Sampaguita Village Family Restaurant — Restaurant in Toronto

My family and I have been dining here for a couple years now. Their prices and portions are fair. They were closed from March 2020 until July 2020 and we are so happy they have reopened. Even with take out they are busy.

They are well organized given the current situation of COVID 19 for take out.

We have only done take out since their reopening and it is a very good system. We order online and arrive for a curb side pick up which makes it easy and safe for crowd control, as my family and I are still wary of the crowds. If you are picking up your order, you are not allowed inside, which is how it should be done to keep everyone safe. From what I have witnessed, orders are also placed outside and there are 2 chairs for customers to sit and wait.

Sometimes it is busy for pick up even if we order ahead however they do a good job of organizing the crowd (people do not always know how to wait in a line or respect the fact that there is a line).

I have read reviews on google, commenting on rude staff and not getting extra sauce... which I think is ridiculous. I have experienced other customers interrupting the server while attending to me and getting upset that they need to wait. Lastly, not getting extra sauce is not an issue if you pay extra. The servers also pack sauce in my orders and when I have asked for extra sauce, they have asked me to pay, which isn't an issue. Other establishments provide any customer with extra sauce for a small fee, sushi restaurants charge 50 cents for extra spicy mayo!!!

The reason I give is 4 stars is that finding parking here is hard during busy times and the pot holes in the lot are insane. From our experience, you should order ahead and do a quick 'stop' in front of the store (there is usually a spot in front) and the servers will come out to greet you and give you your order.

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I wish the place could have been a lot more. The place lacks some theming and branding. There is not much embelishment in the counters or walls, and you pick food items from a cheaply prepared laminated menu. It could use a little more sprucing up to add a little more touch of Filipiniana. As it is right now, it is just a place you go to eat and nothing more. I am hoping for a place in Little Manila where people actually make it a destination where they actually properly dine and take in the Filipino culture. This is in stark contrast to the many comparable Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Ethiopian restaurants where you could really feel the cultural immersion in the way the place is decorated.

For food, the house combos were nice. It is very filling and great value money-wise. However, they could have done better to make it more true to the authentic Filipino cuisine. Grilled chicken and pork chop are not signature Filipino dishes. I was also surprised to find Korean beef included as one of the menu items.

The service we received was also underwhelming. The servers are not easily identifiable being in their own civilian attire. The new, young lady server that handed over our bill was also severely lacking in training. She was ignorant about a little history of the restaurant and got the computation for our bill all messed up.

I wanted to love this place. However, as it is right now, I would not feel proud of bringing my non-Filipino friends here. It does not give a good impression of Filipino hospitality, culture,...

Decided to eat filipino food and it is actually hard to find really good ones. We were 2 adults looking for a dine in experience for dinner.

The restaurant itself is small and a bit dated, but clean. The place was full of people on a Friday night at 730. The wait wasn't long though, about 10 minutes and had a table ready.

The host and server was quite friendly and polite. We got served quickly and had free salted peanuts prior to ordering. They do ask people of they arr allergic to peanuts too.

Menu is simple and straightforward. We ordered thte mixed vegetables, large Yang chow fried rice, Grilled bbq pork bell or inihaw na baboy, and crispy squid with lechon kwali and white rice was included with this.

The dishes were fairly decent sized. The food was delicious, homemade and a lot of flavour. Squid was crispy and not chewy, the pork belly was thinly sliced and marinated well, lechon kwali was good, the fried rice had large shrimps, and good array of mixed vegetables. It also came with dipping sauce for the lechon and soy sauce with chili in it.

The craving for filipino food was definitely satisfied. I would recommend coming here and I want to come back to try other...