Reviews Lutong Pinoy Filipino Restaurant

We went to Lutong Pinoy on a cold November evening after a day of visiting Kensington Palace & the British Museum. Though we had afternoon tea earlier but our family is ready for a meal that is familiar. Though we had several choices, we ended up at Lutong Pinoy. We opted for & ordered from the readily cooked & available meals already on display since we were hungry. We had the 3 combo meals with rice, munggo, adobong baboy, adobong manok, paksiw na bangus & longganisa. We also had ginataang bilo-bilo for dessert. We could have had halo-halo too if they had it. Hot sinigang soup was given to us as a side to warm us up according to the proprietor. All in all the food was great and hit the right spot. London is lucky to have Filipino & other ethnic dishes to add variety to its already overgrown melting pot.

Home away from home cooking!... good food!... highly recommended for London visitors that missed Filipino food!

Lovely Filipino food. Reasonable vegetarian spread, close to the Earl's Court tube station. Portions are a little small so order 2 starters and 2 main courses for 2 people :-) ... Lovely staff

Have visited this place a few times now since there are not really a lot of Filipino restaurants around. My only advise is, go for ala carte or boodle fight menu and ignore the buffet :) I have tried the buffet twice and ok both times i was disappointed. First, there are not a lot of dishes and maybe it's just me but presentation is another factor too. Also in a buffet you would expect more choices of different authentic filipino dishes but for the both times i went for buffet, it was very limited and did not taste as good although for £8.50 you can't really complain. HOWEVER!!! When i opted for Ala Carte Menu and ordered Lechon Kawali (Pan roasted pork), Crispy Pata (Deep Fried Pork Thigh), Pork Sisig and few more dishes.... i was over the moon as they were so gooooooood. Also, one night i went here with friends to try the boodle fight menu which is basically food served on banana leaves with lots of rice topped with 5 choices of dishes, vegetable, mangoes and a big pot of soup. This is well worth it and i would rate them 5******* for this.

I realised how I've learned to appreciate more Filipino dishes when I left the Philippines. I ate a lot growing up but was quite picky. I'd have anything inihaw (grilled) or prito (fried) but wouldn't touch anything with tomato sauce such as menudo and afritada or clear soup like nilaga or tinola. I still have my preferences now, but my palate for Filo food has definitely evolved.

During this visit to Lutong Pinoy, we had chicharon bulaklak (£6) for starters. I never used to eat these fried pork intestines as my mother prohibited me from doing so for 'health reasons'.

We also had longanisa (£6.25) Growing up, I wasn't a fan of these Filo-version of pork sausages. However, I've developed a taste for the garlicky ones over time and have started to enjoy the sweet version.

Laing (£5.50) is my favourite Filo dish of all time. It came swimming in a pool of coconut milk during our previous visit. Thankfully they got the balance right this time around.

I only started liking lechon paksiw (£6.50) in college. It's a stew made with the leftovers of lechon (that's roast pig for you Filo food newbs, aka Anthony Bourdain's "best pig ever"). Granted, it is not the best I've had but it was good enough to satisfy a craving. 

We also had lechon kawali (£8). That's deep fried pork belly for you lot. I was slightly disappointed that the skin didn't crackle to our liking, but... deep-fried pork belly. Come on. And you can never go wrong with lechon sauce. 

To break our swine intake overload, I ordered daing na bangus (£9.50). This is something Filipinos would eat for breakfast... with garlic fried rice. It's 'butterflied' milkfish marinated in vinegar and garlic, then fried. I never liked this before as I was a cereal eater as a child. 

We ended up getting halo-halo (£3.50) for dessert, something else I didn't really like growing up. For Filo food newbs, this is a shaved ice dessert similar to kacang. It wasn't as mind-blowing as The Pen's halo-halo, but I liked that it was not overly sweet.

Looking back at our orders that night, my tween self would have probably only eaten two dishes. Thank God my palate's a bit more mature now and I get to enjoy all these (and a lot more) dishes I used to ignore.

From a global point of view, Filipino cuisine is really the poster child of 'fusion' cuisine. It's odd, unfamiliar, and definitely different from its more popular Southeast Asian counterparts. But if you experience it yourself, you may find how it's a reflection of Philippine history. If you dig your forks a little deeper though, I think you'd find it's quite like the Filipino people - bold and excitable, familial and welcoming, and absolutely evolving.

Filipino Food? Go to Earl’s Court. It never disappoints. The food is great. More on the pricey side but we are eating Filipino Food in London so it gets a pass. Tried sinigang na baboy and it felt like home. The place is cozy but a bit small. There is no line and a number of people is inside. They serve at a steady pace. Overall a great experience. I recommend going there if you have a Filipino Meal craving.

Hita home ❤️ crispy pata had really tender meat and crunchy skin. Bulalo - beef was melt in your mouth and portion size was very good. Sadly, there was no samalamig (we will try again next time) It took a qhile for the dishes to be served. Food came out hot but yeah... youre gonna have to wait :) They have a loo They accept card payments

This was an amazing experience and amazing food! I came here with my Philippino brother and he said that he hasn't had food this good outside of the Philippines! We had a shared platter called "Jeproks" with garlic rice 😋😋, a side of tofu ( Sizzling Tokwa) and mixed vegetables (ilocano pinakbet). We were three people and left very satisfied! Every meal had so much flavour we couldn't even pick a favourite! We will be back.. Again and again!

Brilliant restaurant with amazing Filipino food. All your favourites here also good if you've not eaten Filipino food before. There is outside dining & inside. For location drinks prices are good value with beer being £5 . The house wine is also very nice. Tap water available. Loved it

My experience in Lutong Pinoy was a very good one. Many tasty dishes on there menu food was excellent and full of flavour. Due to how busy the restaurant was you could see why the service was a bit on the slow side , but the staff were still extremely helpful and nice.