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This guesthouse does a very good job of preparing fresh fish, and at a price much lower than many of the neighbouring establishments. It may take a while for the food to come, but the wait is worth it. I recommend the grilled fish with mixed salad and chips (Rs 200). Their continental breakfast for Rs 260 is also very good.
This large restaurant (also a hotel, see my accommodation tip) has two very extensive menus, one for Indian food and the other for Chinese. The 'banquet hall' upstairs is usually quieter than the main seating area. The Indian in particular is very good, though it can get pricy when you add in all the rice, naan, juice, tax, service, etc. A full dinner for two could cost about Rs 1000, though if you do without the extras it will be less. Don't bother with the naan, it's more like chapati and is overpriced. Makhani Murgh, Cucumber Raita, and Paneer Tomato Bathi.
The creatively-named Why Not restaurant offers a lunch buffet for Rs 95, or Rs 90 for take-away. This includes rice and various curries, which are fairly tasty but also on the spicy side. The seating is at plastic tables on an outside patio. They also offer accommodation.
We were told about this restaurant by a young honeymooning couple and decided to give it a try after feeling a little curried out! They explained that we could reach it by turning left onto the beach out of our hotel , (the Riverina hotel) past the sarong shacks and there we would find this delightful terrace serving very good Italian food. Yes the food was good, crusty based pizzas and pasta that strangely resembled noodles..but anyway it tasted fine. While we were there several waiters and kitchen staff ran past us to the beach and we followed fearing something dreadful was going to happen, only to find them watching a giant turtle as she came up on the sands to lay her eggs!! What an experience. BUT and its a big BUT, when the time came to go back to the hotel, the tide had come in and it took us quite a few runs at getting past the sarong shacks without drowning!! The pizzas were...
We had gone along to this resort to take a boat trip up the river and were brought back to this restaurant, where the charming staff lead us to a table out on a balcony overlooking the waters edge. What views and what food! The service was impeccable and the food...well lobster was our first choice and it was fresh and juicy. There were meat dishes as well and the steaks were cooked to perfection. Gotta be the lobster
You can sit outside and enjoy the beachside. There is a large model of an elephant with an eagle clawing at it's back in the outside restaurant area.Update Nov 04 hotel and restaurant are closed, have been leased out long term to some German people, being refurbished at the moment but the massage room is open. Nice massage for 800 ruppees.Update Jan 2006 The restaurant on the beach was destroyed by the tsunami but the hotel has been rebuilt and it looks like they will be building a new restaurant near the beach. We had beef goulash, a fish and a chicken dish. All were very good.
A newly opened small beachside restaurant with tables on the beach or inside the simple style ground or 1st floor. Great views of the coast and the mouth of the Bentota river from the upstairs. Not a large menu but the food is good althought a little pricey but you are paying for the location.
This was a wonderful restaurant where we enjoyed our final meal before flying home to Canada. Wonderful decor, atmosphere, prices, service, the whole nine yards. It was a wonderful place to wrap up a wonderful visit. I highly recommend eating at the Mango Tree. Too many to list!
Last time in Nov. 04, this restaurant was not open. !!!! In Feb. 03 we really enjoyed this real small restaurant - nothing special at all. It is right behind the rails and you can watch a train passing by very slowley if you are lucky (it's an experience!). We went there every day at lunch time without really being hungry, just because of their inexpensive and very tasty and freshly prepared hot meals as well as for their drinks (beer available). An absolute Must: Their seafood dishes! Oh, I am getting hungry straight away just thinking about it! Barbequed King Praws (approx. 5 Euro) and rice with prawns (less than 1Euro)!
If you are looking for an excellent ambiance with outside eating in a lovely setting then 18 is the place to go in Columbo. The owner is Australian and hes got this place down to a T. The food is superb and the atmosphere really chilled. The staff are super freindly and efficient and all this at cheaper than hotel prices. Not far from the Columbo Museum. Pumpkin Ravioli, so moreish you keep looking for the next bite even when you are about to explode
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