Lorenzo's Kusina
“Lorenzo's Kusina is a Filipino takeaway run by Chef Lorenzo Maderas and his two brothers. The inspiration behind our food comes from the memories of growing up in Tarlac, capturing an array of flavours from street food to family meals. At Lorenzo's Kusina we aim to deliver restaurant-quality food from our kitchen to your door. Lorenzo's Kusina will bring you a fusion of flavours and textures. Sweet, sour, and salty combined to create meals that will excite almost any palate.”
Quick info
About Lorenzo's Kusina
Lorenzo's Kusina is a Filipino halal takeaway in London on Portobello Rd, run by Chef Lorenzo Maderas and his two brothers. The food draws on the family's upbringing in Tarlac, and the menu is built around rice bowls, including chicken and rice bowls and an 8 hour slow cooked beef. Honey glazed chicken bites come with a honey sauce, and jerk inasal sits alongside them. Every order is to go, with no dine-in. The kitchen is open Tuesday to Sunday and closed Mondays.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention 8 hour slow cooked beef, honey glazed chicken bites, jerk inasal and plantain.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention 8 hour slow cooked beef, honey glazed chicken bites, jerk inasal and plantain.
Featured reviews
- Junaid
“Google says open, but you're closed at 13:30pm, no message on window. What's up with that? Wasted my time walking here.”
- Chelsea Tan
“Why is my beef portion so sad for apparently a “bigger bowl”? I expected a bigger protein portion for £14. Some parts of the beef was passable but majority of it was tough and not tender.”
- Maria Burton
“Delicious food and large portions it’s only take away no dine in but there’s a nearby green area where you can seat and eat”
- Qpid Aesthetics
“Just ordered on Uber eats. Let me tell you this 8 hour beef was beautiful the honey sauce the Mac salad the flavours thank you so much. I’ll be coming back.”
- Manileñang Nurse sa UK
“I’m so happy there’s a filipino halal food in the corner of Portobello. 🥹 This tastes like home! Definitely will be my go to dinner after my Friday gyms! Lorenzo’s really friendly too. ❤️”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often single out the 8 hour slow cooked beef, which one describes as tearing easily and melting as it is bitten, and another calls beautiful alongside its honey sauce and the Mac salad. Close behind are the honey glazed chicken bites, praised by one reviewer as the best they have tasted, and the chicken and rice bowl, with the plantain and a jerk inasal also getting mentions. Portions are repeatedly called large, and one says a bowl is enough for two. Several say it tastes like home, and the owner and his brothers are described as friendly. The takeaway is counter only, with one reviewer pointing to a nearby green area for eating. The criticisms are specific. One reviewer found most of the beef in a bigger bowl tough and the protein portion small for the cost, and another walked over at lunchtime after Google listed it as open, only to find it closed with no note on the window. One diner says the staff gave them an extra portion on the house.
Location
Restaurants near Lorenzo's Kusina
- Grove Fish Bar4.03200.2 mi
fish and chips, doner kebab, crispy sausage
- Sporting Club London4.36060.3 miWheelchair accessible
grilled sardines, sporting match days, portuguese seafood
- The Ledbury4.71,7040.3 miReservations
tasting menu, chef patron tableside visits, tempura scallop
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo's Kusina | 4.417 | — | 8 hour slow cooked beef, honey glazed chicken bites, jerk inasal |
| Grove Fish Bar | 4.0320 | 0.2 mi | fish and chips, doner kebab, crispy sausage |
| Sporting Club LondonWheelchair accessible | 4.3606 | 0.3 mi | grilled sardines, sporting match days, portuguese seafood |
| The LedburyReservations | 4.71,704 | 0.3 mi | tasting menu, chef patron tableside visits, tempura scallop |
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