Kumare Restaurant & Bakery - Richmond

Hello friends! Grayson and I decided that we needed to have something we had never gone out for before…Filipino food! Kumare is located in Richmond hidden amongst many other restaurant. The brightly lit Kumare sign helped us locate it quickly though!. I don’t know why we’ve never gone for it before but I guess it’s because there’s not a lot of Filipino restaurants in the city. I know of three of them in the Metro Vancouver area?

My favorite dish at this restaurant is the fragrant, crunchy, soft, eggy sisig. It is smaller than portions at other Filipino restaurants, but I don't mind because it is so delicious. I also highly recommend the cheese buns, which have a thick, fluffy layer of sugar over a soft, sweet bun with a salty cheese filling. Despite not being the healthiest option, my taste buds love it. On a return visit, I found that the cheese buns were inconsistent with the amount of cheese filling, with very little of it on one of the buns. However, the pork empanada was still tasty.

I went to Kumare two days in a row because it was just that good. Delicious, reasonably priced, generous portions, authentic, what more can you ask for?.   I want to go back again and try everything on the menu! Their menu is pretty extensive, so it's probably going to take a while Kumare doubles as a bakery, at the front they have a ton of filipino buns, sweets and cakes! Try resisting them when you go up to the counter to pay ;

I tried Filipino food for the first time and was pleasantly surprised! The servers were very friendly and the restaurant was quiet with only three tables occupied. My friend recommended the beef tendon and milk fish soup, which were both delicious. The dishes were quite salty, but I enjoyed that as I could mix it with rice. The price was over $10 with tax, but we couldn't finish the generous portions and took some home for the next day. I'm so happy we decided to try this place and will definitely be back again. Loved it!

Food was ok. A bit expensive for what you get and the quality of the food.