Lutong Pinoy

We were looking for linoy food in London and this is where we landed. Let me tell you, my go to whenever in London.

Food was whatever but this was the literal worst service ever. The woman got our orders wrong and when we told her, she got pissed at us and then just didn't serve us the rest of the time. No water the whole time we were there, nothing. Absolutely don't recommend this place until they get new servers. Horrible waitress.

The food is four stars. The service and table layout is two stars. I like the sizzling tofu and sizzling squid. But neither of them were actually sizzling. I was expecting a loud head turning show stopper of a dish to appear at my table. Maybe because it was squid and tofu they had to turn down the sizzle factor to retain the right texture. Because chicken dishes were sizzling properly. Matt G - why don't you write a doctoral thesis on Filipino culinary sizzling in the 21th century while you're at it.

The squid had a good texture and made of chopped up squid parts rather than just the white rings. The sauce to ingredient ratio was good. They use a lot of carrots. It comes with rice, so you save a £ or so compared to ordering one of the dishes that isn't part of the "rice deal". The food was quite salty. A main course price for 8-9 £ is a really good deal. And it was actually very tasty.

The dining space is very small even if it's on two floors and they really have tried to maximise revenue by cramming in as many tables as possible. Some tables you literally have to get out of your chair so that the table next to you can get in. Tables are a bit too close for comfort and thus I was forced to listen to a random elderly couple trying to communicate to each other in three different languages. When we first entered the place was so smokey and everyone was coughing. I picture a very small kitchen that can't handle the volume of cooking. I don't mind warm room temperature, but here it was almost humid like the deep jungles of the Philippines.

Servers never came to check up on us or refill water or offer dessert menu. I would have wanted the Halo halo dessert, which is one of my all time favourites and hard to find in the UK, but I was just fed up with the slow service towards the end.

Location was okay, street construction. Order food Silogs was on the spot, bulalo need more flavor to plain. Waitress kinda hv attitude,

What a gem in Earl's Court area of London. I have never tried Filipino cuisine before, and am in awe. The drawback is the dishes were a bit cold (sitting in the kitchen for too long?). It's a small eatery so don't expect nice decors or super clean condition. Food is unique though. Generally welcoming family ambiance. Nonetheless, the seafood platter (as well as the pork / chicken) platter are really impressive. Complete with a pot of soup.

I saw this on Youtube and gave it a try while in London last week.

The food was average and the service was painfully slow. We placed our order, and half an hour later, the server came and told us one of the dishes we ordered was not available. It took about another 10 mins for my food to arrive. My friend ended up getting the buffet instead, which I thought was not worth GBP 8.99 (can't really remember exactly the cost but it was around that amount.)

When we were paying for our food, we were asked if we were paying in cash or card. They said if we were paying in cash, we had to give them the exact amount since they didn't have any change, which I thought was odd.

Management will need to make drastic changes on their service as well as how they run this restaurant if they want to compete with the Jollibee that's opening next month.

What a find.

Sisig? Lechon kawali? Get outta here!

This is a family joint for family patrons. If you're unfamiliar with Filpino cuisine it would be most helpful to get a clue before visiting. Stick with fried pork, garlic rice, more pork, some squid, maybe a little soup or noodles to tie things off. Oh, and don't forget the halo halo.

Guests have a choice of buffet or a la carte. Either way you win.

I have been craving some Filipino food for awhile now, so before I headed to London this past weekend, I took a look at recommendations for Filipino restaurants. They are few and far between if you don't live in California... or the Philippines, so I knew it was slim pickins. I saw reviews for this restaurant, but also got some recommendations from some pinoys working at the Royal National.

I wasn't sure what to expect because I know that Filipino cuisine is different from region to region and it isn't meant to be gourmet, it is meant to be comfort food. It is really easy to find (take the Earl's Court Road exit when leaving the tube station). In fact you'll notice that there is a Filipino food store across the street and another Filipino restaurant right next to this one.

When I walked in I was greeted by the smells of familiar dishes and people speaking Tagalog. While the All You Can Eat Buffet for £8.00 was a very tempting offer (they have a list of what is on the buffet to help you decide), sinigang was not on the buffet, so I asked for a menu. The menu had a lot of things that I wanted to order, in fact I almost strayed from my mission because they had just about everything my mom makes for me!

If you are not familiar with Filipino food, sinigang is a tamarind based soup. It is sour in taste and depending on who is making it, it could be made less sour or more sour. In the soup itself is usually some kind of meat (pork, beef, fish, shrimp, etc.) and a variety of vegetables. The veggies also differ based on preferences... Sinigang is usually eaten with rice... well just about every Filipino dish is eaten with rice.

I ordered the pork soup (they do have it with fish and beef, can't remember if they have it with shrimp) and if you want rice, you will have to order it extra as it does not come with it. The soup came in a fairly big bowl and with a nice sized scoop of rice on a plate. There was a bit of the rice that was a little soggy, but the rest of it was good. The soup itself had okra, eggplant, tomato, onion, daikon, and a few leaves of spinach. They also used pork belly in the soup. I am not a fan of okra so would've preferred some other green vegetable (or even more spinach), but enjoyed all the other bits. The soup itself was just the right amount of sour and salty for me, which made the order a great success. It was definitely a very filling meal which sadly means that I did not try any of the desserts =(.

My meal was just over £9.00 and I thought it was well worth it. If you haven't tried Filipino food, stop in and try it!

I dont always post a review, but when I do it must be great my friend. Greetings from OKC Thunder Country!

WB

This place is very yummy!

I am here in London on business for a few months and had a craving for some Filipino food. I didn't actually think that there would be a Filipino restaurant in London. In California, we have them everywhere.

I was pleasantly surprised at how authentic everything was and how delicious the food was. I came during the lunch buffet and they had everything from kare-kare, menudo, lechong kawali, dinuguan, pinakbet to traditional Filipino drinks like sago't gulaman.

To top things off, the family that owns the place is actually from Batangas which is my mom's hometown in the Philippines.

It's also funny how we all obviously had different English accents but when we spoke Tagalog, it's like we were all from the same place.

Anyway, I will come back here again before I leave for California. This place feels and smells like home. And for anyone who hasn't had Filipino food, I highly recommend it because it's like nothing you've had before.