KAPATAD Kitchen and Cafe — Restaurant in Austin

Came for dinner during the week while visiting Austin for a show. It was shortly after opening, so there were only a few guests, but it quickly became over half full within 30 minutes. As soon as we walked in, all the employees happily greeted us and had us seated. Everyone was very happy, friendly, and very helpful, especially Jasper. One side of the menu is Filipino food while the other side is Chinese food, but only saw people ordering the Filipino food. There's also a specials board that has items not listed on the daily menu.

While I was looking over the menu, started off with their Peach-Mango lemonade and an order of 6 Lumpiang Shanghai (Lumpia). Drink arrived within a minute and the Lumpia arrived within 10 minutes straight out the frying pan. For the meals, ordered family style, so ordered the Half Crispy Chicken, Sizzling Pork Sisig, and the Palabok from the specials board. Everything arrived together within 10-15 minutes. Having recently visited the Philippines, this was the real deal. Every detail from the Crispy Chicken with banana ketchup, to the Sisig with the egg, and to the Palabok with Chicaron was perfect.

Presentation was perfect and it tasted equally as delicious. For my favorite, it's a close tie between the Palabok and the Sisig. The portions were perfect for sharing. To closeout the meal, ordered the Halo-Halo and the Buko Pandan. Similar to the meals, both of these were very authentic and very good. The Halo-Halo is made with their homemade ice cream and had too many ingredients to list and each bite was a surprise flavor. The Buko Pandan was full of young coconut and jelly cubes.

On my next trip to Austin, will definitely come back to Kapatad for both the service...

During our search for a place to eat, my wife and I decided to give KAPATAD Filipino restaurant a try. We had heard rumors that their food was truly authentic. Plus, my wife had been longing to have lunch there for quite some time. I ordered Beef Kare-Kare, combination Lo mein with shrimp, and, of course, crispy pata.

As we were nearing the end of our meal, my wife started complaining about an itchy throat. I quickly realized that it must be due to the shrimp in the Lo mein. She had unknowingly eaten it, unaware of her shrimp allergy. Worried, I approached the owner, Jasper, and inquired if he had any allergy medicine on hand. He seemed curious as to why you needed it, so I explained the situation. I praised the delicious food the Lo mein with shrimp, but also expressed concern for my wife's well-being. Jasper immediately called over his staff to check if they had any allergy medicine. Within a minute, they had located some and handed it to my wife. Throughout the ordeal, Jasper consistently checked in on her to make sure she was alright.

This incident showed me that KAPATAD Filipino restaurant goes above and beyond for their customers, even during busy times. It's not every day that you come across a business that is so attentive to potential allergy reactions. I am truly impressed by Jasper’s actions and will definitely be recommending this restaurant to my friends and family. The food was absolutely amazing, and I want to extend my gratitude to all the staff members who provided excellent service. A special thanks to Jasper for providing the much-needed...

Can I possibly give KAPATAD 10 stars? Because I 100% would....

A few years ago, I went to the Philippines for work and fell in love with the food. I was so excited when I heard there was a legitimate Filipino restaurant opening in Austin even if it wasn't in my neighborhood.

My boyfriend, his mom, and I came here for a late lunch one weekend. I ordered the Beef Kare Kare (something I remembered loving during my work trip). It was everything I had remembered. The peanut flavor matched with the tender beef so nicely. They even served it the traditional way with a side of salty, savory shrimp paste. Yum!! My boyfriend's mom isn't a terribly adventurous eater so she got the Beef and Shrimp off of the Chinese menu. It was actually really special and delicious. It came with a sizzling mushroom oyster sauce which really made the dish. Finally, my boyfriend got the Crispy Pata. This is a monster pork knuckle that's been slow roasted for hours then deep fried at the end to make it nice and crispy on the outside. It's served with some kind of soy based sauce of ultimate flavor. This dish really stole the show and I couldn't recommend it more.

Outside of the food, the restaurant is cozy with a hole-in-the-wall feel. The staff was super friendly and attentive during our entire meal.

We literally cannot wait to come back and try more great Filipino food...