Tastebuds - San Bruno

I want to give 5 stars, but something threw me off this restaurant. First, the food was delicious. The disappointing part was not the waitress attentive to me and my guest during the stay. It was just her convenience. We waited 12min until we flattened them. It wasn't full at all. I felt we were neglected because we are not Filipino. Customer service has a great influence on the experience. I'm ready to try it again at a later time. To see if it is a unique experience.

As a Filipino, I have high expectations when it comes to Filipino food so this plays a lot with the disappointment that I felt upon my dining experiences in this restaurant. The Lumpia Shanghai that we ordered both times was not good. We also tried their weekend buffet and I thought most of the food were just blah. The only thing I enjoyed was the fried tuyo (no one can mess up tuyo) and the garlic rice. The lechon was tasty so that's one star plus another star for the service which wasn't bad (wasn't that great either). Compared to Patio Filipino which is their sister restaurant, I think tastebuds have a long ways to go in terms of flavor and service.

Now one of our Filipino to go restaurant. I love their halo halo..Lechon is mediocre since cant taste any flavor. But most of the food is good.

Good tasting Filipinno foods in a fairly small eating area. Buffet style breakfast guaranteed to have you full and content before your leave. Decent prices. Decent food. Great place for catering parties, gatherings or special events. I've seen and tasted the most delicious Lechons from Tastebuds! Highly recommended. Salamat.

Delicious Filipino food. They have a buffet for brunch on weekends!