One of the best restaurants in Columbus for many years. The adobo is fantastic, especially the ribs. The green beans and bok choy are great. Even the rice is good. And the full desert and cocktail program looked fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Adobo, Carioca, Plain White Rice, Sisig Meal, Adobo Ribs Meal, Chicken Adobo Bone in Meal
Jacob M
This is a really cool spot, and sometimes ya hate to leave a bad review, but as a foodie you have to inform. Tried several menu items including the crispy green beans, tofu chicharron, pork lumpia, and sisig. The lumpia (spring rolls) were delicious but everything else lacked flavor. The pork sisig was basically tiny pieces of pork belly on a skillet that caused the pork belly to become burnt. The crispy green beans were not crispy. There was no breading or anything to add flavor. Chicharron had a delicious sauce and the tofu was crispy, but there was zero flavor to the tofu without the sauce. Tofu should have had a base flavor added or marinated into it before making it crispy.Overall: they really need to work on their menu and flavors. The dishes none of them felt appropriately sized for an entree.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Fury1969
If you're looking for an exceptional dining experience, you can't go wrong with Bonifacio's. From the delicious food to the inviting atmosphere, every detail is carefully crafted to make your visit unforgettable. Trust me, it's a dining destination you don't want to miss!
Visited on 04APR2024:Great: The food was really tasty, especially the potatoes, garlic rice, lumpia, and desserts. The sauces really added a lot of great flavor and didn't overwhelm the food. The mocktails were delicious.Good: The chicken and pork were good, but tasty very charred. The restaurant is small and can get very cramped when full, otherwise the atmosphere was lively.Bad: Nothing bad to note.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Grilled Pork Belly, Chicken Inasal Bone in Meal
Annabelle L
I tried bonifacio twice and the second time was much better. Everything was warm and seasoned well.
Gail Booth
Amazing vegan food, lovely staff and we got some veggie lumpia on the house as we had a reservation and it took a very long time for us to get seated!. Make sure to reserve a table as they are consistently packed. My only complaint is that they don't have tons of parking but you can easily street park
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shannon Bauchert
I love this place. The flavors are wonderful. I grew up eating Filipino food because my best friend’s step mom was Filipino and eating here reminds me of my childhood. She was a good cook, but I think these people do it even better. Both the chicken adobo and the chicken pyanggang were so good. I also love the pork lumpia. I can’t wait to go back and try more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sammi Williams
This is hands down my favorite restaurant in Columbus! The food is amazing. I probably have been here 4-5x over the past few months and every time the food is consistent and delicious! I’d highly recommend the escabeche (tilapia)! Their food is authentic, fresh, and I love the concept of small-medium plates to share. They give great portion sizes and it’s very affordable. I also love their halo dessert.
With the dishes being “ala carte,” our waitress suggested our group approach the menu “family-style” —— this was an awesome suggestion! Everyone had a chance to try a bit of several things and each dish came with plenty to share (even the proteins were more than one serving).I tried the Tofu Chicharron, Inasal, and several gulay options, and everything was delicious!Dietary restrictions: Much of the menu is gluten free, which was great for my 3 family members with Celiac disease! The waitress let us know that they clean and change gloves between items for allergies/intolerances/etc. but that the equipment for lightly frying some of the vegetables is not dedicated GF. That being said, no one in my group experienced any reactions to or symptoms of cross contamination in the days following, which suggests that if there was *any* cross contamination, it was very low!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Inasal Bone in Meal
Corey Fry
Great for vegans.BEWARE: If you go on Sunday or Thursday they serve the food traditional style, meaning everything that's ordered is piled onto a tray and you eat with your hands on the fronds. Had to have them remake our food as we were there with carnists and they didn't tell us that our food would all be mixed together when we ordered (we'd been there before but only on the days where it's a "regular" serving style). Also, reservations are usually about twenty minutes late to be seated, so factor that in. All that aside, the food is amazing. As vegans, the tofu is crunchy, bok choy, eggplant, and pickled veg all great as well. It's also pleasing to eat with the hands when they do it traditionally, just make sure to let them know you need your food separated if you have allergy concerns.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Meagan Clark
Food was really good! Service was a little slow but they were really busy. It was really fun sharing plates and the cocktails were also very good. Get the garlic rice to go with other dishes it’s worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jonathan Taylor
Good place to go when you want to try Filipino Foods.
Ordered through Uber eats. Got the “Lechon” and the pork belly was unbelievably dry. I am curious how someone could even do this to pork belly. The chicken was bland. Their in house slaw was good. The spring rolls were good.I don’t know that I have ever been so disappointed in a meal. Ordering Filipino food I expected some sort of flavor and there was none in the entrees.As someone in the industry I don’t leave very many negative reviews but no one should have to go through that.
excellent service and AMAZING
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best restaurants in Columbus for many years. The adobo is fantastic, especially the ribs. The green beans and bok choy are great. Even the rice is good. And the full desert and cocktail program looked fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Adobo, Carioca, Plain White Rice, Sisig Meal, Adobo Ribs Meal, Chicken Adobo Bone in Meal
This is a really cool spot, and sometimes ya hate to leave a bad review, but as a foodie you have to inform. Tried several menu items including the crispy green beans, tofu chicharron, pork lumpia, and sisig. The lumpia (spring rolls) were delicious but everything else lacked flavor. The pork sisig was basically tiny pieces of pork belly on a skillet that caused the pork belly to become burnt. The crispy green beans were not crispy. There was no breading or anything to add flavor. Chicharron had a delicious sauce and the tofu was crispy, but there was zero flavor to the tofu without the sauce. Tofu should have had a base flavor added or marinated into it before making it crispy.Overall: they really need to work on their menu and flavors. The dishes none of them felt appropriately sized for an entree.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
If you're looking for an exceptional dining experience, you can't go wrong with Bonifacio's. From the delicious food to the inviting atmosphere, every detail is carefully crafted to make your visit unforgettable. Trust me, it's a dining destination you don't want to miss!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Pork Belly Meal, Grilled Pork Belly, Sizzling Bistek, Lechon Meal, Adobo Ribs Meal
Visited on 04APR2024:Great: The food was really tasty, especially the potatoes, garlic rice, lumpia, and desserts. The sauces really added a lot of great flavor and didn't overwhelm the food. The mocktails were delicious.Good: The chicken and pork were good, but tasty very charred. The restaurant is small and can get very cramped when full, otherwise the atmosphere was lively.Bad: Nothing bad to note.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Grilled Pork Belly, Chicken Inasal Bone in Meal
I tried bonifacio twice and the second time was much better. Everything was warm and seasoned well.
Amazing vegan food, lovely staff and we got some veggie lumpia on the house as we had a reservation and it took a very long time for us to get seated!. Make sure to reserve a table as they are consistently packed. My only complaint is that they don't have tons of parking but you can easily street park
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this place. The flavors are wonderful. I grew up eating Filipino food because my best friend’s step mom was Filipino and eating here reminds me of my childhood. She was a good cook, but I think these people do it even better. Both the chicken adobo and the chicken pyanggang were so good. I also love the pork lumpia. I can’t wait to go back and try more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is hands down my favorite restaurant in Columbus! The food is amazing. I probably have been here 4-5x over the past few months and every time the food is consistent and delicious! I’d highly recommend the escabeche (tilapia)! Their food is authentic, fresh, and I love the concept of small-medium plates to share. They give great portion sizes and it’s very affordable. I also love their halo dessert.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Halo Halo, Adobo, Carioca, Grilled Pork Belly
Fantastic establishment!! Food was incredible, service was the best we've had in a long time and the atmosphere is unique , fun and friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sizzling Bistek, Adobo Ribs Meal
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With the dishes being “ala carte,” our waitress suggested our group approach the menu “family-style” —— this was an awesome suggestion! Everyone had a chance to try a bit of several things and each dish came with plenty to share (even the proteins were more than one serving).I tried the Tofu Chicharron, Inasal, and several gulay options, and everything was delicious!Dietary restrictions: Much of the menu is gluten free, which was great for my 3 family members with Celiac disease! The waitress let us know that they clean and change gloves between items for allergies/intolerances/etc. but that the equipment for lightly frying some of the vegetables is not dedicated GF. That being said, no one in my group experienced any reactions to or symptoms of cross contamination in the days following, which suggests that if there was *any* cross contamination, it was very low!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Inasal Bone in Meal
Great for vegans.BEWARE: If you go on Sunday or Thursday they serve the food traditional style, meaning everything that's ordered is piled onto a tray and you eat with your hands on the fronds. Had to have them remake our food as we were there with carnists and they didn't tell us that our food would all be mixed together when we ordered (we'd been there before but only on the days where it's a "regular" serving style). Also, reservations are usually about twenty minutes late to be seated, so factor that in. All that aside, the food is amazing. As vegans, the tofu is crunchy, bok choy, eggplant, and pickled veg all great as well. It's also pleasing to eat with the hands when they do it traditionally, just make sure to let them know you need your food separated if you have allergy concerns.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Food was really good! Service was a little slow but they were really busy. It was really fun sharing plates and the cocktails were also very good. Get the garlic rice to go with other dishes it’s worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Good place to go when you want to try Filipino Foods.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ube Ice Cream Sandwich, Adobo, Fried Chicken & Ube Waffles, Adobo Ribs Meal
Ordered through Uber eats. Got the “Lechon” and the pork belly was unbelievably dry. I am curious how someone could even do this to pork belly. The chicken was bland. Their in house slaw was good. The spring rolls were good.I don’t know that I have ever been so disappointed in a meal. Ordering Filipino food I expected some sort of flavor and there was none in the entrees.As someone in the industry I don’t leave very many negative reviews but no one should have to go through that.
Food: 1