barbara's

barbara’s is a buffet heritage restaurant showcasing a variety offilipinofood. moreover, the ambiance of the entire area is very historic. the place will surely put you back in the spanish era. as you get inside, you will notice round tables and chairs, crystal chandeliers, and wooden furniture. in line with these, you will feel like you are in afilipinotraditional house.

a spanish influenced city in the heart of manila is called intramuros.
intramuros is a historic city walled area that all visitors to the philippines should not miss, even for a day.
it is the only district of manila where old spanish-era influences are still plentiful.
the houses, parks, activities and even culture are still rich up until now.
aside from sightseeing though, there's also another way to appreciate the philippine culture and that is to try local food.
a perfect place within the walls of intramuros to try is barbara's which is a spanish-filipino restaurant.
a place that not only servesfilipinofood but has nightly cultural presentations as well.
as we visit the place, we notice that there's a lot of foreigners interested to dine and watch the show.
the buffet food was ok though there's a limited option.
as afilipinoguest who knows the authentic cuisine might not be satisfied with what they serve.
it cost p783 or $16 for dinner buffet and p615 or $12 for a lunch buffet which i think is kinda pricey.
when it comes to location, it can be easily found via waze or you can walk right to it from san agustin church.
the interior was cozy and warm that reminds me of old spanish homes with wooden floors and sliding capiz windows.
the staff are not that accommodating and sometimes forget your requests.
what i am amazed is the night show that represents the culture of filipino.
they gracefully dance and performed while wearing the colorful and traditional costume all over the philippines.

food: 3/5
ambiance: 4/5
location: 4/5
price: 3/5
service: 3/5

a classicfilipinobuffet restaurant in the heart of intramuros.

this was my 3rd time to dine in this restaurant and still it didn't satisfy me due to limited choices of food that they served and the taste.
i brought 3 friends here from different countries and they were not satisfied with the food as well.
food - too salty/too oily/ pricey/ordinary

hopefully, they will change their mind and include drinks to the buffet package 😊

it was mother's day so my family decided to celebrate it here at barbara's . the moment that i stepped in barbara its a travel back in time feeling . we arrived at barbara's around 5:30 pm , early birds for the dinner buffet so we are able to choose a table that is in front of the stage . the dinner buffet cost php895.00 all in the drinks is not included but it comes with a cultural show , i find the cultural show very entertaining . the show features most of thefilipinodance from luzon to mindanao culture dance at the end of the show they will ask if you want to join them for their tinikling dance hehehehe. the food i can say  is mostly filipinoand healthy food , they serve a lot of vegetables and fruits . they also have lechon yummy. over all the food is good service is good the cultural show is very entertaining and the ambiance is very nice. clap clap for barbara's.

the place has also a great ambiance, we ordered sinigang na sugpo and i was surprised with their big servings. the staffs were also nice. i just hope they offer more choices on their menu, but this place is still recommended if you want to let a someone have a taste of classicfilipinofoods.

very tito/ tita place but i wasn't that impressed with their buffet. it was a bit limited and i really hope they continue to improve their service. we experienced problems with the bill 😡

what i'd like...
➡️ cultural dinner show- featuring differentfilipinodances and at the end they will call those who are celebrating their birthday/anniversary and some of the guests who would like to do the "tinikling"
➡️ i was impressed with some of their desserts. i like the pilipit with coco jam, palitaw, toron and their fruits 👍🏻
➡️ their beef adobo was amazing!
➡️ very ancestral feels haha
➡️ and this is the restaurant in toni and piolo's movie last night ❤️❤️❤️

buffet last night consists of the following:
- molo soup
- ensalada surtidas
- sald bar
- tanigue, beef adobo, pork spare ribs
- beef caldereta, kare kare, vegetable lumpia, liempo, kare kare and fried chicken macao
- lumpiang shanghai, pancit, porchetta
- desserts- cream puffs, banana sesame, camote fritters, etc

price: 795 without drinks- i still prefer dads or buffet 101 ✌🏻

how can i forget this place? barbara’s served me my best dinner in intramuros so far. such a charming place of old world appeal. offers refined intermingling of spanish andfilipinodishes. warm and welcoming staff. just a stone’s throw away from the magnificent churches of spanish manila. definitely recommended to tourists and intramuros pilgrims.

we availed of their lunch buffet which was composed of allfilipinofood. food was great. ambiance was perfect. if you’re looking for romantic places, barbara’s is definitely what you’re searching for.

it is located in the heart of intramuros. around the area is very spanish era time, the kalesa thing, the gwardiya sibil in character and the churches were beautiful. the restaurant decorated in spanish-filipino way, the interior of this place were great. i never had a chance to take a picture of food since i'm too busy to choose which to eat. well they served buffetfilipinofood and most of it were delicious. specially thefilipinodessert, i like the most the "minatamis na saba". the highlight of staying inside the restaurant there is a band singing for the guest and you can request a song as well. 🇵🇭

few of us got food poisoning.. the seafood pasta looks like mashed leftover food. it didn't taste like seafood at all. it took me 5 times asking different waiters just to get a glass of water. the food is expensive and takes 45 minutes to prepare. if you just want to experience an interior with afilipinoambiance, this is good but the food is totally not worth it.

we arrived here around 8pm, galing kaming bgc. so patapos na yung buffet ng 9pm and the show (traditionalfilipinomusic) as we arrived, almost uwian na dahil magsasara na nga sila. we did not enjoy so much the food ans the ambiance, but the good at the buffet was great!!

buffet start at 6:30, next time will be here around 6pm para naabutan lahat ng shows. well be back here, kasi were not satisfied sa nangyari samin gawa ng late kami nakadating

overall- 4.5/5

well be back here.

had dinner in this place for the first time last night. customers here are mostly foreigners so expect the "tourist price" kind of rate. their buffet, in line with their resto's theme, catersfilipinofood (tho not all of it, but most of it). drinks are sold separately. just ask for the menu. they offer delicious fruit shakes and a variety of alcoholic drinks for a reasonable price. however, they serve a pitcher of water for free. don't expect the kind of buffet you usually get similar to its price bcos their selection is limited. but you will definitely love how preserved and classy the ambiance is. servers are very warm and efficient. they also have a cultural show which is really enjoyable for the tourists. all in all, the experience was great and we went home with a happy stomach.

very nice atmosphere at friendly staff. surroundings are nice. did not tryfilipinofood there but their blue marlin was reasonably good. nice coffee malongo. nice juices. good place for a break when visiting intramuros

relaxed ambiance , great food , affordable price and world class customer service combined into one. this restaurant is located in the historical place of intramuros manila , in front of san agustin church. this is truly a place to be, may it be for business meetings, dinner dates or just plain casual dining. barbara serves a reminder thatfilipinodishes will always be an endless favorite. this restaurant delivers all the greatfilipinocuisine that will never be forgotten by our tastebuds . i definitely enjoyed my barbara's experience. i will surely be back ! try it out too!

food - the salad bar was excellent. a must try is their beef kare-kare. it was juicy, tender, and mouth-watering, with their matching shrimp paste. other faves were their lechon kawali, sotanghon and laing.

ambiance - loved the dining experience. it reminds me of vigan. our dining spot was perfect, aligned with their chandelier and themed music.

price - i was looking for morefilipinodishes and desserts. they could have add more variety to compensate for the php 549 paid for the set menu. also, they may add a fine selection of wines and spirits for a better dining pleasure.

service - friendly staff. top-notch service, and authenticfilipinohospitality.