"If you are wanting to have a fun and unique food/social experience with your friends, then reserving seats at the Kamayan at Tanam won 't let you down. Before I get into the Kamayan, I will warn you that this restaurant is SMALL. It can 't be more than 100 square feet. They don 't have a bathroom, but there is one available nearby. You have the option to eat outside in a cute little courtyard though if you aren 't doing the Kamayan. The Kamayan is a Filipino family style feast where you sit around a table laid with banana tree leaves under a variety of foods and eat with your hands! Tanam hosts these every Wednesday at 5pm, 7pm and 9pm. There are 10 seats, and they will sell all 10 even if you have a party of 8 (like us). It 's not awkward though, since it 's pretty fun for everyone and easy to get along. It 's house policy for everyone to wash their hands before sitting. For the feast, the staff will artfully lay out rice in a snake pattern, with 4 lobsters, fish, fried pork belly, fried chicken wings, muscles, green veggies, pineapple, sauces and more. Before the feast begins, the staff will teach you how to eat with your hands, which is unexpectedly difficult when trying to dip rice clumps in sauce. Then, you gorge yourself for 2 hours until you 're in a sweet and salty food coma. They have a small drink selection, but wow they have some really refreshing unique cocktails. Get the ube sour at least. The biggest downside of the Kamayan is how expensive it is. The seats are $70 each, and go to $89 if you include tax and tip. This doesn 't include drinks, which are pricey. It 's a lot of food, and it tastes good, but it of course isn 't as efficient as hitting up a cheap Chinese buffet for food per dollar spent. However, it 's a lot more social than a buffet or any other kind of 'all you can eat ' place, so it 's hard to put a price on that. Probably not $89 though. Still, I don 't have any regrets reserving the seats. It was a good, fun experience that everyone was happy with. We were the second group to finish the entire feast (mostly because of my personal efforts to make it so), and I was completely stuffed and happy. It was definitely a memorable experience in a good way, and I recommend everyone to try it at least once."
