Josephine’s Filipino Restaurant

London, United Kingdom

3.2

Closed now

15 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+44 20 7580 6551
Website:
www.filipinorestaurant.net
Address:
4 Charlotte Street Fitzrovia, London, United Kingdom, W1T 2LP
Fitzrovia
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
460 ftPercy Street
620 ftTottenham Court Road Station
820 ftWardour Street;Wardour Street Oxford Street
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
No
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Alcohol
Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
No
Dogs Allowed
No
Waiter Service
Yes

Today

Today 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (London) 07:40 Saturday, 28 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Tuesday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Thursday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Friday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Filipino Cuisine: Traditional food such as Adobo, Kare Kare, Lechon Kawali, Krispi Pata, Halo Halo

History

Established in 1996.

The First Filipino Restaurant in Central London.

Famous Filipino Customers such as Manny Pacquiao, Vice Ganda, Sharon Cuneta have dined here as well as Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkinton.

We serve traditional Filipino food such as Adobe, Kare Kare and Krispi Pata. We cater to meat eaters and vegetarians alike.

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15 reviews of Josephine’s Filipino Restaurant

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Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom
Really nice place with excellent service and very good food. Our waiter for more than happy to give us tips on our food and was extremely helpful. The food arrived very fast and it was a very good quality and nicely presented.
All in all we had a very pleasurable experience and especially considering that this was my first time in a Philippine restaurant. Something i will for sure tap again in the not so far future
If you are in the hood i would for sure siggest a try
Place rating: 1
Collingdale, PA
Eating here right now… And guess what I am not enjoying it. Edward or whatever the name of their son is such a fucking rude guy. I dont care if his the som of the owner but being rude and giving smart comment to a paying customer isnt acceptable!!! I dont mind if you joke around but being rude isnt!!! Never going back nor going to recommend.
Place rating: 5
Brighton, United Kingdom
I like going here when I’m in the city. The staff are really nice and accommodating. My son loved his food. My husband loved his San Miguel beer. The price is right, in my opinion. A business as established as this can justify what they do best, which is hearty, flavourful Filipino food. The latest news is Manny Pacquiao has been there early this year. Love this place!
Place rating: 1
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
I booked a table to celebrate my husband’s birthday. We were looking forward to some tasty Filipino food served in a friendly family atmosphere. What we got instead was mediocre food that I could have cooked better at home. You would expect Filipinos to be able to cook rice to perfection, but our rice was hard and we’re lucky it didn’t break our teeth. The sago’t gulaman had lumps of undisolved sugar in, and when we asked the old waiter to change it, he made a scene in front of all the other customers. Josephine’s know that you won’t go back a second time, so they try to squeeze as much as ther can out of you on your first (and only) visit. In this country, when you pay a premium price, you expect to get decent food with a premium level of service. If you expect to get either of these here, you’ll more than likely be disappointed.
Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom
Charlotte St. is a busy place, full of new, hip, trendy spots, all targetting the hot cuisine du jour. Josephine’s, conversely, follows an aesthetic from last decade, a little too proper and outdated in it’s décor. Kinda like all those delicious Indian restaurants with their white tablecloths… their food is as yummy as ever, why don’t people flock to us anymore?
I agree, it’s completely unfair. We went to josphine’s as a group, asked that they bring us whatever they recommend, and we had delicious, tasty, hearty, and in some cases uniquely spiced food that left me wanting more. Pork belly was fantastic, yummy vegetable sides, I even liked the squid which I never would have ordered myself. Like Indian food, it’s nice to get a big sampling of dishes, sharing in the variety is half the fun. Were I to only choose one plate, well, it gets tricky.
We also had Philipino beer, some strong ale mixed with a liquor — pow! Interesting, like a Newcastle with punch.
So, no, it’s not some trendy food fashion… it’s traditional yums, passed down through the ages by a culture you’ve probably never tried, so do it already.
Place rating: 5
Lahaina, HI
Visiting here from Hawaii and craving Filipino food. It was gooooood. Nice portions and cute waiter (son) with an English accent. Family owned and very friendly. Ordered so much food and ate it ALL even if we were all full. Definitely will come back before we head back home ;D
Place rating: 3
Silver Spring, MD
We had a very fine meal tonight at Josephine. The service and food were both excellent, and the ambiance was lovely. I recommend this restaurant. It was fun to try Filipino food, too.
Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom
if youre craving filipino food, especially pork lechon, lumpia and pancitgo to Josephines!!! A family run restaurant, Ed the owner greets all his customers with the friendliness of a long lost relative! reasonably priced and the dishes are yummy! i would recommend this place to all my fellow filipino’s who are looking for some home style tradional food! a great place to go with your family and friends!
Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom
very tasty food, reasonable prices too, great value for money and the service was brilliant! must try this place!
Place rating: 1
London, United Kingdom
Having never tried Filipino food, my Wife and I were excited to partake — having now eaten at Josephine’s, I’m very dubious whether we have or not, my guess is not! This place is simply a cash register, where a 15% service charge is arbitrarily added to your bill and rather than asking if the staff actually receive the gratuity, you simply don’t care, quickly leaving with a complete and utter bad taste in your mouth, on all fronts.
Place rating: 5
Camberley, United Kingdom
Great quaint restaurant with great food and warn cosy homely feel. Highly recommended
Place rating: 2
London, United Kingdom
This is a quaint little place. The décor inside makes you feel like you are in the Philippines with the art work and wooden beams. The person who served us has worked there since 1970. I really was hoping to like the food more but I didn’t particularly like my dish. I had the Adobo which is a traditional dish. It was a bit too salty for my taste. My friend had the coconut chicken dish and that was quite tasty but still not great. All in all, I wouldn’t recommend this place if you are looking for a memorable dining experience in London, but if you are specifically craving to have some Filipino food then this place will do you fine.
Place rating: 2
Berlin, Germany
I feel bad giving this place a bad rating, because the guy serving us was so cheery! I only managed to finish about a third of my meal though — and it wasn’t through a lack of hunger.
It seems that filipino food is all about extremes. The dish I ordered was supposed to have fish (from reading the menu) but it came instead with squid (I don’t like squid). It also had an overpowering garlic + seafood taste to everything on the plate which after a few forkfuls was nearly making me retch.
Place rating: 2
Portland, OR
I wasn’t expecting much from this place, but given that there aren’t many Filipino restauants in London I had to give it a shot. First I should warn that I’m used to homecooked Filipino food so my standards are probably higher.
I started off with the sinigang sabou – a salty fish soup. This was good, and normally I would have this as a rice porridge soup so ordered an extra serving of rice which came in five minutes.
If pad thai is a barometer of the quality of a thai restaurant, adobo should be a barometer of the quality of a filipino restaurant. I had the chicken adobo here and it was terrible. It was basically some carved slices of plain chicken with some vinegary adobo sauce poured on top.
My partner had some black pudding pork dish. This seemed to be some filipino-​british fusion food, and it was certainly better than my adobo. But all in all the quality of the food was just kind of bleh (about the same quality as a generic chinese takeaway), and certainly not good enough for the price.
Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom
Admittedly the Philippines isn’t known for it’s cuisine– a weird mish-​mash of Latino soul food and old fashioned asian dishes. So solely Filipino restaurants in London are few and far between.
But like every worth their salt Filipina I choose to chow down at Josephine’s when I’ve got a hankering for food from the motherland.
The kitsch and cosy restaurant sits on Charlotte Street perfect for people watching as you natter over starters. The food itself is a hug on a plate– richly marinated meats, sticky rice and fragrant soups. My must haves are the chicken adobo, crispy pork belly, finished with a bizarre traditional dessert of halo-​halo, an iced sundae complete with purple ice cream. Do not expect nouveau cuisine portions, if there’s anything Filipinos are good at it’s eating… LOTS!
So if you’re looking for something entirely different and aren’t counting your calories be a little brave and try this place out.
TIP: Greet the waiters with a smile and say ‘mabuhay’…they might just bring every dish out!