Authentic flavours
Reviewers describe the Filipino dishes as authentic, with one saying the food felt like home-cooked cooking.
Pinoy Tambayan Restaurant
Al Barsha
Pinoy Tambayan Restaurant is a Filipino restaurant in Al Barsha serving home-style dishes for dine-in and takeaway. Reviewers particularly single out the freshly cooked chicken skin, pancit, sisig and comforting sinigang, with a warm, relaxed setting for family meals.
Reputation Score
4.6
★★★★★
593 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Fresh favourites
Chicken skin and kwek-kwek were cooked fresh to order, giving the chicken skin a notably crunchy texture.
Strong dishes
Laing was called delicious, while other reviews praise sisig, lomi, arroz caldo and sinigang na baka.
Family dining
Families return for celebrations, and one reviewer describes the restaurant as suited to a big sharing meal.
Helpful service
Multiple reviews describe the staff as friendly and accommodating, with attentive service during lunch and family visits.
Generous portions
A reviewer found each dish more than enough, while another said the portions were reasonable for the price.
Comfortable setting
The interior is described as clean, colourful and upbeat, with a relaxed atmosphere and even Wi-Fi mentioned by one diner.
Tips for a Better Visit
Try favourites. Consider the chicken skin or kwek-kwek for freshly cooked snacks; the review specifically praises their crunch and freshness.
Order Laing. Laing is one of the clearest dish recommendations in the reviews, described as delicious and worth trying.
Request spice. If you want heat, ask for hot sauce upfront; one diner wished bottles were already available on the table.
Check orders. For takeaway or delivery, confirm substitutions and special notes before accepting the order, as one customer received a different dish.
Choose indoors. Indoor seating may be more comfortable than outside, where a reviewer noticed road dust and bus activity.
Share a bundle. For a group, the boodle seafood bundle was reported as good for two people, making sharing a practical option.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Al Adiyat Residence 2 - 1 Al Barsha Rd - opposite Dubai International Academy
Al Barsha First - Al Barsha, Dubai
| Mon | 8:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Tue | 8:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Wed | 8:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Thu | 8:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Fri | 8:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Sat | 8:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Sun | 8:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
Common Concerns
Hygiene concerns
One delivery customer reported finding a long black hair in the food, and another reported a bug inside a sealed tinola order.
Inconsistent cooking
Reviews include an undercooked bulalo, tasteless chicken wings, and a later visit where some dishes were overcooked and others undercooked.
Order delays
A delivery review describes waiting more than an hour, while another visit reported longer-than-expected waiting times.
Dish mismatch
A ginisang munggo order was described as overly soupy with few mung beans and unlike the Talabat photos.
Outdoor discomfort
Outdoor seating can be affected by road dust and bus activity, and one reviewer also noted the floor needed maintenance.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
99aed
boodle seafood bundle
“Anyway, service was amazing, food served fresh and hot, boodle seafood bundle for 99aed is good for 2”Google review · December 2023
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The Bottom Line
Pinoy Tambayan Restaurant is a Filipino restaurant in Al Barsha that suits diners looking for familiar, home-style flavours rather than a formal dining-room experience. Reviews point to pancit, sisig, sinigang na baka and chicken skin as worthwhile starting points, while Laing and halo-halo also receive specific praise. The food is often described as authentic and comforting.
One diner said it felt like eating at home; another praised freshly cooked chicken skin and kwek-kwek, and a family reviewer returns for celebrations. Portions are generally described as generous or reasonable for the price, and the setting is colourful, comfortable and relaxed. A boodle seafood bundle was reported at 99aed for two people.
Service is a consistent bright spot, with reviewers describing the staff as friendly, attentive and accommodating. One lunch order arrived within 15–20 minutes, though this should not be taken as a guarantee for delivery: another customer waited more than an hour. There are important cautions.
Reviews report a hair and a bug in separate delivery orders, plus occasional undercooked or overcooked dishes and order substitutions. Check takeaway details and special notes carefully. If dining in, indoor seating may be preferable to the roadside outdoor area, where dust and bus activity were reported.