Ellen's Tuna Queen — Restaurant in Davao City

A simple, homey and popular resto at the back of S &R Membership Shopping. It is at DBP Village and you can't miss it since you can see the place as you enter the street at the left side. The resto is right there in their own home. The friendly owner ( yes, ELLEN) usually gets into friendly conversations with her customers. Food is "home-cooked" or "lutong bahay" type of meals but their specialties include the famous paksiw na tuna, lechon kawali and laing. What a surprise! My fave here is their halo-halo ( a Filipino dessert made of crushed ice and various sweet ingredients like ube, sweet banana plantains, sweet camote and leche flan). It must be one of the BEST halo-halo in the city. Worth a try and don't blame me if you will crave MORE of...

Had lunch at Ellen's after our long travel to Davao City. We have always looked forward to eating our favorite tuna dish in this reataurant.

It's a nice little house converted into a popular restaurant serving different tuna dishes among other Filipino specialties.

We ordered our all-time fave crispy tuna tail paksiw, lechon kawali, pork sisig, and tuna sinigang. We really enjoyed the food. Serving could take a little longer especially when the resto is full. And this is normal. Better to come early so your orders can be prepared early as well.

Very homey ambiance. Relaxing. Clean restroom. Courteous service crew. The owner themselves take orders and...

This resto serves some of the best Pinoy dishes in Davao. Tucked in a small street behind S&R, with a nondescript facade, it is a favorite haunt of businessmen, travellers and families who want a pleasurable gourmet treat. Must try is their Pritong Paksiw na Buntot ng Tuna which I must say goes well with lots of heaping rice due to its addicting taste and texture. Same goes with their heavenly laing, their Pork Cracklings that when dipped in spicy vinegar is to-die-for, their tuna kinilaw that has just the right zing to it plus their bowl of dinuguan that envokes a lovely night...