tala

The place was closed during COVID and had been renamed to Tinuno. Same awesome food!

June 23, 2024 on Google

Unbelievably great! I come from Filipino heritage on my mother’s side, but it’s difficult to get true Filipino cooking where I live in Maryland (USA) — so in Toronto I was on the hunt for some good cookin’ from the Philippines! 🇵🇭 It worked out that we found Tala on our last night in town, and it couldn’t have been a better first restaurant experience! The kumayan that my fiancée and I shared was INCREDIBLE!!! The presentation was unreal, and quickly became the most authentic Filipino food experience I’ve had outside of family gatherings. The milkfish was full of flavor, and cooked perfectly. The rice was simple, salty, and we couldn’t get enough. The squid was great in small bites — coming from folk that aren’t big into squid (they’re just too smart, so it feels bad). The okra, eggplant, pork belly, mussels.. everything was just really great and I can’t say anything but good things! Staff was very friendly, and helpful in us having this great experience — so salamat! Masarap masarap 🤤

July 26, 2023 on Google

Ordered their Kamayan feast for 2 with the Milkfish and it was absolutely delicious! The rice was fragrant and everything tasted so flavourful without being too salty and greasy. I don't think there was a single item that I didn't like in the set. 10/10 would recommend.

February 27, 2021 on Google

Got it for delivery on Friday for dinner, arrived warm was very tasty huge portion. Came with dessert as well. Ordered some lumpia which was still crispy when it arrived. Bought it again for take out to bring to my parents to drop off for my dad's birthday. Very satisfied- they loved it.

January 28, 2021 on Google

Friendly service and very flavourful food! Got the kamayan feast for 2 and was pretty happy with it, but found some of the chicken to be a bit on the drier side and didn't enjoy the okra (though this might just be a personal preference). Also ordered the shrimp lumpia but think that they were pretty small and underwhelming for the price, so I would pass on that. Overall it's a great option for sharing with your family if you're looking to shake up your typical takeout!

January 1, 2021 on Google

Grabbed lunch here today and it was great! Definitely on the steeper side price-wise but I would still recommend. We got a box (I forgot the name of the dish 🙈) for 2 which had squid🦑, milkfish 🐟, muscles, 🦐, 🍆,🍍, all over garlic rice as well as a mochi donut and it was all 🔥🔥👌🏽

November 16, 2020 on Google

The kamayan feast is mind-blowing! So much food and every single item is an umami bomb - even the garlic rice is bursting with flavor. It's like a party in a box. If I had to nitpick on something, it'd be that the shrimps aren't super fresh and they're a touch overcooked. But honestly, everything else in the box makes up for it. I've been to their sister restaurant Tinuno a few times and I prefer this place. They have a personal-sized option for their kamayan feast, the place is cleaner and the menu is larger. You won't regret coming here.

October 1, 2020 on Google

Tried the delivery as it is always motivating to give new restaurants a taste! Was not disappointed at all with the feast for two. The milkfish and squid was moist and delicious.. they went perfectly well with the abundant assorted seafood and vegetables. Also, the portions were definitely more for 4 people than 2. The order is definitely worth the value!

July 24, 2020 on Google