El Nido Restaurants

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We had breakfast in Art Cafe as based on the blogs and research we done online, they served good food. We had omelettes, 3jam crepe, filipino breakfast. Overall,i would say it was okay. Nothing too great, but nothing bad. But what I think makes the place different and great to eat and "chill" is the theme of the place (very home-y feel, wherein you can sit down and relax) and there were books that you can just borrow and read on. I think at night they have bands that play because we can see guitar, bonggos setup beside the bar.

i was two weeks in el nido (great,only the rain was a bit boring).
i tried a few restaurants in town, some was sh*t(squidos,sea slugs),coz i got a MSG allergy,and some was quiet ok(ric sons, art cafe).
but i had the best dishes at the marbers restaurant.
marilou,bernie and their staff was also very kind and they maked me feel like at home.

Favorite Dish: steak mexican. the best steak i had in the philippines

Manang and her husband's small turo-turo is worth a visit! Turo-turo means to point (with your fingers at the casserole) with the ready cooked food. She has always a set of 7 or more to choose from, chicken, pork, fish, soup ... don't hesitate to lift the covers and smell. A dish costs you 40 pesos, they are small, so take another as well. Spice it up according to taste with soy sausc, fish sauce, kalamansi, chili and coconut vinegar ... if you don't know what to add, ask Manang or other guests for advice.
Local people like to eat here, so put up your friendly face and before you start to take your lunch, you'll get involved in a discussion ...

Favorite Dish: We had Manang's husband (he is the cook!) make us crab in coconut, we bought the ingredients (crab and the grated coconut) and took the casserole for dinner to Marina Gardens just across where we stayed. We've payed 150 pesos for cooking and it turned out to be the best crab in El Nido in five weeks. With garlic and lemon grass and smooth, thick coconut milk, spiced up with little devillish chili.

During our 15 day stay in El Nido, each time we wanted a change and ate somewhere else we regretted it. This place has the best food without a doubt and also the best prices on the beach. At first one wants to sit on one of those romantic candle lit tables right on the sand but the food is never as good and the prices are always higher. Marber's has great pizzas, properly cooked seafood and nice curries plus a pool table. It has only two tables on the sand and it is not as visible as the other places with torches and live music but the food is far better. This is not only my opinion; anyone who stays on the beach more than 2 days eventually find this out. Check out for yourself.

Favorite Dish: All pizzas, curries and stuffed squid.

Can't understand the comments by "GenuinelyCurious" this is a great place. I found the staff very friendly and quickly felt like a regular. El Nido is still quite isolated and they mange to work wonders with their food in my opinion. I would recommend anyone in town to check this place out. The French owner is a real character, he can help organise diving, accommodation and island hopping trips and couldnt have been more helpful to us when we visited.

Favorite Dish: Best burgers in town, French cuisine meets local Philipino spice.

Taiyo café is a new entrant into the restaurant market of El Nido. It has much the same menu and price structure of everyone else, but maybe because they are new, they seem to try harder to be pleasant and accommodating. I had several breakfasts there that were generously portioned and tasty.

They also have invested in an espresso machine and serve some pretty good coffee drinks for you starbux junkies. One nice combo is to pour a double espresso into the chocolate-banana shake. Nic e energy lift and creamy delicious

Sea Slugs has torch-lit al fresco dining on the beach and is a nice place to while your time. The service is good and the food is tasty enough, although completely typical and nothing particularly special. This is a good place if you like your sea view, though you will pay a small premium to get it.

Squidos is right on the main drag and visually presents itself nicely. But once inside, the food is uninspiring and the service is worse than indifferent; unfriendly is probably the better word. It’s also right across the street from a videoke parlor and the squeaks and moans of those who have more guts than talent just makes the already sour atmosphere worse.