a specific dish, confirm directly before travelling; a WhatsApp buffet claim was not available on arrival.
Ask portions. Check serving sizes before ordering: one two-person order was reportedly enough for five people.
Book ahead. For celebrations or larger groups, reserve in advance; one reviewer specifically advised booking earlier.
Check orders. Watch that items are entered correctly: a reviewer’s spaghetti and bottled water were forgotten when the order was taken from memory.
Choose carefully. Lomi, palabok and some seafood received better comments, while crispy pata and certain meat dishes had repeated quality complaints.
Plan the visit
Practical details
48 19B St
Al Muteena - Deira, Dubai
Common Concerns
Slow service
Several diners reported long waits, including more than an hour for food during a birthday visit.
Uneven cooking
Crispy pata repeatedly drew complaints for being unusually hard, with one order described as mostly hard chicharon.
Service complaints
Some reviews describe rude or unaccommodating staff, including problems resolving customer complaints.
Heat issues
One diner found the restaurant uncomfortably hot and said there was no air conditioning.
Order errors
Reviews mention forgotten items, incorrect dishes and delivery confirmation taking almost an hour.
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The Bottom Line
Boracay Island Restaurant is a Filipino dining spot in Al Muteena with a wide-ranging menu and a reputation that depends heavily on what you order. Lomi, palabok, calamares and Cajun seafood are among the dishes reviewers discuss most positively. It is also worth considering when Filipino cravings strike late: one visitor arrived around 1am and found it open until 4am.
Portions can be substantial. A combo of Sinigang na Ribs and fried milkfish came with rice and two iced teas, fed two people comfortably and still left leftovers. Another reviewer said a two-person meal could serve three or four, so ask about sizes before ordering.
Prices are often described as affordable, and Arozcaldo was reported at 28 Dhs in one review. The main caution is inconsistency. Multiple diners reported slow service, including waits of more than an hour, while others found staff attentive and welcoming.
Crispy pata was repeatedly described as very hard, and individual reviews mention cold, overcooked or poorly prepared dishes. There are also complaints about incorrect orders, unavailable items and a hot dining room with no AC. For a party, book ahead and confirm the package details; reviews mention a party hall, karaoke and sound system, but one event found the system difficult to use.