Lutong Pinoy

Really looked forward to their buffet but for starters, as soon as I entered the restaurant, no one was there. A bit disappointed with the lunch buffet but I might be biased to as I have not tried their other dishes. Im just giving 3 stars for the lunch buffet only.

I was looking forward eating here last night, then the guy asked me if i had a reservation and i said none and so he told me they had no space for me. So i ate next door. The other place’s staff are friendly and accommodating. Then today, I went in Lutong Pinoy again this time, the place was pretty empty so we were able to sit down right away. Then that same guy waited on us. My wife asked if we could use their wifi and he told us they dont have one even though they have a sticker saying free wifi from their door. So, we asked the lady waitress instead, for the password and she gave it to us. Then we waited an hour for our food while the guy waiter just kept looking at us, not concerned a single bit. We just waited patientIy and after an hour we asked the lady waitress about our food and only then when they followed up with our order and told us it wont take long, considering we have been already waited for an hour! The same guy was still apathetic, so we left not waiting for our order anymore and we went back to the restaurant next door instead. Never going back to Lutong Pinoy again. Not sure what his problem is but i will not recommend that place for bad customer service! Waiter that has disliking on a customer is always not good. Can’t trust them if they will spit on your food or not. Just my experience.

We have been looking forward to checking this place out, and had been given positive feedback from friends that had previously been. So decided to make a lunch date out of it with some friends.
On arrival our booking seemed to have been missed and it took some time and a few discussions to get seated. When finally seated we were served by a lady that seemed to take a obvious dislike to the ladies in our group… Not sure why?
The food came out at different time, which was fine and overall was ok. It’s more «home cooked» quality rather than restaurant and I think that’s what the majority of the customers like, who appeared to be regulars (and predominantly Filopino).
There was a mess up on our desert order which caused an awkward moment (with the server with the attitude) but it was rectified and turned up tasting pretty good.
There aren’t a massive amount of Filipino restaurants so if we have the hankering, we will come here again but hopefully we won’t unintentionally upset the waiting staff!

I would have given it 5 star if only for the past years I’ve visited they would have added another branch and maybe made the restaurant bigger! The place is amazing. True to the flavour and taste of filipino food. I have a british filipino mix parents and we have mix culinary in our home. The food they make is just extra special to what we have at home.
I like that they had also created the buffet. It changes depending on which days you come around and the broth soups are just mouth watering.
The buffet contains:
They have 2 options of rice Fried with vegetable or normal white rice
Noodles thick and thin
Sometimes pork or chicken INASAL (grilled with special sauce)
Beef or chicken Kare Kare. It has a very smooth texture and neutral sweet savoury taste Awesome when you have it with white rice!
Sinigang OMG! THIS YOU MUST TRY. It’s like stew with all kinds of summery vegetables and it can be in a buffet or you can order special MUST TRY
Overall, You must look through the menu too. It has some special filipino food that even filipinos miss back in the philippines. Try the «TOSINO» or ask for the sweet sausages… its not actually sweet as candy haha BUT JUST GO AND TRY IT! x

Came in just in time to beat the dinner rush? The lower section was reserved for a large group so we made do with upstairs seating for our party of four.
Food was pretty mediocre. We ordered Pork Sinigang — not a lot of pork, lechon kawali and pancit bihon. Also had halohalo for dessert (the best part).
Not the best compared to other filipino in the SF/​Bay Area but I can see the appeal to Filipino Londoners with minimal choices who may be missing a taste of home.
Funny the large party that was reserved was mostly non-​filipino. Hope they don’t think all our cuisine tastes like that.
Wifi available but could not connect.

I have been here once shortly after I moved to London from LA. Being Filipino, I crave for my home country’s dishes. I Unilocaled the best Filipino restaurant I can find and I was so excited to find this place. I came with my Filipina friend who was equally excited, unfortunately our excitement quickly faded. We were pretty disappointed that the food here was not up to par. I had the dinuguan (blood stew) but it was quite waterdown and not vinegarry at all. I also had laing here and sadly I found it to be lacking salt and taste. My friend and I shared the pancit and it was just mediocre. Thankfully, I did not bring my non-​Filipino husband here otherwise it would really leave a bad taste to his mouth. Seriously, Filipino food is good unfortunately not here.

Service was slow, table was sticky, food was mediocre. Me and a friend had two bowls of soup and their egg roll appetizer. Everything was bland.

Awesome food with great service. Definitely coming back.

I had my first impression of Filipino food here, and it was great. Garlic rice has sprung to the top of my rice preparation rankings; it has the perfect texture, with the perfect amount of stickiness, and the flavoring is not overbearing but not too mild.
I ordered Bangsliog with is fried milkfish with a fried egg and the aforementioned garlic rice. The fish was nice and crispy. However, the entire dish was a little too dry. If the egg was sunny side up or prepared in a fashion such that the yolk could spill over the dish and add some moisture then that would have been perfect.
They also had some appeasing fried plantains on display, so I ended up ordering one. It was really good, but again a bit dry. If I had a very light dipping sauce, then I would probably be back there right now.
The prices are great too. There is nothing on the takeaway menu for more than 9 quid. Also, they have a buffet for 8.50 or a takeaway buffet box for 5.50.
The restaurant also has an authentic and genuine atmosphere. I saw my server hug one of the patrons as she left demonstrating the friendly neighborhood feel to the venue.

Being filipino-​American in london, it’s great to have a local for that occassional craving of mom’s cooking. I thought the only place I could find such things were in California or New York! This place is as close as it gets to this side of the pond…

I went their on a saturday for the lunch buffet. All the dishes were very tasty at very reasonable prices. In addition to the food, on the tv they show a Filipino channel. When we were there, a hilarious Filipino family talent show was on!

fantasitic food, very yummy, definatley coming here again, great service to!

If you are craving homestyle filipino food, go to Lutong’s in Earls Court!!! the food is great, a wide range of dishes ranging from sinagang, adobo, lechon and pancit. the food is so delicious and the owners Mario and Kathy are so friendly and welcoming that you feel like you’re back home!!! a great place to go with family and friends!!!

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!

«Masarap! «Translated means delicious!

Ang sarap! We went on a Sunday for a buffet… delicious lechon, paksiw, diniguan and sinigang!

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.

Everywhere I go, I make it a point to dine in a Filipino restaurant so i could review them in my
site, a Filipino cuisine page. This restaurant is as authentic as it could be. The best tortang talong (eggplant omelet) this side of the Atlantic. It is not to be missed.