Tribu Grill — Restaurant in Union City

We've had disappointing experience with this restaurant in the past, either lousy food, or most often, terrible customer service. We still come here once in a while to give them chance to redeem themselves. We tried their grilled longaniza rice plate recently, which in my opinion, was surprisingly pretty good. Just don't let them put that layer of banana leaf, it gives the food that weird taste. The following incident was my last straw. We came here Friday night around 7 p.m. There were only a few customers, maybe 3 or 4 tables. One of the staff, an older woman, guided us to our table. My wife went to the restroom and I started looking at their menu. All of a sudden, this same staff asked me if we were the couple that was here 4 weeks ago, ordered a bottle of wine, and did not settle the bill. What a stupid, ridiculous and offensive question to ask a customer. I did not want to be rude, so I just replied "No, I don't even drink". Then she told the other younger girl server, "It wasn't them" without even apologizing to me. I told my wife about the incident, and we asked for the owner or a manager. Apparently, she was the manager (really?). She just said "Oh, we thought it was him who ordered the wine, but he's not the one". We asked her if she asked the other customers the same question. She just said "No, it was random, sorry". We told her that her actions were and inappropriate, offensive and rude, and that she should not treat any customer that way. Obviously, we had to leave the restaurant. We will NEVER go back to this restaurant ever again. I just hope the owners are reading this so they can make steps to improve their...

It's been several years since my family and I have eaten @ Tribu. Not because of the food or service but we no longer live in the area.

I was really surprised about the negative reviews because we always had a positive experience prior to us moving.

We thought the cooks are new or new management. Anyway, we took a chance and decided to take the drive here.

To be honest, my wife was craving Tribu ice tea! It's the only reason we made the trip today! 😋 Its not on the menu so you have to ask for it by name.

We were seated right away since we were the 1st customers to arrive at 1130 am during week.

We ordered the 2 rice plates with bbq pork and lechon kawalli. Also, beef nilaga and the entree of pork bbq.

Everything was delicious. The pork was tender and grilled perfectly. The nilaga broth was so flavorful with a good ratio of oxtail to veggies.

I'm glad we took a chance to try eating here again and i brought up the issue about the past negative reviews to our server and he took it to heart.

He told me, they read the reviews. He mentioned they have new cooks so im hoping those who had terrible experiences in the past try them again.

Being Filipino and proud of our culture and food. I applaud the businesses who promotes the food of the Philippines. Filipino food does not get the notoriety that it should receive!

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We went here on Saturday afternoon around 1pm. When we entered the restaurant, no one greeted us - seemed like they all were on a break. After waiting for 5 minutes, someone finally seated us.

We ordered Silog with bangus (milk fish) and Rice plate of chicken inasal. The food came out in about 10-15 minutes after we ordered. For the price & portion of each dish, it was worth it.

Chicken inasal rice plate: they gave 2 pieces of chicken thigh with garlic rice. Although the chicken was tender, it was bland - could be marinated a bit more. I wish they fried the chicken a tad longer so the skin could be crispier.

Silog with bangus: was delicious! The fish were crispy! However, maybe I got a skiny fish so I didn't get a lot of meat. The tomato & onion pickle was tasty too.

Overall, the portion was good relative to the price (below $10!). Will try their other menu when we're...