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Sri Lankan
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Serves meat, vegan options available. Traditional Sri Lankan restaurant with a variety of vegan curries on offer. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-8:00pm. Closed Sun.


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40 Reviews

First Review by VegosaurusVagabond

malvina

Points +1704

Vegan
08 May 2024

Good place

Food is tasty, nice staff. They also offer cooking classes and it’s really good (all dishes were vegan except fried banana but they adopt it for me).

greta.b8

Points +1001

Vegan
01 Apr 2024

Good

Good food and service. Sadly they had neither mango juice nor jackfruit curry… still great, but overall nothing special, had had better curries.

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-28

heather6thsense

Points +495

Vegan
15 Feb 2024

Service with a big smile

The food is flavoursome and big servings. I particularly liked the Samoa's. The staff are lovely and the service is quick.

Pros: Flavoursome food, Lovely staff, Clean looking

Sterling

Points +463

Vegan
03 Jan 2024

Not our best experience

We ordered the same dish twice. One came the other one was mixed up two times before it came.
You sit outside right next to the train underpass which is a bottleneck, so you sit in the fumes of that traffic jam.
How did the food taste?
Out of four currys I‘d say one was good. The others were soso and the first portion came lukewarm close to cold.
The staff is nice.
Dishsize and price are on the touristy/expensive side.
We won’t go again.

MerikWesterveld

Points +755

Vegan
20 Dec 2023

Good food but somewhat overhyped

This place is great for local food. But it's nothing outstanding in terms of food, service or veganism. Their is no signation of veganism anywhere, and the staff doesn't understand the concept of veganism so you have to explicitly ask them about your animal product concerns. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice place but you have many like this in sri lanka.

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-20

rachsgreen3

Points +180

Vegan
19 Dec 2023

Some of the best food in sri lanka!

Really good veg curry options and a lot of selection.
A lot of the food is vegan but you can ask the waiter about what contains egg if you are unsure.
I can highly recommend the banana flower curry.

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-19

Pros: Delicious food and good portions , Cute location, Helpful staff

pichapraew

Points +198

Vegetarian
25 Nov 2023

Tasty and good service


The food is amazing. Their simple green menu card is not clearly labeled vegan/vegetarian but everything here is cooked with coconut oil and not ghee (unless mentioned). There are many veggie options.

There are limited seatings so I recommend to go either early or later otherwise you may have to in a line. h

sweetestpotat

Points +591

Vegan
30 Aug 2023

Delicious curry

Really tasty rice and curry. We picked four out of lots of options. Pumpkin and aubergine were particularly good!

thesunrisedreamers

Points +619

Vegan
12 Jul 2023

Delicious vegan cooking class!

Sri Lanka food is very vegan friendly so it's the perfect place to do a cooking class! The class itself was very fast paced but the food was incredible! The eggplant curry and pumpkin curry was our favourite! Coconut roti is the best!
we visited in 2022!

Pros: Vegan options, Vegan cooking class!

JunkyardOtter

Points +490

Vegan
17 Feb 2023

Excellent food, good price, friendly staff

I'd strongly recommend this place for anybody visiting Ella. Came back here several times while staying here. The menu isn't huge, but you've got plenty of selection on vegetarian dishes that are either already vegan or can be made so on request.

Rice and curry is great, but my favorite was the kottu: best I had in Sri Lanka, especially with the homemade tomato sauce. Big portion and full taste. The staff was very friendly, and the prices are more than fair.

Note that it's all outdoors and there can be a few mosquitoes around, especially in the evening. It can also get a bit busy (it's not very big) so you may have to wait a little, but it's worth it.

mariabmm

Points +1501

Vegan
25 Jul 2022

Amazing food

Visited the place in December 2021. We ate here several times because the food was simply amazingly delicious, the prices were good and the staff was very nice. We tried out a few things: tomato soup, veggie soup, lady fingers okra, banana and chocolate rotti, and the plain/tissue parata with dhal was the star of the show.

I highly recommend this place.

Pros: Delicious food, Fair prices, Friendly staff

Cons: My stomach is limited

Nieve

Points +3969

Vegan
16 May 2022

Friendly staff and good food

When you order the veg curries you get a big plate with rice in the middle and four curries around it. They were all tasty, not too spicy. Prices are good and the man running the place was very friendly.

gypsy_soulⓋ

Points +1654

Vegan
08 May 2022

The best curry of the trip to date

Incredibly delicious fare, the flavours are outstanding and each item cooked to perfection. It was very challenging choosing which four curries to have and each and every one was beyond tasty. The food was so good that we signed up for their cooking class that evening. Staff are lovely - great service

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Flavours are out of this world, Staff are absolutely lovely

YohanⓋ

Points +6020

Vegan
06 May 2022

Best rice and curry!

We had the 4 veg curry with rice meals, and were blown away by how delicious they were! We especially loved the eggplant curry, dahl, ala thel dala (devilled potatoes) and the pumpkin. The flavours were amazing! The staff were also really friendly and kind. We’re going back to do the cooking class tonight, and have another meal! Highly recommend.

Pros: So tasty, Friendly staff, Eggplant curry

Cons: Many small flying biting insects

AydaPhan

Points +154

Vegan
05 May 2022

Just great!

Food is delicious and quite healthy. Service is pleasant and they are happy to help decide what to choose.

patkrass

Points +173

Vegetarian
25 Mar 2022

Very good food, long wait

Super friendly staff and very good food.
Try the samosas!
Spicy sauce upon request.

Very few tables might lead to very long waiting time.

Open until?
20:00 according to Happycow
19:00 according to the menu of the restaurant
22:00 according to the sign in front of the restaurant

Updated from previous review on 2022-03-25

Pros: Very good food, Friendly staff, Fast service

Cons: Few seats & tables, Long waits, Very small ans busy

mrmr

Points +26

Vegan
23 Mar 2022

The taste of Sri Lanka

The taste was known, but wrapt in an original way. All the same items, but in their original way.
Staff auper friendly.

Pros: A ton of vegan options

Cons: If you get ther in prime time, the line is long.

GabiBlue

Points +761

Vegan
18 Mar 2022

great food but maybe not worth 30min wait

always a queue of people waiting outside here as there isn’t much seating and its seems popular, we walked past a couple nights and never waited but our last night we decided to try it out and waited in the rain. the staff were very nice and didn’t make you feel hurried despite having customers queueing up the road in pouring rain. although after seeing very positive reviews and people saying this was the best food in sri lanka we were a little surprised it wasn’t better. it was very tasty and the samosas and roti were great, maybe the best food in ella but not in sri lanka.

lisamariaschreiber

Points +2685

Vegan
16 Mar 2022

Super good Food

We arrived and had to wait 30 for a table! People after us waited evennlonger because there are so many people who want to visit as the food was just a dream! We will come here everyday now! 😂😍 You can choose 4 curries for ur plate! I totally recommend the egg plant curry!

Updated from previous review on 2022-03-16

ElkaNagev

16 Mar 2022

JohnPrior

Points +950

Vegan
24 Feb 2022

Probably the best in Ella

Delicious food, great prices, incredibly friendly staff and quick service. I loved it here!
Had the vegetable curry and I left very, very satisfied. If it wasn’t my last day, I would come back.

rotebeete

Points +383

Vegan
14 Feb 2022

Best restaurant in Ella!

I would give 5 stars if I could. The food was absolutely delicious!

Greggco

Points +2264

Vegetarian
01 Jan 2022

Delicious

Probably the best food I had in Sri Lanka.
It's a small place so you might have to wait when busy. Highly recommended 👍

HarlieRush

Points +180

Vegan
28 Jan 2020

Perfect. I would give 5 stars if I could.

I know this isn’t a vegetarian restaurant, but the value and the flavor is just amazing! There’s loads of vegetarian and vegan options, and it’s so affordable.

Pros: Lots of different delicious foods, Vegetarian Kottu!, Staff is awesome and friendly

Cons: Limited seating, but wait goes fast!

DavidCarpenter

Points +77

Vegan
28 Jan 2020

Very delicious!

I loved the veggie kottu!! I went for lunch which is much less crowded. The restaurant has about 6 tables so if you go at dinner you may have to wait.

Cons: Small restaurant

LOL22

Points +231

Vegan
26 Jan 2020

Yummy, Delicious, tasty….

The food is sooo delicious and fresh and diverse. The staff is incredible friendly. It is a small place but worth waiting if there is no free table!

Pros: Delicious vegan food available, Very friendly staff, Many and varied food

Cons: Sometimes not enough space 😉 , Not enough time to go there a few times, only 2 x

muhchuh

Points +53

Vegetarian
20 Jan 2020

Best restaurant in Sri Lanka !!!

We ate here a couple of times and it is Just BEYOND AMAZING!
The staff is super super nice and friendly, the food is so tasty and they have a good presentation.
I haven't seen food made with so much effort literally anywhere in Sri Lanka :)

You should check this place out.
But be prepared to wait for a couple of minutes when it's lunch or dinnertime because everyone just wants to eat here:)))

I wish I could take the chef with me for my whole trip ;)

SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!

JadeBrice

Points +703

Vegan
17 Jan 2020

Cheap & big portions

Loved the Samosas, large portion I ordered as a side but had to take them away for later and the veg kottu was massive. Both delicious, if you don’t like spice Make sure to ask no spice cause medium spice is standard. 940LKR for both which was my lunch the next day. Staff were amazing at knowing what was vegan and very attentive, interested in knowing where you are from. Knows what vegan is.

Pros: Good vegan options , Very friendly and helpful staff , Good price

Cons: Small seating area , Flies




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