Isla Restaurant Menu

448 San Mateo Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, United States
$$$ Filipino restaurant
(969 Reviews)

Welcome to Isla Restaurant, a hidden gem in San Bruno that proudly showcases Filipino cuisine. Located at 448 San Mateo Ave, this restaurant offers a vibrant menu rooted in tradition and rich flavors.

Start your culinary journey with their renowned soups, like the tangy Sinigang and comforting Nilaga. The seafood options shine, particularly the Seafood Reunion—a delectable mix of prawns and mussels cooked in coconut milk. Meat lovers will relish the Kare-Kare, a hearty brisket dish in peanut sauce, alongside the crispy perfection of Crispy Pata.

Each dish, from Adobong Pusit to luscious Halo Halo desserts, tells a story, evoking the warmth of home and family gatherings. The cozy atmosphere and friendly service make Isla Restaurant a quintessential destination for anyone wanting an authentic Filipino dining experience.

Appetizer

  • Sisig With Egg

    Sisig with Egg

    US$24.98
  • Sisig Chicharon And Egg

    Sisig with chicharon fried egg on top

    US$27.48
  • Sisig Chicharon

    Sisig with chicharon

    US$25.98
  • Calamares

    Deep fried jumbo squid (skin-off) in a flavorful breading

    US$21.98
  • Popcorn Shrimp

    Deep fried shrimp in a flavorful breadings

    US$23.48
  • Prawn Cracker

    Shellfish.

    US$17.98
  • Ginataang Kuhol

    Shell off escargot in coconut milk.

    US$24.98
  • Bulaklak

    Deep fried pork ruffles.

    US$21.98
  • Chicharon

    Deep fried pork skin.

    US$21.98

Soup

  • S.Prawns

    Prawns cooked in tamarind broth.

    US$27.48
  • S.Liempo

    Pork cooked in tamarind broth.

    US$28.98
  • Beef Sinigang

    Beef cooked until tender in tamarind broth with vegetables

    US$37.98
  • Nilaga Beef Brisket

    Beef brisket cooked until tender with bananas, carrots, potatoes, cabbage and baby bok choy

    US$36.48
  • Tinola Chicken

    Chicken leg quarters cooked in garlic, ginger and lemon grass with chayote, young pepper leaves & spinach

    US$27.48
  • Sinigang Bangus

    Milkfish belly cooked in tamarind broth.

    US$31.48
  • Brisket Nilaga

    Beef cooked in beef broth with vegetables.

    US$36.48
  • Sinampalukan Manuk

    Chicken pieces cooked in flavorful garlic, ginger tamarind sour broth with tamarind leaves sprout and vegetables

    US$25.98
  • Tinola Combination

    Chicken and green mussels cooked in garlic, ginger, lemon grass with chayote, young pepper leave and spinach

    US$28.98
  • Tinola Mussel

    Mussels cooked in ginger broth.

    US$27.48
  • Misua Soup

    Fine egg noodles cooked in garlic, onion, chicken stock and egg topped with green onions

    US$20.98

Seafood Fowl

  • Seafood Reunion

    Prawns,squid,mussels cooked in coconut milk.

    US$41.98
  • Adobong Pusit

    With blank ink sauce

    US$28.98
  • Buffalo Wings

    Tender deep fried chicken wings perfectly cooked to a golden crisp glazed with our signature hot sauce

    US$21.98
  • Grilled Pusit
    US$24.98

Pork Beef

  • Kare-Kare Brisket

    Mama Lyn's Special Recipe Brisket cooked until tender in savory peanut sauce with vegetables

    US$40.48
  • Grilled Liempo

    Marinated pork belly (fried or grilled)

    US$25.98
  • Crispy B
    US$34.98
  • Pata

    Crispy pork leg/hock.

    US$27.48
  • Kawali
    US$27.48
  • Pork BBQ

    Our very own special family recipe marinated grilled pork.

    US$24.98
  • Kaldereta Beef Brisket Gata

    Lolo Nes Specialty. Spicy stewed beef brisket with carrots, potatoes and a twist of our signature coconut milk

    US$37.98
  • Kaldereta Brisket

    Lolo Nes Specialty Spicy stewed brisket with carrots and potatoes

    US$36.48
  • Beef Bistek

    Tatang Jun's Style of preparing Bistig Kapampangan. Beef brisket simmered in garlic, onion, calamansi, potatoes and soy sauce

    US$36.48
  • Beef Brisket Adobo

    (Popular Filipino Dish) Beef brisket simmered in garlic, soy sauce and vinehar with bayleaf and black pepper corn

    US$36.48
  • Crispy Binagoongan Sa Gata

    Crispy diced pork belly glazed with spicy coconut milk with onions, tomato wedges and jalapeno

    US$34.98
  • Liempo Bistik

    Tatang Jun's style of preparing Bistig Kapampangan. Pork belly simmered in garlic, onion, calamansi, potatoes and soy sauceTatang Jun's style of preparing Bistig Kapampangan. Pork belly simmered in garlic, onion, calamansi, potatoes and soy sauce

    US$25.98
  • Liempo Kaldereta

    Spicy pork belly stewed with carrots, green peas and potatoes

    US$25.98
  • Liempo Adobo

    (Signature Filipino Dish) Pork belly simmered in garlic, soy sauce and vinegar with bay leaf and black pepper corn

    US$25.98
  • Longganisa

    Pampanga's specialty longanisa (sausage)

    US$21.98
  • Tocino

    Original Pindang Kapampangan Marinated sweet pork

    US$25.98
  • Bistek Beef Brisket

    Tatang Jun's Style of preparing Bistig Kapampangan brisket simmered in garlic, onion, calamansi, potatoes and soy sauce

    US$36.48

Vegetable

  • Bicolpaket

    Typical Pinakbet simmered in our spicy signature coconut milk with pork and shrimp

    US$24.98
  • Puso Pusit

    (Kapampangan Style) banana blossom and squid cooked in TNT (crab dat), garlic and vinegar (white adobo sauce)

    US$24.98
  • Pakbet

    Green beans, squash, okra bitter melon & egg plant sauteed in shrimp paste with pork and shrimp

    US$28.98
  • Gsk

    Green beans and squash in coconut milk cooked with pork and shrimp

    US$24.98
  • Chopsuey

    Sauteed cauliflower, sweet peas, green beans, carrots, bell pepper and chayote. Cooked in special savory mushroom sauce with quail eggs, pork and shrimp

    US$23.48
  • A. Puso Saging

    (Kapampangan Style) banana blossom with pork cooked in salt, garlic and vinegar (white adobo sauce)

    US$21.98
  • Steamed Veggies
    US$9.98
  • Vegetable Kare Kare
    US$27.48
  • Vegetable Sinigang
    US$18.98

Rice Ndl

  • Binagoongan Rice

    Steamed rice sauteed in shrimp paste, diced pork, topped with mangoes and tomatoes

    US$23.48
  • Tnt Rice
    US$24.98
  • Garlic Rice
    US$15.98
  • Steam Rice
    US$8.98
  • Adobo Rice

    Flavorful steamed rice sauteed in adobo sauce topped with fried marinated pork belly

    US$19.98
  • Tinta Rice

    Ima Lita's unique way of cooking steamed rice sauteed in adobo squid ink, topped with crispy dried squid

    US$24.98
  • Palabok

    Thin rice stick noodles with ground pork and shrimp sauce topped with freshly cooked ground chicharon, shrimp and sliced egg

    US$24.98
  • Canton
    US$25.98
  • Bihon

    Thin rice stick noodles cookekd with pork, quail eggs, squid balls, shrimp and vegetables

    US$24.98
  • Seafood Canton

    Egg noodles cooked with mussels, calamares, shrimps, squid balls, quaul eggs and vegetables

    US$31.48

Side Orders

  • Tnt

    Premium crab paste with roasted garlic

    US$15.98
  • Extra Vegetable
    US$6.98
  • Crispy Fish
    US$23.48
  • Misua Soup
    US$20.98
  • Tomato
    US$2.98
  • Lumpia Sauce
    US$3.50

Desserts

  • Halo-Halo
    US$14.98
  • Flan
    US$15.98
  • Ube

    Purple yam ice cream

    US$7.98
  • Mais Con Yelo
    US$10.48
  • Banana Con Yelo
    US$10.48
  • Flan Togo
    US$15.98
  • Mais Togo
    US$10.48
  • Banana Togo
    US$10.48
  • Ice Cream Togo
    US$7.98
  • Macapuno Pandan
    US$14.48
  • Tibuk Tibuk (Maja Blanca)
    US$14.48

Drink

  • Soda

    Pepsi products

    US$5.98
  • Black Gulaman
    US$6.98

Sulit Bilao

  • Sulit Bilao #1
    US$116.98
  • Sulit Bilao #2
    US$129.98
  • Sulit Bilao #3
    US$168.98
  • Sulit Bilao #4
    US$181.98

Sulit Ala Carte

  • S.A.6 3 Soda

    Cajun Garlic Pawns Bistig Tadyang ning Baka Pancit Bihun Guisadu Ginataang Green Beans at Kalabasa Crispy Binagoongan Kyle's Chicken Wings Unlimited Steamed Rice Misua Soup 3 Sodas (Unlimited) Choices of 2 desserts: Macapuno Pandan, Banana Con Hielo, Mais Con Hielo, Taho, Ice Cream

    US$184.98
  • S.A.2

    Kalderetang Liempo Pancit Palabuk Bistig Bangus Pakbit Kyle's Chicken Wings Unlimited Steam Rice Misua Soup

    US$131.48
  • S.A.4 3 Soda

    Kalderetang Tadyang ning Baka Adobung Hipon Crispy Binagoongan Chopsuey Pancit Bihun Guisadu Kyle's Chicken Wings Unlimited Steamed Rice Misua Soup 3 Sodas (Unlimited)

    US$170.48