Deco Cafe Filipiniana

Love taste and feel of real home cooked Filipino food here. You could definitely tell it's cooked by a regular Nanay, no fancy commercialized presentation nor mass produced after taste at all. Plus the wife of the owner was very warm and attentive to dining customers. Their weekend buffet is affordable, although drinks is not included it's still way better than other Filipino buffet around this area of San Antonio. Their food simply takes my back to memories of home cooking, minus the actual prepping, cooking and cleaning up since it's already in front of me, served buffet style. Glad Ramil and his family moved their Filipino restaurant on this area ofLeon Valley, it's great to know there's always a place we could go to for authentic home-cooked Filipino food, without any gimmicks and fancy fusion ideas just to lure none Filipino diners. It's definitely just like visiting your Filipino friend's house and you get invited to stay for dinner. Thank you Ramil and family, I hope you continue doing great amidst the challenging economy we are now facing.

Probably one of my favorite Filipino restaurants in San Antonio! Food here is freshly made and filled with so much flavor. On the weekends they offer a buffet for their food and dessert which doesn't disappoint. The variety is great so you are for sure bound to find something you like. As if the main course wasn't going to fill you up make sure you leave room for dessert. I can't remember the name of he dessert but it's purple and gelatin like...that one is a must try. Enough sweetness to end a perfect meal. I did notice they offer catering so if you want to order any of those dishes for a larger party, make sure to ask because the prices were reasonable. I'm not sure if every weekend they have some type of entertainment but we went on a weekend and they had a singer there. It was such a fun experience with good music, food and company.

The wife and I were looking for a place for lunch on a Thursday afternoon, specifically hoping to find something interesting and different. We did a quick Yelp search for Filipino food and found Deco Café Filipiniana near where we were at. From its exterior in a non-descript strip mall, Deco Café Filipiniana definitely didn't have much curb appeal. However, the magic was in its food and hospitality of the family-run restaurant.While my experience level with Filipino cuisine was extremely limited, I was not afraid to try something new. Since we came on a weekday, it was menu service. We were informed that they offer an AYCE brunch on the weekend. I ordered the Spicy Sisig ($10.99). I asked for water, but it was only available by the bottle ($1). True to its name, it possessed a nice but not overpowering or aggressive spiciness mostly coming from the thinly sliced fresh chiles scattered atop the sizzling hot pig offal and served with an over easy egg and a side of rice. The dish was an explosion of flavors across my palate. I came away happy with my choice.Deco Café Filipiniana perfectly fit our criteria for something interesting and different. It would be a place I'd gladly return. For my money and desire to try more dishes, though, it would be for their brunch.

this is one of our go to filipino buffet here in san antonio. They have good quality food and excellent service. The only thing i hope is that they add more options in their buffet station. Otherwise desert station have good amount including their tayo nicely done.

3 stars because we ate here around 7pm on a Friday night. I just didn't like how all 4 of us dining were charged with a cover charge fee of $5 because it was Karaoke night. We were only planning to eat dinner and leave. So the paying an extra $5 for each person is pointless if dining only and not planning on staying til midnight to sing. They should change that part. The Friday night dinner menu was also limited. Not much to choose from. They did have some bakery items for sale which was nice. The food was good. The mang Tomas sauce which is a Filipino sauce they had on each table, was runny and watery. I will have to come back again on a buffet to reassess the restaurant on a different light. Overall the people were friendly, Friday night here was just not our cup of tea.

I have eaten Filipino food before but this place seems to have better quality and flavor in the Filipino buffet. I will definitely come back.

Buffet was $10.99 per adult. Smaller buffet, but still really good. Friendly service. We got our pancit and lumpia fix. Authentic. Will return again.

We found this restaurant on Yelp and decided to try it out. There are lots of fresh and great food varieties. I liked the fried bananas, roast pork, sweet pork, and dessert items. Everyone was very friendly and they even brought out some chicken on a stick. Actually, this was one of the very few Filipino restaurants I have ever eaten at, so all of the food looked new to me! The pumpkin curry was super amazing good. There are several desserts, but my favorite was either the cassava, tapioca coconut, or tricolor dessert. If you have never tried Filipino food, this is a great place to start! There are all types of meat and vegetables to enjoy. It's a family run restaurant and fairly small. The food is in small batches, so it stays fresh. Some of the shrimp dishes did not taste as fresh, but it's difficult to keep shrimp at a high quality in a buffet unless they are deep fried. Skip the bubble tea, the boba are a little undercooked and the drink mix powdery.

Seat yourself restaurant, self serve drinks in the refrigerator you also get yourself.It's family owned, was only 3 real workers I saw, besides some of the kids helping out writing tickets and etc which is great! Teaching them early is the best way. The buffet was roughly like 20 different food entrees.I mostly ate the pancit which didn't taste authentic to me, but I love that they used excellent noodles instead of the thicker spaghetti ones.The Lumpias were mini bite sized, sadly they lacked of authentic flavor also. The fried pork and smothered pork was great also the chicken adobo was great.At times the food was almost empty and it took to long to be refilled, and I also would've preferred more traditional authentic tasting dishes rather than popular dishes but the experience was worth it.

I tried the buffet Saturday after trying the sampler plate earlier in the week which was my first experience with legit Filipino food. I thoroughly enjoyed everything. The food was fresh and flavorful. The steamed rice and fried rice were fresh. The pancit was wonderful and the vegtetahbles crisp. The chicken adobo was tender and the lumpia perfectly fried. I especially enjoyed the turon. The sisig was a wonderful blend of spicy and sour. The standout here for me is the pork adobo. It is wonderfully cooked and very tender with the perfect amount of mild kick from the jalapeño. I will be back to try more dishes.