Filipiniana Philippine Café

3848 W Waters Ave, Tampa
(813) 885-6300

Recent Reviews

Frances Rolfe (Syncere Love)

This was my second time here and the food flavor is always on point. I do feel that the food can be a little bit more hot like sizzling but other than that I have no complaints. I would definitely recommend this nice quiet little restaurant.Vegetarian options: Any meal and have the meat taken out.Parking: Big parking lot.Wheelchair accessibility: There is no stairs and the is a ramp.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Halo Halo, Adobo

Caitlyn S

Absolutely love this place! We have come by multiple times and are constantly falling in love with new items. I cannot recommend this food enough!! The portions are fantastic and the flavors are indescribably delicious. The staff is always lovely. Definitely my favorite place in the area :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lem Guiao

Authentic and Delicious Filipino food! Great tasting desserts as well! Reminds me of my days in the Philippines. Friendly staff and very welcoming atmosphere.

Regina Marie Cantuba

One of the best filipino food spots in town! As always they never miss with the Halo-halo as it is a must to get every time I go there My favorite is always the BBQ, Sisig, and Lumpia as it always tastes so good each time I get it. Another thing, is their menu changes so it gives me a chance to try other authentic filipino food instead of always ordering the same thing. They have great service and would 100% recommend to anyone wanting to try filipino food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Halo Halo, Lumpia, Rice Pork BBQ on Stick, Lechon Kawali

Lorin Madrid

i was recommended to go to this place for Filipino food. But when I went we got the halo halo and I’ve ube cake. The ube cake tasted like regular vanilla cake and the halo tasted like ice and barely no flavor… I’m so disappointed. Idk if we just got a bad batch or if that’s how it taste.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ube Cake, Halo Halo

Rma B Agos

All of the food choices here are great. If you are new to Filipino foods, it is highly recommended to try Lumpia and Halo-halo. But personally, my favorite here is the Pork Sisig, Lechon Kawali, and desserts like Buko Pandan, Buko Pie, Sapin-sapin, and Biko.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ube Cake, Pork BBQ w Rice, Halo Halo, Mais Con Yelo, Lumpia, Ube Ensaymada, Lechon Kawali

Jamie Alper

We love this place. It is one of our go-to after church spots. Lots of authentic favorite Fillipino dishes and desserts. It's best to get there early lunch because they run out because everything is cooked fresh. The Halo Halo is awesome. We like the bicolexpress, dinuguan, siopao, mongo, and sisig. My favorite dessert is the sapin-sapin. I am a white add-on to a Fillipino family and there's always other ones there too lol. I've never had anything I didn't like. Except dinuguan, because they didn't tell me what it was until after I ate it. I grew up Jewish, so pigs blood just pushed the envelope a little too far ? Otherwise it's a fantastic hidden gem spot. ? ??Parking: It's a crowded lot by a hotel and there's lots of other food spots and an Asian market. It can get really crowded on the weekends. You usually find a spot, but it can be tight and stressful.Kid-friendliness: It's kids friendly. Not a lot of tables but it's perfect to eat family style.Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Bathroom might be a tight squeeze unfortunately.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Halo Halo, Diniguan Sisig and Pinoy Pork Barbecue on a Stick, Rice Mounds, Lumpia, Kare Kare and Bicol, Adobo, Lechon Kawali

Subic Station Dito Sailor

Really good food. Call ahead or look on their Facebook page to check their munu for the day because it is always different.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mimi Zapote

The best Lumpia, Halo-halo, Sisig in the area. definitely authentic Filipino that you can find. They also have desserts like my favorite Kutsinta, Buko Pandan, and the classic Buko pie that brings me back to the Philippines.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris Asercion

Used to go here once a month and somehow every visit we kept paying more for less. On our last visit instead of getting atchara as advertised, we got onions and tomatoes. My favorite buko pandan tasted nasty. Sorry for posting this but not sorry for being honest. My first review was all 5 stars. This is my updated review.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

Sanfaye Milano

First time coming here yesterday. I like the turo turo style. Everything taste good and you can buy also some snacks to go like siopao and halo halo. Simple menu but taste great! We even got a free tinola soup .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Madi M

I am in love with this place. The staff is so nice and the food is genuinely amazing and fairly priced too. The tosilog silog meal and halo halo are my favorites so far. Excited to come back and try more!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Halo Halo

Emi B

Great place to order food for a Filipino kamayan (boodle fight). The proteins were seasoned well and tasty.Also, this store has the best Halo Halo in town!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

jess c

I love this place. It's a little more expensive than what I am use to paying in NJ for filpino food but it's is the best one I have tried around that area. FYI they charge per scoop for rice.Update: Love eating here. Brought my filipino mother in law from nj to try and she liked it as well. I always get crispy pata, Shangai, bbq sticks pork, and obviously rice. Garlic rice was okay, I have had that better in other places.

oscar Castro

I tried to find something positive about this place but the only thing I come up with is the halo halo. It was ok. The food is the worse I ever had at any restaurant. Pork was dried, no taste, impossible to chew, it definitely was not fresh. The plain rice had more flavor than any of the food my wife and I tried. I’m hoping my bad experience was due to maybe the regular cook being out because it really was bad!!!!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

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Filipiniana Philippine Café

3848 W Waters Ave, Tampa, FL 33614
(813) 885-6300