Lakwatsa

Lounge in London, United Kingdom. People talk about delicious lychee bubble tea, coconut jam and prawn toast. See reviews and recommendations.

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Well, actually, everything in the menu is excellent.

❤️ Always love to keep coming back.

Only let down is when menu isn't complete, but all the food is delish.

And my All-time favourite drink - taro milk tea ❤️❤️❤️ Nice & cosy place to spend time with lov

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Josephine's Restaurant - London's oldest Filipino restaurant | The ...

Filipino restaurants in London are a rarity, Tripadvisor website only shows a handful of the search engines.

I came across Josephine’s restaurant in Charlotte Street and always wanted to try more Filipino dishes.

Josephine’s Restaurant has been running in central London for over 20 years’ family run serving authentic Filipino dishes.

Although it may seem like a shabby looking restaurant it does serve great Filipino food.

Chicken adobo at Josephine’s comes in chunkier chicken pieces, immersed in a special Filipino sauce tasting a mixture of savoury, sourness.

Boy Mestizo: Hoy, London! | A boy and his (mainly) food experiences

Well, Kalesa is unfortunately closed now, despite my ringing endorsement.

But there have been other changes within the London Filipino food scene that far outshine the closure of one restaurant – changes that continue to make me tremble in excited anticipation that, yes, Filipino food will one day make it.

Certainly one to watch – Rex de Guzman is a bright young thing seeking to bring contemporary Filipino food to the London restaurant scene.

Considering that Filipino food could be seen as the first true ‘fusion’ cuisine, it makes sense that Filipino fusion would eventually hit London.

Check them out for their crispy pata, one of their Specials of the Day – it was pretty stellar when I had it!

VQ launch new Great Russell Street Restaurant | I-AM London

Last week, some of the I-AM team were excited to attend the opening of the brand new VQ restaurant on Great Russell Street.

The Great Russell Street site is much larger than the restaurant in Fulham where VQ have made their name, but still needed to encapsulate the core VQ idea of ‘24-hour life’.

The key features of the space include a striking 8 metre light wall that stretches across an entire wall, displaying low-resolution images of ‘London life’.

The content is designed to capture the movement of city life whilst the mood ranges calming and light, to slightly more darker and vibrant in the evening creating an entirely different atmosphere in the restaurant.

The introduction of timber and leather has warmed the palate from the previous VQ site in Fulham; famous quotes adorn the walls, all featuring anecdotes about time and ‘24-hour life’ and the monochromatic colour schemes, clean lines and angles mean the space is a beautiful space to sit and let time go by.

Tea bars in London: where to get a lovely cuppa | London Evening ...

ES Food Newsletter AMANZI What: A new boutique two-tier tea shop complete with a tea wall, tea tastings, tea baristas, a tea bar and tea art work.

Find it: 24 New Cavendish Street, W1, amanzitea.co.uk URBAN TEA ROOMS What: a new Soho tea room selling sandwiches and 10 loose-leaf teas supplied by the Rare Tea Company.

Find it: 19 Kingly Street, W1B, urbantearooms.com GOOD AND PROPER What: A new mobile brew bar selling black, green and oolong teas and homemade crumpets.

Find it: 34 Kensington Church Street, W8, LAKWATSA What: New Filipino snacking and bubble tea lounge in Portobello.

Find it: Soho, Harvey Nichols, Notting Hill and Westfield Stratford City, bubbleology.co.uk BLUEBERRY TEA What: Shoreditch bar with food, live music, cocktails, a 22-strong organic tea menu and afternoon tea party packages.

Electric Diner | Restaurants in Westbourne, London

With its unfinished brick and concrete walls, low lighting, french grey-painted plank ceiling, red leather banquettes and lively open kitchen down one side, evoking a sort of chic US railway car diner, the spot easily delivers on atmosphere.

The hip vibe extends to the menu, which features artery-unfriendly American classics: cheeseburgers (which arrives in a pretentious presentation on a small plate with a sharp knife sticking out of it like a sinister birthday candle), hot dogs, milkshakes (pleasantly creamy, sensibly sized).

But each classic dish is well-thought-out and composed of good ingredients: French fries are thin and crispy, but made of flavourful potatoes, even a simple bibb lettuce and avocado salad was enlivened with finely chopped chives and tarragon, so it actually tasted of something.

The Diner gets extra points for having a children’s menu with healthy, tasty food: salmon and broccoli was a great relief to a refined diner of modest age who tires easily of the frozen fish fingers foisted upon her elsewhere.

Desserts are a must-have: a slice of classic lemon meringue pie was as big as Texas, and as bold.

Lakwatsa | Restaurants in Westbourne, London

A stone’s throw from Portobello Road, this new bubble tea joint gives nearby branch of Bubbleology a run for its money with a colourful contemporary interior (complete with cushioned swing seats), and plenty of fruit or milk tea options – served is trendy jam jars.

For an alternative to the traditional chewy tapioca balls, you can opt for pop-in-the-mouth fruit juice balls instead, which are served up in generous quantity.

To eat there’s a range of Asian snacks including Filipino rice balls filled with vinegar-marinated chicken, crispy-fried squid or Japanese gyoza dumplings, plus a range of Filipino desserts.