LaMesa

Service was good, a little slower than expected for the food to come out. Ordered the chicken adobo which was presented well but more sour than sweet (my preference). Also ordered the crispy pork which was delicious. Experience could be enhanced by some complimentary starters or something. Just something to get the taste buds going.

Had a wonderful night with my friends here. We love the food.. very tasty and affordable. Booking was easy. Ooops. Yes we love the crispy pata! Yum

Service was great and very friendly and helpful even though it was packed Friday night. The sisig and the prawn soup were beautiful. The only thing was there weren't too many vegetarian food if at all we have to request them to take the mince meat out of the vegetables for my vegetarian friend

It was disappointing . It wasnt authentic Filipino food. The vegetables used in the sinigang wasnt what was meant to be in it. The noodles smelt off. The limited menu still have items in it not available! The service is slow. The saving grace was the dessert- halo halo and ube. The other items listed in dessert were also not available.

Seated too close to other people when there were only about 40% people there...we almost shared a table. Food was nothing to write home about.

had dinner at La Mesa with our friends last night. La Mesa has good food at affordable prices. Good service as sell. We will definitely be coming back.

was.smooth. very accommodating. authentic food. would love to be back for more . thank you for a wonderful and delicious experience la mesa! highly recommendable..

Overall experience was average -- Food: Very average. The pork leg was good, other food was forgettable. Drinks: Only limited selection of wine, and my wine was off. Ambience: Ambience was good Value for money: Pretty decent value for money.

The food was ok. We went for an experience around the Phillipines theme but I don't think the restaurant really delivered this very well or enthusiastically

good variety of good filipino food with very friendly service

The food was fantastic, the service was not as great as I was expecting. Trying to get the attention of the wait staff was difficult. From trying to order to even getting the bill to pay.

GREAT AUTHENTIC FILIPINO FOOD. ATMOSPHERE WAS ALIVE AND YOUNG, NOT TOO NOISY AND WASN'T OVERLY BUSY FOR A FRIDAY NIGHT. STAFF WERE VERY ALERT AND QUICK TO RESPOND.

Slow service but food was authentic and traditional. Service was warm but we had to wait approximately 20 minutes until our entrees arrived. Nice set-up in seating area for guests in with a traditional Filipino display area filled with Crosses and salt lamps.

Interesting and delicious, tasty food served in a traditional and welcoming environment with friendly atmosphere. A great experience and looking forward to visiting again soon

Love the atmosphere and friendly staff but there is wide disparity of quality and value between the dishes i.e. some are great value such as the huge serving of noodles with vegetables, chicken & prawns, versus the disappointing small plate of overcooked meat in oil that was the "bistik". Don't order this. It should have come with vegetables at least. My son was still hungry and we gave him some of our dishes. You need to see the dishes before you know what to order. It was pot luck of yours turned out to be good. Many of the dishes were not freshly made either, just premade and reheated i.e. the crepes and my beef stew (mechado) although it was tasty. It would be better to have fewer items on the menu, and concentrate on serving the best ones and making them fresh. They also need to be served hotter, they got cold very quickly. The seafood dishes looked good but they were the most expensive. It is authentic however. I would go back because Filipino food is hard to find. You just have to know which are the best dishes,

Food was great. Service had potential to be improved. I feel that the front end staff needed to be more proactive in their customer service approach. Other than that, I would return to the restaurant because of the good food.

Our food took quite a while because there were two other large groups, but other than that the food was ok. Some excellent some not so much. Chicken adobo was a winner for us.

very authentic. good quality filipino food. waiting time on a busy day is not too bad (<20mins). good service. Keep it up folks. There is a paucity of good Filipino restaurants here in Oz. Am from the Gold Coast and I don't think there is at least even one Filipino restaurant here.

God food but very long wait. Ambience was not so bad.

The dish was very ordinary . Dessert was not that fantastic , ube cake was old and staled . Very disappointed actually . Filipino fast food in Blacktown station called Fiesta is much much better . They should swap location .

Food was amazing! I would recommend to people Coz FILO food is awesome We will be back again and try to taste every single food in the menu

The Food was inedible. I Will not go back there again and I will not be recommending it to anyone. The food wasn't freshly made.

Very nice food, service reminded of eating places in Cebu. Overall nice to see many Philipinno families eating there. My fiancee said the pork dish was authentic in flavour.

This was our 2nd visit to this restaurant since stumbling across it on a visit to Sydney in January. We decided to celebrate Valentine's Day here as my fiancé is Filipino and I came to enjoy Crispy Pata (which is their signature dish) in the Philippines. Although the service was a bit slow and the atmosphere is a bit low key the food was great!

Amazing food with very authentic vibe. Service is a little bit slow though buy nothing than the good food cannot make you forget. Will definitely come back. Chicken in coconut milk and arroz valenciana the stars of the menu.

Waited over an hour to be served anything not even drinks and only received food after we threatened to walk out! The food when it came in dribs and drabs was NOT worth it. Never again. Do not go to this shambolic eatery.

The food was good and the staff where very accommodating. Service was great. All in all a great experience. I would recommend this restaurant to friends of mine if ever they are in Sydney.

Good quality food, attentive service. Ambiance was great. Took me back to nights in Manila, Makati, Santa Rosa and Boracay. Highly recommended for delicious food.

The only thing I would order again is the crispy pork leg and the squid and the stuffed fish. The kare kare didn't have enough peanut butter and the sauce wasn't thick enough and had ingredients which are not authentic. The pinakbet wasn't anything like the original Ilokano pinakbet. The same as the ukoy - it had mainly carrots and not shrimps. The original recipe has no carrots.

Good authentic Philippines cuisine in the cbd. Good service. Not too pricey. Not a fine dining but can't argue with the price. Will go again.

Would not recommend - good was gross possibly worst meal I've ever had. There was foreign plastic in my vegetables. Very disappointing and waste of money.

Good food, friendly staff, good location, very busy and service is quite slow at times. Air conditioning inadequate on the hot day we were there.

I took a Philippines national there to see what she would make of it. We were not disappointed...A little hard to find on the first floor, but great location and good sized place for a meal and conversation. However, they may need to look at the acoustics, as when the place filled up, it became a little difficult to talk. Food was excellent and made to traditional Philippines method. Can't wait to go back there for some of there chicken in coconut milk. Not too pricey but I would be looking for a discount for a big group. Mabuhay!

Issues: We were the first to arrive, but it took 45-50 minutes til we got our food. Portion sizes are small with respect to the prices. Pros: Delicious, authentic Filipino food. Recommend the Lechon and Kare-kare.

Excellent food. Brought us back to the Philippines. We even got a complimentary Birthday Leche Flan with candles for my son. And very fast service too, considering the dishes we ordered.

Good range of authentic good that was suprising. Would go again with more people so that it can be a good banquet style. Pricing was also good

Delicious food, loved the pork. Friendly service and good that it is byo. Have been before and will go again. The halo halo dessert was a little strange....

Food was delicious, it was busy as it was saturday, think they just need more floor staff. Overall great place to eat. Portions of the food was good for the price.

I have been spoiled by some wonderful, home-cooked, Filipino food, and while not as good, LaMesa serves up some tasty, authentic dishes. Would happily recommend.

We all loved the food and it was definitely an authentic Filipino dish. Staff were very friendly and very accommodating. We will definitely come back.