Chef Apple's Native Kitchen Kambingan — Restaurant in Camarines Sur

Hey, foodies! If you’re a fan of goat dishes, you’ve got to check out Chef Apple’s Native Kitchen Kambingan. It’s a cozy little place tucked away, serving up some seriously delicious traditional Filipino kambingan favorites that feel like they were cooked right in the family kitchen.

We tried their Papaitan, Kalderetang Kambing, and Adobong Kambing—and let me tell you, each one was a hit! The Papaitan had just the right bitterness, served piping hot with a bowl of rice. The Kaldereta was rich, hearty, and packed with tender meat. And the Adobo had a great balance of vinegar and soy, without being too salty. You can tell they use quality ingredients, and the goat is cooked perfectly—no overly gamey taste, which is sometimes hard to avoid with goat.

The ambiance is simple, more like a carinderia, but it’s clean and comfortable enough for a relaxed meal. The service was friendly and attentive, though things can be a bit slow when it gets busy—understandable, especially since it seems like they make everything fresh.

Pricing is fair for the portions and quality. Overall, this is the kind of place that keeps you coming back—not because it’s fancy, but because the food is genuinely good and comforting. Highly recommended for anyone craving authentic native...

Used to be really good, they have the budget to build a second floor but no budget to hire more staff. We ordered bistek, bagnet, bulalo, 3 shakes, and halo-halo. Over an hour later, we were served bistek, just a little more than half the regular serving of bulalo, and "sold out na po yung bagnet." Asked why the serving for bulalo was so little, they said it was the last one they had. We also got the pork adobo as replacement for the bagnet. We asked for a follow up on the shakes and halo-halo only for them to tell us around 20 mins later that they no longer had ice left. So a total waiting time of almost two hours for the shakes only to be told it was sold out. Came in happy, came out mad and disappointed. 🤷🏻‍♀️

We arrived at...

We tried the Adobong Kambing (goat adobo), bagnet, and special halo-halo.

All the foods mentioned tasted amazing and the amount is fair for the price. I've tried some famous halo-halo before but their halo-halo has the "fluffiest" ice I've ever tried. I thought it was frozen goat's milk, or some kind of milk. But maybe it's not because that would be too expensive, at that point. Anyway, I love their halo-halo.

They also give free bulalo soup. Just the soup, but it's very good.

My only issue with their food is that the goat adobo had tiny shards of bones that I think could have been removed if more time was put into cleaning the meat, but I know how much work that requires and that's additional...