Large portions
Many diners found the portions generous, including rice servings and meals sized for two to three people.
Fili Lasa Restaurant
Al Muteena
Fili Lasa is a Filipino restaurant in Al Muteena serving familiar dishes such as bulalo, palabok and kare-kare, with generous portions noted by diners. Reviews also highlight its decorated private venue for birthdays, weddings and family celebrations.
Reputation Score
4.8
★★★★★
1,979 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Event setups
The venue has handled birthdays, weddings and baby showers with decorated rooms, stages and private spaces.
Filipino favourites
Sinigang na bangus, bulalo, beef mechado, longsilog and kare-kare all received specific praise from diners.
Takeaway presentation
One delivery order arrived in elegant, well-presented packaging that gave a premium impression.
Tips for a Better Visit
Check delivery. For delivery, fried items such as turon may lose their crunch; order them with that texture change in mind.
Ask availability. Check before ordering online: kare-kare and menudo were reported as dine-in or takeaway items rather than delivery-app options.
Book events. For celebrations, reserve ahead and discuss the setup; reviews describe comfortable events for around 40 to 50 guests and larger gatherings.
Check buffet timing. If attending a buffet event, ask when dishes will be refreshed so you receive them hot.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Salah Al Din St
Al Muteena - Deira, Dubai
| Mon | 6:00 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Tue | 6:00 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Wed | 6:00 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Thu | 6:00 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Fri | 6:00 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Sat | 6:00 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Sun | 6:00 AM – 3:00 AM |
Common Concerns
Hygiene concerns
One diner reported insects in the food and felt the response from management was inadequate.
Food quality
A review described the beef in the goto as spoiled-smelling and uneatable.
Foreign object
One customer reported finding an eyelash in the pancit palabok.
Buffet temperature
A buffet review said the food was good but would have been better served hot.
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The Bottom Line
Fili Lasa is a Filipino restaurant in Al Muteena where diners come for familiar comfort food and substantial servings. Reviews specifically mention bulalo, palabok, kare-kare, sinigang na bangus, beef mechado and longsilog. One meal was described as enough for two to three people, while another praised the tightly packed cup of rice.
It is also used as an events venue rather than just a casual dining room. Customers have held birthdays, baby showers, gender reveals, weddings and a 40-guest buffet here, with decorated rooms, a private venue and even a stage setup mentioned in the reviews. The team’s event coordination and communication are repeatedly praised, making it worth enquiring about if you want food and decorations handled together.
There are some important quality cautions. A few reviews report insects, flies around a buffet, an eyelash in palabok and beef in goto that smelled spoiled. Another diner found buffet dishes insufficiently hot.
Kare-kare and menudo were also reported as unavailable through delivery apps, so check the current ordering options first. Fried takeaway items may soften during delivery, although the packaging received positive feedback.