Isn't this illegal in the Philippines?
They advertise prices before VAT. As far as I know, unlike in other countries, in the Philippines it's illegal to display the pre-tax price at all, no matter where in the graphic you put "+VAT."
I was shocked that the receipt total was higher than I had expected (one of our group paid, and we were seated right away as soon as we walked in). I had already set a budget, and because I knew this was illegal, I never noticed the small +VAT label.
It was also my first time eating at Kabalen since around 2013/2014. The food was all just mediocre. It's not worth the price at all. Even the fried kangkong I used to love didn't taste anything like it used to, and the "authentic Pampanga-style" sisig tasted nothing like real sisig.
Honestly, I felt sorry for the group of foreigners who picked this place.
I went to Kabalen once, my first and last time, and it was so bad that I wished I'd just spent the money at my regular neighborhood eatery (carinderia) instead. It would have been worth more there.
Wow, so American, adding tax on top. I've never found anything good there anyway.
According to DTI Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 10, series of 2006, advertised prices must include VAT.
I'm genuinely curious, who even goes to Kabalen? Who owns it? 💀 It's way too expensive for the food they serve. There are never any customers, so I used to joke that Kabalen is all a money-laundering front lol I thought the prices would be for ordinary people but they're not even that
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