Serves fish, vegan options available. Part of a government chain of "vegetarian" restaurants that may occasionally serve fish. Serves traditional meals and desserts. Mainly vegan although they do use eggs, milk (and honey rarely). Traditional Sri Lankan food. Rice and curry, hoppers, puttu, sweets, fruit juices. Reported to serve fish as of May 2025. Open Mon 7:00am-10:00pm, Tue-Sun 7:00am-9:00pm. Hours are subject to change.
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Sri Maha Bodhi Vehicle Park AB25, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, 8CV2+QPF
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Added by Joanna_OK on 12 Jan 2025
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2 Reviews
First Review by Joanna_OK
AungLin
Points +1984
Good food but not necessarily vegetarian - Edit
I give it four stars because the food tastes great, and I had the best fried rice of my life there. However, as many of these government-run Hela Bojun Halas, it's vegetarian only on paper; in practice, it's the cooks who decide the daily fare, and that sometimes (I would say rarely) includes fish. Once I was served devilled squid in my 'rice and curry' at this one.
Read moreHela Bojun Hala listings would benefit a from change in veg status until proven otherwise, or perhaps a short warning in the descriptions. None in Anuradhapura is reliably vegetarian, though I have the impression, also after many visits, that the one facing the Kandy lake is.
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Joanna_OK
Points +246
Great - Edit
My advice for foreign tourists who don't know the language. How to order a meal. Walk around the place and check what's available. Everything is vegetarian and a lot of items look vegan. Take photos of the items you want. Go to the window where you place the order. Show them the photos of the items you want and say "one", "two" or whatever amount you want. The lady will write your order on a coupon that you then pass on to a lady within the dining hall (you need to catch their attention). After a few minutes she will collect your order for you. I also ordered a juice and at the juice station the lady seemed confused that the coupon didn't specify which juice I ordered so I pointed to the one she was making at the time. Food was delicious I recommend the place for a cheap meal. Be ready for a lot of flies. It seemed that around 2pm there was a change of shift. The place slowed down (maybe they were closing) and food choices were limited.
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