A new place for Filipinos who loves streetfood. Everything that you are craving for are available here. It would be better if they would separate the sauces. But overall we loved the place especially their background music, it feels like home.

If youre craving for authentic filipino street food and grills this is the best resto to go. Good food, at home ambiance, big servings, friendly staff and value for money though located in congested area and along main road... long walk from metro/difficulty to find parking.. will definitely come back !

Infamous grilled Isaw (chicken intestine) one of street food in the Philippines that you can have in Eskinita.Eskenita or side street, as i say where to find this here in Dubai.Not only this isaw you can take from Eskenita, a bunch of grilled menu you can choose from.The theme of this resto is food in the street.I cream is available, i am not sure if it is the same with dirty ice cream as what we call in Pinas. Not literally dirty, its just name.Their idea is to bring those food here in dubai for Filipinos to have it even were far from our homeland. Great job.

Who dosnt miss home! This place will satisfy ur cravings! It was a good experienced apart from returning back the chicken bbq twice coz still raw from the inside! Overall was a good meal, troops were happy also staff are kind enough to give us a complementary drinks. Could have little more shades or a cooler at night as humid getting higher. Sure will come back

Nice food ,Filipino food

Super yummy streetfoods

I love Eskinita... and good ambiance...

Decent hangout for dining

If youre big on Philippine street food, this is the place for you. Though you have to tell them to cook it well done, as sometimes they can be a little raw. They have a lot of other selection of ala carte foods, but i havent tried all of them. As per my knowledge, they have added boodle fight & hotpot - but its already cooked & put into a big bowl like sinigang or bulalo. But all in all, its good.

Good Filipino street foods. But may not be the best!

Good food but the location is difficult to find.

Its a great place to hang out

Loved the ambiance and place, gives you a real feel of street food, food is delicious and people are very energetic and helping :) :)

The best street food located in Deira DUBAI, Serving Filipino authentic food from street foods, sizzlers, pancit, kakanin, and many more, if youre craving for Filipino food then this the place.

Its cool to try some street grilled foods.

Not a bad place for the Filipino streetfood vibe. Ambiance is good and the food is tasty.They have a buffet inside where you can pick items to be grilled (different flavors of marinated chicken, bangus, tilapia, eggplant, okra, chicken bbq sticks, isaw, balunbalunan, leeg, paa, shrimp) that you can choose from and give it to the kitchen to be served.Outside, they have a turo-turo corner where you can buy tokens to purchase servings of fish ball, kikiam, and even mango with bagoong.They have a selection of desserts and even have a corner where they have live music sometimes.Pretty affordable and great place to go with a group. :)I do recommend coming early because the place tends to get filled up pretty quickly.

They offer a wide variety of asian foods mainly filipino foods,.customer service is number one, the way they grill the ihaw are just enough, i like the isaw, its little crispy but not very dry, foods are served hot and fresh, i have concern with bulalo, i think its a little bit plain compare to the traditional bulalo, its good but i hope they do better next time.,i like that they have varieties of foods to choose from, and the “pinoy ambiance” in its karenderya type outside set up is very much home vibe..over all a good place to eat and hang out.

Cravings satisfied! Look for Ony he is cute 😉😊😁

Rude staff, expensive, not tasty, and a lot of process before you eat. You feel wasting your time. Not recommended

This place is so perfect! Great food, great ambiance. The BEST Customer Service in Dubai and all over the world. I was surprised at how they treat their customers, all of the personnel will come over your table to check on everything, everyone is smiling at you. I dont even recognize who the manager is, all of them is very warm and friendly. they even invite us to sing in the videoke, which is free of charge, encouraging us to just have a great time. This is way more than homey feels, because this is actually the first time i see an excellent service. Great food and great store look is nothing if the service is poor. We will definitely come back many times, i love this place.

Excellent food, the staff are very welcoming, warm and accomodating. They keep on smiling to their guest even they are really busy. Excellent service.

If you really miss Pinoy foods then include Eskinita to be one on your list. Though a bit pricey, you wont regret the taste of their foods. Try their Sizzling Isaw but tell them not to overcook it as it would taste like charcoal if ever. Location is around 15 minutes away from Rigga Metro Station. They have outdoor seating and great entertainment (you can even jam with them) while eating your delicious homemade Pinoy dishes. Their service is great, with a smile. They checked for us even after they served our order to check whether we still need something else and to check hows our food.

Good food...

Good old Filipino food available at affordable prices. Be prepared though for long cues at the food table as this restaurant is jam packed most ofthe times.

The concept is good, but completely disorganized and poorly managed by unprofessional staff.Orders were mixed up with long time of waiting and terrible customer service. Imagine the owner getting upset because we complain for their own mistake and they didn’t even apologize. 😓

Their food is amazing and their crew is very attentive. Highly recommended.

Concept is good but food is average. Music was quite loud and annoying. Family and I didnt enjoy our visit.

-2019 REVIEW-To start with, my first visit here last Sept 2017 was not good as their manager and I had a fight after I posted a negative review about my experience (their manager even had the decency to send me a personal message on FB).Today, I decided to come back and gave them another chance coz I am a firm believer of 2nd chances but... with great disappointement, IT WAS EVEN WORSE!My family and I decided to celebrate thanksgiving here and we were so disapointed how they have handled our situation. We were a group of 10, 9 of us went to the grill station to have our individual orders. What we have clearly instructed to the lady was to not change or mix our orders, prime reason why we have our individual plates. We couldve chosen boodle fight as it is 200 cheaper to our total bill (AED 532) but we have our own food preference. Hence, our individual orders. To our dismay, our orders were served and put in different plates - it was all mixed up.We have raised it to the management and what they have suggested was to pull out the food that was already served on our table and will re-arrange it again. This is a bit annoying because we were clear from the very beginning but we were so hungry so we have agreed. They even said give us 5 - 10 mins. After 3 mins, orders were back but it was just the same. Nothing changed. We have called again the attention of the management to sort this out and we didnt agree this time to what they have offered - that is to start again with new orders. We do not want to wait again coz it was 9 - 9:30 that time, we were all famished. With that, we have decided to just pay for the drinks and asked for refund.Surprisingly, the lady who was assisting us, got aggitated and became so rude by taking the plates and showing it will be gone to waste by stacking it in front of us (in a dabog way). She was even raising the tone of her voice. When I have asked for her name, her exact words were I am Ms. Vox and I own this restaurant.They have returned the total amount of what had paid but clearly, their actions and how they reacted in the moment of heat arguments had a big impact with us. I just hope this time, they will see this review not as a defamation of their restaurants name (like how they have seen my first review) but rather, a way of improving what they are lacking - good customer service and handling calmly the customer complaints.-2017 REVIEW -Tbh, I was so excited to visit this place because of the food (isaw to be exact) But it all went to the deepest pit of DISAPPOINTMENT because...1st, we have to wait for almost an hour! For the sake of trying grilled food.2nd, music was too loud that we cannot even exchange conversation.3rd, too pricey!4th, super slow service5th, isaw is not available Not worth it. #toeachhisown

Good food.

All time favorite Puto Bongbong and the best authentic street foods of the Filipino!

Excellent food,specially the calamares,noodles and ofcourse my fav.putobumbong i luv it😋,the place is cool and perfect for meeting frnds,and treating loveones.

It was nice and refreshing place but i would not recommend it to my friends. The services sucks! The first time we visited the place we are already disappointed with the service. We order around 30pcs. of 3-4 variety of their menu but its was served in less than 5 mins. Thats cool! fast service but the food that was serve is not hot, seem like its was cooked already earlier prior to our order. We complain about it so, they took back saying that they will make it hot but when it brought back to us, the barbecue was already over cooked and harden than the normal barbecue that was freshly grilled from the grilling pan/machine.Today, we visited again hoping that the first issue we had was just an honest mistake (giving another chance) but they really proved us wrong. We sat down for almost half an hour but no food has arrived. A minute earlier, they brought us food but it wasnt our order and wanting Ive noticed again is the same thing - THE FOOD THAT WAS SERVED IS NOT HOT. The staff took back again the food. We wait and wait and wait till half an hour and no food was served because as per the staff, they have technical problem with their system so, our order will need to be cook again. After waiting for long, I am not satisfied me with their reason so, we decided to leave with disappointments in our heart and promised not to come back.

Honestly the food wasn’t that good, I was expecting it’s as good as other boodle restaurant that caters filipino dishes. It’s my first time to go there and definitely will be the last time. It’s not worth of the price as well the only good thing we ordered is the isaw. We shouldn’t order anything else than that. The boodle is terrible, shrimp and crabs are not fresh and its mushy and overcooked. The bangus and pansit habhab was bland. I can’t help but compare them to those famous boodle restaurants in deira with same price but amAzing place and food also. The cajun sauce is sour and doesn’t taste cajun. You can see in my photos how poor is the presentation of serving the food. Was excited as it was our first time to go there but really disappointed.

Filipino resto. love it

It’s our weekend go-to place whenever we need a lift-me-up. They have a free live band entertainment featuring upcoming freelance performers. If you have a voice, you can go and show off there too! Their service is fast and crew are very friendly and polite. Food is value for money. I especially love their papaitan, beef sisig, sizzling isaw, crab balls, and pancit habhab. Perhaps other dishes are great too! Must-eat is their special puto bumbong!!!

Great filipino food and friendly staff. Weve had these boodle fight teriyaki combo and a variety of street foods to choose from. Theres a nearby parking area so going there is not a hassle.

Recently the place changed a lot. The delicious sweet sauce used in the barbeque is gone. The place used to be a a very good avenue to have an authentic Filipino barbeque has loses its magic taste...bring back the old spices please...

Good choice of Filipino food with nice location and roof top sitting. Quite expensive because of many taxes due to its located inside the Welcome Hotel

Experience was OK, Food is average.

The food and place is good. But the staffs are not very accommodating. They will say you need to wait for a table in a way that you will lose your temper and freak out.

Its a good place to go if you want live band songs, food is average, they have grilled stuffs and karaoke but you have to fall in line, a bit sinilar with little manila whihc is currently closed,

We were intrigued who Kapitana of Eskinita is, so we went here to dine plus we are starving for some Filipino food too.Upon arriving their staff welcomed us, and led us to our seats.And then finally a woman came to our table smiling and asked us what fo we want to have. I was giggling and asked her “Ma’am are you Kapitana?” She smiled and said yes. Finally we met her. She then suggested dishes from their menu.Below are what we ordered and their rating:Boodle fight: 5 ⭐️ not too spicy and not oily. We love itPansit Habhab: 5 ⭐️ this is authenticTocilog: 5⭐️ very affordable and tastyEmbosilog: 5⭐️ we felt like we are in a fiesta somewhere in Philippines.Streetfood platter: 5⭐️ Chicken Isaw, Chicken Paa, Chicken Ulo, Chicken BBQ and Chicken Balunbalunan. Yum!!! Felt like we are at one Kanto in PH.Halohalo: 5⭐️ yummmmm!!! Not too sweet. The ube was perfect too.Strawberry Bobbaliscious : 5⭐️For our Kabayan out there this place is perfect for you. For casual dining or for parties.See you again Kapitana - Eskinita Team!Your Foodie friends,G & M eat ❤️

Good place for bonding with friends with lots of food choices

Dont even bother eating here. Very chaotic service and overpriced.

Cold food, bad service..... overpriced. my little brother could cook better than you guys... Im willing to spend more for food, as long as im satisfied..... but men.... recommendations: make sure food are served warm.. your icetea and sauce are too sweet!!! not delicious as well... placed is crowded.... we also went inside for the forst time without knowing where ro go cause placed is so disorganized

Isaw was not tasty. The sauce is cold. Seems it is not properly grilled.Rice served was coldSounds - too loudPrice- expensiveCustomer service- poorTried others like Cusina restaurant, KLM - cheaper but much better.

After 2 years from its opening, I have finally tried Eskinita - a Filipino restaurant that serves all kinds of Pinoy street food that is right on the budget.The place is located at the Mezzanine of Welcome Hotel in Deira. It’s quite big and could accommodate lots of diners because they also have outdoor seating.The place is so cozy and very Pinoy!The dishes we tried out are the following:>Inihaw Platter - chicken, isaw, adidas, atay, hotdog, corn, gizzard, all my fave in one platter.>Sizzling Isaw - the best! It tasted like real sisig.>Sizzling Binagoongan - perfect with rice! It has my favorite okra and talong perfect with bagoong.>Rellenong Bangus - so tasty and great with rice again>Special Bulalo with Bone Marrow - tender beef shanks with flavourful soup and veggies with huge bone marrow, what a comfort food!>Pancit - very tasty, veggies are crunchy, not dry>Tusok Tusok - kikiam, calamares, squid ball, fish ball, crab ball, fried isaw, dynamite, kwek kwek, lumpiang togue - everything made me feel that I’m just at home and enjoying the Pinoy food that one usually finds in a Philippine alley, hence Eskinita>Boba Drink - so yummy and refreshing, the black pearls were very chewy and freshly cooked>Puto Bumbong - so Christmas-y feels, the milk, cheese, margarine, and coconut were all perfect!>Nilupak - sticky and yummy too!Imagine all these? We all have different views and taste on food but for me, Eskinita serves quality Pinoy dishes ranging from street food to main dishes to desserts and drinks. They deserve to be recognized and redeem themselves as they don’t only serve good food, their customer service is also one if a kind.I noticed that everytime a group comes in, the staff would always greet them “Hello po. Welcome sa Eskinita.” which for me is a plus point when dining in. No matter how good your food is but if you lack good customer service, people will not come back. Eskinita has great food and great customer service and convinced me to comeback next time and recommend them to my friends and colleagues.Aside from the food and staff, they also have a live entertainment area where anyone can sing while people are enjoying their food.PS. Sizzling Isaw was the star of that night for me. Personal favorite!

This place is crowded all the time so we went there early.. problem is they served the food cold. Its like it was cooked already even before we got there. Then we were not finish yet , one of the waiter came to us and ask if we want our food for takeout. Shuhada. We didnt even call anyone and we are not done yet. What kind of service is this. We will not come again. Not good service at all.

I had bad experience in this resto..I went there alone for my iftar..so everyone is coming with partner and groups..so I stay morethan one hour...I came first but they serve first the couple and group even im the first one who came for almost morethan one hour..they will ignor you there if you are coming alone..so I said cansel my order..such a bad experience..maging patas naman kayo.

Love the food, staff and we arrived in not so busy timing so we took our time in choosing and eating.

Nice and comfortable setting for a decent crowd, good music

Good food and great customer service but a little bit expensive.

Superb taste and budget wise 🤩, thanks for the warm welcome

Friendly staff and respectfulGood choice of foodTerrace area and indoorLive musuc

I should love the food because i like Filipino food and the boodle fight style of serving but i just feel like its not as hygienic as other Filipino restaurants. We ate outside by the balcony because of the city views but our next table has this guy smoking with his young family, disgusting. Its a bit pricey restaurant. Also, i dont think its child friendly

They said its nice but I never been here

Nice place, nice food 👌👌👌

Superb grilled filipino food. I love the Isaw and the puto bumbong with brown sugar and lots of margarine😍... Must try!

Filipino food is great! Clean and comfortable!!

Good street food

It doesnt exist

I really love this place . I love also how the staff treat us . I really recommend this place to all filipinos especially to people who miss Philippines . #Feelthehomecountry !!

Its 5 stars for Filipino street food lovers

If you are into street foods or inihaw just visit this place in almurabaqat street in alrigga..it is inside the mezzanine floor of welcome hotel opposite site of al kabayel discount center..you can even ride taxi or walk for 750m from al rigga metro..but it is much neare to green line I just forgot what station..but the place is well known so you will not have hard time finding the place

For young Filipinos a nice place to eat in adventures atmosphere

Nice concept, the Filipino community would buy in to. I only tried their isaw, grilled okra, egg plant, chicken barbecue, chicken balunbalunan and fried halo halo. The taste is not bad but they should lessen the sauce they do add as it is too sweet; if it’s grilled, it should be purely grilled just what they serve in the Philippines. If you want to tried their fried halo halo, just order one and see if you like it, it’s sweet! I like the isaw most and if you’d like to order balunbalunan just try one first. I’ll definitely try the other ones i did not try.

Felt like you are just in the eskinita in Philippines. From the street foods that they are offering, tugtugang pangkanto, waiters na nka shorts lng na parang tambay lang talaga to their restaurant layout. I recommend this place. Worth your money.

Small serving, expensive food.

Place is nice. Food is little expensive, but taste good. Sometimes its not fully cooked from inside.

Nice food and ambiance

Location wise ✔, delectable food served!

Good Filipino restaurant with choices of street food.

Expensive food.. x10 on the normal price. ambience doesnt match the price of the food.

Delicious foodLittle pricey.Budget your 300 for four to five persons.

If you are looking for Filipino street foods and its ambiance.. this is the closest one away from home.

The long wait is not worth it.Served me a pungent smally fish.And to top it all no apologies given by from any of the staff.

A glimpse and taste of Home

Nice filipino food !

Overpriced and no value for money compared to its competitors. Almost 500/- for 4 people is expensive these days in a restaurent like this.

Food = averageService = averagePlace = goodPrice = Bad

Street foods are good and the service is great

Good and economical Restraurant.

It is too far and cant deliver in barshaYour location is not accessible.🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁

Food is okay. grill is a bit pricy

The place is nice and it could get very busy during the night. Food is mediocre at Best.

Great food with great ambiance

Nice and perfect place for bonding with friends

Greay food and friendly staff

Very slow service do not come if really hungry.

Somehow satiates your dirty street food cravings from back home.

Garlic fried rice is so bad like we are having sticky rice.

A very good place to dine

Nice filipino food

The whole chicken is not tasty at all.

Need to serve faster.

Good street foods

Nice

Service not so good.

Great foods and ambiance!!

Pinoy food street. The staff are friendly.