Dona’s Hawaiian & Filipino Grill

Great lumpia have been coming here for years and the food has never disappointed. Consistently good quality food and great service. We never go any were else.

Bought siapao today. Pork siopao. Date was labeled 9 – 12. Ate it same day and all 4 were bad. Ate one and tasted horrible. Opened the other three and the pork smelled like it was spoiled. See photo. They shouldn’t sell it if it was already bad. Felt like they were just trying to push the old food.

Decent place but not the greatest. I’m a national city native and Tita’s will always have my heart.
The portions are good and reasonable. They have a selection of filipino desserts as well as Halo-​Halo if anyone is craving it and wants to bring it to the beach. I had the calamari kilawin and it was okay.
The turon apparently used to be good since my Dad raved about them … this time around I felt like they were lazily made and limp. The taste though was not lacking and maybe presentation is not a priority.
I would probably not return but the fact that it is conveniently in a good plaza and a few minutes from the beach I would think about it.

Good portion and reasonable price.
The only thing that is hit or miss is their pork menudo. Also, the sinigang does not taste normal. Even my kids noticed.

They Lied about having some Hawaiian Food
Bad Dona’s!!!
Every time I pass by I ask them if any Hawaiian today and then I walk Out!
Just take the drive to Tita’s in National City

This has been my go-​to Filipino spot. Food is just as good as how you taste them if you were to eat them from the Philippines, very rich in flavor! I usually get the barbecue chicken/​meat on a stick and it’s quite delicious!
They also sell Filipino sweets here and snacks! Eg. halo halo, buko juice, siopao, etc.
Give it a try!

Goat! OMG the goat Adobe will blow your mind !!
I love goat and I had the Adobe the other day and been thinking of it ever since I always get the si sig which is always bomb. Very good portions for 7 dollar s you get a lot of food.

Went here instead if Tita’s in national city because I didn’t want to fight traffic… BIG MISTAKE!!! The food looked old and tasted even older, I found a small fried fish in my sinagang, my husband got the bbq chicken and it tasted about 3 days old, and the pancit was cold and clumped together. Basically the only reason they are getting a star is because the guy that helped us was really nice.

Plenty to choose from, but be careful what you get. Sorry to say the food didn’t agree with me, but I’m a man who likes to give second chances. I will tell you that it tastes great going in, but going out… I’ll be back another time.

There is plenty to choose from as far as the menu goes. I like the bbq chicken and pansit. But the real reason, the REAL reason I come to this place is for their pandesal.
Dona’s makes fresh pandesal a couple times a day and every time I come in, I am praying that they’ve got some fresh stuff right out of the oven for me. There is truly nothing better than fresh pandesal, NOTHING. This place makes some delicious bread. I can’t speak to the stuff that isn’t fresh, so you’re on your own there. The price for a dozen is $ 2.25 and I don’t know about you, but that seems like a steal to me!

The menudo is good, and 3 turon for $ 1?!? cant beat that.

The ceecee with panzig is just amazing, but gotta get there early cause it goes FAST!

Turons are 3 for $ 1. They are delicious! Pretty small dining area but doesn’t get too crowded. Bbq pork was tasty and they are huge!

Not the same selection every day, classic point point. I like the green jack fruit in coconut cream, mung bean stew & mixed vegetable. Always get the pancit.
Some days too many thins I like & get 3, other days just 1 dish. Like the grilled fish & squid. Usually get take out

I came here craving some of my Hawaiian food staples like Kalbi but I mainly saw Filipino food. I typically only like my mom’s food but it was getting too late for her to cook so we stopped by for some take out. We ordered some Pancit (rice noodles with veggies), Menudo (beef, potato like stew) and Tocino (sweet meat). The portions were big and the food was good. I liked the Pancit and the Menudo the best. The Tocino I didn’t try because I was tired of it from the week before… long story.
The service was a bit sluggish because someone had a big order ahead of us. I understood and didn’t mind waiting but an acknowledgment would have been nice. A simple «hello I will be right with you «would have been fine. This is a decent place to pick up something for a party or a potluck. My aunt picked up a couple of dishes for a church function and she said the prices were great!

I came here because I was craving for filipino food, near the area. I had the sisig and igado. OMG. sisig was delicious and their igado tasted just like how my Grandma makes it. The workers are pretty friendly and they gave me a good amount of food… I am definitely going back to this place when in the area. =)

Very rude service. Oily and not fresh. Huge stomach ache after eating here. BUBBLE GUTS! Would never come back.

Descent food, descent price and portions. Get there early cause they run out of stuff early.

Not usually a place I would try, but one needs to be adventurous every once in a while.
Solid mediocre place. Decent service, good sized portions and cheap food.
But their drink choices are soda or soda. If you are part of the minority that does not drink soda, well your choices are limited to say the least.
Tried their BBQ chicken, it was well decent. Nothing horribly bad about this place, just nothing fantastic about it either.

ok… is it me, or did i not see what was «hawaiian» about this place? perhaps they utlized «hawaiian» because it’s a more recognizable term than «filipino»? that can’t be, considering the large filipino population and numerous other filipino restaurants in the area. they did have «hawaiian» barbecue options, but there were by far more filipino options than quote-​unquote hawaiian ones. anyways…
i got the longanisa, sinigang and pork afritada. they give you loads of rice. the afritada was pretty bomb. the sinigang was not as sour as i would like, but sufficed for the moment.