Max’s Restaurant - Vancouver, British Columbia

Overpriced and poor quality. I ordered a medium tomato bocconcini salad, a small pasta with meatballs and a tandoori wrap all to go with 2 bags of Hardbite chips. I wish I’d paid more attention to the tomato bocconcini salad before ordering because it was mostly cheap canned black tomatoes and ... jarred pimento stuffed green olives. The tomatoes were few and far between and I have never had such chewy and dry bocconcini. Just awful. The woman behind the counter stuffed it so full that it came to more than $16. The tomato pasta with meatballs was stuffed so full that it squished the pasta into a mushy mess and would have been enough for a grown adult to eat as an entire entree. The tandoori wrap I ordered was also unappealing. It had chicken, lettuce, and peppers in it. The chicken was anything BUT tandoori chicken… honestly don’t know what it was supposed to be. Add in the 2 bags of chips and tax and this all came to $47. Forty seven dollars. For what should have been a tandoori chicken wrap, a small side of pasta and meatballs, and a medium side of tomato bocconcini pasta. Are the staff trained to stuff containers with as much as they possibly can in order to charge customers more and increase bill totals? This is poor customer service. There is no way that a small lunch for a mother and her 2 year from a deli should ever come to $47… and if it does, it better be a lot better than the food I received today. Hardbite chips… 5 stars. Except they too are overpriced at Max’s. Read more

Do not order for delivery. The price is so unfair for the size. 2 items cost us $47. The Sisig is $26 and should at least feed 2 people but it came in a little cup. Ridiculous.

Max is always a treat when I crave Filipino cuisine. Dishes are well prepared, well made, and very flavorful. Despite not speaking Tagalog, it’s still easy for me to figure out the menu and I also feel welcomed here. My go to dishes are the Lumpia Shanghai (spring rolls), pancit ... palabok (rice noodles), sizzling tofu, and bbq pork skewers. I always save room for dessert here because I just LOVE the Buko Pandan and their version of Halo Halo is such a crowd pleaser. Read more

Hospitality servers, well cared. Crispy Pata with crispy skin and tender meat inside. 18 bite size Egg rolls were made perfect. The fried chicken was a bit dry for my tongue.

Compared to the location in manila, it feels like they use less salt. Taste very faint. I love how I am not thirsty after the meal but it's not the same like how Manila does it. The coconut juice was bland too. Pork bbq was delicious though - one thing I ... remember and liked a lot. Dencio's sisig needs to be more crispy, what we had was chewy. Service was great and food came out so fast. Read more