HomeCooked Family Bistro serves Filipino food at 17-19 Nelson Street in the Auckland CBD. The cooking follows the classic recipes of Pampanga, known as the culinary capital of the Philippines, with influences that have developed over centuries. The menu includes lechon belly, slow-roasted for four hours, and set packages with beef caldereta, liempo barbecue, pansit bami and lumpia, or crispy pata, beef kare kare and chicken inasal, with rice, atchara and salad. Filipino coffee, including Barako and Sagada, is served alongside the food.
The restaurant offers dine-in, takeaway, delivery, catering and functions, and live bands are part of its events. Pricing for the set packages applies to takeaway orders, and a surcharge applies for dine-in. The website gives opening hours of 11:30am to 8:30pm. Visitors with dietary concerns can get in touch before ordering. Our pick in the CBD for a Filipino lunch with lechon belly.