Delicious! All three main courses we ordered were sooo tasty! Breakfast is great as well. Additionally it's clean and situated on the last floor.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This place offers affordably priced, delectably prepared shrimp, mussels, blue crab, and squid. The vegetables are exceptionally fresh, and the meat adds a burst of flavor, making for a delightful seafood experience. I wholeheartedly recommend it if you're planning a visit to El Nido, Palawan. The service crew at The Lighthouse El Nido is incredibly friendly and accommodating!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Went in there with a party of three on Saturday 30.09.23 at around 9pm.
Sadly, i cannot give the place more that these ratings. Let's start with the ambience: it is plastic tables with folding chairs in neat rows. Its about as inviting as a train station waiting area. A few scattered decorarion items couldnt help to overcome the very clinical, functional, cold environment. It all looked reasonably clean so thats what the second star is for.
Then the service: the boy who served us was dressed very, very casual. I dont expect a waiter to wear a uniform but i do wish the clothing to reflect some form of professional pride. He, unfortunately, looked like he had just gotten out of bed, stayed in his sleep shirt and just slapped on the nearest pair of Jeans. That might be okay for a casual bar but it was certainly sending a bad picture in what was supposed to be a good seafood restaurant. His demeanor also wasnt all too welcoming although i fully accept that he might have been insecure about speaking english.
Then, for the worst part, the food: we saw the seafood boil online and we were looking forward to it eagerly as a good seafood boil is a dream come true. However, when it came to the table we were served a lukewarm, undercooked and surprisingly overcooked mess of uncleaned seafood. The oversized clams seemed to have been raw, the prawns barely cooked and the crab was totally cooked to mush.
The peak of embarrassment was the rice which was not worthy of the pride in this filipino food staple i have learnt to love. The only okay thing on it was the corn.
In conclusion, it was a very disappointing, possibly hazardous experience. At least the seafood was probably fresh as we didnt get sick despite raw/undercooked seafood. I wouldnt have been surprised if we did.
To everyone in El Nido in the near future: please avoid.
To the owners of the restaurant: must try harder.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
₱600–800
Food: 1
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 2
I came here twice during my visit to El Nido. The seafood is very good, very fresh, and not expensive compared to other places in El Nido. I highly recommend the garlic butter shrimp 🦐🧄 and the boodle fight 🦀🤤
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
₱600–800
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
If you are hesitating to go here because of the few reviews, let me tell you: GO. NOW.
Went there with my friends for dinner and the food was delicious, mussles were a little drier than I prefer but nonetheless freshly cooked! Big big Big compliments for the lemon buttered prawns😍.
I wanted my friends to experience the boodle fight and not only it was at an affordable price but also had variety of foods inside (see picture). We bought the good for two set since we were just 3 people and we had ordered another plate.
Couple of suggestions if you're planning to go:
- it could be a little tricky to spot, it is located on the 4th floor of a building but there is the insignia of the restaurant on the ground floor entrance. I asked the guard and he kindly pointed me the way to the stairs. Yes, stairs. Might not be that accessible but worth it!
- since everything is freshly cooked you might have to wait around 20-30 minutes. Depends on how many people there are though. We were the only ones and we waited for about that much.
Couple of suggestions to the managers/owner/'s:
- I'd focus more on the marketing of the place. Maybe leaflets in the streets to get more customers? Ads on instagram/Facebook? Competition is tough, I know, but your food is delicious and it deserves a spot!
- I'd redecorate the entrance outside to make it more welcoming, maybe lights, ocean themed decorations, something that goes well with your lighthouse theme. You have a wonderful view from the restaurant, why not use it at your advantage? Maybe place some tables outside if it is possible?
All in all, thank you for everything and I hope your business flourishes!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
₱400–600
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
The food and price is good compared to other Restaurants nearby. We were satisfied with the food and we ate all of them. The staff were super friendly too.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Best El Nido Boodle fight lives on!!! If you Google boodle fight El Nido you'll find a highly rated, well reviewed, popular restaurant in Corong Corong that sadly closed down 3 years ago pre pandemic. But the owner and chef is back here at her new restaurant Lighthouse El Nido, and better yet the best boodle fight in El Nido is back. The prices are reasonable here, in an area you'd expect to see a premium, instead you get 1250p for the four person boodle fight, deal! Laid across your table on a banana leaf you'll get mussels, crabs, fish, shrimps, squid, chicken, pork, veggies, and rice. It's located on the fourth floor of the South Anchorage Inn in the middle of El Nido town. It's a hike up the stairs, but it'll be worth your stomach and wallet. The Lighthouse El Nido is a beacon of light amongst the tourist traps. Clean, comfortable, affordable, and overall masarap.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
My husband and I stayed at South Anchorage which provides complimentary breakfast through this restaurant. It was amazing each of the 5 times we ate here haha we actually looked forward to each meal, unlike some other complimentary breakfasts at other places! I would definitely come here for breakfast even if it didn’t come with our accommodation.
We tried all the local plates and omelettes, and our favs were the lamayo (fried fish) and veggie omelette.
I love that you can get unlimited drinks (coffee, tea, water, juice). And you get a side of fruit each time. All the staff were friendly and playful. Plus you can’t beat this view!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
I celebrated my Birthday here 8 months ago.😍 I love everything in this resto! The food is so delicious, staff is very accommodating, clean & nice ambiance with great view! I really like to share this place to all who wants to visit El Nido, the reason I requested to add this on google map. Glad it was approved! 😅😉
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Came here for Seafood Basket after a heavy Dinner at Dryft Fish, sadly they've changed menu and don't offer that anymore. Ordered Pumpkin Soup and Calamari instead and it didn't disappoint. The Calamari was cooked to perfection! And the soup was great as well. Highly Recommended.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
