Lily's Philippine Restaurant — Restaurant in San Antonio

So disappointed! We ordered Kare Kare, it was bland & had a only a few(6) chunks of beef. Added the entire teaspoon of bagoong but that didn't bring up the flavor. Also, Pancit w beef. Noodles & shredded meat that looked like pork (hmmm?). That's it...no veg, no flavor at all! The Dinuguan was ok, but seemed like it was missing something. The Lumpia were the size of my finger (1/2"x3")...I've never seen them so tiny! The Egg Rolls were also small compared to any other Asian restaurant I've ever been to. The service was horrible! One cook, one server (seemed like the mgr?) There were 10 of us, not uncommon, but our food came out a couple plates, 2 were incomplete, at a time over the course of 30 minutes. Our food got cold while we waited for the last 2 ppl to be served. (We arrived at 2 p.m., finally finished & left at 4:20.) The man who served us was boorish! His conversation & language were disgusting, talking about gross bodily functions while we were trying to eat & bad-mouthing the cook who was also serving as a waitress. Not to mention he was just not a decent waiter. I was so disappointed! This was a meal taken as part of our Filipino family reunion. This was NOT a good experience! I wish I'd taken back the generous tip my husband left, but I have more couth. We will NOT visit Lily's again...What a waste of...

Whenever my wife, born and raised in the Philippines, wants to try a new Philippine restaurant how can I say no, I can't and don't. :) We arrived about 11:30 and the place was a little deciding at first, but when the waitress and my wife started talking the native language I knew we were in for a treat! That said, I really enjoyed their meats and Jasmin rice, especially the chicken adobo. Lily's did not disappoint in this meal or the Beef mechado I ordered. The crispy Pata was also good and the wife cabbage bowl, forgot the name, was also tasty. We were however disappointed in the Lumpia served. They are the frozen store bought kind, they were prepared well, just not authentic in our opinion. So I would skip that and just go buy from the frozen section of the grocery store. We also sampled some of the bakery goods, see photo, from Use bread to Flan she said it was all very good and would come back just for the bakery items. I would recommend if your first time trying the Philippine foods as you will experience there tastes and flavor profiles. I am positive we will be returning soon. Thanks for reading and this review helps, give....

This was my last stop to eat in San Antonio before my family and I headed back to Houston on vacation. Our first restaurant in S.A. on the riverwalk was a huge disappointment but our Hyatt hotel breakfast bar redeemed it and the other place we tried were also pretty good and was rated highly (Japanese). In Houston we tried other top rated restuarants: Korean, Southern, BBQ, and some others. Out of all the places we ate between Houston and San Antonio this has to be the best place we ate beating out what we thought was the best of what we've tried: Korean. Its a simple mom & pop appearing restaurant that puts out great cooked to order dishes. It feels and looks more like a bakery shop then a modern day restaurant Im used to but that wont stop us from returning to this place again and again on our trips back to...