Cabalen SM City Davao — Restaurant in Davao City

When we are at SM City and we're pressed for time and we need to eat lunch, this is a good option since it is a buffet restaurant. No need to order and wait for the food. The spread is quite varied and many but suggest they also come up with new offerings so people will not be too used to what their food is. Best choices are; pritchon, kare-kare, ensalada plus their native desserts like ginataang bilo-bilo and ginataang mais. Partial to ginataang bilo-bilo- hope they can come up with it more often. The sago with gulaman is also thirst-quenching. Waitstaff are attentive, helpful and accommodating. The place though is quite cramped, at times, when there are too many customers. There's a usual queue/waiting so maybe come a little earlier before lunch or dinner so you will have seats at once and you will not...

Yes, buffet was affordable but that doesn’t mean you sacrifice the service. It was not even busy when we came in but there are no plates. So we had to wait. People started to come in and there were still no plates. Ever since we came in, no one refilled the infused water and we even asked a few times. Drinks have ala carte and bottomless. They are both priced the same 😂. I don’t understand why you have to ask for water when it should be served the moment you take a seat. I don’t understand why I should ask the waiter for another glass of water when they should just give your table a pitcher.

I have nothing against Cabalen but this is the second time and nothing has changed. Floor is very dirty and Kare-kare needs meat 😂. You are serving...

I went here with my family on a Monday evening near closing time. The food sa actually good and the food options was still complete. I heard negative reviews from other people, but based on our experience, it was all positive.

Yes maybe the desserts could have been better but the viand options were great. The pritchon was still crispy despite it being cooked a lengthy time ahead of our meal, the kare2 actually had a lit of oxtail, the pork calderta was tender and flavourful, the dinuguan was satisfying (not the best, but to be fair it was decent) and the chicken adobo was just right. The staff was also very accommodating during our meal.

Maybe it was because it wasnt that busy when we dined that all of our needs were met. Overall,...