Serves meat, vegan options available. Sri Lankan tapas and cocktail bar. Has a vegan section on the menu. Dishes include Sri Lankan cashews and green bean curry, roast potatoes, kale & cabbage sambol, coconut sambol, parippu dhal, tender pumpkin cooked in coconut cream, polenta battered mushrooms, vegan fried rice, vegan kotthu, rotti, and more. Has vegan stracciatella for dessert. Open Mon 12:00-23:00, Tue-Thu 12:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00, Sun 12:00-23:00.
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35 Canalside Cottages, Gas St, Birmingham, England, B1 2JP
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18 Reviews
First Review by ▶Lee
deadpledge
Points +13607
Hop In! - Edit
Met up with a good friend of mine for an exceptional Sri Lankan dining experience, where we shared the following:
Read more*Kaju Maluwa (cashew nuts)
*Panppu (Dhal)
*Mango curry
*Fat Sister
*Plain hopper
*Coconut Sambal
*Parotta Rotti
*Brinjal Moju
*Sticky Rice (Kiribath)
All of the food was so flavourful, with the mango curry, fat sister, hopper and kaju maluwa dishes my personal favourites. Even my non vegan friend was mightily impressed. Including a few red wines and vodka tonics, our final bill was about £80 and worth every penny.
Staff, ambiance and interior were also excellent. Advisable to book.
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helenjoyce
Points +32
Great flavours, good vegan range - Edit
Cosy casual little restaurant. We ordered all the vegan tapas dishes. Sri Lankan tapas full of flavour
Read morePros: Quality of the food, Casual atmosphere , Great service
Cons: Only that it is not fully vegan
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philwky
Points +3326
Great Options - Edit
Are here recently, and we’re really impressed with the options.
Read moreOn the vegan menu they essentially have 9 dishes, alongside basics such as rice.
Between 2 of us, we shared 7 of the 9 dishes, plus a rice and we were impressed with every single dish. We couldn’t choose a favourite! The cocktails were really good too.
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VeganBones
Points +234
Amazing food, weird service. - Edit
Straight up, the food here was incredible. No complaints about it. We had a good selection but the kotthu, battered mushrooms, hopper especially nice. Weird service though. Took an hour to get food, half the order was lost, drinks came at random times (or never came), then one dish arrived basically as we were ready for the bill. Very haphazard. Decided not to take a star away because one bad server doesn’t define the restaurant and hopefully most of the time it’s good. Good job the food was great though.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-03-20
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Hugh02
Points +91
Looks closed - Edit
Arrived 17:30 on Monday 22nd April 2024. Place is closed and has repossession notices on doors and windows! 🫤
Read moreCons: Closed
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jashill_
Points +622
Authentic - Edit
We had the jack fruit kottu, the cashew nut curry, spiced roasted potatoes and coconut sambal.
Read moreEverything was full of flavour and tasted very authentic, great selection of vegan options. Do keep in mind that everything seems to be spicy.
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LauraBevins
Points +374
Something different - Edit
I was visiting the area and, since we have no Sri Lankan restaurants where I’m from, we had to give it a try. I like the tapas style dining - we had 2 rice and 5 other dishes between 2 of us and that was plenty. I particularly enjoyed the pumpkin dish and cashew dish. Friendly staff, highly recommend.
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JamesMc
Points +161
Very clear, very tasty vegan options - Edit
Four of us ate here on a busy midweek night (with a booking) just before Christmas 2023. It has previously been Pickled Piglet and then Craeft, neither of which I visited. We ate upstairs and the table was a little cramped however it was soon overlooked. There is meat on the menu however it is very clear about the vegan choices and they are prominently placed on the menu. The dishes are easily shared, family style. The waitress helped us to choose and if anything we had more vegan choices than the one vegan diner (me) deserved. My favourites were the Kaju Maluwa (creamy cashew nut) dish and the Parippu Dahl. I wouldn’t order the Hopper again. The vegan version is an egg Hopper without the egg and it really misses that ingredient. We all enjoyed our visit, our waitress was lovely and there was a really nice vibe. I hope to return.
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RTidder
Points +98
Tapas - Edit
Yummy food and tasty tiki cocktail!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Chilled atmosphere
Cons: Card only
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cakeinmyface
Points +185
Yummmmm - Edit
Seriously tasty tapas style food. We had 6 x vegan dishes, and they were all delicious. The savoury pancakes were lovely. Vegan dishes are clearly labelled, and there's lots of choice. Friendly and helpful servers. We would definitely visit again when in Birmingham
Read morePros: Plenty of Vegan options, Really tasty, Nice helpful staff
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GenevaVegan
Points +328
An absolute must!!! - Edit
Fabulous vegan food. The “fat sister” curry dish was my absolute favourite. I could have eaten it all night. Everything was amazing and we’ll def be back.
Read morePros: Great value for money , Fantastic food, Friendly and helpful staff
Cons: Nothing!!!
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KerryAnneBarnett
Points +268
Great food in a relaxed environment - Edit
Loads of choice of food. Quite spicy 🌶️ nice cocktails.
Read morePros: Choice , Gluten free options , Cocktails
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jo_ben
Points +207
Great small plates with many vegan options - Edit
Not vegan or vegetarian but meat feels like an outlier with vegan dishes at the heart of the menu
Read morePros: Very tasty food, Wide range of unusual dishes, Lots for vegans
Cons: Drinks a little focused on cocktails
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georgebd
Points +129
Delicious Flavours - Edit
Super helpful staff. Definitely worth a visit for something a bit different
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Lovely flavours , Reasonable prices
Cons: None
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GailRidge
Points +152
Deserves 6…! - Edit
Just as food as the original in Cheltenham... Fun friendly staff and delicious food..
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Good Value , Interesting food
Cons: No room for desserts
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DavinaT
Points +32
WOW...SUCH AMAZING FOOD - Edit
I ordered a takeaway this evening and it was awesome. Definitely recommend this place. I'm only in Birmingham for a couple of days and am very tempted to order again. Great prices too.
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planteatinggirl
Points +157
A taste of Sri Lanka - Edit
This restaurant only opened in May this year and I’ve visited four times already! The flavours of the food are amazing. My favourite is the fat sister (pumpkin curry) the vegan hopper is good and chickpea dish is also good, although I’ll give it a miss next time as had it every time I’ve been. Staff are super friendly and there’s a great offer on until Jan 2023 if you book mon-wed before 6:30pm
Read morePros: Amazing flavours , Lots of options clearly marked, Friendly staff
Cons: Small so can get busy on weekends
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▶Lee
Points +112
Sri Lankan Tapas - Edit
Amazing flavours, variety (tapas style), healthy and lots of vegan options. Make sure you get a Vegan Hopper, (coconut milk pancake with toppings) and vegan fired rice is excellent, not what you would expect, very nice ingredients. Just add 4 dishes to that and thats plenty for two. Filling.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-06-03
Pros: Flavour ! , Lots of vegan dishes to choose, Healthy and fresh
Cons: Not a fully vegan place.
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