Susan’s Catering & Eatery

Tastes just like it does in the Pacific. Also feels just like a dive you’d visit in the Pacific. The people were so friendly I ended up having a conversation with three other guests. The pork lumpia and adobo were amazing.

Came here recently for lunch. It’s definitely a hole/in-the-wall…but I’m always willing to overlook dingy for great food, but I still expect a certain level of cleanliness!
The service was abysmal. It took FOREVER to get our food. The chicken adobo’s sauce was quite good. But the chicken itself… well didn’t look like chicken!
The place looks like it hasn’t been cleaned in a decade! It was pretty disgusting! The bathroom was filthy and reeked of smoke! Yuck
Avoid!!!

This place is GREATLY greater than Ruby-​Gin Filipino American Cuisine and highly recommend it over that. Why? Oh, and yes, I do have to compare this to Ruby-​Gin. Please see my review of their establishment.
Susan’s Catering is truly your auntie/lola’s house where you walk in and it doesn’t even seem like a restaurant. For real, there’s a big screen TV when you walk in playing TFC, there is lolo chillin’ in the corner preparing green beans. They even got those white plastic chairs and foldable tables lined with picnic table covers. There are random household items everywhere like Catholic things and paper towels. Not to mention, from the outside it pretty much looks like someone’s house – I wouldn’t be surprised if someone lived in the back of the building. So, if you’re just looking for some tasty/​home-​away-​from-​home Filipino food without bells and whistles, then this is the place to be. Or if you need some delicious catered food, this is also the place to be. The folks running the joint are also very friendly and you actually like they’re your relatives. I let one of the aunties know I just finished part of flight school and she congratulated me with a hug.
As far as the food goes, the kare-​kare was on point (they used that oxtail). On another visit, I ordered a large tray of Pancit Bihon and 150 Lumpia Shanghai which came out to about $ 150.
Ruby-​Gin has a karaōke machine and dance floor, but it’s just not as interpersonal and does not seem like you’re at auntie’s house which is something I didn’t really realize was important since I am currently displaced from my family back in San Francisco.
Bottom line is that Susan’s is legit and I recommend it for all your Filipino food needs. I’d pass up on Ruby-​Gin unless you want poor service and kare-​kare with beef instead of oxtail.

Really great food and the ambience reminds me of my hometown in the Philippines! They are really quick too. My buddy and I were here 3 times in one week (thats how great their food is). Sinigang reminded me of my visit in Cebu, Menudo was on point, and the Lechon Kawali has that Bisayan touch! Talagang masarap ang pagkain kaya ano pang hinihintay ninyo, come on and try this place out! Mabuhay!

Great Mom and Pops place! Customer service is fast and welcoming. Food always satisfies my taste buds and stomach. Will definitely keep coming back! Highly recommended!

Omg! I can’t say enough good about this place. The food is incredible. The sweet and sour chicken is my new favorite.

Absolutely amazing! This is the best personal dining experience I’ve ever had. I was instantly greeted with a smile. All meals are hand made. The love is in the flavor. The outside is humble but the service and food is excellent. I highly highly recommend to any and all! You will not be disappointed.

This is absolutely the best Phillipines food restaurant in Pensacola. The pork adobo was so delicious and properly seasoned. Don’t let the humble entry fool you. The staff was very accommodating and attentive. They do not serve alcohol, but ask what you can do about it!
The restaurant décor was very homelike and welcoming. It will not disappoint.

Great food and the service was good thy kept asking how it was and if I needed anything. Out of the 3 Filipino places I have been in Pensacola, this one was the best

Small cozy place to eat. I can’t comment on the food yet but the service is good and prices are reasonable.

You shouldn’t be afraid of the little poorly painted building off the side of the road. Suzanne’s catering is more than just a caterer, she’s restaurateur. She applies those Filipino skills excellently and effortlessly in the kitchen. And, you know you’ve gone to a great place when the restaurant is filled with other Filipinos.
These are some of the kindest people I’ve met up here. Just waiting for my food for takeout was offered cakes water soda you name it. The kindness is overwhelming. So let’s start with dessert first. I have the cassava cake, that was the best thing I have stuck in my mouth in a long time textually it was moist it was sweet you can taste the casaba it was excellent. Then I had the Filipino rice cake, it tasted just like a moist pound cake was very good but my heart went to the cassava cake.
So the staff is stellar and the ambience well it’s very homey so homey think you’re at home. Maybe that’s why I say don’t be afraid of the poorly painted building, is Susan’s catering a dump or a dive and somewhere in between. But they’re so nice you don’t even notice it anymore.
Now for the food, what was excellent and it was very tasty very very flavorful. I had the Lumpia which is like a Chinese eggroll but it’s a Filipino eggroll. I also had the pork noodle Songdahgra. I’m spelling it phonetically and my phonetics are probably way off. Well, both were excellent.
So don’t be afraid of Filipino food it’s excellent and it’s flavorful a lot of textures and a lot of big taste and don’t be afraid of that poorly painted buildings either because you got some big hearts in there.

Didn’t even know this place was here. Went in and placed an order to go after calling to confirm they were open. Very nice owners and very convenient location to NAS Pensacola. Daily specials. Had the special and an order of lumpia and the food was very good and reasonable priced.

Step in this place and you are in the islands. Authentic and warm place. The Pork Adobo is just as I would eat back in Luzon Bataan. If you don’t understand the menu, they will be glad to assist. A great Philippines Restaurant with that traditional Philippines feel. Visit soon!

Really good Filipino Food, the Dinuguan and Halo-​halo reminds me of home. The people are nice and they know good Filipino food. I would recommend this to anybody looking for good Filipino food, better than the restaurant in Fort Walton Beach.

Solid off the beaten path place! Susan is really sweet with awesome hair! We had the adobo special which was solid but the best was the sweet and sour chicken that a friend ordered — insanely good! Will be back for sure.

Filipino home cooking I won’t dare tell my mom reminds me of home. Otherwise she’d get mad at me, of course my mom’s home cooking is always going to be the best but hey those who don’t or won’t cook it, buy it and this place has it!
I ordered the chicken tinolang soup for this cold florida weather we’re having in february. It was so yummy! Just like mom makes it and served over white rice. Just add some fish sauce to taste and down it with a bottle of cold water. It was so delicious. The serving size I think was meant for two people but hey I’ll be honest even I let my inner heifer out to enjoy a big meal.
I also tried out the lumpia shanghai of course, that’s what filipino food is known food sadly, there’s so much more than the fried filipino eggroll to our cuisine!
If you’re craving puto (filipino rice dessert) it’s special order and not on hand. They do have banana turon & halo halo available. Price wasn’t too bad and I’m glad its right around the corner from Pensacola State College. It can be my quick lunch spot between classes in the future.
The restaurant is complete with TFC on the big screen, fans on the walls, beads hanging over the door, and photos of family and friends of the owner in each area of the place. It’s pretty filipino if you ask me and that’s how I like it.

A little, delicious secret in the Warrington area. Susan’s chicken adobo is delicious, and I found the owner and server to be nothing but friendly and chatty. Their short rib special although not at all what I expected was delicious.

Ok food… Service is very slow. one of the worst experiences I ever had at a restaurant. the lady was unnecessarily rude. I won’t ever go there again.

I heard about Susan’s at a holiday party and it was exactly what I needed after a trying week at work. The small little house/​dining room is a little worn at the edges but, definitely charming. We walked through the door to enter the family dinner hour as Susan, friends and family were just finishing. It was just like arriving at Grandma’s house just a little late. The big screen in the room filled the air with Filipino Melodramas and the room was full of Asian/​Pacific region tchotchkes. Across the room, I could see a snapshot of Susan in sequined dress, a crown, bouquet, and sash.
The menu is not overly large but had a variety of Pancit dishes, Adobo, and soups. My partner elected for a soup (sorry I should have written down the name); it was a lovely light broth with bits of sausage and a fresh egg, bok choy, and thick chewy noodles. A large steamed bun filled with yummy ‘barbecued’ pork was the side for the soup. I went for pork Adobo which had a wonderful flavor. The cut of meat the used was very tasty but, it was a piece of meat that could have benefited from a slower cooking method to tenderize it. That was a small inconvenience and we ate every piece.
I can vouch for the friendliness of the owner. She wanted to know who I was and who had told us about her place. I really felt at home. Two young ladies brought in their dates two guys who had never had Flip cuisine before. Susan and the girls reassured them it would be OK and that they were going to be happy. I left full and happy to make a new friend (maybe family) for $ 20 two dishes, sides, and sodas
The skinny: This is a good place to explore Pacific Island food desires for cheap. I can see why others affectionately look up to Susan as a beneficent matriarch. I will be back to check in and try Susan’s other dishes.

The only Filipino Restaurant still running in the Pensacola area. They don’t have that much of variety on their menu like bigger Filipino Restaurants that I have been but I like how the owner, Susan, is very friendly and likes to talk stories while you eat. Very friendly staff. I was here in 2008 and it was one of my favorite spots to eat at. They are open Mon-​Sat, close on sundays. You can also call for take out if you have a copy of their menu or if you want some catering service.