Filika Restaurant Wanstead in Redbridge

Very good restaurant, delicious food and good value. We are new to the area and have already been twice. The aubergine starter and minced lamb skewers were especially delicious.

Great food and service for lunchtime family birthday.

Best Mediterranean restaurant local, I highly recommend Filika, the service was quick, the staff are accommodating and polite and the atmosphere is relaxing, me and my friend will sure visit again ( hopefully together )

The food here was great and the staff were very attentive!

We were here last night celebrating my best friend's birthday. The waiter that served us was excellent, it was large party so he did an excellent job. The food was amazing, I had the salmon with herb crust, tatses so delicious 😋 highly recommend it & I travelled all the way from South London, would deffo return again!

Great place, lovely staff and fantastic food.!!

Have been there twice and the food and service has been brilliant

We had a wonderful dining experience at this restaurant yesterday. We tried the soup of the day (a delicious lentil soup), octopus (I ordered it as a hot starter, and my husband chose the main course option), mussels, chicken burger, and chicken skewer. Every dish was perfectly cooked and full of flavor. The octopus was a special highlight. We couldn’t help but remember a past holiday where my husband had the best octopus of his life. When we shared this story with our server, Cengo, he smiled and assured us, “You’re about to have the second-best experience!” My husband agreed, placing this octopus as a close second to his favorite and very similar in taste and quality—a delightful surprise. The kids were thrilled with the free scoop of ice cream included in their meal, and they were absolutely delighted with their treat! We had the pleasure of being served by Cengo, who was incredibly kind and attentive, as was his colleague (though we didn’t catch her name). The atmosphere was relaxed, with soft lighting that created a calm and cozy ambiance, perfect for enjoying a meal. To finish the meal, they surprised us with Turkish delight and generously offered an extra drink on the house, which we kindly declined but truly appreciated the gesture. Overall, it was a fantastic experience, and we’re looking forward to coming back! ;-)

Great, reasonably priced food. Table of 4 on a Tuesday evening, service was so quick, polite and professional. Great selection of Mediterranean / Turkish food, high quality, and served quickly. Had 3 courses and alcoholic drinks at about £30-40 pp. Meat on the shish was tender and succulent. Will be coming back!

Food was exceptional - highly recommended.

We went there for my husband’s birthday. We really enjoyed all the food and the service was fantastic. We even got Baileys on the house. We would highly recommend Filika.

Five of us dined at Filika yesterday on my son's birthday. We had drinks and two courses. The service was impeccable, the food was super-fresh and beautifully prepared and the cost was very reasonable. Would highly recommend and will definitely be making a return visit soon. To sum up in one word: awesome!!!!!

Always have good food at Filika, they have a lovely chicken and avocado salad. Chicken shish is always on our order but can be a bit dry. However, the Lamb shish is usually really good. Super portion of tempura prawns and veg for a starter 👍.

Highly rated on Google maps and Filika didn't disappoint. We really enjoyed all the food and the service was fantastic. I would highly recommend Filika and I will visit again.

Good selection of food, attentive service.

Really good set lunch, we'll be going back 😊

First visit and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next visit

A really wonderful meal both with quality of food and service from the staff. Will be back 100%!

I just had the mixed platter desert and I was not disappointed! The presentation was immaculate with great attention to detail and of course tasted awesome.

Great service and the food is really good. Will be going back.

Always excellent food and service

Went for lunch with friends. Excellent service, great food 👍🏼 would definitely recommend. Lovely flavour to the lamb koftas

Great friendly service with brilliant food. Top food restaurant in Wanstead

Food was delicious and the service excellent ❤️

Went to Filika for the second time and likely my last. The first experience was really nice, however, last time the service was very poor. We ordered a Mezze platter to share for 2 people and it had 1 of each item on the plate for £15. It was very expensive for the amount of food and not suited to be shared by 2 people. We did mention this to the waiter and he said literally nothing about it. We also asked to split the bill and the waiter got the maths wrong so one of us ended up paying more than the other. It didn't feel like very attentive service.

Two course lunch special is incredible value for £14.75 - had the falafel and then feta cheese salad. House made lemonade is also delish. Lovely service. Upstairs is open and breezy, recommend.

Hmmm. Could do better....... Moussaka not very nice. Baklava, nothing special.

Every person who served me was friendly and helpful, all the food is Always top notch. Tony D

Upon arrival, I asked a member of staff to make sure I got the bill as it was my friend's birthday. The staff were totally amazing! We didn't spend much money and were there for about 3 hours but never felt rushed and the service was warm and friendly. Before bringing the bill, they presented my friend with a small cake and sang happy birthday. I didn't ask for this but it was such a kind & thoughtful thing to do. We both had pasta and the food was sensational with the vegetables and pasta cooked to perfection. I will definitely be returning & recommending to friends & family.

Wonderful food, lovely staff and great location. We really enjoyed Filika and will definitely come back😊

The food and service tend to be good! A bit noisy though occasionally.

My darling friend took me for a post birthday meal/girlie catchup. May is birth month and, I am celebrating everyday! 🥳🎉✌🏾🤎 We dined at Filika, a Mediterranean restaurant on Wanstead High Street. To start we enjoyed complimentary humus and bread then I proceeded to order a lychee martini which was exquisite. For my main I decided to try their herb crusted salmon fillet served with sautéed spinach, mash Potato, pomegranate and a side of garlic lemon butter cream sauce. It was the best piece of salmon I have ever eaten. Whilst my friend had Steamed mussels,cooked with wine & onions with a choice of cream sauce served with chips. Finally, for desserts I had an apple tart tatin and my friend opted for a tiramisu torte it was decadent and creamy. The food was divine 10 out of 10. The cocktails were strong, you could taste that they used premium ingredients. They were all very cordial and the service was quick.

Delicious , fresh wonderful quality food with amazing service. Staff and managers were very friendly.

We haven’t been able to visit for a while but what an amazing welcome back! Absolutely outstanding service and the most delicious food. This is one of the most welcoming and comfortable restaurants! Five stars just aren’t enough!

Amazing experience. Food was top quality, service was very pleasant and professional - I don’t eat from the menu and my requests were fulfilled without any fuss. Happy to have found this place and look forward to returning here.

Had a lovely Meal and the cocktail was lush

One of the best restaurants mostly due to the atmosphere , sit close the window and take a cup of tea, go there before the night its really beautiful. Also delicious food

We had an excellent meal. The fish was perfectly cooked. The service was very good and the restaurant was nearly full. Would recommend.

I’ve been to try this place and I gotta say best Turkish cuisine I’ve had in London !👌🏻💯 Had the seafoood linguine and the mixed grill and it was absolutely fantastic. Plus it’s right on my doorstep so will be coming here much more and the prices are just respectable but when food as nice as this place who cares how much it cost Highly and convincingly recommend this place 💯🇹🇷🫡

I recently dined at filika restaurant and have nothing but amazing stuff to say about it. The food was outstanding and we're welcomed by very friendly staff. Will definitely recommend.

Best service and top food at London. Highly recommended.

Just tried this restaurant. And if I could give it a 100 stars, I would. The food was delicious, the quantities appreciable, the ambience is so cozy and the staff is so warm and kind. It’s my favourite London Mediterranean experience. Definitely worth visiting again n again n again. Good prices as well for the quantities served.

Food ok but a bit pricey for what you get. Ate upstairs, strange system taking the washing up in bowls through the top floor, down the stairs during the evening.

The 2 course lunch was reasonably priced and portion was big. I would recommend this restaurant.

I just dined at the restaurant and tried their Vegetable Penne dish, and it was absolutely delicious! Their chef really knows how to cook a good quality food. Great dining experience overall. Service was nice and friendly. Highly recommend giving it a try!

Lovely evening meal portion where big but tasty service was good too would love to shares experience again with friends and family

I really enjoyed eating at Filika. The food was really good, just few minor issues like the steak being well done instead of medium as we requested. Do not let this stop you, the food is tasty!! The star dish was the octopus!! Perfectly cook and really well seasoned. Amazing flavour! Also I have to mention the quality of the Olive oil that came in the houmous was amazing! Another bonus point is the staff!! 🥰 Really friendly, helpful and polite. The owner is humble and friendly. Sude was a cherry on the top! Always smiling and being very patient with all our requests. I would totally recommend it and we definitely will go back! Thank you guys!

Very Satisfied Definitely I will come back here Adrian it's a nice guy thanks for serving us

Great food, great team . It's just fabulous when you find a place where you can relax and feel home with always really good meal - from fish to meat or salad. I love it!

Fantastic place. Lots of vegetarian options and everything was delicious. The service was very good and the upstairs part of the restaurant is lovely and spacious. Will be returning and highly recommended the chilli sauce.

The staff were excellent and very accommodating for slightly awkward dietary requirements. Well paced service with friendly staff and the food was great. Absolutely would come here again.

Being vegetarian I had the choice of 3 dishes, and one of them was pasta. Ended up with the moussaka and it wasn't that great. The one thing I can commend was the service. They allowed us to move tables at quite a busy time.

Nice food service a bit slow and nice calm atmosphere

It is absolutely a beauty restaurant in Wanstead high street. Came in without reservation and with our baby on. Manager was nice to put us inside the seatings where it was quieter. We were given hummus and some pita bread whilst waiting for our starters and main. The scallops were cooked beautifully. The grilled octopus was fine but was hoping for more tender and juicier. Nevertheless a great restaurant to dine in. Would love to come back for the meat option in the future.

Had a amazing experience at filika today! Will be back

The second time I’ve been to Filika and it didn’t disappoint. I went with two friends and we enjoyed every single dish. The espresso martinis are fantastic. Ambience is lovely, service is perfect. We were the last people in the restaurant (3 ladies catching up!) and we didn’t feel rushed, or like we were an inconvenience. Would recommend!

Local favourite night out. Food is always fantastic and service is attentive, yet not overbearing.

Very welcoming. Great food and service.

We came to the restaurant as it was too late (+ loads of traffic and bad weather) to go to the original restaurant we planned for to celebrate a birthday and we weren't disappointed with choosing Filika Restaurant in Wanstead, London. We received a very warm welcome and fantastic hospitality from the staff right to the end where they gave Free shots of limoncello after our meal 🥃🥃. Never felt rushed or pressured and the waiting staff knew the menu well and recommended several dishes that were amazing 😍. There was a small nice selection of vegetarian food. We didn't have to wait long for our food and there was a really nice ambience in the restaurant with the music 🎵🎶 and lighting. There's lots of seating upstairs and a good selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. I would recommend the restaurant and definitely be back again.

Went here for our Christmas meal. Excellent food, excellent service and a great atmosphere. Highly recommend giving them a visit 👍

Great food. Reasonable price. Lovely staff

The best restaurant. Restaurant which serves Quality fresh food service in Redbridge

We went for a mid-week lunch. Very pleasant ambiance, very attentive service, great food. We had mixed starters for lunch, and they were all excellent. Thoroughly recommended.

Excellent Mediterranean restaurant in Banstead. Great food and service. Good wine list. Wish we lived closer: we would be regular patrons

The food was amazing here, genuinely AMAZING and so tasty. We got the Filika special which was filled with grilled meats, and the grilled prawns which were the best prawns I've ever had. The waiters were so attentive, and the atmosphere was perfect for a nice cosy dinner setting. Thank you Filika!!

Have popped in a few times and eaten from the lunch menu. Food is good and the staff friendly/helpful.

Me encantó almorzar aquí. El servicio es súper esmerado. El lugar es muy simpático y la comida buenísima. Volveré sin dudarlo!

We had a wonderful lunch here today to celebrate a birthday. The service was brilliant, the two staff members who served us were very personable and couldn't do enough for us - a rare find these days! The food was tasty with generous portion sizes, and the atmosphere felt relaxed with low-level music. I can highly recommend this place for a good family meal.

Fantastic experience - had wanted to come for years but never made it. Great Turkish food, lovely atmosphere and great service.

We had a large booking at Filika to celebrate our engagement and the staff were exceptional. They went above and beyond to make our night special and they were so organised and friendly. Everyone commented on how great the food was - we had the party menu which is excellent value for money. Thank you so much, we can't wait to dine at Filika again soon!

Overall a positive experience, I loved the service from Salim, Adrian and Kuki, and the food was great. Very happy with the experience I had here. :)

We have been coming to Falika for a number of years now, and have always been impressed with the high level of consistently good service. The management, cooking staff and service staff all completely excel in making you feel welcome, providing top quality food and at reasonable prices. Thoroughly recommend to anybody local or visiting Wanstead. The food is second to none in the area, and the complimentary bread is the icing on top!

Food average, portions were on the small side, service good, expensive

Booked last minute for my Mum's birthday, and we were so impressed! The staff and service were amazing, very attentive and kind. The food was great, and the restaurant just had a lovely atmosphere. Such a lovely Turkish restaurant, I will definitely come back again!

I loved everything about this restaurant, the service was great, the timing was good, we didn't have to wait long to be served or to get our food and the food was seriously on point! The mixed grill was SO delicious and full of flavour, we even commented on how they managed to infuse flavour into the vegetables. Their tiramisu is the best tiramisu I've had. Prices are very reasonable for what you get. This was my first time at this restaurant and it'll be the first of many. 🌟

Another excellent meal tonight. Didnt bother with a starter as they gave us bread. For mains I had the octopus and my husband the lamb shish and we shared a salad with a lovely dressing. Also shared the chocolate torte . Was extremely busy but still Excellent attentive service.

Great food and great service. The spicy pot (with chicken) was out of this world good - I took a doggy bag home because I couldn't bear to leave it. Rave reviews also for the filika special, the mezze platter and the calamari. We will return!

I went there for a family event. Food was fine but the staff had a real attitude. The atmosphere was ok but for how the staff made me feel I would rather go elsewhere

We celebrated my sister's 70th birthday party at this nice cosy restaurant in the upstairs area. The tables were nicely laid and setup so that there was plenty of room to move. Adrian ensured that everything went well from the planning stage to the day of the party. He and his team were very obliging and took good care of all the guests. They all commented on the food being delicious and the high standard of service provided.

Fantastic experience, highly recommend, not the cheapest but the quality is fantastic. The fish basket my mum got had some of the most well cooked prawns, squid and fish we'd ever had. Mixed grills and shish were also great with incredibly tender chicken and steak. Generous portions and I love that the kids meals are actually something other than nuggets and chips. The only thing I would rather have had would be a salad rather than the cooked vege with the mains (& some greens with the kids meals) but I really can't complain, it was great.

Lovely atmosphere. Great customer care. Delicious food. I had sea bass with rice and salad. I'd definitely recommend. Reasonable prices too. Very busy on a Saturday night so it's recommend pre-booking, although ample space, incl upstairs seating area.

One of my favourite places to dine. The food is lovely. Value for money. Excellent service.

Been going here for a few years and have never been disappointed. Everything I have tried (favourites are ratatouille and sea bass, but have tried at least half the dishes) is always very tasty and staff friendly and helpful. Prices are good, especially for lunch and dinner menu. Really can't think of anything to offer as constructive criticism.

Absolutely amazing time for my birthday at Filika. Monte was great, his so friendly and attentive. He def went the extra mile! The food was great - I had cheese and spinach pastries, fish and chips and the baklava. They even sang a great rendition of happy birthday to me. Highly recommend this place

Always love a visit to Filika - good food and drinks menu. Friendly reception

Went for lunch and a catch up Service was excellent and the food delicious!! So so very happy

Genuinely a really lovely experience. Went there on a Sunday for dinner and we had a great time. Very attentive service, very polite and friendly waiters and everything came within a reasonable time frame. Fresh bread was complimentary and very very nice. Falafels and calamari were the starters. As main we had mix shish, veggie moussaka and I tried their lamb chops, very tasty! Baclava for dessert and a few drinks to finish off. Highly highly recommend!

A really good neighbourhood restaurant ... Excellent food and value ... And truly attentive service. Would highly recommend.

We met family today for lunch. and we all had a lovely meal...The warm fresh bread and dips were very tasty....most of us had the two course lunch and again very nice food. lots of flavour..Great service from beginning to end .

Lovely, food was great, good service and at the time we went it was quiet

All dishes are cooked to perfection. Never dry or overcooked. Always juicy and seasoned in a balanced way.

Went there today, had not booked but it was early lunch time, table for 5 it was my daughters birthday . The staff could not have been more helpful and even accomidate 2 unexpected guest's after we had ordered ,and without prompting they brought out a little birthday dessert with candles SINGING HAPPY birthday . Definitely going again.

The food was to a good standard very freshly cooked and really decent flavours. The service was really good and the restaurant had a really good atmosphere with nice relaxing music. I’d definitely go back 👍🏼

It was a great way to complete my wedding reception. Lovely food, service and atmosphere. Would recommend and will definitely come back. :)

I was taken here for Fathers day. Very impressed.

Where is the 6 star option google! AMAZING everything. I cannot wait to go here again. Excellent customer service. Excellent food. Excellent accommodations when requested. Thank you for going the extra mile! Delicious!

Recently, my wife and I had the pleasure of dining at the Filika Restaurant in Wanstead, and I must say that the entire experience was just wonderful! Warm smiles and a welcoming atmosphere met us as soon as we entered, setting the stage for a memorable evening. The employees at Filika Restaurant went above and above to make our meal experience very exceptional. They were incredibly nice and attentive. Our experience was made to feel like a valued guest the entire evening thanks to their real hospitality, which ranged from making suggestions on their extensive menu to making sure our glasses were never empty. Note: My own experience and my frank opinion are the only two foundations for this evaluation.

Fantastic food and service as always, one of the best that Wanstead has to offer

It was good but I wasn't feeling too good having been to the dentist just before! Still a bit sore and the anesthetic was just wearing off 🫠i had a moussaka which was good 👍

This is becoming my favourite restaurant in Wanstead. The food is outstanding and the service is so warm and welcoming. Thank you for always making my dining experience so pleasurable.